Ultimate Texas Holdem Question
Quote: VegasriderI still have not witnessed a player playing perfect or close to perfect strategy besides myself. I've actually had the entire table turn their hand over and I told them what to do, everyone won. It's a huge edge when you get to see what cards has has been dealt. But I stop doing that, actually casino told me to refrain helping the entire table. Advice is still allowed based on individual inquire. Some guy was betting $60 a hand and was dealt pocket 9's. He was going to check it and I told him it's a 4X bet. He took my advice and put out $240. The board was A-A-J-J-5, oops! LOL,,, his 9 high was good!
This is why I wish I could bank this game, players are horrible. They have no clue playing heads up poker. I still have to tweak my betting range. Flat betting every hand doesn't accomplish much, I'm still experimenting when I need to keep pressing. I do not play trips!
Be careful what you wish for - player banking is allowed in California and about 5 years ago I saw a guy banking the one UTH table they had in the casino. He had to sit with enough chips in front of him to fade all the potential payouts (this place also has the 10,000-1 two-way bad beat) and ended up getting robbed at gunpoint as he was returning to his hotel.
https://abc7news.com/archive/9361560/
Several casinos have told me your average wager is the ante, the blind and the trips bet added together.
If you are playing good strategy why would you ever make a second wager (trips) that was not as good as your first?
Quote: offTopicBe careful what you wish for - player banking is allowed in California and about 5 years ago I saw a guy banking the one UTH table they had in the casino. He had to sit with enough chips in front of him to fade all the potential payouts (this place also has the 10,000-1 two-way bad beat) and ended up getting robbed at gunpoint as he was returning to his hotel.
https://abc7news.com/archive/9361560/
That's California, the worst of the worst when it comes to the US. That's another country as far as I'm concerned.
IMHO such scams are a violation of liscense, as is the "1 or 2 card from the hand" requirement (not yet seen by me, but heresay from others) that has/will take its place. /MHO
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Quote: 98ClubsI've been reading other threaads about UTH, and see that there is the "Play Bet Required" scam by some Houses.
IMHO such scams are a violation of liscense, as is the "1 or 2 card from the hand" requirement (not yet seen by me, but heresay from others) that has/will take its place. /MHO
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I agree it's a scam, and so does SHFL, the distributor, last I heard. The Trips bet stands alone, except you have to bet the ante/blind to bet it optionally. But it has its own house edge and there's no excuse beyond pumping up the HE of the main game thru greed.
You should be able to fold your main hand and win the trips separately when it's on the board. I only know one place I play that does that (require the Play bet to collect Trips).
Quote: beachbumbabsThe Trips bet stands alone, except you have to bet the ante/blind to bet it optionally. But it has its own house edge and there's no excuse beyond pumping up the HE of the main game thru greed.
You should be able to fold your main hand and win the trips separately when it's on the board. I only know one place I play that does that (require the Play bet to collect Trips).
I did play somewhere recently where you could just make the trips bet, like only betting pair plus in 3CP.
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You should be able to fold your main hand and win the trips separately when it's on the board. I only know one place I play that does that (require the Play bet to collect Trips).
Where I used to work, we allowed you to fold and collect trips if it was on the board, but if one of your cards played for it, you had to call to get it. Funny thing is if one of your cards plays, mathematically you should be calling anyway.
Quote: DeucekiesWhere I used to work, we allowed you to fold and collect trips if it was on the board, but if one of your cards played for it, you had to call to get it. Funny thing is if one of your cards plays, mathematically you should be calling anyway.
Yeah, I would say that's a weird rule. Like if the board has trips Qs with a 5 2 ,and you have a 6 4, you should fold, even though the 6 plays. The dealer is going to win that hand 99+% of the time. Can't imagine not being paid if you didn't declare the 6. Cards talk.
