3 card poker with 6card bonus $1 Million
June 5th, 2011 at 8:42:48 PM
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Caesars Entertainment (all Las Vegas properites only) are now offering 3 Card Poker with 6 card bonus and a chance to win $1 Miillion.
Here's the catch - players must bet the '6 card bonus' spot and get a 6 card SUPER Royal Flush of diamonds.
Question: What is the probability of getting such a hand? I assume it's equilivant to winning PowerBall or MegaMillions (195 Million to 1 and 175 Million to 1, respectively). thanks!
Here's the catch - players must bet the '6 card bonus' spot and get a 6 card SUPER Royal Flush of diamonds.
Question: What is the probability of getting such a hand? I assume it's equilivant to winning PowerBall or MegaMillions (195 Million to 1 and 175 Million to 1, respectively). thanks!
June 5th, 2011 at 8:51:54 PM
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=combin(52,6) = 20,358,520Quote: gnobile0711Caesars Entertainment (all Las Vegas properites only) are now offering 3 Card Poker with 6 card bonus and a chance to win $1 Miillion.
Here's the catch - players must bet the '6 card bonus' spot and get a 6 card SUPER Royal Flush of diamonds.
Question: What is the probability of getting such a hand? I assume it's equilivant to winning PowerBall or MegaMillions (195 Million to 1 and 175 Million to 1, respectively). thanks!
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June 6th, 2011 at 6:30:13 AM
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That sounds like a house advantage of about 95.1%. Didn't someone say that there is a regulatory limit on the edge in Nevada, or is that just for slots?
June 6th, 2011 at 6:33:31 AM
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Quote: DocThat sounds like a house advantage of about 95.1%. Didn't someone say that there is a regulatory limit on the edge in Nevada, or is that just for slots?
Doc, they include other payouts as well, for other permutations of hands. I believe that 24% is the max' edge allowed on the side-bets.
June 6th, 2011 at 6:58:00 AM
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Quote: SwitchDoc, they include other payouts as well, for other permutations of hands. I believe that 24% is the max' edge allowed on the side-bets.
Thanks for the clarification. I just interpreted the part saying, "players must bet the '6 card bonus' spot and get a 6 card SUPER Royal Flush of diamonds" as being what must happen to win. It didn't seem reasonable, but I didn't see any explanation.
June 6th, 2011 at 7:09:34 AM
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Here's ShuffleMaster's news release.
Here's the payouts:
Note that the 6 card hands pay fixed amounts.
Here's the payouts:
| 6 Card Bonus Hand | Payout |
|---|---|
| 6-Card Super Royal - Diamonds | $1,000,000 |
| 6-Card Super Royal - Hearts | $100,000 |
| 6-Card Super Royal - Spades | $100,000 |
| 6-Card Super Royal - Clubs | $100,000 |
| 5-Card Royal Flush | 1000 to 1 |
| 5-Card Straight Flush | 200 to 1 |
| Four of a Kind | 50 to 1 |
| Full House | 20 to 1 |
| 5-Card Flush | 15 to 1 |
| 5-Card Straight | 10 to 1 |
| Three of a Kind | 5 to 1 |
Note that the 6 card hands pay fixed amounts.
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June 6th, 2011 at 8:59:32 AM
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The 6 Card Bonus™ side bet on Three Card Poker gives players the chance to win $1 million with a total wager as small as $15 if they hit a Super Royal in Diamonds: 9, 10, J, Q, K, A.
Would not a player actually have to have a $30 bet to be eligible ??
Would not a player actually have to have a $30 bet to be eligible ??
June 6th, 2011 at 9:47:21 AM
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Quote: buzzpaffThe 6 Card Bonus™ side bet on Three Card Poker gives players the chance to win $1 million with a total wager as small as $15 if they hit a Super Royal in Diamonds: 9, 10, J, Q, K, A.
Would not a player actually have to have a $30 bet to be eligible ??
$10 ante + $5 bonus bets, with the bonus paying regardless of whether or not the additional $10 "play" wager is made?
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June 6th, 2011 at 10:02:59 AM
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With the number of tables featuring this side bet all going on the floor at once, Shufflemaster is definitely the 800lb Gorilla in the room! Any chance of the internet ( paco) posting how big their influence is in gaming ???????????????????????????????
June 6th, 2011 at 10:18:12 AM
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Here is my unconfirmed analysis. This is based on a $5 bet. The top two wins are capped at 1M and 100K respectively, so the house edge goes up for bets over $5. I assume the player gets to keep his original bet for the top two awards, not that it makes much difference.
| Hand | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-Card Super Royal - Diamonds | 200,000 | 1 | 0.00000005 | 0.00982390 |
| 6-Card Super Royal | 20,000 | 3 | 0.00000015 | 0.00294717 |
| 5-Card Royal Flush | 1,000 | 184 | 0.00000904 | 0.00903799 |
| 5-Card Straight Flush | 200 | 1,656 | 0.00008134 | 0.01626837 |
| Four of a Kind | 50 | 14,664 | 0.00072029 | 0.03601441 |
| Full House | 20 | 165,984 | 0.00815305 | 0.16306097 |
| 5-Card Flush | 15 | 205,792 | 0.01010840 | 0.15162595 |
| 5-Card Straight | 10 | 361,620 | 0.01776259 | 0.17762588 |
| Three of a Kind | 5 | 732,160 | 0.03596332 | 0.17981661 |
| All other | -1 | 18,876,456 | 0.92720178 | -0.92720178 |
| Total | 20,358,520 | 1.00000000 | -0.18098054 |
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June 6th, 2011 at 11:53:02 AM
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I guess some people will play, but I don't like the idea of wagers with an 18% house edge. Junk bets like that, maybe throw a dollar on every once in a while, but to have it $5 min would not seem reasonable except on tables that otherwise have $25 or higher minimum bets (so that it involves players who might consider $5 a throw-away amount).
If the pay table were revised to add a 6-card flush paying 75 and to up the payout of the Four of a Kind to 100 (or 150), I think that would give a house edge of 11.97% (or 8.37%). That's getting closer to what I would expect for side bets that actually get played. But then, I'm not a game designer.
If the pay table were revised to add a 6-card flush paying 75 and to up the payout of the Four of a Kind to 100 (or 150), I think that would give a house edge of 11.97% (or 8.37%). That's getting closer to what I would expect for side bets that actually get played. But then, I'm not a game designer.
June 6th, 2011 at 3:41:07 PM
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FWIW when I played 3CP at Bally's last year, the rules stated you got paid ont he six card bonus even if you folded. So you didn't have to put up the play bet. Table minnimum midweek in the afternook was $5.
I don't recall whether you could make just the ante and 6 card bonus bets, or whether you also had to make the pair+ bet. But I lean towards the latter. So at a $5 table you'd lay $15 to $20 per hand
I don't recall whether you could make just the ante and 6 card bonus bets, or whether you also had to make the pair+ bet. But I lean towards the latter. So at a $5 table you'd lay $15 to $20 per hand
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June 6th, 2011 at 9:03:54 PM
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Speaking of capping payouts, I was playing Let-it-Ride (I know, I know...) at the Avi Casino in Laughlin, and noticed they capped their individual payouts at $10,000, including the bonus bet, which pays $10,000 for $1 on a royal. So if you hit that, you would get absolutely nothing for your regular L-I-R royal, or your three card bonus bet. I was so disgusted by that, I left, even though I wasn't playing the bonuses.
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