Dear
Mark, In last weeks column you stated; "Skilled
players can cut the house advantage to near zero, or,
dare I say it, swing the odds in their favor when they
play perfect basic strategy on select video poker machines."
Any chance you can share which machines those are? Max
F. .
Payouts
on video poker machines are determined by; 1) the
pay schedule and, just as importantly 2) how you select
discards, since selecting the wrong cards to deep-six
will reduce your overall payout. Even if I clue you
in to the best-of-the-best machines to play, it won't
help you to swing the odds in your favor unless you
learn how to play each hand correctly.
Below
are three "full pay" machines that,
if played with perfect basic strategy and maximum
coins per hand, will return over 100%, with but
(there's always a "but") one caveat.
There is a gambling chance you won't even find
these machines in your gaming jurisdiction, especially
if there are only a few casinos in pursuit of
your hard-earned dollars. 1) 7/5 Jokers Wild:
5-of-a-kind pays 1000, Quads pays 100: Return
100.64%. 2) 9/5 Deuces Wild: Return 100.76% 3)
9/6 Double Double Jackpot Poker: two pair pays
1 coin: Return 100.35% To decode, Max, the first
two numbers reflect the payouts for a full house
and a flush with a single coin inserted. Example:
a 7/5 Jokers Wild machine would pay 7 coins for
a full house and 5 coins for a flush on a one-coin
bet. Once more, to get those types of percentage
returns, you'll need to find these full-pay schedules,
play the maximum coin amount, and use perfect
strategy when playing them. I never said it was
going to be easy.
Good
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