This article is not about video poker. It is about a worthwhile organization for which I volunteer. Continue reading About the Elder Wisdom Circle
Author: Bob Dancer
How the Mighty Have Fallen
I was playing 25¢ Ten Play 9/6 Jacks or Better at the Palms. For some promotions, it’s the best game at that casino to play. They have a strange rule at the Palms that the number of drawing tickets you earn is based on the lowest denomination games on the machine you are playing — rather than the game itself. For example, if you play a 25¢ game on a stand-alone machine you earn half as many tickets per coin-in as you do on the same game which also has penny or nickel games on the same machine. If I play the $2 9/6 Jacks or Better game I only receive one-fifth as many tickets as 25¢ Ten Play. Continue reading How the Mighty Have Fallen
No Excuse
Shirley and I attended the Harrah’s Seven Star Event in Atlantic City about a month ago. They provided travel money, food money, gift cards, and various events to make the weekend interesting, and on Thursday they gave us a game in which we had a small edge. Continue reading No Excuse
Still Sticking with Video Poker?
I’m developing considerable knowledge and improving my skills at Texas Hold’em poker, and it’s primarily because I’m co-hosting Gambling with an Edge, a radio show on Thursday night. Continue reading Still Sticking with Video Poker?
Another Look at the Wizard’s Video Poker Strategy Calculator
I LOVE the free video poker strategy calculator you can find on the Wizard of Odds website: wizardofodds.com. Continue reading Another Look at the Wizard’s Video Poker Strategy Calculator
A Quick Quads Quiz
I just made up a quiz concerning 9/6 Double Double Bonus Quick Quads. Although the quiz won’t seem too difficult, I would have personally missed one of these questions earlier this year. If you’ve learned everything you know about Quick Quads from my writing, you’ll miss the same one. Continue reading A Quick Quads Quiz
A Quick (and slightly different) Take on Tipping
Every now and then I get a question about tipping. Somebody hit a 50¢ royal flush and wanted to know how much to tip on the $2,000 jackpot. He actually tipped $20 and wanted to know if that was too much or too little. Although everybody has a different formula for this, most folks would consider tipping 1% on such a jackpot to be in the ‘reasonable’ range. I think it’s the wrong question. Continue reading A Quick (and slightly different) Take on Tipping
What is your Nut?
I regularly listen to Daniel Negreanu’s weekly rants which I find on Cardplayer.com. I find them enjoyable. His April 25 rant inspired this column although Negreanu was talking about poker and this column is about video poker. Continue reading What is your Nut?
What a Waste and I Screwed Up
I have two different “half-topics” I want to discuss. