When a player wins a poker trick, he leaves wins a trick, he leaves exposed on the table, in front of him, any cards that will help him to build a calypso, passes to his partner any cards that will help him to build a calypso, and discards the others, face downwards, on his right. North (whose trump suit is clubs ) leads the ♣ 4 and wins the trick:

North (places the ♣ 4, ♣ 6 and ♣ J face upwards on the table in front of him, and discards the second ♣ 6. He then leads the ♣ 8 and the trick is:

Again North wins the trick. He keeps the ♣ 7 and ♣ 8 for his calypso, passes the ♦ 8 to his partner for his calypso, and discards the ♣ J because he already has one

The play continues until all 13 tricks have been played; the next poker player then deals another hand of 13 cards each. A player may build only one calypso at a time, but once a calypso has been built the player may begin another.

He may use any cards in the trick with which a calypso has been completed, but he cannot use any cards from his discard pile. These cards are dead. The game ends when each player has dealt once.

The score is then made up as follows:
For the first calypso – 500 points.
For the second calypso – 750 points } When obtained by the individual players.
For any subsequent calypso – 1000 points} When obtained by the individual players.
For each card in an incomplete calypso – 20 points.
For each card in the discard pile - 10 points.

The two partners add their totals together, and stakes are paid on the difference between the totals of the two sides.

A serious view is taken of revoking. A revoke does No-Trumps become established until a online poker player of the offending side has played to the next trick, and a revoke made in the 12th never becomes established, but if established a revoke suffers a penalty of 260 points.

SOLO CALYPSO

Solo Calypso is played by four players but each plays for himself. The play is more or less identical with the parent game, the main difference between the two is that, in Solo Calypso, the players draw cards for choice of seats and trump suits; the highest has first choice, the lowest takes what is left.

CALYPSO FOR THREE PLAYERS

This variation is played with three packs of poker cards and one complete suit (it does No-Trumps matter which) removed from all three packs. The game consist of three deals. Each player plays for himself.