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In A Van Down By The River achievement in RDR

In A Van Down By The River

In a Multiplayer Poker game, win a hand on the last card when you were losing prior

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3 guidesOnline/Offline - These achievements can be obtained in either an online or offline game mode.Versus - These achievements can be obtained by two or more players in a face off gamemode who have met the achievement requirements.
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How to unlock the In A Van Down By The River achievement

  • RaPnBaLL26RaPnBaLL26
    03 Dec 2010 02 Dec 2010 03 Dec 2010
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    I got both "The Big Bluff" and "In A Van Down By The River" achievement to unlock pretty easily actually. For the "In A Van Down By The River" I simply just went into a private match with a buddy and checked through the hand until one of us unlocked the achievement. The key here is to 1) You need the river card to change your fortune (meaning the 5th card to turn up suddenly gives you a better hand) and 2) You need the hand to go to a showdown (don't fold the hand right away and play it through until you flip up your cards and compare your hands)

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    Davis 888It works, just keep hitting A over and over until you get the achievement. You don't even need to think about it, just down to luck at that point. Great solution! I thought this would be a tough one until I read this one. Life saver :)
    Posted by Davis 888 on 02 Jun 15 at 01:33
    nufc connorDm me to boost
    Posted by nufc connor on 11 Apr 21 at 09:33
    psportalI can confirm that the constant pressing of A is all it takes to get this achievement. It all boils down to your patience and luck.
    Posted by psportal on 03 Jul 22 at 05:19

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  • Phil MackPhil Mack
    30 Sep 2010 17 Nov 2010
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    Unfortunately, the odds of the winning by the river are slim even when playing one-on-one and absurdly slim with 6 players. So this is about playing against the odds. Rather than folding when you're holding nothing, play it out... even if you're holding nothing before the river you have better than 1 out of 8 chance of coming up with a pair, which might get the win if you're opponent was holding a lesser pair since the flop. In general, don't bet aggressively because if the opponent folds on your bluff, you don't get the chance to turn it around.

    At the same time, there is a lot of luck involved in any case. I got the achievement when I was dealt a pair that turned into a flush on the river.

    So more than anything this boils down to two things:
    1. Play against one other person to maximize the odds of the river making a difference.
    2. Play any hand you're dealt to the end.
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    TOM1013I got this using your suggestion of staying in every hand. I just checked and called every time, only folding when the river card came up and left me with nothing at all. I did this against 4 other players and it was pure luck. Actually my wife got it for me... I had to leave the room to make dinner, she was reading a book. I told her to just keep pressing A. When I came back I had it.
    Posted by TOM1013 on 07 Mar 11 at 19:43
    Gumbeaux JrI would also suggest chasing flushes, as you usually get a flush on the turn or the river. At least that's how I got it this weekend...
    Posted by Gumbeaux Jr on 18 Jul 11 at 22:01
  • oHIGHxINxAxBOXooHIGHxINxAxBOXo
    30 Sep 2010 30 Sep 2010
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    Again, this is very easy and relatively quick with 2 people, It only took us about 30 minutes for both of us. Why? because the cards that you get, and when you get them greatly impact when you can get this achievement. Basically, both of us just kept calling, not raising or bidding high (this does not matter, it just kept us from running out of money) but we told each other our cards (which does not matter) but the one with the "Higher" cards "Best Hand" has to stay in the lead until the 5th card that is laid down on the table. It has to be the 5th card that is laid down that causes the "Winning" person to all of a sudden loose. If this is confusing, someone there should have a basic understanding of poker-if for no other reason than to try and understand what is happening. Otherwise you both can just keep playing until you 2 get it, which i know for a fact you will. Like i said, it is best and easiest to play with only 2 people, in my opinion.
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    geegers x3Can u do this in a private game too or just public? Thx!
    Posted by geegers x3 on 10 Oct 10 at 10:18
    spool32I got it in a public game... it's just the luck of the draw really.
    Posted by spool32 on 12 Oct 10 at 17:34
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