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DDB and Bonus Deuces -- not easy to understand strategy

In both bonus deuces and double bonus deuces holding 222A not only gives
you a shot at 2222A but also 222AA which is either 400 or 800. In DDB
holding AAA2 if you end up with AAA22 it is only 45 (or 50). The five aces
is so strong in bonus deuces that you hold 22A over 22 and in double bonus
deuces you hold 22A and 2A (some penalty situations related to 3RF have
penalty considerations.)

[Original Message]
From: gilbert_616 <gilbert_616@yahoo.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 4/29/2005 10:21:34 AM
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: DDB and Bonus Deuces -- not easy to understand

strategy

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Thanks Devin!
That was a mistake on my part. I didn't mean the 5-of-a-kind cards
in Case 1. I believe I have the correct example in Case 2 so if you
know why the kicker in Bonus Deuces Wild is a recommended Hold and
the kicker in DDB is not (both going for 2,000 credits), can you tell
us why?

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Devin Braun <dbraun4@y...> wrote:
> I believe you are mistaking 222AA in both cases:
>
> 222AA is a five-of-a-kind Aces in BDW and pays 400 coins, not 20
> (four-of-a-kind).
>
>
> gilbert_616 wrote:
>
> > Here's a couple of cases that gives me a hard time understanding.
Can
> > someone make it clear for me? Thanks!
> >
> > Case 1:
> > In DDB where the cards are AAA33, the suggested strategy is to
hold
> > only the AAA. (AAA33 pays 45, AAAA3 pays 2,000)
> > In Bonus Deuces Wild where the cards are 222AA, the suggested
strategy
> > is to hold all cards 222AA (pays 20 only, 2222A pays 2,000). Can
> > someone explain why?
> >
> > Case 2:
> > In DDB where the cards are AAA3K, the suggested strategy is to
hold
> > only the AAA. (AAAA3 pays 2,000)
> > In Bonus Deuces Wild where the cards are 222A7, the suggested
strategy
> > is to hold 222A. (2222A pays 2,000)
> > Why the big difference in hold strategy?
> >

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In bonus deuces the 222A hold also gives you a shot at the wild Royal, so there are the following cards to make a major improvement on the hand.
1 - 2
3 - A
1 10,J,Q,K

so 8 cards will give you a significant improvement.

Regards
A.P.

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----- Original Message -----
  From: Howard Stern
  To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 8:13 PM
  Subject: RE: [vpFREE] Re: DDB and Bonus Deuces -- not easy to understand strategy

  In both bonus deuces and double bonus deuces holding 222A not only gives
  you a shot at 2222A but also 222AA which is either 400 or 800. In DDB
  holding AAA2 if you end up with AAA22 it is only 45 (or 50). The five aces
  is so strong in bonus deuces that you hold 22A over 22 and in double bonus
  deuces you hold 22A and 2A (some penalty situations related to 3RF have
  penalty considerations.)

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