Card rules · 2026-11-02
Gin Rummy: A Valid Knock Does Not Promise a Win
Ordinary knocking is allowed with sufficiently low deadwood, but the opponent may finish with an equal or lower count.
Ordinary knocking is allowed with sufficiently low deadwood, but the opponent may finish with an equal or lower count.
Kabir knocks with eight. After arranging and permitted layoffs, the opponent has five. The knock was eligible, yet Kabir is undercut. Eligibility to end play and success in the final comparison are separate tests.
Do not describe every legal knock as a winning declaration. Compare the final deadwood values before assigning the hand's winner and any applicable bonus.