Time for a tournament puzzler, this time with a unique twist:
The Story, set in the not-too-distant future:
JoeP has finally gone off the deep end. After a couple of dozen tournament rounds playing next to Hollywood Dave, the non-stop trash-talking of Dave has finally pushed Joe over the edge. He's become delusional, and hears voices in his head. Actually, just two voices. Everytime he sits at the table, the voices argue so much that he can't hear himself think. Finally, he comes up with a solution to bring peace to his troubled mind.
He agrees to let one of the voices decide how to bet, and the other voice decide how to play the hand. But, there's a problem. Unbeknownst to Joe, one voice is "Evil Joe" who intentionally sabotages Joe's efforts, while the other voice is "Good Joe", who plays to win. Of course, Joe was a highly skilled player before his breakdown, so it's no surprise that both Evil Joe and Good Joe are very good at what they do.
In their latest event, Evil Joe is in charge of the bets, and Good Joe plays the hands. Surprisingly, despite all the sabotage efforts of Evil Joe, Good Joe has managed to get JoeP to the final table, where we're on the last hand. "Team Joe" is in third place, but has final bet.
Betting limits are $5 to $500 in increments of $5. Surrender is allowed. BJ pays 3:2. Prize money is $10K / $5K / $2K /$1K / $500.
Seat 1 (button): Bankroll $750, bets $500.
Seat 2: Bankroll $650, bets $395.
Seat 3: Bankroll $100, bets $100.
Seat 4: Bankroll $300, bets $90.
Seat 5 (JoeP): Bankroll $600, bets ???
The question: What should Evil Joe bet? Remember, in this challenge, we're looking for the worst possible bet.
The Story, set in the not-too-distant future:
JoeP has finally gone off the deep end. After a couple of dozen tournament rounds playing next to Hollywood Dave, the non-stop trash-talking of Dave has finally pushed Joe over the edge. He's become delusional, and hears voices in his head. Actually, just two voices. Everytime he sits at the table, the voices argue so much that he can't hear himself think. Finally, he comes up with a solution to bring peace to his troubled mind.
He agrees to let one of the voices decide how to bet, and the other voice decide how to play the hand. But, there's a problem. Unbeknownst to Joe, one voice is "Evil Joe" who intentionally sabotages Joe's efforts, while the other voice is "Good Joe", who plays to win. Of course, Joe was a highly skilled player before his breakdown, so it's no surprise that both Evil Joe and Good Joe are very good at what they do.
In their latest event, Evil Joe is in charge of the bets, and Good Joe plays the hands. Surprisingly, despite all the sabotage efforts of Evil Joe, Good Joe has managed to get JoeP to the final table, where we're on the last hand. "Team Joe" is in third place, but has final bet.
Betting limits are $5 to $500 in increments of $5. Surrender is allowed. BJ pays 3:2. Prize money is $10K / $5K / $2K /$1K / $500.
Seat 1 (button): Bankroll $750, bets $500.
Seat 2: Bankroll $650, bets $395.
Seat 3: Bankroll $100, bets $100.
Seat 4: Bankroll $300, bets $90.
Seat 5 (JoeP): Bankroll $600, bets ???
The question: What should Evil Joe bet? Remember, in this challenge, we're looking for the worst possible bet.
My worst guess is he would bet $500 because if the leader wins, he still loses and if he loses, he is in 4th, possibly 5th place depending on what happens with BR 3. He could double for less, but won't help a great deal- still won't put him in first if BR 1 wins. So I think what he should do is take a few lessons from Hollywood Dave, start talking smack and distract the others while they are trying to decide what to do with their cards.Perhaps he should show some cleavage, that would really distract them!
