tensplitter
Well-Known Member
To pass the time in the evening with crowded blackjack tables and to get points to justify my comped room, I played Texas Hold 'Em Bonus. I got the 2 players next to me to show me their hands and inferred what the other players had based on their raising after the flop and their emotions, something you don't observe in regular poker since this game is only player vs dealer. Of course I never bet the sucker Bonus bet. I played for about an hour and left when I broke even exactly.
http://wizardofodds.com/texasholdembonus
Basically, it's limit hold 'em only against the dealer with a structured raise. If I play this game at a full table and know everyone's hole cards, could it provide a positive edge for me?
To beat the house edge, I would only need to fold two hands per hour that would have lost if I raised assuming optimal strategy. I would otherwise play (such as 9-4 unsuited when 2 other players have 9s, or folding 9-4 suited when the other players have 3 or more of the same suit). Or I might raise a 2-5 suited if I don't see other players have a card of the same suit or no 2's or 5's. And I would raise the lowest pair on the flop if other players also have higher pairs, thereby reducing the chance the dealer has a higher pair.
At the game I played, the dealer and pit boss didn't care that the players compared hands and the other players were willing to show me their hands since it gave them an advantage too.
If I can see 20% of the deck before the flop, I'm sure I could make some good basic strategy deviations on when to fold or not. Sometimes I could even see the bottom card so I can assume that card will never be played.
http://wizardofodds.com/texasholdembonus
Basically, it's limit hold 'em only against the dealer with a structured raise. If I play this game at a full table and know everyone's hole cards, could it provide a positive edge for me?
To beat the house edge, I would only need to fold two hands per hour that would have lost if I raised assuming optimal strategy. I would otherwise play (such as 9-4 unsuited when 2 other players have 9s, or folding 9-4 suited when the other players have 3 or more of the same suit). Or I might raise a 2-5 suited if I don't see other players have a card of the same suit or no 2's or 5's. And I would raise the lowest pair on the flop if other players also have higher pairs, thereby reducing the chance the dealer has a higher pair.
At the game I played, the dealer and pit boss didn't care that the players compared hands and the other players were willing to show me their hands since it gave them an advantage too.
If I can see 20% of the deck before the flop, I'm sure I could make some good basic strategy deviations on when to fold or not. Sometimes I could even see the bottom card so I can assume that card will never be played.
