harris
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January 24th, 2026 at 10:16:33 AM permalink
I have seen a game on YouTube called One Card Poker. I believe it is owned by Light & Wonder. It is basically the same as the game Casino War, except I think there is a different rule about tying.

When you go to war and tie, you go to war another time, and I guess you keep going to war as many times as is necessary.

The pay table looks a bit different for the Tie side bet, which I have attached. I have not analyzed it because I am not 100% sure of the rules. For example, would the "quad tie" bet still pay if you have 5 or more ties? What happens if you keep tying until you reach the cut card? (very unlikely, I know, but the chance of getting 8 or more ties is less than one in a billion so I assume this will come up eventually if people keep playing).

Has anyone played this game, and can anyone find a copy of the rules online? I haven't.

Mandatory note that this is not the same One Card Poker that the Wizard invented in 2012.

aceside
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January 24th, 2026 at 10:29:36 AM permalink
Recently I've been researching this game of Four Card Poker. To beat it, I read discount gambling collusion strategies but found them not helpful. How about you invest some time on this game? It's an easy game.
harris
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January 24th, 2026 at 12:17:49 PM permalink
Even if the whole table is colluding, they cannot beat the house edge and published strategies are very close to the theoretical house edge - what left is there for me to explore?
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January 24th, 2026 at 12:26:57 PM permalink
I am allowed to play two hands a time and also am able to see at least one neighbor hand. Think about how to use the known information in all these three hands to make this game beatable.
harris
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January 24th, 2026 at 1:46:20 PM permalink
Even six players (the maximum amount) cannot reduce the house edge below 1% even if playing optimally. So, with the knowledge of three hands, you would be playing with a maybe 2.5% house edge. If the game was beatable by collusion, someone would have figured it out long before I was old enough to gamble. Sorry
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January 24th, 2026 at 3:44:03 PM permalink
Quote: aceside

I am allowed to play two hands a time and also am able to see at least one neighbor hand. Think about how to use the known information in all these three hands to make this game beatable.
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Even if you know one of the dealers cards besides the exposed one you still don’t have an edge .
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