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Table 1: Call Bet Strategy
| Hand |
Dealer's Card |
Call Bet |
| 8's-A's |
Any |
Yes |
| 7's |
7,6,5,4,3,2 |
Yes |
| 6's |
6,5,4,3,2 |
Yes |
| 5's |
5,4,3,2 |
Yes |
| 4's |
Any |
Yes |
| 3's |
Any |
Yes |
| 2's |
Any |
Yes |
| A-K-Q-J-X |
Any |
Yes |
| A-K-Q-X-X |
A,K,Q,X,X |
Dependent |
| A-K-J-X-X |
A,K,J,X,X |
Dependent |
| A-K-10-X-X |
A,K,10,X,X |
Dependent |
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X represents any unpaired, non-sequential, non-suited cards.
From this table you can see that a pair of 8's or higher has a
statistical expectation for winning regardless of the dealer's exposed
card. With 5's, 6's or 7's, however, the strength of the hand is
directly related to that card. Since the dealer has a greater chance
for exposing one of his paired cards (40% of the hand makes up the
pair) players have a greater chance of winning when the dealer exposes
a card of equal or lesser value then their pair. However, despite
the dealer's card, you must still make the call bet on any pair.
Hands like A-K-Q-X-X, A-K-J-X-X, and A-K-10-X-X, are the weakest
playable hands, with a very low win expectation. For these hands,
the call bet is made only when the dealer's exposed card matches
any card in your hand. Any other hand that you are dealt is considered
garbage and should be folded.
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