Talk:Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker

Impossible?
"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
I 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)