Philadelphia
Think about your hand. You must use exactly 2 of the 3 the cards in it to win.
- Players
- 2 to 10 players can play Philadelphia per deck.
- Deck Build
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Remove the wild cards for a 42-card deck, leaving Ranks 1-10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace in each of the 3 suits.
- Valued Hand Size
- 5-card hands are valued.
- Beginning a Hand
- Each player starts with her bet card up. Shuffle the deck. Deal each player a hand of 3 cards. Have a round of betting. Then deal community cards.
- Community Cards
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The community cards are dealt out in three rounds:
- Deal 3 cards face-down, then 3 cards face-up. Have a round of betting.
- Deal 1 card face-down, then 1 card face-up. Have another round of betting.
- Deal 1 card face-down, then 1 card face-up. Have a final round of betting.
In total, there should be 5 face-up community cards, and 5 face-down.
- Winning
- Each player combines exactly 3 community cards with exactly 2 cards in her hand. Best 5-cards hand wins. See the rules on winning.
Hand Name | Description | Chance* |
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Straight Flush | A Straight, in only one suit | 0.07% |
Full House | Triples, and a Pair of another rank | 1.25% |
Straight | 5 adjacent ranks (Ace is high, 1 is low) | 3.75% |
Triples | 3 of the same rank, and 2 others | 4.26% |
Flush | 5 of the same suit | 9.37% |
Two Pairs | A Pair, another Pair, and 1 other | 20.5% |
Rags 'n Riches | Cannot form any other hand type | 22.0% |
Pair | 2 of the same rank, and 3 others | 72.2% |
* simulated raw stats