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Actually, the 2 player deck is pretty much what you're looking for. Just for kicks, I went through the first 20 hands, putting myself in the position of the sm
by dstorrs 16y ago
Actually, the 2 player deck is pretty much what you're looking for.
Just for kicks, I went through the first 20 hands, putting myself in the position of the small blind and thinking how many rounds of betting I would go through on that hand.
Leaving out the minimum bet the SB is required to make at the start, there are 3 rounds of betting per hand x 20 hands makes 60 possible rounds. Based on the cards I could see at the time, I would have bet in 37 of them. I'm a novice player and not very good, so probably a better player would have dropped out more often, but I was trying hard to bet with the percentages. In any case, I think there's definitely enough advantage in this deck to win you some money at the table.
EDIT: I see that I got ninja'd by an experienced poker player who is saying the opposite. You're probably right that experienced players would not bet on most of these second-best hands. But there are a lot more inexperienced players like me than experienced ones like you. And, if you can act a bit, you might be able to bluff that your hand is weak on a hand where you know you'll win.
- stanleydrew 16y agoI agree that the two- (or possibly three-) player deck is the only way this has any practical value. And that's because in heads-up poker you're only playing against a single opponent so the starting value of each of your hands goes way up. I disagree though that a better player would drop out more often. I think better players stay in more often. How can you win if you're not in?
- Someone 16y agoI am not an expert, but you cannot lose more once you are out, either. 'cut your losses' and 'pick your battles' also are arts good players must master.