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- From: Marty.Campman%bbs@quake.sylmar.ca.us (Marty Campman)
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 07:51:06 PST
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.075106.17998@quake.sylmar.ca.us>
- Organization: Quake Public Access, San Fernando Valley, CA (818)362-6092
- Subject: Re: Double Down Stud
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- References: <30197@optima.cs.arizona.edu> <1993Jan21.080201.7719@quake.sylmar.ca.us> <MBN.93Jan22135331@greyskul.hf.intel.com> <1993Jan25.221440.4868@ntg.com>
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- In message <1993Jan25.221440.4868@ntg.com>
- dated 25 Jan 93 22:14:40 GMT
- slandrum@ntg.com (Stephen H. Landrum) writes:
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- > >>>>>> "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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- Double Down Stud is 5 card stud, not 7, so it basically makes it a table
- version of VP, without the draw.
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