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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 80  Answering video poker questions19 March 2015
Carl is a video poker player who has written to me off and on for many years. I’ll sometimes go a year or two without hearing from him, but then a question will pop into my e-mail inbox. In the latest, he wanted some information about progressive games, where a percentage of each wager is added to the usual 4,000-coin jackpot on royal flushes. ... (read more)
Penny slots and roulette nots15 March 2015
QUESTION: I live in the Las Vegas area and frequent several local casinos. I play mostly video poker, but I keep my eyes open as I walk through the casinos. It seems that lately the turnover of penny slot machines has increased, with more titles and themes being introduced more often. This has led me to ... (read more)
The joys of Three Card Poker12 March 2015
One of the best features of Three Card Poker is that the top-paying hands occur frequently. If you play very long, you’re going to get your share of straight flushes, which pay 40-1 on the Pair Plus portion of the game, and three of a kinds, which pay 30-1. Big wins with high frequency make possible beginner’s luck stories such as Kim’s. ... (read more)
Casino free is not free8 March 2015
QUESTION: I live near the Canadian border and frequent a Canadian casino twice a month. So I purchase a 72-trip bridge pass for $35, good for nearly two years. Recently this casino telephoned me (I’d never gotten a telephone call from a casino!) and told me to visit the players' club and receive my free bridge pass. ... (read more)
The tuition for casino gambling5 March 2015
Learning to play casino games is strictly an immersion process for most of us. I’d played some no-wagering blackjack as a youngster, and played many a poker game in college and at the homes of friends before I first played in a casino. But roulette, craps, baccarat, Caribbean Stud and others were games I never played before plunking my chips down in a casino. ... (read more)
Five-number bet at roulette and baccarat ties1 March 2015
QUESTION: My husband and I go our separate ways in the casino. He likes to play craps, and I love to play roulette. I get that craps gives you a better shot to win, but I have more fun at the wheel. One question: I’ve read your articles, and you’ve mentioned several times that the house edge is higher on 0-00-1-2-3 than at any of the other bets. ... (read more)
Back-to-back wins26 February 2015
Back-to-back results of the duplicate kind happen in any game, but some are so commonplace they’re instantly forgotten, while some make your heart skip a beat even as you’re reaching for the phone to text the news or even take a picture. You’ll see back-to-back 7s in craps an average of 1 in 36 trials – two or three times in an average hour. ... (read more)
Blackjack's 21 + 3 versus Lucky Ladies22 February 2015
QUESTION: Most of the low-limit blackjack tables near my house have the 21 + 3 side bet, which you’ve written about before. However, one casino has Lucky Ladies with this pay table: two Queens of Hearts when the dealer has a blackjack, 1,000-1; two Queens of Hearts, 125-1, total of 20 when the cards are the ... (read more)
Splitting pairs in blackjack19 February 2015
Splitting pairs in blackjack is sometimes a matter of playing offense and sometimes defense. And sometimes, you skip the split and hope for the best with your original hand. I had a run of some of each recently, an odd little session where I was dealt pairs of 9s several times within a couple of hours. ... (read more)
Caribbean Draw Poker and low pairs15 February 2015
QUESTION: Have you ever heard of Caribbean Draw Poker? It's like Caribbean Stud Poker, but you can draw one or two cards and the dealer has to have a pair of 8s of better to qualify. ANSWER: Caribbean Draw has been around for a long time, but has mainly disappeared from the casino scene. In fact, your note surprised me, and sent me scrambling for old files. ... (read more)
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