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*** Gambling Newsletter ***
Hot News and Winning Strategies for Gamblers
Volume 4 Issue 38 - 18 OCT 2005
IN THIS ISSUE
TOP NEWS: Bonus Offers
STRATEGY: Poker Profits
SPORTS: Over/Under Betting
BINGO: Bingo Prizes
EDITOR: Caribbean Poker Classic
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STRATEGY
Poker Profits
Mark Pilarski
POKER PROFITS -- 3 VIEWS
Dear Mark,
I don't play a lot of poker, but at the family games a controversy over
who has the winning full house hand has been destroying these once
peaceful fun games. For example, there are two full house’s, one has
three eights and two aces, the other has three kings and a pair of
threes. My opinion is that the aces prevail notwithstanding that there
are trip kings and only two aces. I have looked at poker references but
these don't answer the question. Please help us keep peace in the
family. Angelo T.
A full house (also called a full boat) is poker hand consisting of three
of one rank plus two of another. As to hand strength, a full house ranks
above a flush and below a four-of-a-kind. A full house is often
identified by the contained three-of-a-kind. For example, one hand that
you described, three kings and two 3s is often known as kings full, and
sometimes more specifically as kings full of 3s. Seeing that a full
house is stated that way, the superior three-of-a-kind (triplets,
tricon, or trio) hand wins, even if someone is holding a pair of
bullets.
May peace now reign at Angelo's table.
Dear Mark,
I have a Brother-in-law who recently started playing in our weekly home
game. One of our rules is that rather than each player anteing, the
dealer antes up for everyone. When it came to my Brother-in-law he
passed the deal so he didn't have to ante. He believes since he is
passing the deal, and choice of game, he is at a disadvantage so he
doesn't need to ante when it's his turn. I don' believe he can do that,
but he claims he can. Please respond quickly as I will present your
answer at our next poker night. Jeff P.
What you are describing, Jeff, is called "pass the deal", whereby
players deal for themselves as opposed to something you would see in a
poker room, where the game is dealt by a house dealer. Ordinarily, a
player can refuse to deal, opting instead to pass the deck to the next
player on the left. But at your home game you noted that rather than
each player anteing each hand, a dealer antes for all. With the game
played this way, your cheapskate (you don't mind, do you?)
brother-in-law is not permitted to pass the deal.
Dear Mark,
In last weeks column you stated; “Skilled players can cut the house
advantage to near zero, or, dare I say it, swing the odds in their favor
when they play perfect basic strategy on select video poker machines.”
Any chance you can share which machines those are? Max F.
Payouts on video poker machines are determined by; 1) the pay schedule
and, just as importantly 2) how you select discards, since selecting the
wrong cards to deep-six will reduce your overall payout. Even if I clue
you in to the best-of-the-best machines to play, it won't help you to
swing the odds in your favor unless you learn how to play each hand
correctly.
Below are three "full pay" machines that, if played with perfect basic
strategy and maximum coins per hand, will return over 100%, with but
(there's always a "but") one caveat. There is a gambling chance you
won't even find these machines in your gaming jurisdiction, especially
if there are only a few casinos in pursuit of your hard-earned dollars.
1) 7/5 Jokers Wild: 5-of-a-kind pays 1000, Quads pays 100: Return
100.64%.
2) 9/5 Deuces Wild: Return 100.76%
3) 9/6 Double Double Jackpot Poker: two pair pays 1 coin: Return
100.35%
To decode, Max, the first two numbers reflect the payouts for a full
house and a flush with a single coin inserted. Example: a 7/5 Jokers
Wild machine would pay 7 coins for a full house and 5 coins for a flush
on a one-coin bet.
Once more, to get those types of percentage returns, you’ll need to find
these full-pay schedules, play the maximum coin amount, and use perfect
strategy when playing them. I never said it was going to be easy.
Gambling Wisdom of the Week: "Most dealers I knew secretly rooted for
the players." John Soares, "Loaded Dice"
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SPORTS
Over/Under Betting
The New NHL Rules And Over/Under Betting
Handicapper Ben Burns, writer for Winner’s Edge magazine, takes a look
at how the new NHL rules have impacted on scoring and Over/Under
wagering so far this season.
Full story at:
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BINGO
Bingo Prizes
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EDITOR
Caribbean Poker Classic
Steve Johnson, Gambling Newsletter
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*See you in couple of weeks!*
Steve Johnson, Editor
editor@gamblingnewsletter.com
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