Video Poker Question

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I'm glad to hear you play the same bank a few times a year. We need all the tourist we can get. But, that said, I play that silly bank once a day. "Not yesterday, not 2 weeks ago, every day. (I live a cross the street) The bank does say100% and the d wild on the machine far left (looking north) has an 8,000 RF pay. Check it out when your back in town...bring your glasses next time.

Well, if you're looking at the machine on the far left when facing north, you're not looking at the same bank of machines. You would have to be facing south to be looking at the bank I'm referring to. Maybe something has changed in that area, but I'm really not sure we're all talking about the same 100% optimal play machines.
That was my "nice" forum response to your reply.

Now for my "not so nice" response to your nasty, sarcastic, beligerant reply. I'm not a tourist. I'm an advanced recreational player that plays mainly near or above 100% pay tables factoring in the slot club at a near zero percent error rate. I may not be as well known on this forum as I am at videopoker.com. However, some of your regular posters here, such as arcimedes know me fairly well. I've been playing video poker since it's inception in the 80's and have had years when I've been in Nevada for 100-120 days even though I live in Arizona. I also have many positive plays here in Arizona at several indian casinos as well. I know a thing or two about what I'm looking at when it comes to pay tables. I converse at times with Michael Shackleford, the Wizardofodds, as well. Oh, and by the way, yes you do need as many tourists as possible. Because, without the tourists Las Vegas doesn't exist. And that includes you Patric. I don't care what you do for a living, how often you play video poker, or how well you play the game. Without tourism to support Las Vegas, it would become a bowl of dust just like the desert surrounding it. And yes, you do need inexperienced tourists playing 9/5 double double bonus two machines over from 10/6 double double bonus to keep the good games alive. However, if you think you sniffed out a fish with me, you've barked up the wrong tree.

-Mule

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Bob Dancer mentions this game in a recent article. Couldn't quite follow what he was saying, but apparently it (along with several other -EV games) can become +EV with a rapidly moving progressive.

Would really have to climb a lot to be positive if it is still so far under 100% at double its starting value. Anyone familiar with the concepts he is talking about in this article?

Bob Dancer does not mention the game in question in his article -- the game he mentions does not have (or start with) an 8,000 coin Royal for a 5-coin wager. As far as what he's talking about, it might be good discussion for a new thread, but I don't want to hijack this one.