In-Between is not very popular at casinos, but is often played in home Poker games as a
break from Poker2️⃣ itself. The rules below are for the home game, which is easily
adaptable for casino play.
Rank of Cards
A (high), K,2️⃣ Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
2.
Object of the Game
The goal is to be the player2️⃣ with the most chips at the end of
the game.
The Ante
Chips are distributed to the players, and each players puts2️⃣ one chip
in the center of the table to form a pool or pot.
The Draw
Any player deals one card
face2️⃣ up, to each player in turn, and the player with the highest card deals first.
The
Shuffle, Cut, and Deal
Any player2️⃣ may shuffle, and the dealer shuffles last. The player
to the dealer's right cuts the cards. The dealer turns up2️⃣ two cards and places them in
the middle of the table, positioning them so that there is ample room for2️⃣ a third card
to fit in between.
The Betting
The player on the dealer's left may bet up to the entire
pot2️⃣ or any portion of the number of chips in the pot, but they must always bet a
minimum of one2️⃣ chip. When the player has placed a bet, the dealer turns up the top card
from the pack and places2️⃣ it between the two cards already face up. If the card ranks
between the two cards already face up, the2️⃣ player wins and takes back the amount of his
bet plus an equivalent amount from the pot. If the third2️⃣ card is not between the
face-up cards, or is of the same rank as either of them, the player loses2️⃣ his bet, and
it is added to the pot. If the two face-up cards up are consecutive, the player
automatically2️⃣ loses, and a third card need not be turned up. If the two face-up cards
are the same, the player2️⃣ wins two chips and, again, no third card is turned up. (In
some games, the player is paid three chips2️⃣ when this occurs.)
"Acey-Deucey" (ace, 2) is
the best combination, and a player tends to bet the whole pot, if they2️⃣ can. This is
because the only way an ace-deuce combination can lose is if the third card turned up
is2️⃣ also an ace or a deuce.
After the first player has finished, the dealer clears away
the cards and places them2️⃣ face down in a pile. The next player then places a bet, and
the dealer repeats the same procedure until2️⃣ all the players, including the dealer, have
had a turn.
If at any time, the pot has no more chips in2️⃣ it (because a player has "bet
the pot" and won), each player again puts in one chip to restore the2️⃣ pot.
When every
player has had a turn to bet, the deal passes to the player on the dealer's left, and
2️⃣ the game continues.
