If it was really just a miscalculation

In the American TV series "House of Cards"

Some believe that there is one thing that makes the card game unique: it is very human. Famous bridge player Warren Buffett once said: "Playing bridge is like running a business. It is a game of hunting

Rummy is a classic cardgame where the objective is to be the first to get rid of all your cards, by creating melds, which can either be sets, three or four cards of the same rank, e.g. ♥8♠8♦8, or runs, which are three or more cards of the same suit in a sequence, e.g. ♥A♥2♥3. Aces are low, and sequences can not wrap around. There are many, many variations of Rummy that exist, this particular implementation is Basic Rummy, or Traditional Rummy.