Less/zero chance of a big jackpot but more chance of a winning session.ģrd BEST Bet the minimum on the Flush side wager and zero on the Straight Flush Side Wager. The sidebets will drain your funds away much faster than just playing the main game. This is not my choice either, but I'm just saying.Ģnd BEST. IF you want to optimize your EV, then don't gamble, lol. Sideflush sidebet EV = -0.131 Lose your bet about 93% of the time.īEST.

EV = -0.027 Lose your bet about 77.4% of the time.įlush sidebet EV = -0.078 Lose your bet about 77.4% of the time. But if you never gamble, you will never win those large jackpots and never have the joy of playing the game. Of course, you should expect to lose over time. In fact, I authored the article on Advanced Strategy for HCF on the WOO site. Glad you're having fun with High Card Flush (HCF) -its one of my favorite games as well. If you asking if there is an optimal way to bet to help you win more money or more often. And the straight flush bet is even higher (about 13%). The flush side bet has a higher (just under 8%) house advantage.

The main bet has a low (just under 3%) house advantage. If you insist on playing (I play it also), you maximize your total chances of winning by playing as low as possible on the side bets.

It definitely is a ton of fun, and on my first (and so far only) trip to go play it I was playing $15 & $15 on both the side bets and hit a six-card flush with a 3-card SF! $1600+ payout on the hand! So yeah, now I’m hooked ) It was lots of fun during training so I decided to go try it out at Rama. Thank you so much for any help!Īs an aside, I work at another casino in Ontario and it was during training that I first learned about this game. There is a maximum aggregate payout per spot on the table of $25,000 per hand, but with the odds of a 7-card SF being so low, and with my bankroll being small enough that I definitely won’t be playing above $25 per hand on either side bet my assumption is that this aggregate payout max should have no effect on the strategy. The odds they pay are (what I believe is) the standard odds: $1 - $300 on each of the side bets (4-7 card flush & 3 or more to straight flushes). I looked at a few of the HCF threads but didn’t see this question so I’ll ask it:įor someone who insists on playing the side bets in HCF (I definitely insist on playing them ) ), is there a proper ratio that will maximize your odds? The casino I play at is a Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario, where the table stakes are: I’m very new to this forum, so my apologies if this was asked before.

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