Flush or 2 of a kind?

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SaraTG
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Flush or 2 of a kind?

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Whenever I play at the casino and get dealt 4 cards to a flush and also have 2 of a kind, Let's say 2C, 6C, 10C, KC, 2D, I always go for the flush but the machine "suggests" I should go with the 2 of a kind. Is that in fact mathematically the better play?

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You need to specify what game and the pay table.

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Post by Hotshooter »

SaraTG wrote:
Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:13 pm
Whenever I play at the casino and get dealt 4 cards to a flush and also have 2 of a kind, Let's say 2C, 6C, 10C, KC, 2D, I always go for the flush but the machine "suggests" I should go with the 2 of a kind. Is that in fact mathematically the better play?
Sara, If the game you are referring to is 9/6 Jacks or better, 8/5 or or 8/5 Bonus Poker then 4 cards to a flush is preferable to holding 2 low cards. Might be different on some of the other games.

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Post by BobDancer »

I cannot think of a game where holding the deuces, other than Deuces Wild.

With other cards, sometimes holding the pair is correct. Those times are:

1. When the pair is A, K, Q, or J in a game based on jacks or better

2. In a Deuces Wild game where flushes pay 2-for-1.

I suspect one of those cases is involved here, and your actual example was incorrect.

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What’s the best video poker game to play for best payout.

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SjPurple wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:27 pm
What’s the best video poker game to play for best payout.
the one enjoy the most.
but reality anything can happen on the short term played 3x longer on a 96% game same bankroll than on a 99.54% game, funny how anything can happen in the short run but long run thats no longer true house wins the long run

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SjPurple wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:27 pm
What’s the best video poker game to play for best payout.
Vulturable games like UX, Multi-Streak, etc.

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Jstark wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:20 pm
SjPurple wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:27 pm
What’s the best video poker game to play for best payout.
Vulturable games like UX, Multi-Streak, etc.
Example from tonight. Ignore the results, but before the cards were dealt, I had a 95.7458% advantage on this one.
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