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rdw4potus
rdw4potus
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June 18th, 2010 at 7:46:20 AM permalink
I have a PGP question:

Canterbury Park in MN allows player banking with the following unusual rules:
1. The house does NOT take a hand if a player banks
2. The player may set the banker's hand in any way he/she wishes
3. The right to bank passes to the next player who wants to bank. If nobody else wants to bank, then one player could bank half the time (alternating with the house).

the house has one additional odd rule:
There are no $.25 chips, and the house take is always rounded down to the nearest $.50.

So, here is my question:

If I bet $15 as the player ($.50 commission on wins, for a 3.33% take) and cover 5 other players' action as the banker using the Wizard's 2 pair rule, is there a small player advantage to be had?

For reference, the house way details are here.

Thanks for your insight.
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FleaStiff
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June 18th, 2010 at 8:44:43 AM permalink
Beats me, I've only played free online games, but don't assume that "a player who happens to have chosen to be banker" will be considered to be "the house" for that hand. Also ... would other players really want to participate if you are banking but the casino is neither banking nor playing?
rdw4potus
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June 18th, 2010 at 9:06:20 AM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

Beats me, I've only played free online games, but don't assume that "a player who happens to have chosen to be banker" will be considered to be "the house" for that hand. Also ... would other players really want to participate if you are banking but the casino is neither banking nor playing?



For the most part, they will continue to play. They bet the fortune bonus and progressive, and they're superstitious enough to play every hand so that they don't miss "the one."
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