YOUR DISCARD. THEIR POSSIBILITY.
Anaconda · Pass the Trash.
Pass three, keep five, reveal your story slowly.
THE DEFINING TWIST
One three-card pass left, then ordered five-card reveals; high-only version.
Passing cards
Know the twist.
Enjoy the table.
Illustrative hand · explore the result in Read the Table
YOUR GUIDE TO THIS VERSION
Know your table.
The rules that matter.
- Pass three once to the next active player on the left.
- High-only; no optional repeated passing or high-low declaration.
From first card to final reveal.
- Prepare. Use 52 cards; agree antes and limits.
This is the source’s single-pass high-only version.
- Deal seven. Ante; deal seven private cards each. Bet from dealer’s left.
No one reveals cards yet.
- Select three. Each survivor places three unwanted cards face down.
Wait until everyone has selected.
- Pass left. Simultaneously pass each packet to the next active player clockwise.
Look at received cards only after all packets have moved.
- Bet again. Bet from the first active seat after the dealer.
Each player still holds seven cards.
- Build your stack. Discard two; arrange the retained five in a secret fixed order.
Do not reorder after revealing starts.
- Reveal and bet. Everyone reveals their first card. Highest exposed hand opens betting. Repeat for four reveals total.
Stop with four cards up and one still hidden.
- Showdown. After the fourth reveal’s betting, show the final card. Highest five wins.
Split equal hands. No extra betting after that final card is shown.
Where these rules come from.
Established variation; this guide follows the linked rules and stated table conventions. Explanatory presentation and examples by Deal Different.
Pagat: Anaconda · Pass the Trash rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates