Generic strategies for Non-Conventional Pick'em Poker games

[Fulton]

Hi Everyone,

I spotted 3 pick'em poker games that are either wild card or bonus
versions of the standard 99.5% pick'em Poker games once available on
the Bally's GameMaker machines. They are:

Pick'em Poker - Deuces Wild
Pick'em Poker - Jokers Wild
Pick'em Poker - Double Double Bonus

Question: With the standard Pick'em generally being so easy and
INTUITIVE to play, is it possible to create a simplified generic
strategy table for these games, changing mainly the high card
consideration, depending on the paytable?

I did just that, taking a previously published and very simplified
strategy for full pay STANDARD Pick'em (EV 99.95%)

For the two wild card versions of Pick'em, here is what I came up
with, (including or excluding the wild card):

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a Royal Flush
Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (A in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)

For the Double Double Bonus version: I differentiated the pair
rankings for:

pair Aces
pair 2,3,4s
pair J-K
pair 2-10

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of ACES
Pair of 2,3,4s
Pair of J-K
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a Straight Flush
Pair of LOW cards (usually 2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (usually Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)

I checked a few weeks ago on VPFree to see if anyone knew of any new
software or published strategies for these versions of Pick'em. The
answer was no, so this is why I came up with generic strategies to
play these most interesting versions of pick'em poker. Sadly, the
Standard full pay version of Pick'em poker is vanishing, but these
new "offerings" look like fun.

Any thoughts, input, or advice ??

Much Appreciated,
John

[Fulton]

Sorry ..

FYI .. for the Pick'em Poker WILD CARD strategy, I mean't "Any three
cards to a Straight Flush" (** see below), not Royal Flush on the
fifth line from the top of this strategy:

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a STRAIGHT FLUSH **
Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)

Sincerst Apologies for this typo ....
John

Hi Everyone,

I spotted 3 pick'em poker games that are either wild card or bonus
versions of the standard 99.5% pick'em Poker games once available

on

the Bally's GameMaker machines. They are:

Pick'em Poker - Deuces Wild
Pick'em Poker - Jokers Wild
Pick'em Poker - Double Double Bonus

Question: With the standard Pick'em generally being so easy and
INTUITIVE to play, is it possible to create a simplified generic
strategy table for these games, changing mainly the high card
consideration, depending on the paytable?

I did just that, taking a previously published and very simplified
strategy for full pay STANDARD Pick'em (EV 99.95%)

For the two wild card versions of Pick'em, here is what I came up
with, (including or excluding the wild card):

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers

Wild)

Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a Royal Flush
Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (A in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)

For the Double Double Bonus version: I differentiated the pair
rankings for:

pair Aces
pair 2,3,4s
pair J-K
pair 2-10

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of ACES
Pair of 2,3,4s
Pair of J-K
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a Straight Flush
Pair of LOW cards (usually 2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (usually Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers

Wild)

I checked a few weeks ago on VPFree to see if anyone knew of any

new

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software or published strategies for these versions of Pick'em. The
answer was no, so this is why I came up with generic strategies to
play these most interesting versions of pick'em poker. Sadly, the
Standard full pay version of Pick'em poker is vanishing, but these
new "offerings" look like fun.

Any thoughts, input, or advice ??

Much Appreciated,
John

[kcace1024]

John,

VPgenius has paytables and strategy guides for deuces wild and double
double bonus Pick'em. There is a link on the VPfree homepage. You
can always ask VPgenius to do joker Pick'em.

Chris

Sorry ..

FYI .. for the Pick'em Poker WILD CARD strategy, I mean't "Any

three

cards to a Straight Flush" (** see below), not Royal Flush on the
fifth line from the top of this strategy:

Three of a kind
Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers

Wild)

Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
Any three cards to a STRAIGHT FLUSH **
Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
Any three cards to a flush
Any three cards to a straight
Any single HIGH card (Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)

Sincerst Apologies for this typo ....
John

>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I spotted 3 pick'em poker games that are either wild card or

bonus

> versions of the standard 99.5% pick'em Poker games once available
on
> the Bally's GameMaker machines. They are:
>
> Pick'em Poker - Deuces Wild
> Pick'em Poker - Jokers Wild
> Pick'em Poker - Double Double Bonus
>
> Question: With the standard Pick'em generally being so easy and
> INTUITIVE to play, is it possible to create a simplified generic
> strategy table for these games, changing mainly the high card
> consideration, depending on the paytable?
>
> I did just that, taking a previously published and very

simplified

> strategy for full pay STANDARD Pick'em (EV 99.95%)
>
> For the two wild card versions of Pick'em, here is what I came up
> with, (including or excluding the wild card):
>
> Three of a kind
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
> Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers
Wild)
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush
> Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
> Any three cards to a flush
> Any three cards to a straight
> Any single HIGH card (A in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)
>
> For the Double Double Bonus version: I differentiated the pair
> rankings for:
>
> pair Aces
> pair 2,3,4s
> pair J-K
> pair 2-10
>
>
> Three of a kind
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
> Pair of ACES
> Pair of 2,3,4s
> Pair of J-K
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
> Any three cards to a Straight Flush
> Pair of LOW cards (usually 2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers

