Video Poker
March 8, 2008
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 greatest chance of victory at video is to read, absorb, embrace and pledge allegiance to these playing tips. o Seek out Jacks or better machines that pay 9 coins for a full house and six coins for a flush. o...
How Progressive Jackpots Rise in Slots & Video Poker
March 7, 2008
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 we brought on Mark Pilarski to give us the details. The rate at which the meter progresses upward is based on a pre-set percentage of all the money cycled through the machine. The meter rates will vary from machine...
Multi Play Video Poker
March 5, 2008
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 full houses. It’s almost as if the machines are rigged against me! It seems like the 50 and 100-play have different programming or something. A video poker...
Is Video Poker Draw Poker?
February 27, 2008
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 the player has to place a stake. Then they are dealt five cards from a standard 52-card deck with a chance to then discard any number of unwanted cards in order to draw an equal number of replacements from the cards the remain...
Vigorish on 9/6 Video Poker Machines
February 18, 2008
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 up in favor of the player when you play this way. If you choose to not play maximum coins then it works in the house’s edge. The house edge on a Jacks or Better video poker machine with maximum coin play is 0.5%. Now if you...
6/5 Video Poker Machine v. 9/6
February 18, 2008
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 and looseness of any given video poker machine is based strictly on the paytables. A 6/5 paytable with 6 coins returned for a full houseand 5 for a flush with one coin inserted would be considered...
Odds on Video Gambling Machines
February 18, 2008
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 that video representations of dice and cards follow the same odds as those in a real game with a human dealer. If the games are already profitable based...
Easy Casino Games to Play
February 18, 2008
Some people want a challenge and some want easy casino games to play. Whatever your poison we want to get you aligned with the game that is the right fit for you. You most likely want the game that has the lowest house edge, so use that as your first hurdle to pass before getting your action. There are a lot of people who do not understand what the fascination is that people have...
Double Up Feature in Video Poker
February 18, 2008
Some casinos, allow you a double-or-nothing or double up feature of video poker with their machines if you had a winning hand. All you have to do is press the “Yes” button after a win, the game then deals one card face up for the dealer and four cards face-down for the player. You can then choose one of the face-down cards, if the card beats the dealers then you get double the amount you previously won, along with the option to try...
Triple Play v Single Play Video Poker Machines
February 7, 2008
Deposit with Your Checking Account! We have been asked before whether or not the odds of hitting a straight flush on a Triple Play video poker machine are different from when you are playing a single-hand machine. The truth is that playing any three, five, 10, 50 or even a 100-Play video poker machine does not change the arithmetic. Each and every hand has its own deck, and the odds of completing a straight flush are exactly...