Spin Poker vs regular three lines.
In spin poker using only one deck of cards and playing 3 lines. Dealt 3 cards of the same value.
There are six spaces to catch the 4th card. However, catching one eliminates the 4 spaces on the other 2 lines from catching the fourth card. The max 4 of a kind is 1 for this deal.
In regular 3 lines, each line has it's own deck of cards, (minus the 5 dealt cards).
There are 2 spaces on each line to catch the fourth card, however, catching one does not eliminate the four spaces on the other 2 lines from catching a fourth card. There is the possibility that all three lines could have 4 of a kind. The max 4 of a kinds could be 3 for this deal.
Playing 9 lines in spin poker, catching the fourth card will give 3, 4, or five 4 of a kinds, while 10 lines of regular might only catch 1 or 2 lines of 4 of a kind.
Wizard of Odds states odds and strategy are exactly the same as conventional video poker. However the chart shows a much higher standard deviation for 9 lines vs 3 lines.
It would appear that the odds are not the same when playing three lines, because the 4th card cannot be on all 3 lines.
Does playing 9 lines per deal in spin poker, vs 10 lines regular poker, reduce this advantage regular 3 lines has over 3 lines of spin poker?
If one plays spin poker, is it prudent to only play 9 lines?
Bill
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
