What is the Return if Blind Betting a Second Hand in UTH ?
May 6th, 2026 at 1:45:35 PM
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Didn’t Michael Shackleford once calculate blind betting a second box in Ultimate Texas Hold’em ?
Now, what I read now in Wizard of Odds’ site ‘Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em’ is:
1. Average Loss on Ante = -0.165757
2. Average Loss on Blind = -0.314685
3. Average Win on Play = 0.213076 if played optimally
in a normal one hand game with overall house edge of 2.185% per ante bet.
In Swiss casinos it is allowed to play two or more hands if the table is not filled.
One casino requires blind four bets on all but one hand. Another casino requires only one bet on all but one hand.
I looked at different sources in the internet, but only got imprecise information. Even from ChatGPT.
My questions therefore are:
1. Is the bet on Play an even money game, if not looked at the cards ?
2. What Is the overall loss if playing one hand according basic strategy and the others blind ?
3. Does the house edge change, if blind hands played with one bet respectively with four bets.
As an explanation to my inquiry I might add, that in Switzerland all UTH-games have a progressive jackpot for hitting royal flush. In one casino (with a side bet of 5) there is a jackpot of 150’000 to gain. So, playing more than one hand could be advantageous.
Now, what I read now in Wizard of Odds’ site ‘Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em’ is:
1. Average Loss on Ante = -0.165757
2. Average Loss on Blind = -0.314685
3. Average Win on Play = 0.213076 if played optimally
in a normal one hand game with overall house edge of 2.185% per ante bet.
In Swiss casinos it is allowed to play two or more hands if the table is not filled.
One casino requires blind four bets on all but one hand. Another casino requires only one bet on all but one hand.
I looked at different sources in the internet, but only got imprecise information. Even from ChatGPT.
My questions therefore are:
1. Is the bet on Play an even money game, if not looked at the cards ?
2. What Is the overall loss if playing one hand according basic strategy and the others blind ?
3. Does the house edge change, if blind hands played with one bet respectively with four bets.
As an explanation to my inquiry I might add, that in Switzerland all UTH-games have a progressive jackpot for hitting royal flush. In one casino (with a side bet of 5) there is a jackpot of 150’000 to gain. So, playing more than one hand could be advantageous.
