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Oct 13, 2014  Plus yes I'll agree while on this same point that same $3 could go towards a real online slot and win real money. For some folks the $3 they put into Double Down could be the best $3 worth of entertainment they've had all day.Sure any facebook game is about greed, that's why they were created, not even just Double Down. About Double Down Stud. Double Down Stud has been designed as though it were an actual standing video poker machine, in a real land based casino. The video poker game contains most of your usual video poker gameplay, although it is wrapped up in a very appealing, and graphically authentic shell.

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The double or nothing feature in video poker is the only other casino bet, besides the odds in craps, with no house edge. Whether or not you take it depends on your reason for playing. If you are playing a negative-expectation game, for purposes of entertainment, then I think you should accept the double-up option in moderation, depending on on your desire or aversion to volatility. The reason is that it is better to play a game with zero house edge than a positive one. However, you have to balance that against your tolerance for risk. If you are fortunate to be playing a positive-expectation game, then I would decline the opportunity to double.

The double up feature is truly fair and has no house edge. This is one of the few times I say you can go either way and just do what you want. From what I know of how slots are programmed the cards you get in the double up screen are not what you would have got on the next hand. Random numbers are constantly being drawn and those chosen at the exact moment you hit 'deal' determine what cards you get.

You are of course quoting me from my March 24 column. This is a good and fair question. I should point out that taking or laying the odds in craps does not help the player to win more, only to bet more at no additional expense. The reason I encourage craps players to bet on the odds is that it is the cheapest bet on the table and is truly a craps bet. All odds, as well as place, buy, and lay bets win if one number is thrown before another. This is a very fundamental aspect of the game. It only makes sense for the player to make the bet with the lowest house edge. Refusing the odds in craps to bet on something else instead is like refusing a free coffee refill in a restaurant and instead buying another cup.

As I pointed out in the last column some video poker games allow the player to make a double or nothing bet with no house edge. The reason I am not as forceful about taking this bet is that it does not follow the flow of video poker. The video poker player is generally not there to make a mindless even money bet. Gambling should be thought of as entertainment, for which the player should expect to pay for. If the player doesn't get any entertainment value out of the double up feature then he shouldn't pay for it, even with no house edge. So my advice to the video poker player is make the double up bet if you enjoy it, otherwise don't.

This question refers to advice I gave in my newsletter, suggesting video poker players take the double up option when playing for a bonus at a Playtech casino. Doubling up does not lower the house edge of video poker, but does introduce another bet with zero house edge. For the same reason you should take or lay odds in craps it cuts the overall house edge playing video poker if you take the double up feature. Playtech does count double up bets towards the play requirement, so it gets the player to the bonus with less expected loss. So unless you are playing a machine with a return of over 100% and you don’t mind extra volatility then I recommend accepting the double up option.

I understand that at least with some machines the number of doubles is configurable but is usually set to 4 or 5. How many times you should take the double up depends on how good or bad the pay table is and your tolerance for risk. If your goal is to achieve the highest expected return then you should double up the maximum number of times, or at least until a win would put your over the W2G threshold of $1200. When I play negative pay tables online I usually double up to $100 to $1000, depending on how much action I have to grind through and my winning goal. My advice is to ask yourself how much you are comfortable betting on the turn of a card and keep doubling up to that point.

Just to attract customers who like it. It definitely lowers hands per hour, and thus profits, but if they get extra players it may be worth it.

Any legitimate game maker has the double up feature as a truly fair bet with a 100% return. So you have a 50/50 chance of winning any given bet (not counting ties) regardless of the amount bet or the results of past bets.

It depends on your reason for playing. If you are trying to achieve some winning goal, like doubling your bankroll, then you should keep doubling until you reach your goal, or you reach the maximum number of doubles allowed. If you are trying to play as long as possible on a given bankroll, then I would double only on small wins, and then only once. If you have some combination of both goals, then I would have a mixed strategy. The more important winning is to you, the more aggressive you should be doubling. The more important “time on device” is to you, the less you should be.

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Introduction

Double Down Stud is unique in that it is played roughly equally as a table game and an electronic game. That creates a problem in whether to address the pay tables on a 'to one' (table games) or 'for one' (electronic) basis in this section. So I have decided to do it both ways. As always, wins or losses are relative to the initial wager.

The Rules

1. Players make an initial wager.
2. The dealer gives each player one card face up and deals four community cards, three up and one down. Each hand is dealt from a freshly shuffled single deck.
3. Each player has the option to double their bet or not.
4. The dealer turns over the down card.
5. Winning hands pay according to the payoff table.

Return Tables

Double Down Stud - Jacks or Better

Hand	Double	Pays (to one)	Pays (for one)	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	No	3999	4000	0	0	0
Straight flush	No	199	200	0	0	0
Four of a kind	No	49	50	0	0	0
Full house	No	11	12	0	0	0
Flush	No	8	9	0	0	0
Straight	No	5	6	31248	0.002405	0.012023
Three of a kind	No	3	4	50688	0.003901	0.011702
Two pair	No	2	3	152064	0.011702	0.023404
Pair: J-A	No	1	2	657720	0.050614	0.050614
Pair: 6-10	No	0	1	816480	0.062831	0
Loser	No	-1	0	8035992	0.618401	-0.618401
Royal flush	Yes	7998	7999	20	0.000002	0.01231
Straight flush	Yes	398	399	180	0.000014	0.005513
Four of a kind	Yes	98	99	3120	0.00024	0.023529
Full house	Yes	22	23	18720	0.001441	0.031693
Flush	Yes	16	17	25540	0.001965	0.031446
Straight	Yes	10	11	19752	0.00152	0.0152
Three of a kind	Yes	6	7	223872	0.017228	0.103367
Two pair	Yes	4	5	465696	0.035837	0.143348
Pair: J-A	Yes	2	3	1031880	0.079407	0.158814
Pair: 6-10	Yes	0	1	1295520	0.099695	0
Loser	Yes	-2	-1	166308	0.012798	-0.025596
Total	12994800	1	-0.021033

