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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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
This non-traditional video poker games has some pretty positive characteristics By Henry Tamburin A reader sent me this question: On a recent visit to my local casino I noticed they had the video poker game Pick’em. I glanced at someone playing it and it sure looked different than the regular Jacks or Better […]
An awful game can sometimes be your best friend By Jerry “Stickman” Stich It’s no secret that video poker returns have been steadily declining. My wife and I recently went on a cruise, and I always enjoy checking out the casinos on cruise ships to see just how good(or more likely how bad) their […]