Rules of the Game No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw is a lowball game where the best hand is 23457. Straights and flushes count against you and the aces are considered high. As the name of the game suggests there is only one draw and thus only two rounds of betting but to overcome this and [...]
Archie (Triple Draw High/ Low Split) Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Archie is a triple draw high/ low split pot game. The pot is split between the best high hand and the best ace to five low, however, in order to take any part of the pot a hand must first qualify. The majority of the time the rules specify that a [...]
Seven Card Stud Rules and Basic Strategy
Rules of the Game Seven Card Stud is an American classic but many players entering poker post Moneymaker boom may not have been exposed to the game. Every player antes and then “3rd street “is dealt with two cards down and a “door card” face up. The player with the lowest card is then forced [...]
Archie Introduction Part 2 – High Hands
Last month we got an introduction to the exciting game of Archie and walked through some equity matchups. This month we will take a closer look at the high oriented hands. Below is the distribution of qualifying high hands and the resulting approximate probability of having been dealt the best high hand from the various [...]
Using Dealt Pat Hand Distributions to Make Decisions in Deuce to Seven No Limit Single Draw
Deuce to Seven No Limit Single draw is often described as the purest of all poker forms. Often times you are faced with huge decisions that hinge on one simple question; “Does he have it or not? But there are some decisions that are based almost purely on mathematics. Those who are interested in picking [...]