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How do vp experts like Bob Dancer play the 3-card Royal Flush

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I posted one question to make sure I correctly understood the strategy, which I understood to be hold the high pair and don't split it for a 3-card royal, assuming you are not on a progressive machine and don't consider penalty cards in making decisions. From posts since mine went out, it sounds like I understand that correctly.

A follow-up - if I DO play a progressive machine, and again do not consider penalty cards and play every three-card royal the same regardless of which one it is, what does the progressive have to be (4000 coins being "normal" full pay) before it IS correct to split the pair and go for the royal?

Thanks!!

--BG

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On the Royal Flush thread somebody mentioned penalty cards. What are those?

Thanks

Steve
Michigan

#3

On the Royal Flush thread somebody mentioned penalty cards. What

are those?

Thanks

Steve
Michigan

http://members.cox.net/vpfree/Gloss.htm

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "deuceswild1000" <deuceswild1000@...>
wrote:

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>
> On the Royal Flush thread somebody mentioned penalty cards. What
are those?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
> Michigan
>

http://members.cox.net/vpfree/Gloss.htm

A penalty card is a discard that hurts the overall value of a hand.
Example: In 9-6 jacks or better you are dealt the AKT4 suited. If the
fifth card is an offsuit Q or J this is a straight penalty to the 3RF
draw because you have fewer combinations available to make a straight
(also fewer high pairs). If the fifth card is a ten you would have a
pair penalty to the 3RF making it harder to get two pair or triple
tens. I picked this example hand because either of these penalties
changes the correct play to AKT4.

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