Double Down Stud - Jacks or Better

Hand	Double	Pays (to one)	Pays (for one)	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	No	999	1000	0	0	0
Straight flush	No	199	200	0	0	0
Four of a kind	No	49	50	0	0	0
Full house	No	11	12	0	0	0
Flush	No	8	9	0	0	0
Straight	No	5	6	31248	0.002405	0.012023
Three of a kind	No	3	4	50688	0.003901	0.011702
Two pair	No	2	3	152064	0.011702	0.023404
Pair: J-A	No	1	2	657720	0.050614	0.050614
Pair: 6-10	No	0	1	816480	0.062831	0
Loser	No	-1	0	8035992	0.618401	-0.618401
Royal flush	Yes	1998	1999	20	0.000002	0.003075
Straight flush	Yes	398	399	180	0.000014	0.005513
Four of a kind	Yes	98	99	3120	0.00024	0.023529
Full house	Yes	22	23	18720	0.001441	0.031693
Flush	Yes	16	17	25540	0.001965	0.031446
Straight	Yes	10	11	19752	0.00152	0.0152
Three of a kind	Yes	6	7	223872	0.017228	0.103367
Two pair	Yes	4	5	465696	0.035837	0.143348
Pair: J-A	Yes	2	3	1031880	0.079407	0.158814
Pair: 6-10	Yes	0	1	1295520	0.099695	0
Loser	Yes	-2	-1	166308	0.012798	-0.025596
Total	12994800	1	-0.030267

Double Down Stud - Jacks or Better

Hand	Double	Pays (to one)	Pays (for one)	Combinations	Probability	Return
Royal flush	No	999	1000	0	0	0
Straight flush	No	399	400	0	0	0
Four of a kind	No	99	100	0	0	0
Full house	No	14	15	0	0	0
Flush	No	9	10	0	0	0
Straight	No	5	6	31248	0.002405	0.012023
Three of a kind	No	3	4	63360	0.004876	0.014627
Two pair	No	2	3	190080	0.014627	0.029255
Pair: J-A	No	1	2	657720	0.050614	0.050614
Pair: 7-10	No	0	1	653184	0.050265	0
Loser	No	-1	0	8452728	0.65047	-0.65047
Royal flush	Yes	1998	1999	20	0.000002	0.003075
Straight flush	Yes	798	799	180	0.000014	0.011054
Four of a kind	Yes	198	199	3120	0.00024	0.047539
Full house	Yes	28	29	18720	0.001441	0.040336
Flush	Yes	18	19	25540	0.001965	0.035377
Straight	Yes	10	11	19752	0.00152	0.0152
Three of a kind	Yes	6	7	211200	0.016253	0.097516
Two pair	Yes	4	5	427680	0.032912	0.131647
Pair: J-A	Yes	2	3	1031880	0.079407	0.158814
Pair: 7-10	Yes	0	1	1036416	0.079756	0
Loser	Yes	-2	-1	171972	0.013234	-0.026468
Total	12994800	1	-0.029861

Double Down Stud - Bonus Deuces

Hand	Double	Pays (to one)	Pays (for one)	Combinations	Probability	Return
Natural royal flush	No	999	1000	0	0	0
Four deuces plus ace	No	799	800	0	0	0
Four deuces	No	399	400	0	0	0
Wild royal flush	No	79	80	0	0	0
Five aces	No	199	200	0	0	0
Five 3-5	No	79	80	0	0	0
Five 6-K	No	39	40	0	0	0
Straight flush	No	11	12	0	0	0
Four of a kind	No	5	6	0	0	0
Full house	No	4	5	0	0	0
Flush	No	3	4	0	0	0
Straight	No	2	3	74592	0.00574	0.01148
Three of a kind	No	1	2	547200	0.042109	0.042109
Two pair	No	0	1	316800	0.024379	0
Kings or better	No	0	1	681288	0.052428	0
Nothing	No	-1	0	7823640	0.602059	-0.602059
Natural royal flush	Yes	1998	1999	20	0.000002	0.003075
Four deuces plus ace	Yes	1598	1599	20	0.000002	0.002459
Four deuces	Yes	798	799	220	0.000017	0.01351
Wild royal flush	Yes	158	159	2400	0.000185	0.029181
Five aces	Yes	398	399	260	0.00002	0.007963
Five 3-5	Yes	158	159	780	0.00006	0.009484
Five 6-K	Yes	78	79	2080	0.00016	0.012485
Straight flush	Yes	22	23	10340	0.000796	0.017505
Four of a kind	Yes	10	11	157760	0.01214	0.121402
Full house	Yes	8	9	63360	0.004876	0.039006
Flush	Yes	6	7	72360	0.005568	0.03341
Straight	Yes	4	5	236568	0.018205	0.072819
Three of a kind	Yes	2	3	1228200	0.094515	0.189029
Two pair	Yes	0	1	158400	0.012189	0
Kings or better	Yes	0	1	1343352	0.103376	0
Nothing	Yes	-2	-1	275160	0.021175	-0.042349
Total	12994800	1	-0.039488

Strategy

Here are the hands the player should raise on under the most liberal with the 2.10% house advantage.

• Any pat hand of a pair of 6's or greater
• Four to a flush, straight flush, or royal flush
• Four to any outside straight
• Unsuited JQKA (zero house edge)