Wild Hold 'em Fold 'em Poker is yet another new poker variation table
game. This is evidently the first wild card table game to achieve
any degree of success. As of February, 2001, it is at about half the
Las Vegas casinos. Casinos that I know have it are Fitzgeralds, the
Sahara, the Fiesta, and the Texas Station. The closest game to compare
this to is Let it Ride. However in this game the player must keep
raising to stay in or fold, and the deuces are wild. The house edge
and element of risk are rather high, so play at your own risk.
Rules
The game is played with a single deck of cards, which is shuffled
after every hand.
The player begins by placing an ante bet in the "ante" square.
Player receives three cards face down.
After looking at cards player must decide to either bet or fold. If
the player folds he forfeits his ante. If player bets he must put
an amount equal to the ante in the "bet" square.
All players who bet receive a fourth card.
After examining the four-card hand all players still in must decide
to raise or fold. If player folds he forfeits both the ante and bet.
If player raises he must place an amount equal to double the ante
in the "raise" square.
All players still in the game receive a fifth and final card, which
pays according to the pay table below.
Strategy
With three cards bet with any of the following hands, otherwise
fold.
Any hand with a deuce
Any pair, three of a kind
Three to a flush, including an ace
Three to a straight flush
With four cards raise with any of the following hands, otherwise
fold.
Any hand with a deuce
Any pair, two pair, three of a kind
Four to a straight, flush, or straight flush
House Edge
The house edge is 6.86%. To be exact it is 3,566,964/51,979,200.
The average bet size is 2.13 units which makes the element of risk
3.23%.
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