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

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

The community cards are dealt out in three rounds:

1. Deal 3 cards face-down, then 3 cards face-up. Have a round of betting.
2. Deal 1 card face-down, then 1 card face-up. Have another round of betting.
3. 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.