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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 63
Blackjack is Semi-Random4 October 2022 Most casino games have as their underpinning randomness.The bets, the flow of the game, how the casino gets an edge, is usually decided by a random distribution of the elements of the game. To secure the money from the players, the casino makes sure it either wins more decisions at the game or it “taxes” the wins of the player by taking a percent of his or her win...read moreJacks or Better versus Bonus Poker Quiz III1 October 2022 [An article promoting full-pay (8/5) Bonus Poker as a good alternative when full-pay (9/6)Jacks or Better cannot be found was recently posted here. The article stated that inaddition to a good return (99.17 versus 99.54 percent) and low variance, playingstrategy is also nearly identical.]I thought it might be interesting to explore playing strategy differences and similarities.This is the third of several strategy quizzes on the differences (or lack thereof) betweenthe strategy for various hands played on full-pay Jacks or Better and full-pay BonusPoker.All hands assume the maximum five credit bet.Let’s begin quiz number three.You are dealt this hand: As, Kh, Qd, Jd, 5c.This hand has only two reasonable holds: a four-card, ace-high straight (As, Kh, Qd,Jd) and two cards of a royal flush (Qd, Jd).What would you hold playing full-pay Jacks or Better?The holds in order of decreasing return are:? Qd, Jd – returns 3.0019 credits, on average, for the five credits bet.? As, Kh, Qd, Jd – returns 2.9787 credits, on average, for the five credits bet.Holding the two cards of a royal flush is the proper hold for Jacks or Better.Now let’s look at Bonus Poker.The holds in order of decreasing return are:? As, Kh, Qd, Jd – returns 2.9787 credits, on average, for the five credits bet.? Qd, Jd – returns 2.9463 credits, on average, for the five credits bet.Holding the four-card, ace-high straight is the proper hold for Bonus Poker.For this particular hand, the strategy is different between Jacks or Better and BonusPoker.While the difference in return appears to be fairly small, it does add up.Make sure you are comfortable with all the strategy differences before switching to a different game.As always, may all your wins be swift and large, and your losses be slow and small.Jerry “Stickman”Jerry “Stickman” is an expert in craps, blackjack and video poker and advantage slot machineplay...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Casinos cash in on couch cushion change28 September 2022 One outcome of the pandemic is that many consumers eschewed cash and switched to contactless payment methods. That and an increase in online sales led to a shortage of coins circulating in the economy. Instead of going into vending machines and cash register drawers, the dimes and quarters you've been collecting in a jar on your dresser stayed in that jar.
Casinos dealt with the coin shortage by reprogramming their ticket redemption machines to dispense bills for the dollars on your ticket and print a ticket for the cents instead of dispensing coins...read moreIt's in the Dice27 September 2022 QUESTION: Craps uses six-sided dice. So do most board familiar board games like Monopoly and Yahtzee, and some other casino games like sic bo and chuck-a-luck. My grandmother used to play bunco with six-sided dice.But there are dice with different numbers of faces...read moreFighting Craps27 September 2022 Craps used to be the favorite casino table game until it was surpassed by blackjack in the mid-1960s. When it was the favorite game, it was dominated by men. World War II taught soldiers, sailors and marines how to play the game and they loved it.Craps was considered a “city game” when in fact it originated along the Mississippi River in the South...read moreMimic the Dealer?25 September 2022 On an early September evening, I'd just settled in to watch a baseball game when I received a text.It was Blackjack Bob: "You won't believe what I saw today."I muted the TV and dialed up Bob. His stories needed voice, not just text."When's the last time you saw a mimic the dealer player?" Bob asked.It had been some time...read moreJacks or Better versus Bonus Poker II24 September 2022 [Review: An article promoting full-pay (8/5) Bonus Poker as a good alternative when full-pay (9/6) Jacks or Better cannot be found was recently posted on this website. The article stated that in addition to a good return (99.17 versus 99.54 percent) and low variance, playing strategy is also nearly identical.]I thought it might be interesting to explore playing strategy differences and similarities.This is the second of several strategy quizzes on the differences (or lack thereof) between the strategy for various hands played on full-pay Jacks or Better and full-pay Bonus Poker...read moreQuit When You're Behind22 September 2022 CINDY: There are plenty of sayings when it comes to casino playing, the most common of which is to quit when you’re ahead.ABBY: Of course, there are some sessions where you are not ahead, not from the very first decision. There are some sessions where you lose from right off the bat and keep losing steadily throughout the session...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Playing slots for fun21 September 2022
Question: I find your column (reaches my inbox Wednesday mornings) is my 'must read', usually as I have my morning coffee or tea. Almost always insightful, sometimes your sharing of your experiences helps me cope with the 'peaks and valleys' of gaming...read moreTackling Slots20 September 2022 This won’t bother most slot players; slot machines are random. Of course. The machines are programmed to be random. This way no one can predict what is coming up next or next or next on down the line. I am sure most slot players are aware of this; at least I hope so.The computer program that makes the machines a random game is called the Random Number Generator...read more |
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