Pick'em DDB

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Boiler Dog
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Pick'em DDB

Post by Boiler Dog »

Can anyone verify the payback for this game, and provide a strategy?

From VPFree2:
99.08% PKMDDB
Pick'em Poker Double Double Bonus
1-2-2-6-12-18-20-100-200-400-400-800-200-2000

https://www.vpfree2.com/video-poker/pay ... uble-bonus

dinghy
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Post by dinghy »

I think somebody miscalculated the payback. Using the Wizard of Odds calculator, I get 93.5%. Beau Rivage, where this is reportedly located, is not renowned for high payback vp.

New2vp
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Post by New2vp »

Agreeing with dinghy, the payout for two pair in your list is 2 instead of the more standard 3.

1-2-2-6-12-18-20-100-200-400-400-800-200-2000

Two Pair might account for 18% or 19% of the return for this type of game. So, reducing that payout by 1/3 knocks the EV down by more than 6% overall.

atomic2025
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Post by atomic2025 »

New2vp wrote:
Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:10 am
1-2-2-6-12-18-20-100-200-400-400-800-200-2000
Not exactly. The 99.08% game should have this pay schedule

1-2-3-6-12-16-20-100-200-400-400-800-200-2000

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