Rummy School - Lesson 10 - When Dealing The Cards

In all the different rummy versions, the first moves you perform once the cards are dealt have a great meaning. Especially in the Gin and Oklahoma versions which are considered to be shorter games, you must perform quick and important moves which might affect the rest of the game and the point distribution.

As you already know, in tournaments the object is to stay with as less negative points as possible, this is why it's very important to get rid of as many cards with high value of 10 points in the Gin and Oklahoma games. This is different from the Kalooki version there it's important to leave high value cards from the beginning of the game in order to try and create high series to meld with 51 points and above.

This is why the first moves are very important and greatly affect the rest of the game. In the Kalooki game, when you play the elimination tourneys, it is very important to try and create high series and get to a sum of 51 points and more as quickly as possible. Don't delay yourself too long and try to surprise your competitors by performing a hunt, unless you are really sure you are close to it in the early stages of the game and that other have no chance of beating you. Otherwise, create series of 51 and above and meld, this will make it easier for you during the rest of the game knowing you don't have many points in your hand.

In the Gin and Oklahoma games, when you are participating in elimination tourneys, it's important to get rid of the high non matching cards, you don't have to arrange series in a minimum amount of points in order to meld, you do need to perform the Knock or the Gin as quickly as possible, and if you feel you are not close to doing so, always get rid of the high cards in the beginning so if you get caught losing, you will decrease the number of points in your hands as much as possible.

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