Round Table Poker Guide
Written by jetfan19
I favor a conservative game play style. Here are some tips…
Before the Discard
Unless I have a hand of two pair or higher, I will only go up to 10nps (not including the ante). If given the chance, I will check unless I have three of a kind or higher, or a flush draw-then I will bet (a draw is where you are one card away from something-so if you have four hearts and a club, you have a flush draw. The philosophy behind betting is that you have a ¼ chance of getting the suit you need. The computers will all go up to 10nps before the discard. By betting you are increasing the pot by fifty, while only risking ten).
When a computer can check, but bets, this means that they usually have a hand of two pair or higher.
The Discard
This is a vital part of the hand. Of course there is the obvious stuff, but I take it a step deeper. Say this is your hand: A A J 7 3. Many people would trade in three cards, keeping the aces. You have a 2/47 chance each time of getting another ace (two other aces , forty seven other cards). The percent chance of not getting an ace at all is 88.8. That means you only have a 11.2% chance of getting another ace. Now what I do is keep the aces and the jacks. Two pair is only slightly lower than three of a kind, which people rarely get. The percent chance of getting three of a kind is still 8.4%, but now I have an 8.4% chance of getting two pair. 16.8% chance of getting two pair or higher-not bad (that’s about 1/6). Here’s what I do with what I’m given:
No pairs: Keep the highest two cards, discard the rest.
One pair: Keep the pair and the highest card not involved in the pair.
Two pair: Keep both pairs, send back the last card.
Three of a kind: Keep the three, send back the other two.
Strait/Flush draw: Pursue it, immediately folding if I don’t get it.
Strait/Flush/Full House: Nothing.
Four of a Kind -We want to improve our kicker here, in the unlikely even someone else has four of a kind too. If the card NOT involved in the four is a six or lower, exchange it. If not, keep it.
After the Discard
Ok, this largely depends on what I have and how my opponents play. If they all check in front of me, I know that I can bet and, even if they call, they do not have that great of a hand. It also can depend on the situation-like how late in the game it is, how much I’m down by, etc. If it’s late and I’m down by a chunk of change, I will do more with it-maybe raise.
Unless I’m the last person to move (hands 2, 7, 12) and everyone checks in front of me, I do not bet with just a pair. It must be at least Jacks. A high card is not bet worthy no matter what.
With two pair and three of a kind I will call. With greater than that, I usually raise.
Well, I hope this guide helps you out. If after a couple of games you do not find success with the strategy, try another one. Everyone has their own style of play.
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