Talk:Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker
Latest comment: 13 years ago by MrOllie in topic Impossible?
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Impossible?
edit"Because of the large number and variety of combinations, it is impossible to list a basic strategy for the turn and river bets."
- Can we at least have a link to a site that discusses the strategy for the turn and river bets? I've looked and haven't found such a site yet. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 17:43, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- I've devised and posted a basic strategy (simulates @ ~2.35% house edge) at Discount Gambling's Basic Strategy for Texas Hold'Em Bonus. Can we allow this external link please?--Stephenhow (talk) 16:48, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
- Per the guideline on external links, we do not link to people's blogs or personal sites. - MrOllie (talk) 16:51, 17 March 2011 (UTC)
Optimal strategy
editI think we have the optimal strategy wrong. The list provided at the wizard of odds suggest that lots of hands have negative expectation and should be folded. --best, kevin [kzollman][talk] 18:34, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- I disagree. A negative expected value just means that there's less than a 50% chance of winning. Since you've already put in an ante, it doesn't make sense to fold if there's a 49% chance of winning (for example). As a reference, just read the wizardofodds quote "the player should fold unsuited 2/3 to 2/7". What you want to look for is hands where the expected value is less than -1. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 19:01, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- The ante is a sunk cost. You don't get paid for most hands back on your ante, so your asking if you should risk 2 units for an payoff of ~2 units. In that case you should fold in almost all negative expectation hands. --best, kevin [kzollman][talk] 19:20, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I think I understand. I read this page which gave a more clear statement of what these EV calculations are. My mistake. --best, kevin [kzollman][talk] 19:46, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah, I'm not sure if my explanation was correct, but I think I somehow came to the correct conclusion despite that. Well anyhow, I think the optimal strategy should involve looking at other players hands or flipping over the dealer's cards or something like that. ~a (user • talk • contribs) 19:59, 14 August 2006 (UTC)