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Merry Christmas ... and a quiz


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I'm off on Sunday for two weeks holiday. Have a happy Christmas and a great New Year, everybody. Thought I'd leave you with a festive poker quiz to think about while you're cooking the turkey. I don't necessarily know the answers to all of these. (1) Playing a 10-player $10/$20 No Limit Holdem cash table on Boxing Day, everybody starts with $1000. On the first hand, you are dealt pocket aces under the gun, and being under the misapprehension that "St. Stephen's Day" refers to St. Stephen of Hungary, you go all in. However, Santa Claus brought you a Wand of Calling for Christmas, with which you can make each other player call or fold as you wish. Unfortunately, Santa didn't bring you the magic spectacles that you really wanted, with which you could have seen what everybody's cards were. Assuming you want to maximize your expected winnings on the hand, who do you force to call, and who do you force to fold? (2) Snowpoker.com have a special royal flush jackpot for Christmas. For the first royal flush, everybody at the table wins a year's supply of reindeer food. At each of two tables, one Texas Holdem and one seven card Stud, 7 players sit down and proceed to call/check every hand down in the hope of winning the jackpot. Assuming they play the same number of hands per hour, which table is more likely to win the jackpot? (3) Same as (2), but the rules say you have to use both of your pocket cards (in Holdem) or both of your first two downcards (in Stud) to make the royal flush. Which table is more likely to win the jackpot? (4) There is a lesser jackpot for the first straight flush: same rules as in (3). Which table is more likely to win it? (5) You're playing a heads up seven card stud cash game against Santa Claus. He's completely hammered you (Ho, ho, ho! :eyes). You're down to your last dollar, and the antes put you all in. You decide that, win or lose, this is your last hand. Santa deals, and being a generous and jolly guy, before he deals his own up-card, he lets you look at your first three cards and choose whether to play this hand as straight stud, razz, or stud hi/lo (eight or better). Assuming you want to maximize your expected winnings, are there any cards you could have that would make you choose hi/lo? (6) I get back on 1 January and won't play any focus games before then. Will I still be in the top 100 when I get back?

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Re: Merry Christmas ... and a quiz (1) All of them call (2) Chances are the same (3) Chances are the same (4) They are the same (am I missing something? :unsure) (5) No (6) I wont answer, because I know exactlt how many points you'll be on.....

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