With this variant of Rummy Game the strategy for each round is going to be a bit different. The game, in some instances, is all about luck. The game is ever-changing, so keeping an eye on what is going on at the table, is critical. Here are a few tips that should help you to win this game.
Let’s start at the beginning with the hearts round. There really isn’t much that you can do in this round. If the cards were dealt to you, you win. If not, you lose. The dealer has the best chance here since has the option of choosing between two different hands. Even then changing hands just to win this one round could prove to be a mistake. The best way to decide weather to keep the hand, if you are the dealer, is to determine if it is likely to win in the poker round. If not then toss it.
Now the poker round and this round is all about skill, luck and a bit of strategy. The skill is in building a hand, the luck is from actually being dealt some decent cards. You have to build the best five card poker hand. Here you have to bear in mind that you have to show which cards you chose at the end of the hand to be declared the winner. You might not want to choose your very top cards but yes, a good hand that stands a chance of winning.
Finally in the rummy round, you might want to consider how your lowest and highest cards can play off each other. For instance, if you have a card of a value less than 5 of one suit; well! It may just be the card that ends the play for that suit and then you will be the one who starts the play for the next suit. If you have a card from a suit that has already been played you can even lead with it whenever you want.