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Play Irish Poker online — the 60-second version

Irish Poker is the classic four-round guessing game: every player gets four face-down cards and predicts each one before it flips. Wrong guess, you drink. Right guess, you hand a drink to anyone at the table. This site is the full game running live in your browser — it deals, enforces every rule, and counts every drink, so nobody has to sit out as dealer.

To start: tap Create Party above, pick a nickname, and share the 4-letter room code with your group — text it, or send the invite link. Everyone joins from their own phone or laptop, in the same kitchen or across the world. 2 to 10 players, no app, no sign-up, completely free.

  1. Round 1 — Red or Black: call the color of your first card. A clean 50/50 to warm the table up.
  2. Round 2 — Higher or Lower: is your second card higher or lower than your first? Ties lose, and the deck knows it.
  3. Round 3 — Inside or Outside: does your third card land between your first two, or outside them? Landing exactly on either card loses.
  4. Round 4 — Name the Suit: call the exact suit of your last card. A 25% shot, and the reason this game produces legends.

Learn the full rules

Setup, every round in detail, who drinks when, strategy, and the odds behind each call — the complete how-to-play guide covers it all in about five minutes.

Playing smarter

Round two is won before you guess and round four rewards counting. The odds guide breaks down the real math behind all four rounds.

Not drinking tonight?

The game plays exactly the same with water, soda, or points. See how to run it alcohol-free without losing any of the tension.

Want more? Browse all our party game guides, compare Irish Poker with Ride the Bus, or steal a few house rules for your next game night. Irish Poker is for adults of legal drinking age — a “drink” means a sip, keep water in the rotation, and never drink and drive.