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- From: stantz@sgi.com (Mark Stantz)
- Subject: Re: california/indian reservation ACES
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 23:58:00 GMT
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- In article <V7ymwB1w165w@netlink.cts.com> surf@netlink.cts.com (Tony Rosa) writes:
- > you
- > have three betting lines. The first is usually a set $5 bet (plus 50
- > cents to the house, that's their profit) on the second line you may bet
- > 10 to 25 dollars and the third 25 to fifty dollars ( these are
- > approximations and vary depending where you are).
-
- Are you paying a flat .50 vig or a 10% vig per hand? If you choose
- to place bets on the second and/or third lines, must you pay the house for
- that privilege as well?
-
- > A
- > couple of days later I brought a friend up to try a thing or two. Since
- > you are playing against the other players and not the dealer, you can
- > really read players reactions to their hands and guestimate what they
- > have, this along with glances of other cards give you a good idea of
- > where you stand. With two players sitting approximately three chairs
- > apart on of you will usually be the last to play your cards and you can
- > signal as to what you have (ie if you have 20 and your partner, the last
- > person to be dealt has a 19 why wouldn't he want to hit, If you are both
- > betting the same lines?)
-
- Because if the other players see him making crazy plays like hitting
- 19, they might figure out that there's collusion afoot, and beat the crap
- out of both you in the parking lot?
-
- I'd be interested in seeing some discussion about what kind of
- advantage can be gained over other players via collusion in poker. With
- two players exchanging signals? With three? With four? How does this
- affect the teams overall chances of coming out ahead? What are the risks,
- both legal and practical?
-
- I'm a poker virgin, and only understand about half the discussion
- that goes on in this group, so go easy...
-
- -Mark
-
-