DDB Question
February 3rd, 2016 at 10:58:11 AM
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When I play DDB; I will when have 1 ace dealt along with 1 K Q J , hold the high card with the ace. Not EVERY time but quite a bit. My query is how bad am I skewing odds? In my doofus mind I'm kind of "saving" that 5 credit bet if a high card pair results. In real time it "seems" to have lengthen play. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! Aloha!
February 3rd, 2016 at 12:08:18 PM
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Quote: HawaiianmarkWhen I play DDB; I will when have 1 ace dealt along with 1 K Q J , hold the high card with the ace. Not EVERY time but quite a bit. My query is how bad am I skewing odds? In my doofus mind I'm kind of "saving" that 5 credit bet if a high card pair results. In real time it "seems" to have lengthen play. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! Aloha!
I don't know how much you're giving up, but it is possible to get AWAK holding just an ace. Unfortunately this one here which I just got about 30 minutes ago was only on BP and not TDB :-(
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February 3rd, 2016 at 12:28:56 PM
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what's the payable?Quote: HawaiianmarkWhen I play DDB; I will when have 1 ace dealt along with 1 K Q J , hold the high card with the ace. Not EVERY time but quite a bit. My query is how bad am I skewing odds? In my doofus mind I'm kind of "saving" that 5 credit bet if a high card pair results. In real time it "seems" to have lengthen play. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! Aloha!
Are you saying you hold Ace along with one other high card? On a 9/6 DDB Without any low Ace penalties its an ER of 2.34 vs 2.22. Holding a lone Ace you'll end up getting zero pay 67.68% of the time vs A high card 62.39% of the time. In reality it's fairly low how much fluctuation were talking about holding the loan Ace. Just counting how often you make a JOB 5 credit pay back(excluding 2 pair) Holding the Ace is 1.22 v holding Ace high card is 1.55. That and the straight is the only things you get more often holding both cards.
Personally I think it's a bad play because it comes up often(. Even though you have 2 high cards and 3 spots to catch a pay pair, remember when you toss the high card you now have 4 spots to catch an ace and make other hands. holding 2 off suit cards excludes a wheel, Flushes and str8 flushes
You're also costing yourself a bunch of 4 aces over the long run. Hell you can even hit RF just holding an ace.
Last edited by: AxelWolf on Feb 3, 2016
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February 3rd, 2016 at 12:54:45 PM
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Correct play is to hold just the ace about 90% of the time.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
February 3rd, 2016 at 3:10:13 PM
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Ah yes. Since gambling is illegal here and my Vegas trips are 2x a year; I guess it's not too bad a play. Yet is bad, if that makes sense. I guess I am seeing it as a break even if I save that 5 credit max bet play. Thanks for the info and comments it's always good to get thoughts from others! Thank you!
