Why not a face card and joker if available, and why a 6 and a 7 in
the above hands. If there is an explanation in Frugal, I haven't
located it yet. The strategy cards are wonderful but it still
doesn't answer why to hold the above.
I really enjoy this group.
I am assuming Kings or better version....
It is surprising that Joker - 7 is better than a lone Joker.
After all, discarding 4 increases the chances to catch a
K or A for a push.
Even a holding like Joker - Q seems better, since it
preserves the wild RF.
However, the Joker-7 hand makes a lot more straights and
straight flushes than a hand like Joker-Q. Also, if you
toss all 4 cards, you can ONLY catch an A or K to be
better off. If you catch a 2,3,4,5,9,T,J, or Q to replace
it, you will be worse off. Just imagine drawing 1 card
and stopping for a moment to look at the new hand.
There is another argument against holding cards like
9,5,and T. Some of the straights these cards make
contain an Ace or a King. This does not change the
number of straights you can make, but it does reduce
the number of high pair hands you can make.
Try this....
Open winpoker and look at the results when you
hold Joker-9 from Joker,2,3,4,9
Now look at the results when you hold
Joker-T from Joker,2,3,4,T.
You should see the same number of straights
for each. The total number of straight flushes
for each should also be the same, as long as
you consider wild royals to be straght flushes.
However, the Joker-T hand will have fewer high
pairs.
Here is why....
Suppose your draw has 4 different ranks and no
flush comes and one card is an Ace. When you
start with Joker-9, you will ALWAYS wind up with
exactly a high pair when this happens.
For example..... Joker,9,J,Q,A.
But, with Joker-Ten, drawing J,Q,A produces
a straight. So, there are fewer ways to wind
up with a pair of aces.
Now for a tough quiz....
Why does Joker-Ace make more straight flushes
than Joker-King?
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