Help Clarify about 3 Card Poker Strategy
Quote: HotBlondeSo the Wizard says the strategy is Q-6-4 and I always interpreted that to mean that if you have anything less than that to throw it out. So if I had a Q-6-3, for example, I tossed my hand. It was pointed out to me that me doing this was wrong. So am I misinterpreting the Wizard's wise words?
Folding Q63 is the right play.
Q 6 3 is a fold.
Quote: GWAEProbably a dealer telling you its wrong since they are always right.
Q 6 3 is a fold.
Most dealers tell you to play Q10 or better.
Then again, I prefer OCP.
Quote: HotBlondeWhat if I got an A-5-3? Do I toss it cause the 5 and 3 are less than the 6 and the 4?
The blond part of your make-up is kicking in. Think about what you just wrote. Is A-5-3 going to beat Q-6-4 in a showdown?
Quote: IbeatyouracesFolding Q63 is the right play.
If you win ties (I've only heard of this, never seen it), play Q63 if they are three different suits.
Yes - I've heard that one but never seen a game pay ties (I can't remember the old Isle Of Man rules where it was known as Crib).Quote: mipletIf you win ties (I've only heard of this, never seen it), play Q63 if they are three different suits.
Most Raise or Fold type of poker games have a cut-off point where lower hands fold and higher hands stay in the game. In some versions, such as 5-card, the decision also depends on the dealer's up-card.
The thought process is by folding you can lose one unit; whereas by staying in you risk losing the additional raise as well, but this is offset by the chances of winning something. The cut-off point is where it becomes better to stay in - mathematically raising will return more than folding (-1). On the other side, i.e. with worse hands than Q64, you are better off folding and taking the "-1" loss; staying in might work, but in the long run you'll lose more.
Quote: HotBlondeI just feel bad if I get a Q-J-2 that I have to throw it out.
Don't feel bad. I'll throw it A, 7, 6 sometimes 8-)
Quote: HotBlondeI just feel bad if I get a Q-J-2 that I have to throw it out.
Wait... What? J>6...
Quote: WizardMany people have asked me what I mean by queen/6/4, wondering for example whether queen/7/3 is greater than queen/6/4. In any poker based game hands are scored first according to the highest card, then the second, and then the third, and so on if there are more. So a queen/7/3 would beat queen/6/4. The queens tie so the second highest cards are used to break the tie, and a 7 beats a 6. The third card does not matter in this case because the hand was resolved by the second card.
Quote: mipletIf you win ties (I've only heard of this, never seen it), play Q63 if they are three different suits.
If you win ties and ante bonus 1/4/5, play Q64(HE=3.241514%), play Q63(HE=3.241593%), play Q62(HE=3.244328%).
So , the correct BS still play Q64 ???
yes but that's what I'm saying... The queen is there, the jack is bigger than the 6, but the 2 is lower than the four. You see what I'm saying? According to the Wizard's rules you have to throw it out cause all 3 don't qualify.Quote: rdw4potusWait... What? J>6...
just saw this. Ok that makes more sense. So if the second card is higher than a 6 you can keep the hand. But what if you have an A-5-3?Quote: Dalex64From Wizard's three card poker page https://wizardofodds.com/games/three-card-poker/
Quote: WizardMany people have asked me what I mean by queen/6/4, wondering for example whether queen/7/3 is greater than queen/6/4. In any poker based game hands are scored first according to the highest card, then the second, and then the third, and so on if there are more. So a queen/7/3 would beat queen/6/4. The queens tie so the second highest cards are used to break the tie, and a 7 beats a 6. The third card does not matter in this case because the hand was resolved by the second card.
If at the showdown your hand would beat or Tie Q 6 4 then you play, otherwise fold.Quote: HotBlonde...But what if you have an A-5-3?
Therefore you play the following hands.
(i) Any Straight, Flush or Straight Flush even if all the cards are small.
(ii) Any Trips or Pair even if all the cards are small.
(iii) Any Hand with an Ace or King.
(iv) Any Hand with a Queen and a 7 or higher.
(v) Any Hand with a Queen, a 6, and either a 5 or 4.
The logic is if you don't have a Pair or Higher then initially only the highest card of each hand is compared.
?xx Thus an Ace beats a Queen (A53 beats Q64).
=?x It is only if both hands have a Queen-high that the second card is compared (Q73 beats Q64).
==? The third card is used only if both higher cards are the same (Q65 beats Q64).
Makes perfect sense! See, I knew there was some confusion on my end. Now maybe the Wizard can copy and paste what you just wrote and add it to his strategy page!Quote: charliepatrickIf at the showdown your hand would beat or Tie Q 6 4 then you play, otherwise fold.
Therefore you play the following hands.
(i) Any Straight, Flush or Straight Flush even if all the cards are small.
(ii) Any Trips or Pair even if all the cards are small.
(iii) Any Hand with an Ace or King.
(iv) Any Hand with a Queen and a 7 or higher.
(v) Any Hand with a Queen, a 6, and either a 5 or 4.
The logic is if you don't have a Pair or Higher then initially only the highest card of each hand is compared.
?xx Thus an Ace beats a Queen (A53 beats Q64).
=?x It is only if both hands have a Queen-high that the second card is compared (Q73 beats Q64).
==? The third card is used only if both higher cards are the same (Q65 beats Q64).
Quote: HotBlondeNo one knows?
Did you change the question from 3CardPoker to Video Poker?
The guys were saying in another thread that VpFree.com tries to keep current lists of where you can play different paytables. They also said it's mostly smaller, off-strip casinos, and that 9/6 being desirable depends on which Video Poker game you were playing. It's also going to depend on what denomination you are looking for, whether it's available some place. However, a lot of the best machines, people don't necessarily want to advertise publicly on here because they don't want the competition, so maybe you should PM someone for a lead or two.
oops, my question is in regards to VPQuote: beachbumbabsDid you change the question from 3CardPoker to Video Poker?
The guys were saying in another thread that VpFree.com tries to keep current lists of where you can play different paytables. They also said it's mostly smaller, off-strip casinos, and that 9/6 being desirable depends on which Video Poker game you were playing. It's also going to depend on what denomination you are looking for, whether it's available some place. However, a lot of the best machines, people don't necessarily want to advertise publicly on here because they don't want the competition, so maybe you should PM someone for a lead or two.
Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. I posted in the wrong thread!Quote: LoquaciousMoFWI think BBB was referring to www.vpfree2.com (vpfree.com doesn't go anywhere useful on my computer).
Now as I stated in a previous post, here is the fake 9/6 JoB...
