One of the things that makes gin rummy the most interesting card game of all is the fact that there is no such thing as normal play of any given hand. Every gin player is an individual. Every one of us has his or her own pattern, his own way of living, and this is generally followed in his play of a given gin hand. There is never going to be two gin players who play identical hands in an identical manner.

At a time of decision, if you had the opportunity to stop and ask a half dozen players what particular play they would make at this point, you would undoubtedly get a half dozen different answers. This is really what separates the beginner, the average good player, and the expert from one another. Each one will come to a different decision, and each one will have probably good sound reasons for his or her play. Basically though, only one of these reasons is correct. The player who has the ability to take all the various determining factors into consideration and make...