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> When all these games first came out, casinos had to train dealers to do this, many of whom had never played poker. I think I calculated that I'd need to see
by defen 10y ago
> When all these games first came out, casinos had to train dealers to do this, many of whom had never played poker. I think I calculated that I'd need to see a mistake rate of something like 1/600 to make the game profitable right out of the gate, ignoring any other advantages, and I was seeing 2-3 mistakes/hr (out of maybe 30-100 hands/hr).
What kind of mistakes are you talking about here? Like, the dealer has a full house but mistakenly thinks he has two pair?
- splonk 10y agoThings like the board being a 5-flush and not realizing that it's a push (or pushing instead of winning because they don't realize that they have a card in hand that plays), or the board being two pair that counterfeits your pair, or the board pairing and counterfeiting your kicker. Occasionally flat out missing things like having a straight.
- lnanek2 10y agoPros are usually referring to mistakes like trying to fill a flush when most of the cards in the suit needed are already accounted for and not possible to draw so your odds are bad, etc.. Like having 20 in Black Jack and asking for a card, you are almost certainly going out and not going to gain anything, that sort of thing.