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FILL IN THE BLANK

Wrong guesses can lead to disaster By John Grochowski   Electronic casino games have always been subject to a little mythology. You can’t see what’s driving the slot reels or watch the video poker cards being shuffled and dealt the way you can watch a blackjack dealer turn up the cards or a roulette dealer […]

NOT SO FAST

Dealt winning hands that you should toss By Henry Tamburin   You might think that’s a strange topic for an article. I mean, come on, why would anyone want to throw away a dealt winning hand in video poker? Stay with me and I’ll explain. It’s true that the majority of times you should hold […]

IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS

Think you’re an ace at video poker? See if you know how to match pay tables with the correct strategy By John Grochowski   My friend Bill is a video poker enthusiast—one who remembers how exciting it was when he first realized the difference that strategy makes. “My wife and I were gearing up for […]

Don’t Be Fooled Again

“Identical” video poker machines might have very important differences By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   Just because two video poker machines have the same name, and the pay tables look the same, does not necessarily mean they are exactly the same game. I was reminded of this recently when I visited a casino with a good […]

MIND GAMES

What exactly does “random” mean, anyway? By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   In articles and books about video poker, we read about the odds of particular hands being made, and the house edge of various games. Discussions of odds or house edge are always predicated on a random game. For example, the odds of getting a […]

A ROYAL BOO-BOO

A max bet by mistake pays off big time in Triple Double Bonus bonanza By John Grochowski   Like any other casino player, I slip up sometimes. One of the signs of fatigue that tells me it’s time for a rest is when I see a video poker card I should have held disappear from […]

VIDEO POKER MYTHS

By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   Video poker myths have been around since the first machines were introduced. Some myths have been phased out by technology, such as the one about the temperature of your coins influencing whether you would win or lose. (Some folks really believed that putting in cold coins would improve your results, […]

MAXIMIZING YOUR VIDEO POKER PLAY

Top tips for playing positive By Jerry “Stickman” Stich   With the myriad choices of video poker games available in today’s casinos, many people have a hard time simply figuring out the best game for them to play. But depending on the individual and their gambling goals, the definition of “best” can be as varied […]

Lesser of Two Evils

How to handle low return video poker by jerry “stickman” stich   It is always great to be able to find high return video poker such as 99.5 percent or more. If players are diligent, they can usually find high paying games in most gambling destinations. It may take a little work and the search […]

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