Apr 27 2026
Beating the Royal Match Blackjack Side Bet
The Royal Match (RM) wager is one of the oldest blackjack side bets still available. It pays if the player’s first two cards are the same suit. If the cards form the rare hand KQ suited, then there is a premium payout. It is intuitively clear that there must be situations where the player has the edge.
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Collusion
Ultimate Texas Hold'em (UTH) has a significant hole-card problem (see this post and this post).
Ultimate Texas Hold'em Goof
In a discussion of Ultimate Texas Hold'em (UTH), I read the following:
I found a venue that will allow a 4x bet on the flop. Surely there is some sort of edge there?
