Straight flushes, which consist of five consecutive cards in the same suit, excluding the ‘AKQJT’ royal flush, are tough to get. In Jacks or Better (also called Draw Poker), straight flushes happen every 9,000 hands or so and are paid 250 coins. Compare that to 4-of-a-kinds, which happen every 430 hands or so and are […]
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Using 9/6 Jacks or Better Strategy to Play 8/5 ...
A friend of mine, Terry, usually plays 9/6 Jacks or Better (JoB). There is one casino, however, where 8/5 Bonus Poker (BP) is the best game. He wants to know what changes he should make to his JoB strategy in order to play BP. First of all, Terry doesn’t HAVE to make any changes. JoB […]
Confirmed One More Time
Recently, Bonnie read to me a headline from the Las Vegas Review-Journal that said Las Vegas has some of the worst drivers in the country. According to a study done by Allstate Insurance, Las Vegas ranked 130th out of 195 cities with populations of at least 50,000.
A Royal Flush Penalty
I am probably far more aware of (some might say obsessed with) penalty cards than most players. I’ve written about straight penalties, flush penalties, low straight penalties, low straight kicker penalties, straight flush penalties, and high card penalties, as well as specific card penalties such as a ‘9 penalty.’ There are also some situations where […]
My Life with Ameristar
I recently read an article about the late Craig Neilsen who, although losing the use of his arms and legs due to an automobile accident in 1985, ran Ameristar casinos from its inception until his death in 2005. cdcgamingreports.com Ameristar was good to me as a consultant. I earned more from my consulting with that […]
It’s the Wrong Way to Look at It
I recently had a surprising conversation at a local Las Vegas casino. I don’t wish to identify the place any further because they already no-mail a high percentage of their “sensible” players. Besides, it’s not the particular casino that I want to talk about today; it’s a particular player.
There’s a Lot of Bad Information Out Ther...
The American Casino Guide is a handy reference book for gamblers. It includes articles, maps of casinos in every state, and lots of coupons. Over the years, some of my articles have been included. On-line, there are also podcast interviews of various gambling experts — again including me as well as many others. The reference […]
Every Day It’s a Grind
I don’t watch baseball on television very often, but I happened to have a Dodgers-Rays game on in the background not so long ago. I spent the first 46 years of my life in greater Los Angeles and the Dodgers have always been “my team.” There were some great teams when the Dodgers were owned […]
Theory or Fact?
Most everyone who has read my writings is, in general, aware of my “system” for playing video poker with an edge. Briefly: Total Return is the sum of the return on the game (discounted by your error rate), plus the slot club, plus the mailers, plus other promotions. If that return is less than 100%, […]
Which Classes Should I Teach?
My semi-annual 10-week semester at the South Point will begin on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at noon in the Showroom and will continue through November 12. I have a number of choices regarding the subject of each class that I teach. This column is a request for feedback should you have any requests or opinions […]
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