I received the following email recently: “I have been playing a few years and consider myself a pretty good player. I consider myself Bob Dancer-trained and try to play accordingly. I have given up at least six royals going for the high pair. My question is how you overcome the mental anguish of missing the royal. […]
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Meet the Russian Slot Hacker Behind Slot Machin...
Wired magazine recently contained an article about a Russian hacker who specializes in turning slot machines into his personal ATM. This is a follow-up story to one that ran about a year ago. https://www.wired.com/story/meet-alex-the-russian-casino-hacker-who-makes-millions-targeting-slot-machines/?mbid=social_fb_onsiteshare
Does This Make Sense?
This is a column for “low intermediate” players and it involves 4-card inside straights in games where you get your money back for a pair of jacks or better, same payout for two pair, and 4-for-1 for straights. It also involves a paradox of sorts. There are a lot of these games — Double Double […]
Comparing 9/6 Jacks or Better with 9/6 Bonus Po...
This next semester of free video poker classes at the South Point casino will be on Wednesdays between August 2 and October 4. Each semester I include one game taught at the advanced level. The advanced level is much more difficult than what I usually teach, and is only for players interested in squeezing every […]
What Can I Say?
Emails and letters from video poker players are part of my life, and often I get the same sort of question or request over and over again. Every month or so I get some version of the following: Dear Bob: I’m a huge fan of yours. I’m leaving for Vegas in nine days and counting. […]
Accidental Quadruple Deuces
A version of this article first appeared about 10 years ago. Regular Deuces Wild, played for quarters, returns $250 for four deuces. Double Deuces returns $500 for the same hand, but takes away elsewhere in the pay schedule. Loose Deuces returns $625 for that hand and Triple Deuces gives you $750. Each of these games can be […]
Which is the Better Place?
I received an email asking which of two casinos was the better choice for this player. Casino A had 9/6 Jacks or Better with a 0.1% slot club with no multiple points ever. Casino B had 8/5 Bonus Poker with a 0.25% slot club, and he only played when there were triple points. He said […]
Comparing Two “Super” Games
Super Double Bonus (SDB) and Super Aces Bonus (SAB) are both variations of Double Bonus. In “regular” Double Bonus, four aces get paid 160 for 1, four 2s-4s get paid 80 for 1, and four 5s-Ks get paid 50 for one. Each of the variations we’re looking at today keeps that basic structure for the […]
Interesting Promotion at the M
I received a postcard from the M where they are trying to get new players. The promo was: I get $100 in free play right away for bringing in a new player, The new player also gets $100 in free play — plus a kiosk spin (usually […]
You’re Not a Poker Player
In early June, Bonnie and I were at a square dancing workshop and there was this guy, Scott from Alabama, who showed up. He had played a few days before at the Colossus event in the World Series of Poker, did well enough to get his money back plus $500, and was killing time before […]
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