Wild)

> Any three cards to a flush
> Any three cards to a straight
> Any single HIGH card (usually Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers
Wild)
>
> I checked a few weeks ago on VPFree to see if anyone knew of any
new
> software or published strategies for these versions of Pick'em.

The

> answer was no, so this is why I came up with generic strategies

to

> play these most interesting versions of pick'em poker. Sadly, the
> Standard full pay version of Pick'em poker is vanishing, but

these

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

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "johnhunady" <johnhunady@> wrote:
> new "offerings" look like fun.
>
> Any thoughts, input, or advice ??
>
> Much Appreciated,
> John
>

[Fulton]

Chris,

Thanks for the tip .... I'll contact VPgenuis.

Much Appreciated,
John

John,

VPgenius has paytables and strategy guides for deuces wild and

double

double bonus Pick'em. There is a link on the VPfree homepage. You
can always ask VPgenius to do joker Pick'em.

Chris

>
> Sorry ..
>
> FYI .. for the Pick'em Poker WILD CARD strategy, I mean't "Any
three
> cards to a Straight Flush" (** see below), not Royal Flush on the
> fifth line from the top of this strategy:
>
> Three of a kind
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
> Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in Jokers
Wild)
> Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
> Any three cards to a STRAIGHT FLUSH **
> Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
> Any three cards to a flush
> Any three cards to a straight
> Any single HIGH card (Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)
>
> Sincerst Apologies for this typo ....
> John
>
> >
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I spotted 3 pick'em poker games that are either wild card or
bonus
> > versions of the standard 99.5% pick'em Poker games once

available

> on
> > the Bally's GameMaker machines. They are:
> >
> > Pick'em Poker - Deuces Wild
> > Pick'em Poker - Jokers Wild
> > Pick'em Poker - Double Double Bonus
> >
> > Question: With the standard Pick'em generally being so easy and
> > INTUITIVE to play, is it possible to create a simplified

generic

> > strategy table for these games, changing mainly the high card
> > consideration, depending on the paytable?
> >
> > I did just that, taking a previously published and very
simplified
> > strategy for full pay STANDARD Pick'em (EV 99.95%)
> >
> > For the two wild card versions of Pick'em, here is what I came

up

> > with, (including or excluding the wild card):
> >
> > Three of a kind
> > Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
> > Pair of HIGH cards (usually Aces in Deuces Wild, Jacks in

Jokers

> Wild)
> > Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
> > Any three cards to a Royal Flush
> > Pair of LOW cards (2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers Wild)
> > Any three cards to a flush
> > Any three cards to a straight
> > Any single HIGH card (A in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers Wild)
> >
> > For the Double Double Bonus version: I differentiated the pair
> > rankings for:
> >
> > pair Aces
> > pair 2,3,4s
> > pair J-K
> > pair 2-10
> >
> >
> > Three of a kind
> > Any three cards to a Royal Flush, EXCLUDING an ACE
> > Pair of ACES
> > Pair of 2,3,4s
> > Pair of J-K
> > Any three cards to a Royal Flush, INCLUDING an ACE
> > Any three cards to a Straight Flush
> > Pair of LOW cards (usually 2-K in Deuces Wild), 2-10 in Jokers
Wild)
> > Any three cards to a flush
> > Any three cards to a straight
> > Any single HIGH card (usually Ace in Deuces wild, J-A in Jokers
> Wild)
> >
> > I checked a few weeks ago on VPFree to see if anyone knew of

any

> new
> > software or published strategies for these versions of Pick'em.
The
> > answer was no, so this is why I came up with generic strategies
to
> > play these most interesting versions of pick'em poker. Sadly,

the

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "kcace1024" <cy4873@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "johnhunady" <johnhunady@> wrote:
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "johnhunady" <johnhunady@> wrote:
> > Standard full pay version of Pick'em poker is vanishing, but
these
> > new "offerings" look like fun.
> >
> > Any thoughts, input, or advice ??
> >
> > Much Appreciated,
> > John
> >
>