Double Deck Poker

Is there anyone else who thinks playing with two decks of cards would be an interesting variation to the game?

I'd try it just for the fun of it, beyond that, I wouldn't take it seriously.

I feel like that would be more action inducing because there would be more outs. It would mean that there would be less bluffing too cause majority of the time someone is going to have a hand. I don't think it's such a good idea lol.

Hmmm so it would be possible to have 8 of a kind!

rocket316 said:

Hmmm so it would be possible to have 8 of a kind!

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All poker hands are made up of 5 cards. So, it would be possible to have 5 of a kind. Same reason you can't have three pairs in Hold'em or 7 card straights.

Card removal analysis is rendered nearly moot. It'd be almost like playing Omaha.

I actually like the idea. It's more action-inducing and since it's still HE it's not much harder to analyze than 1-deck HE; so I can play for super merged thin value and print money.

I like the concept, but I am not sure where the 5 of a kind fits in the scheme of things...

IMO straight flush trumps everything still, but when we were kids playing with wild cards 5 of a kind was the best hand... preferably Aces.

my dad doesnt know much about poker, he asked me if casinos use multiple decks like black jack. lol

Card rooms use one deck for poker.

With two decks 5 of a kind would be harder to make than a straight flush. So I would consider them to beat all the straight flushes, including the royal. It could be debated that it should beat all the straight flushes except the royal (because it would still be harder to make exactly a royal) but that just makes things all ugly and not logically smooth.

I still play Canadian stud where small staights only beat a pair, despite the math suggesting that they should beat two pair. Consistent logical application benefits the players, even if the math isn't perfectly aligned.

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vinnie said:

Card rooms use one deck for poker.

With two decks 5 of a kind would be harder to make than a straight flush. So I would consider them to beat all the straight flushes, including the royal. It could be debated that it should beat all the straight flushes except the royal (because it would still be harder to make exactly a royal) but that just makes things all ugly and not logically smooth.

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Right you are sir, I found the explanation online I'll quote:

Royal flush:
4 different suits to flush in
2 different ways of getting each card in the royal flush
2
2
2
2
128 different Royal flushes

Five of a kind:
13 different ranks
8C5=56 different ways of getting five cards of that rank
728 different fives-of-a-kind

Straight flush:
4 different suits to flush in
9 different high cards (since Ace high gives royal flush)
2 different ways of getting each card in that particular straight flush
2
2
2
2
1172 different straight flushes

Source: http://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/poker/799-two-deck-poker/

vinnie said:

Card rooms use one deck for poker.

With two decks 5 of a kind would be harder to make than a straight flush. So I would consider them to beat all the straight flushes, including the royal. It could be debated that it should beat all the straight flushes except the royal (because it would still be harder to make exactly a royal) but that just makes things all ugly and not logically smooth.

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Personally I think a royal flush should always be one step above a straight flush just because I don't consider a RF its own category -- it's a specific condition of the SF (likewise, a nut straight is a Broadway).