Q:
When playing video poker, do you pay attention to and care about the pay schedules?
A:
3116 Total Votes
| Yes, absolutely. I practice with software and use strategy cards and I won't play if I can't find a good game. I'd rather leave and go to a different casino. |
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| Yes. I look for a good pay schedule but I don't worry about it. I play for fun and if I like the casino/bar, I'm not going to travel in search of a better game. The free drinks and the points I can earn are good enough. |
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| No. I'd like to know how to spot a good or bad schedule but I don't know how to tell the difference. |
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| No. I don't play video poker. |
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| No, never. I thought all video poker was pretty much the same. |
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Analysis
Guess we're not Bob Dancer and Jean Scott's second home for nothing, with a massive 1,410 respondents claiming to play video poker like the pros. Good on ya! And we know it ain't easy, with decent pay schedules becoming harder and harder to find.
For the 40% of you who know what to look for but can't always be bothered, we don't blame you and are sometimes guilty of the same crime, if the bar's cool and the beer's cold. But we still try to find the best game on offer and play a lot slower than we would on a positive machine. Those $20 'free' beers don't taste so good when you know you're playing a losing proposition.
For the 309 respondents who don't know about pay schedules, the 1,410 who do will tell you it's definitely worth wising-up, especially if you play with any regularity. A machine's pay schedule is what tells you what playing it will ultimately yield (the money it pays you back) -- and pay schedules are not created equal. For example, if one Jacks or Better (JoB) machine pays 9 coins for a Full House and 6 coins for a Flush ( '9/6') and another pays'8/5,' the first will pay back at a rate that's about 2.2% better. That's just the thumbnail explanation. For more information about analyzing pay schedules and perfecting your play, check out Video Poker for Winners, the most powerful video poker tutorial software on the market, brought to you by Bob Dancer, the world's preeminent video poker player.
The software's great, because you can practice in-between trips and really hone your skills without burning through your holiday bankroll. Then, when you actually visit, make sure you're armed with products like Bob Dancer's video poker strategy cards and Jean Scott's Frugal Video Poker Scouting Guide; the latter will help you find the best games to play and the former consist of handy expert pocket guides that you can consult while playing (the casinos don't mind).
For a relatively small initial outlay, all of these products will increase your skill levels and should more than cover their cost in the money they'll save you long-term.
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