Match'em HI LO
Card values are:
2-10: face value
Face: 0 points
Ace: 1 in the LO hand and 11 in the HI hand
The player gets 3 cards and decided if his hand will be lower than the dealer's LO hand or higher than the dealer's HI hand. They are also given the option to double their bet.
The dealer gets 5 cards and makes the lowest 3 card LO hand. The dealer's HI hand consists of the other 2 cards plus the highest card (an Ace if there was one) from the LO hand.
Player wins even money if he choose to play the HI hand if his total is higher or equal to the dealer's HI hand.
Player wins even money if he choose to play the LO hand if his total is lower or equal to the dealer's LO hand.
(I suck at explaining things. However there is a rules section on their website that explains it better.)
According to the game section, the basic strategy is:
LO: 12 or less; Double 3 or less
HI: 13 or more; Double 25 or more
My analysis for 6 decks is:
LO: 13 or less ; Double 6 or less
HI: 14 or more ; Double 22 or more
With 1 ace: Play LO with 8 or less
With 2 Aces: Play LO with 3rd card of Face or 2
With 3 Aces: Play in HI for win, duh!
(There are 3 composition doubles in single deck: two 9's and 3; a 2, 9,and 10; a face card, ace,and 10. Two aces and a 2 should be played HI in single deck)
| Hand | Pays | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win Double | 2 | 0.2259019165 | 0.451803833 |
| Win | 1 | 0.1906124124 | 0.1906124124 |
| Lose | -1 | 0.498586761 | -0.498586761 |
| Lose Double | -2 | 0.08489891012 | -0.1697978202 |
| Total | 1 | -0.02596833582 |
House Edge: 2.596833582%
Average Bet: 1.310800827
Element of Risk: 1.981104627%
There are also two side bets:
Match'Em Bonus: based on the number of dealer cards that match yours
| Matches | Probability | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0.0004011145087 | 100 | 0.04011145087 |
| 4 | 0.007557697596 | 25 | 0.1889424399 |
| 3 | 0.05663018729 | 4 | 0.2265207491 |
| 2 | 0.2126629782 | 1 | 0.2126629782 |
| 1 | 0.4049290475 | -1 | -0.4049290475 |
| 0 | 0.3178189749 | -1 | -0.3178189749 |
| Total | 1 | -0.0545104043 |
Poker Bonus: Based on your 3 card poker hand
| Hand | Pays | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips Suited | 100 | 0.0002074473602 | 0.02074473602 |
| Straight Flush | 25 | 0.002068090607 | 0.05170226517 |
| Trips | 15 | 0.005040970854 | 0.0756145628 |
| Straight | 4 | 0.0310213591 | 0.1240854364 |
| Suited Pair | 3 | 0.04480862981 | 0.1344258894 |
| Flush | 2 | 0.04722140218 | 0.09444280437 |
| Pair | 1 | 0.1613110673 | 0.1613110673 |
| Loser | -1 | 0.7083210328 | -0.7083210328 |
| Total | 1 | -0.04599427126 |
Hopefully I have no typos and/or brainos, but I've been having a lot of those lately. This is my 1000th post. I'm saving my bingo related one for a more important number like 1024.
My Uncle is a bingo caller. He had health issues that caused him to miss work last week.. The biopsy results came in today.
Luckily, it was B9.
Quote: HunterhillMiplet, Why with more aces in your hand do you need a lower total to play the hand low? I would think that would mean less aces for the dealer to make his low hand.
There are still quite a few ways for the dealer to beat you: 3 face cards. Even Ace, Ace, Face will lose to a dealer Face, Face , Face a little over 17.3% of the time.
Ace, Ace, 3 lose 37.8% of the time in the LO, but only 23.2% in the HI.
And it looks like you disagree with their strategy...wonder what the edge on that would be.
Quote: mipletMatch'em HI LO is a card game I seen mentioned in the Casino Chip of the Day thread.
