I draw the King of clubs from the deck and, after placing it in my hand, throw it into the discard pile. Two Jacks have already fallen into the discard pile, and the discarded King of spades plus the 10 of spades I am holding rule out a spade run.ĭrawing from the deck, my opponent discards the 9 of clubs. However, the 10 would be a wild card, whereas I know the Jack of spades cannot possibly be used by my opponent. Here I could have altered my hand, keeping a 9-10-Jack of spades run and throwing a 10. I draw the Jack of spades, place it in my hand, and then discard it. My opponent draws from the deck and throws the Queen of hearts. You will note that at this point my discards are relatively safe plays (the Jack of clubs is dead as far as Jacks are concerned and could only be used in a club run). I next draw the 3 of clubs from the deck, and my discard is the Jack of clubs. My opponent draws from the deck, and discards the Jack of diamonds. At this spot it is obvious that the only possibility my opponent has of using the King of diamonds would be in a run of King-Queen-Jack of diamonds. I draw the 8 of diamonds from the deck and discard the King of diamonds. For his opening play, my opponent throws the King of spades. I hold the following cards:ĭue to the low knock card 5 you will note some change in the play of the hand. The knock card in this hand is the 5 of spades.

In that case I would have lost 25 points which he would receive as a bonus for undercutting. Reviewing the hand in the post mortem time, it is apparent that if the game had gone longer and I had picked up the outstanding 7, enabling me to knock with one (using my 3 as a discard), my opponent would have laid off his deuce and undercut me by equaling my knock of one. Deducting his 3 from this, I lose 15 points on the hand and it’s my deal. After melding my queens and deuces, I am left with two 7s, a 3 and an Ace, adding up to 18 points. His hand contains two spreads: four 9s and four 4s, affording me no layoffs. My opponent goes to the deck and knocks with 3 points.

Discarding rules in gin rummy