RE: [vpFREE] Proper hold JOB 3 card royal vs. 4 card flush?????

 


No doubt a "better strategy", noti.  But a miserable one by most any definition, particular for a game of moderate risk such as JOB.

You cut the cost of any RF drought in half, but at the cost of a permanent 1/4 RF shave on play. 

What I find a bit perverse is that typically when there's discussion of minimizing bankroll risk for a game, what has been advocated by some is "min-cost-royal".  For 9/6 JB, this actually involves playing a little more aggressively for the royal, eschewing all 4 card F's in preference for 3RF holds.

See vpFREE FAQ Strategies - MCR

 




---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote :

Bob wrote: "It's actually 98.37% --- which is quite a bit less than around 99%. Still, it's a valid consideration. ... Royals come about every 51,500 hands using this strategy rather than 40,000. It's not "totally" safe --- but it's safer."

Good points, but let me correct myself a bit. Actually 0-9-6 is the better strategy, you get it by setting the royal to 0 on a strategy generator, such as the wizard's. The result is a royal cycle of 77,750, almost double the maxEV royal cycle. The return as such is 97.95% . I made the assumption you would actually be playing for an 800 royal, and that you would accept that, so adding that back in: 800/77,750 = 1.03% additional for a net 98.98%, almost 99%.

http://wizardofodds.com/games/video-poker/strategy/calculator/

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