Re: texas shootout: \"tie\" hands will chop you to shreds
OK, here's the ultimate horror
First hand: 8c 3s
Second hand: 8h 2d
You can pick whichever hand you want -- and put up just $1. I'll put up $2 and take the other hand plus the ties. Sounds tempting. But if you run the odds, you'll see that you're on the wrong end of a sucker bet.
Or, if you prefer, you can take BOTH hands and put up $1. If either one wins, you get paid. I'll take only the ties. You pay me $1 for a tie. It's much closer to an even proposition, but if we play a million hands, I'll have at least $3,000 of your money. These hands tie slightly more than 50% of the time.
Ugggh! I think this game is being brought to you by the same folks who run the $2 arcade games at the carnival -- where you throw three baseballs and try to knock down the dancing clown.
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