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RaPnBaLL26
161,545
Achievement won on 03 Dec 10TA Score for this game: 2,725
Posted on 02 December 10 at 21:47, Edited on 03 December 10 at 19:15
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This solution has 35 positive votes and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
| I got both "The Big Bluff" and "In A Van Down By The River" achievement to unlock pretty easily actually. For the "In A Van Down By The River" I simply just went into a private match with a buddy and checked through the hand until one of us unlocked the achievement. The key here is to 1) You need the river card to change your fortune (meaning the 5th card to turn up suddenly gives you a better hand) and 2) You need the hand to go to a showdown (don't fold the hand right away and play it through until you flip up your cards and compare your hands) |
Phil Mack
60,238
Achievement won on 30 Sep 10TA Score for this game: 2,535
Posted on 17 November 10 at 07:47
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This solution has 25 positive votes and 1 negative vote. Please log in to vote. |
Unfortunately, the odds of the winning by the river are slim even when playing one-on-one and absurdly slim with 6 players. So this is about playing against the odds. Rather than folding when you're holding nothing, play it out... even if you're holding nothing before the river you have better than 1 out of 8 chance of coming up with a pair, which might get the win if you're opponent was holding a lesser pair since the flop. In general, don't bet aggressively because if the opponent folds on your bluff, you don't get the chance to turn it around.
At the same time, there is a lot of luck involved in any case. I got the achievement when I was dealt a pair that turned into a flush on the river.
So more than anything this boils down to two things:
1. Play against one other person to maximize the odds of the river making a difference.
2. Play any hand you're dealt to the end. |
oHIGHxINxAxBOXo
105,590
Achievement won on 30 Sep 10TA Score for this game: 2,725
Posted on 30 September 10 at 02:27
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This solution has 1 positive vote and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
| Again, this is very easy and relatively quick with 2 people, It only took us about 30 minutes for both of us. Why? because the cards that you get, and when you get them greatly impact when you can get this achievement. Basically, both of us just kept calling, not raising or bidding high (this does not matter, it just kept us from running out of money) but we told each other our cards (which does not matter) but the one with the "Higher" cards "Best Hand" has to stay in the lead until the 5th card that is laid down on the table. It has to be the 5th card that is laid down that causes the "Winning" person to all of a sudden loose. If this is confusing, someone there should have a basic understanding of poker-if for no other reason than to try and understand what is happening. Otherwise you both can just keep playing until you 2 get it, which i know for a fact you will. Like i said, it is best and easiest to play with only 2 people, in my opinion. |
x Biohazard x1
96,816
Achievement won on 05 Mar 11TA Score for this game: 2,725
Posted on 06 March 11 at 02:08
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This solution has 1 positive vote and 2 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
This achievment is based on luck. you really cant boost this achievment all i have to say is you have to have luck to get this. How you may ask? well first you can play against 1 person to make it easy or just go to any multiplayer poker game. First you want to do is every hand you get play the card no matter what it is the 5th Card on the table that appears has to make your hand better for example if you got a King and Queen the fifth card has to make it to become a straight but meanwhile you have to beat the person that has a higher hand in the beginning.
- What i did was joined a poker game any and vs 3 people random and played everycard bet alittle not all your hand when it comes down where someone puts all in fold because you know something is up. This is the reason why its all about luck the fifth card will determin if you get it the achievment or not. |
NZ DeadMan NZ
66,587
Achievement not yet wonTA Score for this game: 2,291
Posted on 11 February 11 at 01:09, Edited on 11 March 11 at 23:27
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This solution has 1 positive vote and 3 negative votes. Please log in to vote. |
The best way to do this is to either get into what is called a coin flip situation (e.g. a pair vs 2 cards of higher value such as pocket 5s vs 67)
Here are some senarios that will most likely end in you receiving this achievment.
Waiting to see the flop with a flushdraw (2 suited cards with 2 of that suit on the board which means you need 1 more of that suit to make a flush).
If you shove all in every flushdraw you will be recieving a flush on the river 18% of the time.
If you receive an open ended straightdraw (meaning you have 4 cards in a row and can have 1 of 8 cards giving you a straight) this will give you a 16% chance of making your straight on the river.
This should be an easy achievment to obtain. If you really want to get it and are only going for this. I suggest waiting to see a flop and then shoving in any 2 cards that are higher than the board or any draws.
Also if your really desperate try getting a friend and communicating the best opportunities.
On the contrary to phil mack's guide it is very common to win on the river while behind before then...I play poker for a living and this happens every day multiple times...if you shove all in every hand you are bound to eventually get this. |