Side Bet/Strategy Database

Hello everyone!

I am making two databases of all the side bets and all of the optimal game strategies in the world, especially those not covered by Wizard of Odds already. I do not want to compete with Wizard of Odds of course, but rather complement it, by having a database of the work I've done with really random side bets and games that the Wizard of Odds team might not feel like covering. Of course they are welcome to put my work on the Wizard of Odds website if they want :)

Here is the side bet website, and separately here is my less good website that I'm working on that shows the optimal strategy for different games.

If anyone has some random side bet or new pay table for me to include, I would be grateful. Additionally, if anyone has developed a good strategy for a game that they want to add to my strategy database, I would be grateful too. My websites were just made in the past couple days so I apologize that they aren't more colorful and lack navigation at this time :) Also on a side note, do you think it would be better if I expressed how good a game is in RTP or in terms of house edge? Personally I prefer RTP but I understand if people are used to house edge since that's what's on Wizard of Odds.

Finally, I was wondering if anyone had advice on calculating odds for Baccarat Side Bets with a weird number of decks (like 5 or 7)? Is there some excel trick or is the only way through iterative programming? Thanks so much for reading and have a great day <3

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...Finally, I was wondering if anyone had advice on calculating odds for Baccarat Side Bets with a weird number of decks (like 5 or 7)? Is there some excel trick or is the only way through iterative programming? Thanks so much for reading and have a great day <3
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If you post the sidebets and the number of decks, I can run it through BURT and have your answer in a fraction of a second.

BURT is a combinatorial analysis tool that evolved in the Monkeylab. Stands for Baccarat Universal Research Tool. Get it... BURT Baccarat...!

My baccarat spreadsheet is available at https://miplet.net/bacinfo.xlsb and various blackjack side bets at https://miplet.net/blackjack/

Monkey,

What is BURT? Can I download somewhere?

Speaking of side bets, Dr. Eliot Jacobson published a book and he uses Excel spreadsheets.

Also, I want a software to find the probabilities in Texas Hold’em when one or two cards are removed from the deck.

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Monkey,

What is BURT? Can I download somewhere?

Speaking of side bets, Dr. Eliot Jacobson published a book and he uses Excel spreadsheets.

Also, I want a software to find the probabilities in Texas Hold’em when one or two cards are removed from the deck.
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Texas Hold'em is only partially a math problem, it is also a strategy problem - and dependent on your opponent(s) strategies. And strategies are a function of your stack size relative to the blinds, and your position at the table relative to the button/dealer. All of which change all of the time.

I see your point. Let’s just simplify the problem first, considering the simpler game situation of Ultimate Texas Hold’em.

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Monkey,

What is BURT? Can I download somewhere?

Can't share the code or executable, but I am happy to share the output, in exchange for information about sidebets and where they are being dealt.