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John Robison Gaming Guru - Page 13  Ask the Slot Expert: Gold medal error in bronze medal match14 August 2024
I don't believe in lucky charms, but I always go to the casino on my birthday. It used to be worthwhile. A free play offer or a game to win free play or dining. This time one casino ignored my birthday completely and the other only wished me a happy birthday on the card reader display.
My birthday streak is alive. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: Is the progress meter on Buffalo Ultimate Stampede "broken"?6 August 2024
Question: You quoted my letter about dream card and ultimate X, I felt so honored!
Since then I have come across Powerhouse and Super Times Pay Super Stacks, both of which have done some nice things and frustrated me for not doing anything.
My question is about the Buffalo with the green bonus meter, I think it's called Buffalo Ultimate Stampede. ... (read more)
Ask the Slot Expert: More on Good Times Pay video poker31 July 2024
Question: Very interesting information in your column about playing NSU DW at South Point playing the Good Times Pay version. Does this statement by the Wizard of Odds "the average value of the multipliers in the grid is always the fair cost"of enabling the grid (and the math behind it) apply to any Good ... (read more)
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)
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