Vegas Free-for-All - So What's With SHOCKWAVE POKER?

BAGIANT

Feb 6, 2012
10:18am

I wanted to start playing a new game at my offshore casino. One of the choices is SHOCKWAVE POKER. 4OAK pays a nice 1250 coins. But they don't tell you what 4OAk you need to hit to get the SHOCKWAVE bonus. Is it any 4OAK?

So would someone please explain the rules of the game to me?

vetsen

Feb 6, 2012
11:26am

Block User

Generally in shockwave there is a regular quad payout and a shockwave quad payout. If you hit a regular quad you go into shockwave mode for 10 hands. If you get a quad during that 10-hand shockwave period, it pays the shockwave quad amount.

johnzimbo

Feb 6, 2012
9:41pm

Block User

Every Shockwave machine I have seen in Vegas, the Shockwave mode quad payout is the same as a royal flush. My ex hit this once at El Cortez years ago. She was dealt a full house in Shockwave mode and of course went for the quad and hit it.

noahcat

Feb 6, 2012
9:50pm

Block User

Saw a guy in Atlantic City do that TWICE in a 10 minute span- for dollars!!!!! (Same Machine) Never happened to me.

Rock'n Rick

Feb 6, 2012
10:19pm

Block User

Hitting 4 OAKS averages about every 440 hands.

If my calculations are correct, to get a second 4 oak in 10 hands = approximately 2.27%.

Rick

Blade

Feb 7, 2012
12:08am

Block User

Like a Shockwave Tip:

(Do Not try this on a Shockwave game, do it on a Bonus VP game where the quads pay high)

Play your normal VP on a multi-demo machine. When you hit 4 Oaks, change to denomination 4 times above you for 10 hands.

Example: Playing $1 DDB. You hit 4 Kings for $250. Change to $5 DDB and Play 10 hands. You'll burn up that win but have a chance to hit a big one.

I started doing this recently, normally don't hit another Oak but a few FH and Flushes did improve my credit balance after 10 hands. Also you're getting paid at the 4x level on ALL wins not just quads.

RiverRat

Feb 7, 2012
5:45am

Block User

Here is vpFREE's breakdown of Shockwave pay schedules.

I've never seen better than 11/8 in Las Vegas. But that doesn't mean that 12/8 isn't there somewhere. One of my local casinos has 12/8 in quarters and dollars, but cashback there is only .25%, so even the best version of the game is usually -EV there.

Blade

Apr 16, 2012
5:41am

Block User

Quote

Originally posted by: Blade
Like a Shockwave Tip:

(Do Not try this on a Shockwave game, do it on a Bonus VP game where the quads pay high)

Play your normal VP on a multi-demo machine. When you hit 4 Oaks, change to denomination 4-5 times above you for 10 hands.

Example: Playing $1 DDB. You hit 4 Kings for $250. Change to $5 DDB and Play 10 hands. You'll burn up that win but have a chance to hit a big one.

I started doing this recently, normally don't hit another Oak but a few FH and Flushes did improve my credit balance after 10 hands. Also you're getting paid at the 4x level on ALL wins not just quads.

Well IT WORKED!!!!!!

Read the full story on the Paidside: https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=315368

snidely333

Apr 16, 2012
6:15am

Block User

Nothing to do with Shockwave but I hit 4 4oak in the span of 10 hands last weekend. Improbable but true.

surf87

Apr 23, 2016
2:53pm

Block User

Another oldie but goodie thanks to our friend Bagiant. For shockwave VP, any 4 Oak pays 125 coins. Once a 4 Oak is hit during the next 10 hands the machine goes into shockwave mode and if another 4 Oak is hit within those next 10 hands it pays 4000 coins.

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