The table below breaks down the blind call strategy for the given hierarchy of dealer upcard types, prioritized in top-down order.

It’s worth all the fun, the lulz, and the effort saved. But overall, I only call about 22% of the hands blind, which total to a 1.0% penalty per hand relative to perfect strategy. This may sound like a lot, given that I won’t play the Bad Beat bonus because of it’s 10.8% house edge. Instead, I realized that for certain weak dealer upcards, it only costs about 5% of reduced EV to call the hand blind. It’s pretty funny, given that most people spend a lot of time squeezing their hands, looking for enough to call the dealer. On the other hand, I don’t mind giving up a little house edge in order to play some hands blind, especially when the dealer’s three upcards look harmless. But generally, its 10.8% house edge takes all the fun out of that side bet. Occasionally, I’ll play the 2-Way Bad Beat bonus, depending on my mood, and the people at the table. I’ve been playing a lot of Six-Card Poker at my local casinos, as it’s pretty relaxing to play the Ante bet and the Aces Up bonus.

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