POOL RUMMY

What is Pool Rummy?

Pool Rummy is a variant of the 13 cards Indian rummy where players pay a fixed entry fee that forms the prize pool. The winner of each agreement gets 0 points and the rest of the accumulated points are added to their score. A player is eliminated once his score reaches the maximum point limit on the table, for example, 101 Pool Points or 201 Pool Points.

Winnings = (Entry Fee) X (Number of Players) – SilkRummy Fees.

How to play Pool Rummy in Silk Rummy?

Pool Rummy at SilkRummy.com is played by 2 to 6 players with 2 card packs (including one printed joker per pack).

Each player joins a Pool Rummy table by paying a fixed entry fee that is used to create the Pool Prize. A draw will decide which player makes the first move. Each player receives a set of 13 cards at random. The first card in the pack is placed in the open deck indicating that the game has started. The remaining cards are placed face down in the slot of the closed deck. A wild card is randomly selected at the start of each game. One or more wild cards can be used to complete games and/or sequences.

Printed Joker: In case a printed wild is selected as a wild for a game, players can also use the Ace card of any suit as a wild in their sets and/or sequences.

Auto Drop: A player can drop at any time during a Pool Rummy game by clicking the ‘Auto Drop’ button. This player will be removed from subsequent bids and will be given the first drop score (i.e. 20 points in group 101 or 25 points in group 201). If this player wishes to re-join the table, they can do so by clicking the “I am back” button. Points accumulated by this player when dropped will be added to their score.

Deal Show: In pool rummy, the Deal show gives a half-count to the players who are on the rummy game table.

Elimination: In Pool Rummy, a player is eliminated from the table once his score reaches the maximum point limit at a particular table. For example: in the 101 point group, a player will be eliminated once his score reaches 101 points.

Divided Prize: In the Rummy group, players can use the ‘Divide’ option if they choose to divide the prize money. The split option will work based on the number of drops remaining for a player. The number of drops remaining is defined as the number of times a player can leave a game and remain in the game. The split option works only with mutual understanding between the players with whom the prize money will be split. In case any player rejects the division, the option will not work.

Objective: To organize the 13 cards in the hand in sequences and/or sets. Each player takes turns choosing/discarding a card from the open/closed deck to complete sets and/or sequences. You can move a card to the final slot to declare your sets and sequences. To declare, the player must show the cards in hand by grouping them into sets/sequences and clicking the ‘Declare’ button.

Required: To end the game, you must declare at least two sequences, one of which must be a pure sequence.

Caution: With two decks, you cannot use the same card twice in a set, for example, 7 ♠ 7 ♠ 7 ♥ is not a valid set.

For more information on the rules of this format, visit our detailed section “How to play rummy”

Difference: 101 Pool Rummy vs 201 Pool Rummy

Scores: In 101 billiard rummy, the player is eliminated once he reaches the maximum score points of 101. In 201 billiard rummy, the player is eliminated once he reaches the maximum score points of 201.

Automatic Drop Points: In 101 pool, the first drop is 20 points and the average drop is 40 points. At 201 pool rummy, the first drop is 25 and the average drop is 50.

How is the scoring done in Pool Rummy?

Decide the winner: The first player to finish wins after completing the objective of the game.

At a table of six players, the game will continue without the player who finished without meeting the objective. This player gets 80 points.

The winner gets 0 points. The loser gets points based on the cards in his hand. Each card carries a certain number of points.

J – 10 points
Q – 10 points
K – 10 points
A – 10 points
All other numbered cards have the same points as their face value, eg. 7 has 7 points and 3 has 3 points.

Wildcards have zero points.

The loser of the game gets points as follows:
If a player ends the game without reaching the objective of the game, the player loses and gets 80 points.

If a player loses three consecutive turns, the player loses and gets the average drop score, which is 40 points in 101 Pool and 50 points in 201 Pool.

Auto Drop: A player can drop at any time during a Pool Rummy game by clicking the ‘Auto Drop’ button. This player will be removed from subsequent bids and will be given the first drop score (i.e. 20 points in group 101 or 25 points in group 201). If this player wishes to re-join the table, they can do so by clicking the “I am back” button. Points accumulated by this player when dropped will be added to their score.

Deal Show: In pool rummy, the Deal show gives a half-count to the players who are on the rummy game table. ( Ex: if a player holds a score of 73 while the opponent makes a deal show, then the players game score counted as 37)

What are the maximum points that a player can get?

In this Indian Rummy format, a player is eliminated from the table once his score reaches the maximum point limit at a particular table. For example: in the 101 point group, a player will be eliminated once his score reaches 101 points.

How are the earnings in Pool Rummy calculated?

At the end of a Pool Rummy game, the winner earns cash as follows:

Winnings = (Entry Fee) X (Number of Players) – SilkRummy Fees.

For example, Players pay a fixed entry fee that is used to form the prize pool. The winner of each deal gets 0 points and the rest accumulates points that are added to their score. Let’s say 5 players join the Pool Rummy game with a 50r entry fee. The prize pool for this rummy game will be r 250. The winner will win get r 50 x 5 = r 250. This will be credited to the winner’s SilkRummy account after the deduction of SilkRummy Rates.

How does the drop option work?

Each player has an option to drop the game for the entire duration of the game. The drop differences vary for different pool rummy formats.

For example:

In Pool Rummy, rummy players can make use of the newly launched ‘Auto Drop’ option. By clicking ‘Auto Drop’, a player drops from subsequent bids and is awarded the first drop score (i.e. 20 points in group 101 or 25 points in group 201). If this player wishes to rejoin the table, they can do so by clicking the “I am back” button. Points accumulated by this player when dropped will be added to their score.

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