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D.B. Hand

#1

Hi. The correct hold in the D.B. hand; 2s 5s 6s Jd 4c is: hold the Jack. The basic strategy sheet lists a 3stfl2gaps0hi ahead of the lone Jack. Why is the Jack a better hold in this case? Just when I think I got this game under control, up pops a hand like this.! Dick McK.

#2

Just a guess...is the 4c a penalty card?

.....bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mckenna <tmac2@l...> wrote:

Hi. The correct hold in the D.B. hand; 2s 5s 6s Jd 4c is: hold the
Jack. The basic strategy sheet lists a 3stfl2gaps0hi ahead of the
lone Jack. Why is the Jack a better hold in this case? Just when I
think I got this game under control, up pops a hand like this.! Dick McK.

#3

OOOPS! I was beaten to the puch by someone who KNEW!

.....bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "bornloser1537" <bornloser1537@y...> wrote:

Just a guess...is the 4c a penalty card?

.....bl

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Richard Mckenna <tmac2@l...> wrote:
>
> Hi. The correct hold in the D.B. hand; 2s 5s 6s Jd 4c is: hold the
> Jack. The basic strategy sheet lists a 3stfl2gaps0hi ahead of the
> lone Jack. Why is the Jack a better hold in this case? Just when I
> think I got this game under control, up pops a hand like this.! Dick McK.
>

#4

That's why your strategy sheet is called "basic". The 4 singnificantly
reduces the number of possible straights, and thus lowers the value of
3SF+0 enough that a single J (or a single A) beats it (but not a Q or
K if I remember correctly).

DB isn't easy.

JBQ

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On 12/14/05, Richard Mckenna <tmac2@localnet.com> wrote:

Hi. The correct hold in the D.B. hand; 2s 5s 6s Jd 4c is: hold the
Jack. The basic strategy sheet lists a 3stfl2gaps0hi ahead of the
lone Jack. Why is the Jack a better hold in this case? Just when I
think I got this game under control, up pops a hand like this.! Dick McK.

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