Ombre now names the trump suit and leads a card. The game proceeds, anti-clockwise, every player following suit, if he can, to the led card, or trumping discarding if he cannot. The winner of a trick leads to the next, until all nine tricks have been played.

At the beginning of a deal each player puts an agreed sum in a pool. Now:-
Sacardo: If ombre wins more tricks than either of his opponents individually, he takes all that is in the pool.

Codille: If one of the occonents wins more tricks than ombre, ombre pays him a sum equal to the amount in the pool, and the amount in the pool is carried forward to the next deal.

Puesta: If ombre and one, or both, of his opponents win the same number of tricks, ombre doubles the amount in the pool and it is carried forward to the next deal.

After every deal the dealer for the next is determined by dealing the cards, face upwards, until one poker player receives a black Ace.

The deal that follows is a simple one to illustrate the mechanics of the game:

North deals.

West says: ‘I play’. East and North pass.

West discards ♥ 7, ♦ 6, ♠ 7, ♠ 5. He draws ♥ 3, ♦ Q, ♦ A, ♣ 4.
East discards ♥ 4, ♥ 5, ♥ 6. His poker hand is of no value and he holes to end with a void suit. He draws ♥ Q, ♥A, Spa.
North discards ♦ 7, ♠ J, ♠ 6, ♠ 4, ♠ 3, ♠ 2. He draw ♥ J, ♥ 2, ♦ K, ♦ J, ♠ K, ♣ 3.

The hands are now:

West names clubs as the trump suit. His hand is none too good, but the lead of a trump is called for. He therefore, leads ♣ K, and East wins with Spadille, because West would hardly have led the King of trumps if he did not hold Manille, and probably Basto as well.

East has no better return than ♣ 7, on which North plays ♣ J. West allows it to win, by playing ♣ 4, because he is aware that North holds the more dangerous hand, and that sooner or later a trick in trumps must be lost to him.

North must keep his top diamonds and ♠ K, and he cannot safely lead a heart. He , therefore, leads a club. West wins with Basto, draws North’s last trump with Manille, and continues with ♣ 5. It puts North on the spot.

If he discards ♦ J, West will lead the suit and later win ♥ K and a diamond; if North discards ♥ 2 or ♠ K, West will win ♥ K, and continue with ♥ 3, so that he will either win ♦ Q, or North and East will divide their poker tricks three-two. Either way it is sacardo, and West scoops the pool.