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years pit bosses at casinos and gaming clubs around
the world have dreamed of combining the popular appeal
and excitement of online blackjack games with the
diverse wagering of Online Baccarat Games. Many online
blackjack games-Online Baccarat Games mutations have
been devised over the years, but most have deservedly
been forgotten, although a game has recently been
introduced in certain casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic
City which really does capture the best elements of
both games. At the present time, the rules of this
new games have not been fully standardized, but its
main structure (taken from a casino flyer) is given
below:
Yin Yang "Yo-22" (Patent no. 5,072,946)
There are four different bets-Yin, Yang, Yo, or the
Flaming Flamingo.
Bet on which hand will come closest to 22, or if they
will tie.
There are two opposing hands dealt, Yin and Yang,
each receiving one card. The hand with the lowest
value receives the next card until there is a Yo (a
tie), or the Yin (silver) or Yang (gold) busts [goes
over 22].
That's all there is to it.
Yin wins if the Yang hand goes over 22. Yang wins
if the Yin hand goes over 22. [Yo wins 2-9 natural
on the come-out or any other tie under 22.]
[Yo wins A-7 natural on the come-out or any other
tie under 22.]
[The "come out" is defined as the first
two cards dealt, one to each hand.]
Side bet: Flaming Flamingo-both hands tie on 22. [On
a 22 tie, Yo loses, Yin and Yang push.]
[On a 22 tie, Yin, Yang and Yo push.]
Nonmatching face cards (K-Q, K-J, Q-J) on the come-out-all
bets lose
[All other ties (10-A) on the come-out continue counting.]
[All other ties (8-K) on the come-out continue counting.]
Yin, Yang, and Yo pay 2-1 each. Side bet pays 55-1.
Wager on any bet or combinations.
[Double payouts with two or more Bonus jokers on winning
bet.]
[Double, triple, or quadruple payouts with two, three,
or four bonus jokers on winning bet.]
[Everyone wins double on a Flaming Flamingo with two
Bonus Jokers.]
[Everyone wins double, triple, or quadruple on a Flaming
Pearl with two, three, or four Bonus Jokers.] [Main
bet, $2r$200. Side bet, $1-$25]
This games has been increasingly popular since some
casinos have adopted it. It is the first new games
devised where players will actually desert the standard
casino table games. Evidently its popular appeal has
much to do with the not-overwhelming house edge, but
it appears to make a great deal for the house also,
as the pace of the games is extremely fast, which
allows the casinos to take in faster action per hour.
Its introduction to the American Indian and Riverboat
casinos and the casinos of Great Britain is anticipated
shortly.
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The high hands that win in Omaha-8 are better than
the hands that win in Texas. This is simply because
each player has four starting cards instead of two.
(It is often said that there are six Texas hands in
every Omaha hand.)
- When drawing to a high hand, players must halve
their effective pot odds if a low hand is possible.
Omaha-8 pots are often bigger than Texas pots because
of the additional action for the low pot. Even so,
learning to fold high-hand draws in Omaha-8 that you
would never fold in Texas is an important skill-perhaps
the most important skill.
- Capped raises are more common in Omaha-8 because
of the increased possibility of multiple players having
strong hands for high or low. This can make it very
expensive for players who draw dead or simply miss
good draws.
- Ties are much more frequent in Omaha-8 than in Texas,
especially for the nut low and for boards where the
nut high is a straight. As a result, players often
must decrease their pot odds by another half because
of the chance that another player has the same two
card ranks as they do and will split their half of
the pot with them. This is called being quartered.
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