Wow, Mary had a big night. Two jackpot wins ($60.50 for a straight flush, then $13.25 for four 6s) and a bunch of big pots. She went home $216.00 richer, her second biggest win ever. (Her biggest win was on 11-Nov-2014: $236.00.)
| Jerry | ‑$11.00 |
| Mark D | ‑$11.00 |
| Mary | +$216.00 |
| Chris | ‑$57.00 |
| Jeff | +$30.00 |
| Jason | ‑$110.00 |
Jackpot is now $16.00.
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During a round of Wild Cards Going Both Ways, the topic of five-of-a-kind was raised. The generally accepted rule states that any five-of-a-kind beats any straight flush (including a royal flush). But does that make sense?
In a five-card stud game, where there is just a single completely wild joker, the chances of hitting five of a kind are 1 in 220,745. In that same game, the chances of hitting a straight flush (including a royal) are 1 in 14,067. In this case the five-of-a-kind is much harder to make, so the generally accepted rule makes sense.
However, when you add more cards (and more wild cards), the odds change. Depending on the rules of the game, it might be much easier to make a five-of-a-kind than a straight flush. So should the rules change?
Probably not. You’d have to recalculate the odds for each and every new rule you introduce to the game.
And think about this: A 7-high flush is MUCH harder to make than an ace-high flush. And yet everyone agrees that an ace-high flush beats a 7-high flush.
| Mark D | +$43.00 |
| Mary | ‑$128.00 |
| Bill | +$113.00 |
| Chris | ‑$73.00 |
| Jeff | ‑$23.00 |
| Jason | ‑$49.00 |
| Glen | +$101.00 |
Jackpot is now $73.00.
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Take a look at this final board on a hand of Bingo we played. Only 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s. Not surprisingly, three of the four players at showdown had all five of their cards left.
| Jerry | ‑$66.00 |
| Mark D | +$62.00 |
| Chris | +$147.00 |
| Jeff | ‑$43.00 |
| Jason | ‑$86.00 |
| Glen | ‑$31.00 |
Jackpot is now $57.00.
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Jason introduced a version of his Studugi where the high Badugi hand splits the pot with the best poker hand. At first Mark DeVol dismissed the game as not very playable, but it turned out to play very well. Players with aces were always in a good spot to win the Badugi half of the pot and possibly back into the best poker hand as well.
| Mark D | +$57.00 |
| Mary | ‑$40.00 |
| Bill | ‑$174.00 |
| Chris | +$46.00 |
| Jeff | +$107.00 |
| Jason | +$35.00 |
| Glen | ‑$49.00 |
Jackpot is now $40.00.
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