Chase The Flush Table Game

Posted By admin On 05/04/22

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Introduction

Chase The Flush Table Game

Chase the Flush is a poker-based game with the goal of having a higher flush than the dealer. It follows a similar bet structure as Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em with the flush scoring of High Card Flush. I first noticed it at the Luxor in Las Vegas on August 11, 2016. It can also be found at the Fantasy Springs near Palm Springs. The game is marketed by AGS.

Rules

Following are the rules for Chase the Flush. If two rules seem to contradict, then the one listed first should be adjudicated first.

  1. The game is played with a single 52-card deck.
  2. Play begins with the player making equal bets on the Ante and the X-Tra Bonus. The player may also make an optional Same Suit Bonus side bet.
  3. The player and the dealer receive three hole cards each.
  4. After examining his cards, the player may check or bet 3x the Ante on the All In bet.
  5. The dealer then places the first two community cards face up on the layout.
  6. If the player did not already make an All In bet, then he may check or bet 2x the Ante on the All In bet.
  7. The dealer then places the final two community cards face-up on the layout.
  8. If the player did not already make an All In bet, then he must bet 1x the Ante on the All In bet or fold.
  9. The dealer then reveals his three hole cards and determines his best flush hand.
  10. The dealer needs a nine-high three-card flush in order to qualify.
  11. If the dealer does not qualify, then the Ante bet pushes.
  12. The player and dealer hands shall then be compared, the higher hand wins. The first consideration is that the longest flush wins. If there is a tie for the number of cards, then the individual cards will be compared, as in conventional poker.
  13. If the player has the higher hand, then the Ante* and All In bets shall pay even money and the X-Tra Bonus bet according to the pay table below.
  14. If the player and dealer tie, then the Ante*, All In, and X-Tra Bonus bets shall all push.
  15. If the dealer has the higher hand, then the Ante*, All In, and X-Tra Bonus bets shall all lose.
  16. The Same Suit bet shall pay according to the player's hand only and the pay table below.

*: Please note that for purposes of adjudicating the Ante wager, rule 11 supersedes this rule. In other words, if the dealer does not qualify, then the Ante will be returned before any comparison of the player and dealer hands.

X-Tra Bonus Pay Table

EventPays
7-card flush250 to 1
6-card flush50 to 1
5-card flush5 to 1
4-card flush1 to 1
All otherPush

Same Suit Pay Table

EventPays
7-card straight flush2000 to 1
6-card straight flush2000 to 1
7-card flush300 to 1
5-card straight flush100 to 1
6-card flush50 to 1
4-card straight flush20 to 1
5-card flush10 to 1
4-card flush1 to 1

Strategy

So far nobody has tested any kind of quantifiable strategy to the best of my knowledge. Until that time, the following table of the probability of each player action may be of some help.

Player Action

RaiseProbability
323.84%
224.90%
135.17%
Fold16.09%
Total100.00%

I suggest the following vague strategy, which I admit has not been tested but is based on the table above.

  • At the first decision point raise with any three suited or Q-9 suited or better with two suited. If close to Q-9, consider the singleton, the higher in rank the better.
  • At the second decision point, raise with any three suited cards.
  • The third decision point is tough. 68.6% of the time you will raise at this point. If forced, I would raise with any three suited or two strong suited pairs.

Analysis

The following table shows the probability and contribution to the return of all possible outcomes of the Ante, All In, and X-Tra Bonus wagers, assuming optimal player strategy. It is organized from left to right according to the player's raise first, whether the dealer qualifies, the number of cards in the player's longest flush, the outcome against the dealer, the net win, number of combinations, probability, and contribution to the return.

