RayTech70
RayTech70
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January 6th, 2014 at 8:50:31 AM permalink
Hello,

Forgive me for being such a newbie, but I am trying hard to understand the Wizard Of Odds simple strategy for
full pay deuces wild... I'm pasting the strategy below, but first are the questions I have on it:

These are all within the "0 Deuces" section:

4,5 to a royal flush: I understand 4 to a Royal Flush, but 5 to a RF? Isn't that a Royal Flush?...

Made three of a kind to straight flush:... without dueces wild, how can I have three of a kind AND "to a straight flush?" Can someone
post what such a hand would look like?

4 to an inside straight, except missing deuce: need an example hand... "missing deuce"... why is it missing because this is the section
called "Zero Deuces"

2 to a royal flush, J,Q high: I undestand most of it, but JQ, High: does "high" mean K or A?

Thanks in advanced for answering these: I'm a software automation specialist that uses custom high-speed image recognition to
drive applications on and off the WEB. This is for an experiment, class I am taking, to build a program that will allow you to present
a 5 card dealt hand and choose the best discard options per a known, working strategy and I chose Wizard Of Odds full pay deuces wild
as my guide... thank you!!!

---- STRATEGY
4 deuces

1.4 deuces
3 deuces

1.Pat royal flush
2.3 deuces only
2 deuces


1.Any pat four of a kind or higher
2.4 to a royal flush
3.4 to a straight flush with 2 consecutive singletons,6-7 or higher
4.2 deuces only
1 deuce

1.Any pat four of a kind or higher
2.4 to a royal flush
3.Full house
4.4 to a straight flush with 3 consecutive singletons,5-7 or higher
5.3 of a kind, straight, or flush
6.All other 4 to a straight flush
7.3 to a royal flush
8.3 to a straight flush with 2 consecutive singletons,6-7 or higher
9.deuce only
0 deuces

1.4,5 to a royal flush
2.Made three of a kind to straight flush
3.4 to a straight flush
4.3 to a royal flush
5.Pair
6.4 to a flush
7.4 to an outside straight
8.3 to a straight flush
9.4 to an inside straight, except missing deuce
10.2 to a royal flush, J,Q high
jml24
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January 6th, 2014 at 9:25:49 AM permalink
I think the source of the confusion may be that the options are combined on a single line to save space in the simple strategy. "4,5 to a royal flush" could be written as two lines:

royal flush
4 to a royal flush

Similarly line 2 combines all the made hands three of a kind or better because you keep any of those. If you want to take up more space you could write:

straight flush
four of a kind
full house
flush
straight
three of a kind

"4 to an inside straight, except missing deuce" means don't keep the 4 when the remaining card to complete the straight is a deuce. For example you wouldn't keep A345 but you would keep 4578.

"2 to a royal flush, J,Q high" means keep two to a royal when the highest card is a J or Q. Don't keep the ones where the highest card is A or K.

You could also look at the optimal strategy for clarification but that may also lead to more confusion because of the places where the optimal strategy deviates from the simple strategy.
AxelWolf
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January 6th, 2014 at 9:53:51 AM permalink
Quote: jml24

I think the source of the confusion may be that the options are combined on a single line to save space in the simple strategy. "4,5 to a royal flush" could be written as two lines:

royal flush
4 to a royal flush

Similarly line 2 combines all the made hands three of a kind or better because you keep any of those. If you want to take up more space you could write:

straight flush
four of a kind
full house
flush
straight
three of a kind

"4 to an inside straight, except missing deuce" means don't keep the 4 when the remaining card to complete the straight is a deuce. For example you wouldn't keep A345 but you would keep 4578.

"2 to a royal flush, J,Q high" means keep two to a royal when the highest card is a J or Q. Don't keep the ones where the highest card is A or K.

You could also look at the optimal strategy for clarification but that may also lead to more confusion because of the places where the optimal strategy deviates from the simple strategy.

perfect answers
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