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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 12  Ask the Slot Expert: Multi-hand NSU Deuces Wild video poker24 July 2024
I like playing NSU Deuces Wild. I would really like playing NSU in Triple Play, Five Play, Ten Play, Any-Number Play. But, alas, I know of only one multi-hand machine with NSU in Las Vegas.
It's a Triple Play quarter machine at South Point. It's also a machine with a gimmick, Good Times Pay.
When you ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: More likely to get dealt Royal on throwaway hand?17 July 2024
Whenever I throw away a hand at NSU, I remind myself that the bright side is that I'm sometimes more likely to get a Royal now.
I've been thinking that for a while and I decided that it's about time that I did the math to see whether it is true or just wishful thinking.
The chances of being dealt a Royal ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Split Card calculations: Light at the end of the tunnel10 July 2024
In probably the least anticipated series finale ever, we're finally ready to see which option has the higher EV for our hand in Split Card poker.
Let's recap where we stand:
A few weeks ago I played Deuces Wild with the Split Card gimmick. Split Card sometimes gives you two cards in one position of your hand. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Split Card calculations: Straight Flush - Part 23 July 2024
Let's finishing calculating the number of ways to make a Straight Flush in Split Card Deuces Wild when we're dealt Q♦ 2♠/2♠ 2♥ T♦ 8♥ and we hold the deuces.
The easiest way to do the calculations is to look at each straight sequence separately. We'll look at ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Split Card calculations: Straight Flush - Part 126 June 2024
Previously on Ask the Slot Expert:
A few weeks ago I played Deuces Wild with the Split Card gimmick. Split Card sometimes gives you two cards in one position of your hand. Although it's possible to get 6 of a Kind and other six-card hands, the only bonus hand is 5 Deuces, which pays 2000.
I was dealt ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Split Card calculations: 5 of a Kind19 June 2024
A few weeks ago I played Deuces Wild with the Split Card gimmick. Split Card sometimes gives you two cards in one position of your hand. Although it's possible to get 6 of a Kind and other six-card hands, the only bonus hand is 5 Deuces, which pays 2000.
I was dealt this hand: Q♦ 2♠/2♠ ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Son of still stumbling over Split Card calculations12 June 2024
I ended last week's column with a challenge. I described a mistake I discovered in my formula for calculating the ways I could make a certain poker hand. Two of the terms were incorrect and I asked if you knew why. I gave the correct value, 43, as a hint. In my description, I wrote, "I hope those are the only mistakes."
Guess what! Those weren't the only mistakes. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Still stumbling over Split Card calculations5 June 2024
A few weeks ago I played Deuces Wild with the Split Card gimmick. Split Card sometimes gives you two cards in one position of your hand. Although it's possible to get 6-of-a-kind and other six-card hands, the only bonus hand is 5 deuces, which pays 2000.
I was dealt this hand: Q♦ 2♠/2♠ ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Figuring out Split Card video poker hand more difficult than I thought29 May 2024
Last week I described a hand I had playing Split Card video poker. I wasn't sure if I had played the hand correctly and I said that I would eventually do the math to find the best play. Eventually was supposed to be this week. I thought I could do the math in an hour or so. I was wrong.
Figuring out the expected value of the combination of cards you hold is usually fairly easy. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Video poker gimmicks - Part 322 May 2024
Let's continue looking at some of the gimmicks video poker designers have added to video poker to give the game some of the excitement and sizzle of slot games. Many people and manufacturers call these enhancements "variations" or "features" and not "gimmicks." Po-tay-toe, po-tah-toe.
We left off last week looking at gimmicks that require you to double your bet to activate the gimmick. ... (read more)
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