Aug 19 2026
The Loss Rebate Theorem
In several previous posts I investigated advantage play against loss rebates.
Hole-Carding Three Card Poker: Random Walks & ROR
Hole-carding Three Card Poker has been one of the mainstays of APs for over a decade. I discuss the details in this post. However, most APs have struggled to show the profit that the 3.48% edge should yield for them.
Hole-Carding Pai Gow Poker
In this post, I asked for input on how Pai Gow Poker (PGP) could be legitimately beat by advantage players. An AP who posted under the name “jet” left a comment to that blog post, writing: “Actually people have beaten Pai Gow in the past.
High Card Flush Collusion
High Card Flush (HCF) is a relatively new game that distinguished itself by winning “Best Game” at the Cutting Edge Table Games Conference in 2012. Recently Stephen How demonstrated that HCF has a significant collusion issue. With six players at the table sharing full information about their hands (colluding), he stated that these players could each get a 7.3% edge over the house.
