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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 64  Three Card Poker strategy concepts29 September 2016
Games such as Three Card Poker and Caribbean Stud Poker attract players who would never consider going to the poker room for a session of Texas Hold’em, seven-card stud or Omaha. The games in the table pits have poker trappings, hand rankings and borrow some terminology, but they’re nowhere near as complex as poker where you play against other players. ... (read more)
A rare Pair Plus payout at Three Card Poker25 September 2016
QUESTION: Playing Three Card Poker, I found a Pair Plus pay table different than the ones I usually play. It paid 100-1 on a three-card royal, which I’d never seen. It paid the usual 40-1 on a straight flush, 30-1 on three of a kind, but then 5-1 on a straight, 4-1 on a flush and 1-1 on a pair. What’s the ... (read more)
Basic strategy, and then some!22 September 2016
Basic strategy in blackjack is a great guideline, something every player should learn. It is not an end point. There are hidden subtleties that are glossed over for the sake of making the strategy easily understandable and playable. When the basic strategy table tells you to hit hard 16 when the dealer has ... (read more)
One coin or full coin? That is the question!18 September 2016
QUESTION: You answered a question about playing one coin on $1 video poker instead of five coins on a quarter game. What about slot machines? Dollar slots have higher paybacks than quarter games or penny games, right? Should I play one coin on a dollar game instead of three quarters or, say, 80 pennies? ANSWER: There’s more than one way look at that question. ... (read more)
Blackjack answers15 September 2016
Blackjack players come in a wide range of skill levels, from those playing a guessing game and hitting or standing by feel and instinct to basic strategy players to card counters – with several stops in between. In the last few weeks, I’ve received a number of e-mails from readers who are seeking a new level. ... (read more)
I could have had a million!11 September 2016
QUESTION: You don’t seem to write much about Let It Ride, but could you answer a question? Once I look at my first three cards, I can either pull back one bet or let it ride. I was in a situation where I had 2-3-4 of clubs, and I let it ride, but then after the first common card was a 9 of hearts, I pulled back the second bet, and I wound up losing two of the three bets. ... (read more)
Colliding worlds8 September 2016
In this age of multitasking, I will admit to moments of mutli-time wasting, checking out free online slots while watching baseball, football, basketball or hockey. Tens of millions of players flock to sites including Slotomania, Jackpot Party Casino, Heart of Vegas, Caesars, DoubleDown Casino, High 5 Casino and others. ... (read more)
Super Times Pay and hitting soft 17 at blackjack4 September 2016
QUESTION: I’ve been playing a lot of Super Times Pay lately, usually for quarters on Five Play. Do you know, is there any change in the odds of drawing a royal flush in regular games, on Super Times hands without the multiplier, and on Super Times with the multiplier? ANSWER: Let’s start with an explanation for those who haven’t played Super Times Pay. ... (read more)
The good old days1 September 2016
It’s been 30 years or so since I first set foot in a casino, and that’s meant 30 years of change. There are things I miss about days of yore. I miss better blackjack rules, where nearly all multiple-deck games had the dealer stand on all 17s, one- and two-deck games with decent rules were not difficult to find, and no one had ever heard of 6-5 payoffs on two-card 21s. ... (read more)
Easy as one, two, three28 August 2016
QUESTION: I’m mainly a blackjack player, but I’ve been fooling around lately with Ultimate Texas Hold’Em. After you look at you first two cards, you can either check, raise three times your ante or raise four times your ante. Is there ever a situation where you should raise three times instead of four? It seems to me that if you have an edge, you should make the maximum raise. ... (read more)
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