Pyramid Poker Strategy
Written March 7, 2008 by Jack Jones
For those of you who don’t know, Pyramid Poker is a simplified version of Pai Gow poker, where, instead of seven cards, three cards are dealt to each player. Once both the dealer and players are dealt their three cards, the players arrange their hands so each has a two-card hand and a one-card hand. As in Pai Gow Poker, the one-card hand must have a lower value than the two-card hand. The hand rankings are just the same as in poker except there are no straights or flushes with the two-card hand, and aces are always high.The following is the optimal player strategy for Pyramid Poker.
If you’re dealt three singletons, play the middle-valued card as the one-card hand, except play the lowest card as the 1-card hand with any of the following hands: 2, 3, and any card 5 or higher, or 2, 4, and any card queen or higher.
With a pair and a loner, normally play the pair in the 2-card hand, except with any of the following:
With a 2 to 4 loner and a pair of jacks or higher, or…………….
with a 5 to 7 loner and a pair of queens or higher, or ……………
with an 8 or 9 loner and a pair of kings or higher, or …………..
with a 10 or jack loner and a pair of aces, split the pair, one in the 2-card hand and the other as the 1-card hand.
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