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Jerry Stickman Gaming Guru - Page 2  How would you play this Triple Double Bonus hand?20 September 2025
In a departure from normal video poker quizzes, this time we look at a hand from a high variance game – Triple Double Bonus. The pay table is: Hand/5-Credits Pays Royal Flush/4000 Straight Flush/250 4 Aces w/2, 3, 4/4000 4 2s, 3s, 4, w/A, 2, 3, 4/2000 4 Aces/800 4 2s, 3s, 4s/400 4 5s thru Ks/250 Full ... (read more)
Video poker strategy questions13 September 2025
From Ray in Illinois. Hi Jerry, As always, I enjoy your articles on best play for VP hands. I have a comment on a recent one, where you have 3 to a royal, 4 to a flush and a high pair. My general strategy, which I keep reminding my wife of, is when you have 4 to a flush (but not 4 to a royal) and a pair, ... (read more)
Which video poker games do I play?6 September 2025
From Joe in Nevada. Hello Stickman. In your recent column, you stated, "I like to play games with high returns and low volatility". Grammatically speaking, you are saying that both factors will be in any game you decide to play. In video poker language, is this even possible and, if so, which game(s) are you playing. ... (read more)
Four of a Flush or Three of a Royal?30 August 2025
You are playing a full-pay 9/6 Jacks or Better game with the maximum of five credits bet. You are dealt the following hand: - Ace of diamonds (Ad) - King of diamonds (Kd) - 10 of diamonds (Td) - 5 of diamonds (5d) - King of spades (Ks) This hand is interesting as it contains several possibilities – including a sure winner. ... (read more)
Payback, return, variance, and volatility explained23 August 2025
Two factors determine the winning characteristics of a video poker game – payback (also called return) and variance (also called volatility). Payback (or return) is the amount of money that is “paid back” or “returned” from the money that is played through a video poker game. It is expressed as a percentage such as 99.54 percent. ... (read more)
Video poker pay tables can be tricky16 August 2025
In the Golden Age of video poker, there were only a few types of games and they all had good pay tables. Video poker was a new game and casinos competed with each other to attract players. The “full pay” version of Jacks or Better returned 99.54 percent with perfect play. This game pays 4,000 credits for a royal flush when five credits are played per hand. ... (read more)
How to handle low return video poker9 August 2025
A question for Hiram. Hello Mr. Stickman. I enjoy reading your columns and feel you give some very solid advice. One of your main points is to find good paying games. You mention to scout casinos to check all their video poker games. If you can’t find anything good, you say to try another casino. My ... (read more)
What are the odds of completing a royal flush?2 August 2025
Any video poker player who plays the game regularly has been dealt four cards of a royal flush. When this happens, the player will carefully select each of the four cards to be saved – sometimes even (properly) discarding the fifth card of a flush. Then, while holding their breath, the “deal” button is pressed. ... (read more)
Video poker strategy quirks26 July 2025
Recently I played video poker with an old friend of mine. We sat next to each other playing full-pay jacks or better which combined with five times bonus points made this game a positive expectation game – and, yes, these games are still available, just difficult to find. My friend is a casual player who ... (read more)
How would you play this hand?19 July 2025
The game is full-pay jacks or better. You bet the max of five credits to get the 800-to-1 royal flush pay. You are dealt the following hand: - Ace of spades (As) - Jack of hearts (Jh) - Queen of diamonds (Qd) - 9 of clubs (9c) - 10 of hearts (Th) There are several possible options: - Hold the Ace, Jack, Queen and Ten to go for a high pair, or straight. ... (read more)
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