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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 78
Some Serious Questions8 March 2022 Billy: “Casinos would call me an action player. I play just about every game. I do not like to relax. I want to play and play some more. You seem to be the opposite. Your columns are often cautionary and hinge on saving money and keeping your playing time under control...read moreDifferent Returns Different Pay Scales6 March 2022 Inexperienced video poker players who are just beginning to take strategy seriously often ask the same questions.Why is strategy different for different games? Do the machines deal cards differently to yield different paying hands?Answers: Strategy differs because payoffs are different...read moreA Single Quiz5 March 2022 Today’s quiz is for hands played on a 9/6 Double-Double Poker video poker game.All strategy is based on betting the five-credit maximum.Hand number one: As Ks Jd Ts 3sDo you know how to play this hand?This hand has basically only three reasonably high-paying holds:1. Four cards of an inside straight with three high cards (As Ks Jd Ts).2. Three cards of a royal flush (As Ks Ts).3. Four cards of a flush with two high cards (As Ks Ts 3s).Let’s look at the returns for each of these holds:1. Holding the four cards of an inside straight (As Ks Jd Ts) returns just 2.6596 credits for the five credits wagered, on average.2. Holding the three cards of a royal flush (As Ks Ts) returns 6.2211 credits on average.3. Finally, holding four cards of a flush with two high cards (As Ks Ts 3s) returns an average of 6.3830 credits.As is the case more often than not, saving four of a flush – especially with some high cards – will outperform saving three cards of a royal flush.Holding four cards of an inside straight usually pays poorly.Hand number two: Ac Kc Js 5c 4dThis hand contains only a couple of decent possible holds:1. Three cards of a flush with two high cards (Ac Kc 5c).2. Two cards of a royal flush (Ac Kc).Here are the returns for each of these holds:1. Holding the three cards of a flush with two high cards (Ac Kc 5c) will return an average of 2.5948 credits for five credits played, over the long run.2. Holding the (Ac Kc) and praying for a royal flush will return an average of 2.6340 credits over the long run.With this hand on a Double-Double Bonus Poker game, shooting for the big one is the proper play by a slim margin.Would you have played these hands properly?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 machine play...read moreA Proposition About a Roulette Proposition3 March 2022 CINDY: There are certain betting methods that we can recommend at roulette that we find interesting. None of the methods can give the player the edge over the house, that we all know or should know.ABBY: Both Cindy and I are bankroll conscious...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Bounceback cash or point multiplier?2 March 2022 A friend who lives near the Gulf Coast casinos called a few days ago to get my take on the current video poker conditions in Las Vegas. He visits Las Vegas frequently -- or, at least, used to visit frequently, pre-pandemic. There was almost complete overlap in the Venn diagram of the casinos we visit most frequently...read moreUps and Frowns1 March 2022 Almost all casino players know this truth: given some time, or a long time, or starting right now this morning, this afternoon or tonight, they will wind up losing. They know that the house has the edge over them in every game.Certain sessions and even certain multi-day trips, the player will win...read moreWhy Six Decks in Online Games27 February 2022 QUESTION: I don't get why online casinos would have six-deck games when the cards are shuffled after every hand. I know that in live casinos more decks make it difficult on card counters, but computer cards can be shuffled instantly. The cards are in the same proportions for every hand...read moreDo Video Poker Systems Beat the Game?26 February 2022 They are everywhere. System sellers, those snake oil salesmen of the gambling world. When I receive questions about any betting system, my answer is always the same.First, however, a little background.When I first started coming to Las Vegas almost 40 years ago I signed up for a Las Vegas newsletter of some sort...read moreWhat About Roulette?24 February 2022 CINDY: Last week we took a look at one of our favorite scenes in the movie “Lost in America” starring Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty. Hagerty’s character gets them into deep trouble by blowing their nest egg on roulette. So, let’s talk about roulette today.ABBY: First, it is important to know that there are two distinct versions of the game...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: What's the payback on this video poker progressive?23 February 2022
Question: I’m currently playing a progressive Triple Double Bonus Poker $1 machine that is a 9/5/4 game. The royal flush with 5 coins is currently at $10,238.70.
I’ve never seen one this high in all my years of playing and know that this is now a positive play game...read more |
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