By
J. Phillip Vogel
At this point in the game, we
have to make a decision based on not only the three cards that
we were dealt, but also on the fourth card, the first of the
dealer's exposed cards.
Since at this stage we have made our first decision, and now
know 80% of the hand, our options, and possibilities, become
even more limited. Once again, we are faced with the question,
should we let the bets ride or not? That all depends on what
you had from the start, or what has developed with the dealer's
exposed card.
Just as we do during the third card strategy, we will make our
choice based on the existing possibilities of the hand. We will
play only those hands where we have a positive expectation for
winning, and remove the bets from the second circle for those
hands where the expectation is negative. In some cases, where
we have the no-brainers, that is a guaranteed win such as a
pair of 10's or better, the decision is already made. We keep
the second bet up. Also, there will be times when we have hands
that while they are not guaranteed, they still have sufficient
strength to warrant letting the second bet stay. Four cards
to a royal flush is a good example of this. In that instance
you have numerous possibilities, royal flush, straight flush
(depending on the needed card), flush, straight or even a high
pair. In fact, if the straight flush is open-ended, the odds
for drawing it is about 22-1. That's a big jump from almost
650,000-1. Most of the time, however, this will not be the case
and the best coarse of action will be to remove the second bet,
and add it back into our bankroll.Now lets look at The
Rules for Playable Hands
Four
Card Strategy
Rules
for Playable Hands
Rules
for Non-Playable Hands