Card values are:
2-10: face value
Face: 0 points
Ace: 1 in the LO hand and 11 in the HI hand
I get no respect -_-
Quote: mipletThis is my 1000th post. I'm saving my bingo related one for a more important number like 1024.
Graphics designer?
Game has been at the Raving Conference the last two years and James & Daryl are both really good guys! No podium placements for them either year, but the game is easy to understand and something different to play. If the Waterloo placement continues to do well, hopefully they will get some traction for additional installs.
42% hit rate on main bet works very well, would like to see an EOR between 1.25%-1.5%, but under 2% shouldn't be too much of a difference to the player.
Nice hit rates on the side bets with reasonable house edges for bets that can pay 100-1.
There is a lot going for this game if enough players can get beyond "its not BJ or Poker". Waterloo and additional installs will give the boys an answer and I wish them well.
Quote: tringlomaneExcellent 1000th post, sir!
And it looks like you disagree with their strategy...wonder what the edge on that would be.
I don't like the fact that my strategy is different. Makes me think I have a typo and/or braino somewhere.
Quote: Doubledown21You beat me to the punch on this game. An acquaintance of mine invented this game, it is currently being played in Waterloo, IA at the Isle of Capri casino. It's an extremely popular game there now and my god is it fun as ever to sit and play. I go 12 and up is high, but honestly I look for pairs plus and matching more than anything.
Glad to hear it's popular there. Even the basic strategy on their website suggests putting 12 in the low.
2,3,7 HI wins 7.3% HO wins 16.6%
Quote: FaceQuote: mipletMatch'em HI LO is a card game I seen mentioned in the Casino Chip of the Day thread.
Card values are:
2-10: face value
Face: 0 points
Ace: 1 in the LO hand and 11 in the HI hand
I get no respect -_-Quote: mipletThis is my 1000th post. I'm saving my bingo related one for a more important number like 1024.
Graphics designer?
Think of it like golf. 0 is good in the LO hand. 1024 is a math thing. 2^10
Quote: ParadigmExcellent work as always Miplet!
Game has been at the Raving Conference the last two years and James & Daryl are both really good guys! No podium placements for them either year, but the game is easy to understand and something different to play. If the Waterloo placement continues to do well, hopefully they will get some traction for additional installs.
42% hit rate on main bet works very well, would like to see an EOR between 1.25%-1.5%, but under 2% shouldn't be too much of a difference to the player.
Nice hit rates on the side bets with reasonable house edges for bets that can pay 100-1.
There is a lot going for this game if enough players can get beyond "its not BJ or Poker". Waterloo and additional installs will give the boys an answer and I wish them well.
Hopefully one of these "its not BJ or Poker" game does good.
Google doc has all the data. And for those who are really bored, php file used to create the data. (Yes I suck at adding comments and using readable variable names.)
Quote: mipletGoogle doc has all the data. And for those who are really bored, php file used to create the data. (Yes I suck at adding comments and using readable variable names.)
Nice! Any other code you'd like to share? Interesting you are using PHP.
Also, If I had a running count of how many 0 point cards and aces that have been played throughout the game, at what times will that change the basic strategy you have come up with above? Basically, I guess I am asking if you could come up with a count system for this game that would let me know when I have the biggest advantage?
Quote: jopke
Nice! Any other code you'd like to share? Interesting you are using PHP.
PHP is my crutch. Still trying to get the hang of c++. I'll look around to see if there is any other code that I might share.
Quote: Konstantine26In the event of an Ace, Ace, 2, I noticed on your GoogleDoc that there is almost no difference between going Hi or LO. (Both odds of winning are right around 70%) For a 6 deck game, I was wondering if you could tell me what difference it is going to make if I had a count on the number of 0 point cards (J's, Q's, K's) and aces that have already been played?
Also, If I had a running count of how many 0 point cards and aces that have been played throughout the game, at what times will that change the basic strategy you have come up with above? Basically, I guess I am asking if you could come up with a count system for this game that would let me know when I have the biggest advantage?
Good questions. I'd have to modify my program. I'm not sure how long that will take.
