FIVE SECRETS. FIVE REVEALS.
Cincinnati.
An unusually generous pool of ten available cards.
THE DEFINING TWIST
Five private and five shared cards; any five can play.
Large private hand
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.
- No wildcard or bonus suit payout.
- Five betting rounds, each following a single-card reveal.
From first card to final reveal.
- Prepare. Use 52 cards; agree antes and betting limits.
This is plain high-only Cincinnati, without wilds or suit splits.
- Deal five. Ante; give each player five hidden cards.
No drawing or private discards.
- Lay out five. Deal five table cards face down.
Keep them hidden until their scheduled reveal.
- First reveal. Turn the first table card up. Bet clockwise after dealer.
There is no separate pre-reveal betting round here.
- Second and third. Reveal the second card, bet; reveal the third, bet.
Use the same action order each round.
- Fourth reveal. Turn up the fourth shared card. Bet.
Any number of private cards may ultimately play.
- Final reveal. Turn up the fifth shared card. Complete betting.
Five reveals create five betting rounds.
- Showdown. Pick any five of your ten available cards. Highest wins; split ties.
No exactly-two restriction; you may use your private hand alone.
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: Cincinnati rules ↗Curated by Maanas Chopra · reviewed October 2026 · session times are estimates