Forum: Home Poker
12-08-2005, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 194
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Forum: Home Poker
11-25-2005, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 432
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Forum: Home Poker
11-21-2005, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 100
Re: 357 poker question
I've seen people play it both ways. I would guess without straights and flushes is more common, but who knows?
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Forum: Home Poker
11-21-2005, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 191
Re: A different question?
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What's the biggest pot in relation to the antes you've ever seen in a GUTS game? I played in a game with a $.25 ante and the biggest pot of the night was approximately $117 if I remember...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
11-10-2005, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 93
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Forum: Home Poker
09-10-2005, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 177
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Forum: Home Poker
09-03-2005, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
Re: Playing Hold\'em (or Omaha) with two decks
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I guess I should have intuited that, since you're just doubling the available cards- it shouldn't change the relative probability of one hand versus another.
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Actually, it...
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Forum: Home Poker
08-31-2005, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 86
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Forum: Other Poker Games
08-23-2005, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 109
Re: Poker Variant Site Update
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Great site sir, duly bookmarked.
A small note: in the listing for "Canadian 5 card stud" aka Soko, you accidentally list a 4 straight as beating a four flush, rather than the opposite....
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Forum: Other Poker Games
08-21-2005, 09:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 109
Re: Poker Variant Site Update
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(I would've edited my other post, but the time ran out)
I'd add five-card Omaha to the Omaha variant page; I believe 5CO is more popular than 6CO.
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It's in the file of...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
08-21-2005, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 109
Re: Poker Variant Site Update
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Very interesting, an impressive collection. "triple draw lowball" should come in (at least) two varieties, A-5 and 2-7. I can't find single-draw lowball either, which comes in three...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
08-20-2005, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 109
Poker Variant Site Update
As some of you may know, I used to have a pdf on my website with a list of poker variants. I got rid of the pdf, put all the games into a relational database, and generated a web page for each game....
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Forum: Other Poker Games
08-12-2005, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 90
Re: London Lowball
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Asia mentioned "English Stud" in an email to me. I don't know if that's London Lowball or something else...
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English Stud is Seven Card Stud, but the sixth and seventh...
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Forum: Home Poker
07-27-2005, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 90
Re: home game - house rules
Best house rule I've ever seen: anyone who answers a cell phone in the middle of a hand automatically folds.
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Forum: Home Poker
07-07-2005, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 95
Re: \"Texas Two-Step\" in Toronto?
There's actually another game called Texas Two-Step. It's Texas Hold'em, but after each betting round except the first, each player may replace one or both of their down cards for a fee. The fee to...
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Forum: Poker Theory
07-07-2005, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 139
Re: Why does a flush beat a straight?
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Would it change anything if you were to enumerate the potential 5 card holdings from 7 cards? My guess is that it would. A straight seems as though it would become relatively more likely...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
06-01-2005, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 85
Re: 5 Card Stud 32 cards
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Plus, If I'm running the numbers right, a flush is actually harder to get than four of a kind.
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There are 8*28 ways to get four of a kind - 8 different ranks...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
05-31-2005, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 85
Re: 5 Card Stud 32 cards
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I noticed they were spreading 5 Card Stud 32 cards at my local casino. They strip the 2s 3s 4s 5s and 6s. Anyone know this game? It's different from Mexican Poker, right?
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Forum: Other Poker Games
05-20-2005, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 84
Re: Hawaii Hi/Low?
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I was reading the latest Cardplayer and came across Robert V. mentioning Hawaii Hi/Low and it being spread now in AC/MS, I could not find any details on this game via google, who can fill...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-16-2005, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 126
Re: Guts cahllenge
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My experience is that it's a fun game until you get to the point where someone can't afford to match the pot. Same with acey deucy. It's all fun when the pot is small.
I've seen...
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Forum: Probability
05-11-2005, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 84
Re: Cancer odds
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Here is the situation.
I work in an office with 75 people who have pretty much all been there for the past 7 years.
Average age: 40
Odds of getting cancer between birth and 40: ...
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Forum: Poker Theory
05-10-2005, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 89
Re: computers and random number generator
A) Cute anecdote.
B) Give me some hard data.
C) Even if there is a difference, it could be because manual shuffling is less random than computer shuffling. The question isn't online vs. manual,...
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Forum: Probability
04-28-2005, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 134
Re: Online Algorigthm Debate - Burn Cards
OK, your friend is a bone head. (sorry, but he is).
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My belief is the following, based on statistical combinations and including randomness of the deal. If there are two Identical...
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Forum: Other Poker Games
04-24-2005, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 89
Re: ever play mediocre poker?
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In mediocre poker the most mediocre hand wins.
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What do you do if you have an even number of players in at the showdown? Do the two middle hands split?
Say you have full...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-23-2005, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 133
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