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Test Your Blackjack and Poker Knowledge with This Quiz18 August 2007
Most experts agree that blackjack and live poker are the only two casino table games that can be beaten outright. So let's test your blackjack and poker knowledge to see if you have what it takes to win. Following are nine multiple choice strategy questions pertaining to blackjack, Texas Hold'em and Omaha Hi/Lo Split. 1) Your local casino offers an 8-deck blackjack game in which the dealer stands on soft 17, you can double on any two cards including after splits, and you can re-split a pair of Aces out to four hands. They also have a double-deck game where the dealer hits on soft 17, but you can only double on 9, 10 or 11. You cannot double after splits and you can all pairs, including Aces only once. Which game is better for the player? A) 8-deck shoe 2) In Texas Hold'em, you're dealt Jd/10d in the pocket. The three card flop is 2d-8c-9d. Your combined chances of making either a straight or flush by the end of the hand are: A) 33% 3) In Omaha Hi/Lo Split you hold A/2/Q/Q. The flop is 8-9-K. Your odds against making the "nut" (best) 8 low at the river are: A) 3-to-1 4) You play perfect basic strategy blackjack except for just four certain hands that you always misplay. Which error will hurt your overall game the most? A) Doubling down with 8 vs. 6 5) You've been dealt A/K in Texas Hold'em. Your odds of flopping the "top" pair (an Ace or King) or better are: A) 2-to-1 underdog 6) You're playing the first hand off the top of a new shoe in a seven-handed blackjack game. The dealer has an Ace up. You've got Ace/9 and there's not a single 10 on the table among 15 cards. You should: A) Just sit tight with your 20 7) This time in Omaha Hi/Lo, you have A/2/3/Q and the flop is 7-8-K. Your odds of ending up with the "nut" low are: A) 2-to-1 favorite 8) You've got pocket Jacks in Hold'em. The odds that an Ace, King or Queen (but no Jack) will come on the flop, putting your Jacks in serious peril are: A) 2-to-1 in favor of 9) You're playing three simultaneous hands at blackjack. The dealer has a 9 up. Your hands are 9/9, A/7 and 8/2. Your correct plays are: A) Stand, stand and double The answers will appear next week. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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