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breaking two pair with faces

#1

In a message dated 8/8/03 6:11:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cmayhem@aol.com
writes:

Keeping one pair, even a pair of aces, over two pair is an incorrect play
in
FP (10/7) DB

But when it is Aces the difference is marginal. And (trust me on this) it's
so much fun to complete four aces from that pair after you threw the other
pair that it's worth the small loss.

The FPDB bank was indeed moved to near the Keno (actually a pretty quiet
spot) and I can report that, at least on one machine, there were still four Aces
:slight_smile:

Karen

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#2

cmayhem wrote:

> Keeping one pair, even a pair of aces, over two pair is an
> incorrect play in FP (10/7) DB

krallison416 replied:

But when it is Aces the difference is marginal. And (trust me on
this) it's so much fun to complete four aces from that pair after
you threw the other pair that it's worth the small loss.

Karen's absolutely right. Even on a $1 10/7 machine you're talking
only a penny's difference.

However, on the old IGT machine I play (seldomly, now that it's chewed
me up and spit me out) quad Aces were a handpay and good for 10-15
minutes of idleness. On that machine I was content for a shot at $50,
especially when the Aces were shy about showing their faces all at once.

From a bankroll perspective, it's always more appropriate to go with
the hold that introduces less volatility to your play unless you
receive an appreciably higher return from the higher variance play.
(In this case, holding the two pair over the Aces is clearly
preferable - unless, that is, you're an adrenaline junky like Karen
and get a charge out of each shot at quad Aces :slight_smile:

- Harry

- Harry

#3

In a message dated 8/8/03 6:11:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

cmayhem@a... writes:

....Keeping one pair, even a pair of aces, over two pair is an

incorrect play in FP (10/7) DB......

Karen writes:

.... it's so much fun to complete four aces from that pair after you

threw the other pair that it's worth the small loss.

The best of both worlds can be found at MSS where holding only two
aces from a two pair hand is the correct play because of the average
bonus added by the scratch card on quads. It is a guilt free place to
play 10/7DB for quad ace thrill seekers. -JFR