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Odds on Natural Royal Flush in Video Poker
You could almost bet someone a large amount that they would never be dealt a natural royal flush on a video poker machine and feel pretty safe that you are never going to have to pay up.
With a 52-card deck there are 2,598,960 possible hands, and what you’re asking for is that one of them […]
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Video Poker Odds Royal Flush
Doesn’t it seem that every time you are dealt one card short of the royal flush, when you draw you never get the card that you need? It can lead you to believe that the casino controls who and when someone hits the jackpot and takes home the cash. However, casino expert Mark […]
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Video Poker
In video poker, only 21% of the hands dealt are winning hands of Jacks or better and 79% are downright dogs. Herein lies the difference between the winning and losing player: what you do with those 79% of the hands that need to be groomed into winning greyhounds. The best way to give yourself the […]
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How Progressive Jackpots Rise in Slots & Video Poker
Progressive jackpots are a favorite of the casino patron. The desire to leave the casino after a few hours of playing with riches beyond your wildest dreams is an urge that few of us can control. Have you ever wondered how the progressive jackpots rise in both slots and video poker. Well […]
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Multi Play Video Poker
This week’s article from Mark Pilarski looks to clear up some confusion on Multi Play Video Poker.
Dear Mark,
I’m hoping you can clear up a question that’s been bothering me for long time. I’ve noticed quite frequently on 50 and 100-play video poker machines that when I get dealt two pair, I very rarely see any […]
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Is Video Poker Draw Poker?
If you think draw poker is the same as video poker, then there are purists out there that would look at you and scoff. However, if you look at it this way, video poker is just you playing against the machine. The machine displays the cards as graphic images on the screen and […]
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Vigorish on 9/6 Video Poker Machines
9/6 Video Poker is a Jacks or better machine that pays 9 for a full house and 6 for a flush with one coin inserted. A lot of the posted house edges out there will show you the odds when the royal flush is included with maximum coin play. That’s because the odds […]
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6/5 Video Poker Machine v. 9/6
There have been some questions coming in from visitors on whether it is better to play a loose Jacks or better 6/5 video poker machine or a very tight full-pay Jacks or better 9/6 poker machines, but there is no real difference in reality.
Every hand is dealt out randomly by the machine, so the tightness […]
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Odds on Video Gambling Machines
There are some visitors who ask if the odds are the same on video games like blackjack and craps as their real-life counterparts. So let’s see if this is the case of the odds are altered to benefit the casino.
It is a Nevada (and I’m sure most states follow suit) law […]
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Easy Casino Games to Play
Some people want a challenge and some want easy casino games to play. Whatever your poison we […]
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