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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 149
She quit11 June 2019 Most readers enjoy reading uplifting stories about slot machines and slot players. I understand this but every once in a while we have to look at the major mistakes some slot players make that not only ruins their favorite pastime but ultimately might cause some of them to give up playing the machines altogether.Players are not responsible for the fact that the casinos have created house-edges on the machines; after all, the casinos are a business that must make money or, well, they will go out of business...read moreBankroll requirements for video poker9 June 2019 Imagine you’re off for a couple of days at a casino destination – Atlantic City, Las Vegas, one of the hundreds of tribal casinos or anywhere else.During your stay, you plan to play a fair amount of video poker, perhaps 10 hours or more over two days.How much money to you need to have a reasonable chance to still be in action after that time?That depends on the specific games you’ll be playing...read more50-cent Bonus Poker or 25-cent Double Double Bonus video poker?8 June 2019 Hi Stickman,I have a question. If having a sufficient bankroll is not an issue when one starts a gambling session, is 50 cent 8/5 BP the better choice or 25 cent DDB? I'm not sure if I'm comparing oranges to apples or there is a way to compute this...read morePlaying a special hand at video poker6 June 2019 QUESTION: How would you play the following hands in Double Double Bonus Poker? 7 of spades, 8 of hearts, 10 of hearts, queen of hearts and ace of clubs; and 3 of hearts, 9 of spades, 10 of spades, jack of spades and ace of clubs.ANSWER: In both cases, your best play is to hold three cards to a a straight flush, though how close a call it is depends on the pay table.In your first hand, 7s-8h-10h-Qh-Ac, the tricky part is that the three hearts are not consecutive...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: One progressive for multiple video poker machines5 June 2019
Question: We just returned from Laughlin, NV. We went to the Edgewater casino and played video poker at the bar. All the video poker games are tied to a single jackpot.
I've never seen this before and wonder what kind of odds you are getting...read moreWhat I've learned4 June 2019 About the following: I didn’t jot down the statistics because this reflection happened after many years of experiencing casino gamblers in their element – the casinos. So my opinion might be off a little here or there. But I think I am right – or mostly right – since it’s been 30 years of seeing this loud and clear.Most casino gamblers do not want to change their approach to the games...read moreWe all make mistakes2 June 2019 As far as I know, we all make mistakes.Maybe there’s a blackjack player out there who always makes the correct strategy play, or, for card counters, adjustments with the count. But fatigue and distraction can lead the best of us into plays we wouldn’t normally make.A few months ago, I mentioned Bob, an experienced, solid player who misread his hand, played 8-6 as if it were 8, and drew unfriendly fire from the rest of the table.It happens...read more![]() Don't get barred1 June 2019 A highly skilled blackjack player must know how to avoid getting barred by casinos if they want to continue playing the game.There are a lot of skilled players who can’t play because they have been identified as card counters. In addition to knowing all the ins and outs of card counting, how to bet, and having the proper bankroll, a player must know how to keep from being barred.Once you have been marked as a counter at blackjack, you’ll have your picture taken along with a description of your play that will be sent to casinos all around the country...read moreStreaks are real30 May 2019 QUESTION: I don’t know how you can deny that streaks are real. When I win five hands in a row in blackjack, I’ve had a hot streak. When I lose five in a row, I’ve had a cold streak. Both of those things have happened to me lots of times.The same thing happens on the slot...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: What is pay-to-meter for slot jackpots?29 May 2019
Question: I just was reading last week's column about the large voucher at Pimlico. The whole story they tell sounds fishy to me. I think there's something in there that you weren't being told, and it was funny that they so quickly contacted you so that you could have a column out just four days after it allegedly happened.
Nevertheless, there was one part of your answer that intrigued me more than the premise they presented you...read more |
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