Big Raise Stud Poker

Introduction

I first encountered Big Raise Stud Poker at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on January 9, 2014. Prior to this, the game was featured at the Venetian. It's a straightforward poker game where the outcome depends solely on the player's five-card hand. It's akin to other poker variations, but the unique aspect here is that players have just one opportunity to raise, which they can do up to four times their initial Ante. Below, I will outline the full set of rules. Mississippi Stud Participate in slot tournaments boasting enormous prize pools

Rules

1. The dealer is responsible for dealing each player three cards along with two community cards, which are placed face down.
2. The player makes an Ante bet.
3. Players can either decide to fold their hand or make a Raise bet, which can be from one to four times the amount of their Ante bet.
4. The player may examine his own cards.
5. After the initial dealing, the dealer will flip over the two community cards for everyone to see.
6. Both the Ante and Raise bets pay out based on the pay table provided below.
7. In addition, there are two side bets that I will describe in further detail shortly.
   

   Ante & Raise Pay Table

   Hand	Pays
   Royal flush	500 to 1
   Straight flush	100 to 1
   Four of a kind	40 to 1
   Full house	8 to 1
   Flush	6 to 1
   Straight	4 to 1
   Three of a kind	3 to 1
   Two pair	2 to 1
   High pair (10-ace)	1 to 1
   Medium pair (6-9)	Push
   All other	Loss

8. For the purpose of discussing strategy, I will use the following symbols:

Strategy

Three cards that can form a straight flush with no gaps, with a minimum value of five or lower.

• High card = 10 to ace.
• Medium card = 6 to 9.
• Low card = 2 to 5.

Make a 4x raise with:

• Three of a kind.
• Medium or high pair.
• Three to a royal flush.
• Three cards that can form a straight flush with one gap, with a minimum value of six or lower.
• Three cards that can create a straight flush with two gaps and at least two high-ranking cards.
• Three cards that can establish a straight with one or fewer gaps and two medium-ranking cards.

Make a 1x raise with:

• Three to a flush.
• Low pair.
• All three cards medium or high.
• Two high cards and one low card.
• The table below lists all possible results for the game, and you'll notice that the lower right cell indicates a house edge of 2.58%.

Analysis

On average, players are likely to make a 4x raise 12.49% of the time, a 1x raise 44.62% of the time, and fold 42.90% of the time. This results in an average final bet of 1.95 units. Therefore, the

The 3 Card Bonus is a side bet that pays out based on the player's first three cards alone. Statistically, it mirrors the Pairplus bet found in Three Card Poker. element of risk is 1.32%.

3 Card Bonus

The return table provided shows that this side bet has a house edge of 7.28%.

The Progressive is a $1 side bet linked to the player's final five-card hand. If a player achieves a royal flush, they win a progressive jackpot, and a straight flush earns 10% of that jackpot. Additionally, there are envy bonuses awarded if another player has a straight flush or higher.

Progressive Bet

The table below depicts returns based on a theoretical jackpot of $100,000. All winnings are calculated on a 'one for one' basis. The lower right cell indicates a return rate of 82.30%, implying a house edge of 17.70%.

Overall, the payout from the progressive jackpot stands at 53.06%, with an added 2.92% per each $10,000 in the meter, and an extra 0.57% for every additional player seated at the table. The break-even point for the jackpot, with no players present at the table, is calculated at $160,530.53.

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Acknowledgment

My thanks to Stephen How of Discount Gambling for his help with the strategy.

Written by: Michael Shackleford