I've Heard of Slot Teams. Are There Any Video Poker Teams?

 

Teams of slot players occasionally commandeer carousels of machines in order to try to hit a progressive jackpot that's risen high enough to make the effort pencil out. 

 

The same is true of video poker teams. 

 

However, there are very few video poker teams these days. This is partly because of tax reasons. W-2Gs (tax forms you get for $1,200+ jackpots) get awkward when the person hitting the jackpot isn't the one who'll be paying the taxes. The IRS changed the way they treat this in the late '90s, and after that, video poker teams essentially dried up.

 

A relatively small number of pros make a decent living playing video poker, regularly earning $50,000 or more annually; the best ones earning several times that. But almost all of them act as individuals, not part of a team. 

 

Assuming you could find and associate with players skilled enough to be among the top players is a rather heroic assumption. It's possible, of course, but the best players are the best for a reason and have a combination of skills that are not easily duplicated. It would be difficult to assemble even a few of these players who were also willing to work as a team. 

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