I have trained more than a few folks to play this game. Always the non-wild version. Just too many choices otherwise. I've found the key to be consistent in the placement order of the made hands. 1. Go ahead & put every full house on top with the PAIR on the RIGHT. You will then always look at that pair as the source for making a straight or flush on the bottom. The trips can be touched only for a SF or to switch with a pair on the bottom.
2. ALWAYS put straights & flushes in rank order. That way various changes will be easier to see. Can you make the straight longer in one direction? Can a straight be a flush & vice versa? Is there an embedded SF than can be put on bottom?
3. Playing three pairs goes faster if you isolate the 2 cards that ate NOT paired & see if ANY card would make them a flush or straight. If not you can confidently play your 3 pair knowing you haven't missed anything.
4. Any good hand needs to be looked at carefully in case it's a great hand. Is there any way to get a 15/16 multiplier on the bottom?
Hope these tips help.
Big split poker at Peppermill
do you have an idea what your error rate is, or what the error rate of
your students is? if so, how do you measure it? and how many hands do
you play per hour, on average?
(every rational thought i have about this game says i should forget
about ever playing it, but somehow i can't quit trying. it's become my
white whale. of one thing i'm certain: if i do ever manage to play
this game accurately, it'll be by far the hardest game i've ever
mastered.)
best wishes,
five
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On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 7:03 AM, BeckSam <becksam@aol.com> wrote:
I have trained more than a few folks to play this game.