Could somebody analyze this game???
One of my poker buddies came up with this. He said this was similar to Texas Showdown or whatever that stupid new casino table game is--the one with all the hoopla about the side bet.
I make a minimum bet, get two hole cards, decide if I want to raise my bet (not a fixed raise) or keep it at the minimum, then get two more cards. Then out of the four, I pick two. My buddy then deals himself four and picks two. We then turn them up, deal a five card board and the best hold em hand wins. If I win, he pays even money on whatever my bet (or bet and raise) amount is and if I lose, he gets it.
I figure I have some kind of an edge because I get to raise when I am dealt good two cards to begin with, and I also will pick the two optimal cards based in a chart of heads up starting hands (e.g. KTs is better head up than KQo). He neither gets to raise or say I cannot raise, nor will he always pick the best heads up hand. Since we each start with four cards, I am only raising if I get a high pair or slick to begin with because the average two card hand will be better when we get to pick from four.
Can somebody analyze this any better?
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