I was looking at some strategy cards a friend had and on the back it
had one for "Sam's Town Bonus Deuces" - does anyone know anything about
this game versus FPDW ( for now I want to stick to learning and knowing
FPDW ) but I will be goint to Sam's for a quick visit and I would like
to know anything about it and maybe give it a try. On the card it says:always hold 3 dueces
hold 2 deuces over a 4 cd sf
no dueces
hold a 4 cd flush or two pair over an open 3 cd sf
hold an open end 3 cd sf over one pair
return 100.81
That is extremely simplified. The ER is 100.94% with optimum play.
Anyone, can you explain what an open 3 cd sf is?
does it mean open like: Jd Kd Ad does open mean a gap?
A 3 cd sf would be a 3-card Straight Flush with no gap, such as 6h-7h-8h or 6h-7h-2c. "Open" probably means "open-ended" (i.e., the draw is fully open on both ends as in my examples). Most strategists say "inside" to mean a gap such as 6h-7h-9h. Your example is a 3-card royal, which is much better.
I would guess that the variance might be even higher than FPDW but If
someone can comment I would appreciate it.
Yes, the variance is quite high at 50.4.
As of early January, there were still two of these old upright machines on the upper level near Shepler's Western store. They did not have ticket-out. They were still awarding a point for each dollar action. All other 100%-plus games at Sam's Town have been cut to one point per two dollars action.
I have a cue card for this game (see my web site). There are many more differences between this and FPDW than those given above.
Dan
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