Base Game Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
3Yes7Win25420,439,619,2000.0000510.013023
3Yes6Win24534,992,418,4320.0013420.032207
3Yes5Win94,296,578,849,1360.0107770.096997
3Yes4Win516,130,726,914,1760.0404620.202309
3Yes3Win416,796,416,174,7040.0421320.168527
3YesAnyLoss-530,809,847,740,4000.077283-0.386413
3YesAnyTie02,751,669,318,3120.0069020.000000
3No6Win2324,404,889,6000.0000610.001408
3No5Win81,075,217,004,0000.0026970.021576
3No4Win46,377,470,048,8000.0159970.063988
3No3Win312,970,988,479,4400.0325360.097608
3No2Win31,600,580,385,1680.0040150.012045
3NoAnyLoss-41,162,087,560,5520.002915-0.011660
3NoAnyTie0478,678,665,6000.0012010.000000
2Yes6Win23227,291,635,0080.0005700.013113
2Yes5Win84,704,150,904,0800.0118000.094398
2Yes4Win421,499,155,021,9480.0539280.215712
2Yes3Win314,714,103,160,4400.0369080.110725
2YesAnyLoss-432,751,544,964,6880.082153-0.328613
2YesAnyTie0622,124,227,1160.0015610.000000
2No5Win7187,837,403,6160.0004710.003298
2No4Win36,488,002,635,1440.0162740.048823
2No3Win216,304,458,158,8160.0408980.081795
2No2Win2987,169,878,6720.0024760.004952
2No2Loss-3710,513,189,7000.001782-0.005347
2No2Tie079,383,252,4920.0001990.000000
1Yes5Win7393,192,506,0640.0009860.006904
1Yes4Win310,828,061,228,6760.0271610.081482
1Yes3Win220,718,789,206,9880.0519700.103941
1YesAnyLoss-368,485,489,408,3320.171787-0.515362
1YesAnyTie07,086,006,696,5520.0177740.000000
1No5Win65,385,180,3840.0000140.000081
1No4Win21,985,444,394,4560.0049800.009960
1No3Win126,514,857,520,0000.0665090.066509
1No2Win11,746,004,992,3720.0043800.004380
1NoAnyLoss-22,094,365,166,1920.005253-0.010507
1NoAnyTie0362,165,402,6640.0009080.000000
Fold-264,139,016,142,0800.160885-0.321769
Total398,664,610,344,0001.000000-0.023907

The bottom right corner shows that the ratio of the expected total loss to the Ante bet is 2.39%. Since the player must bet at least two units, I would define the house edge as the expected total units lost to the initial bet, which would 0.023907/2 = 1.20%.

For comparing one game to another, I like to use the Element of Risk, which is the ratio of the expected loss to the average amount bet. The average bet in Chase the Flush is 3.564878 units. Thus, the Element of Risk is 0.023907/3.564878 = 0.67%, which makes it a very competitive bet.

Same Suit Analysis

The following tables shows the probability and contribution to the return of all possible outcomes of the Same Suit bet. The bottom right cell shows a house edge of 5.67%.

Chase

Same Suit Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
7-card straight flush2,000320.0000000.000478
6-card straight flush2,0001,5920.0000120.023799
7-card flush3006,6440.0000500.014899
5-card straight flush10039,3120.0002940.029385
6-card flush50256,6200.0019180.095908
4-card straight flush20636,2720.0047560.095119
5-card flush103,550,8720.0265420.265417
4-card flush125,735,4240.1923650.192365
Loss-1103,557,7920.774064-0.774064
Total133,784,5601.000000-0.056694

External Links

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  • AGS — Marketing materials by the game owner.
  • Wizard of Vegas — Discussion about Chase the Flush in my forum.

Acknowledgements

Table

I would like to thank the game owner, AGS, for providing to me the math report by Stephen How of Discount Gambling. This saved me a lot of time analyzing the base game myself and I always trust Stephen's work. The analysis on the Same Suit bet I did myself and it agrees with How's report.


Written by:Michael Shackleford

Rules of the Game

High

Chase the Flush is an exciting new card game where players and the dealer receive three hole card which they combine with four community cards to make the longest possible seven-card flush. Card rankings Ace (high) -2 (low) are used to break ties between hands with the same number of flush cards.

How to Play

Make an Ante and X-Tra Bonus wager to begin the game. Both bets must be equal. After receiving three hole cards, players can either bet 3x their Ante or check.

After seeing the two card flop, players can either bet 2x their Ante or check.

After seeing the Turn and River cards, players can either bet 1x their Ante or fold.

The dealer qualifies with a 9 high three-card flush or higher. If the dealer does not qualify, all remaining Antes push. When the hands tie, the All In, Ante, and X-Tra Bonus bets push. *See paytables for odds

X-Tra Bonus

Wins when the player wins with four or more cards of the same suit.

Same Suit

Wins if the player has a four-card flush or higher. Player does not have to win the hand to win the Same Suit Bonus.

Optimal Strategy

Before-Flop Decision

  • 3x any three suited hole cards, else
  • 3x any suited Ace or King, else
  • Check all others

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After – Flop Decision

  • 2x three card flush or better, else
  • 2x two card flush draws using hole cards averaging Jack or higher, else
  • Check all others

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After – River Decision

  • 1x 4-card flush or better, else
  • 1x 3-card Jack-high flush or better, else
  • 1x 3-card flush except against two higher suited cards on board, else
  • Fold all others

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