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Gaming Gurus: Strategy Expert Article Archive - Page 80
Betting Three-Card Poker30 January 2022 QUESTION: I have a question about Three Card Poker betting strategy. Currently I bet two units on the ante, two units on Pair Plus and two units on the Six-Card Bonus. Would it make more sense to bet three or four units on just the Pair Plus and Six-Card Bonus and forget about playing against the dealer?ANSWER: My approach is to play against the dealer, usually skip Pair Plus and always skip the Six-Card Bonus.The house edge on the ante-play portion of the game is 3.37 percent of your ante or 2.01 percent of your total action, once the bet after you've seen cards is taken into account...read moreA Video Poker Quiz29 January 2022 It is time for another exercise in video poker strategy. Periodically, sample video poker hands will be presented to test your mastery of video poker strategy.Today’s hands are for a full-pay (9/6 or 9-for-1 for a full house and 6-for-1 for a flush) Jacks or Better...read moreBeing Sly27 January 2022 CINDY: When you watch the old western movies and someone is cheating, the person might have cards up his sleeves or maybe he has a metal device that allows him to pull out an ace to complete his hand. Of course, a cheater doesn’t want to get caught.ABBY: I think frontier justice, even in Eastern cities, was harsh...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: How often do bonus rounds hit?26 January 2022 A long, long (long) time ago, I attended a slot design talk at the big gaming show. This was the time when slots with bonus rounds were just starting their invasion of the slot floor -- I said it was a long, long (long) time ago.
The designers said that bonus rounds, like any other winning combination, involve a trade off...read moreStaying at the Game25 January 2022 QUESTION: Most gambling writers tell you when to leave, usually when you are losing, but it is somewhat rare that they tell you when to stay at a table or slot machine. The other night at the casino I hit a point when I thought “do I stay or do I go?” I had won a decent amount of money, $500, and I had played about two hours...read moreHe's Confused23 January 2022 In everything we do, there's a first time. For casino players, that includes the first time you play each game.Scott is a Midwestern player who has played craps more than once, but every time seems like the first time. He's done his prep work, reading books, following online tutorials, practicing at home...read moreWill Mistakes Delay a Royal Flush?22 January 2022 Previously I wrote about a long-term stretch without a royal flush – almost 200,000 hands to be more specific.I am sure I am not alone experiencing this phenomenon. Others have gone years without ever snagging the ultimate prize when playing jacks or better video poker.Unfortunately, it is all a part of how random operates...read moreWe're Back from Vegas!20 January 2022 ABBY: Well, our week in Vegas is over. And what a week it was.CINDY: Yes. It was, as always, up and down…ABBY: Down and up.CINDY: My experiment of playing fifty dollars a night in a slot machine before I retired started off horribly. The random-number-generator was actually the “hammer Cindy” generator...read moreAsk the Slot Expert: Do you win more when you don't use a players card?19 January 2022
Question: I just won $300 bucks but spent $120 doing it. My boss won $3,500 from $80. I am a player's club member. My boss is not. It seems like I usually win more when I don't sign in.
Do you think something is amiss with that?
Answer: No, I don't think anything is amiss for many reasons.
First, weird things happen in small sample sizes...read moreBeing Uptight18 January 2022 QUESTION: I am a good player. I know the rules of the games I play and I keep my money manageable if you understand what I mean. My wife, however, has a different view of my casino playing. She thinks I am always uptight. She thinks I don’t enjoy myself as much as I should...read more |
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