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- From: slandrum@ntg.com (Stephen H. Landrum)
- Newsgroups: rec.gambling
- Subject: Re: Double Down Stud
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.221440.4868@ntg.com>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 22:14:40 GMT
- References: <30197@optima.cs.arizona.edu> <1993Jan21.080201.7719@quake.sylmar.ca.us> <MBN.93Jan22135331@greyskul.hf.intel.com>
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- In article <MBN.93Jan22135331@greyskul.hf.intel.com> mbn@hfglobe.hf.intel.com (Mike Northam) writes:
- >>>>>> "marty" == Marty Campman <Marty.Campman%bbs@quake.sylmar.ca.us> writes:
- [ Marty's table for double-down 7-stud payoffs deleted ... ]
- [ Video poker notes from the FAQ delete ... ]
- >
- >Taken together, doesn't this imply that this game has a positive
- >expectation (neglecting the effect of other player's hands, which may be
- >significant, since VP is a head-on game)? (I imagine someone will show me
- >the error of my ways, the casinos probably aren't giving out free lunches
- >here. :-))
-
- Hand probabilities will be different for 7-Stud vs. 5 card draw.
-
- Still, the table he gave looks like it should be a player win,
- especially if you get to know 6 of your cards before having the option
- to double down.
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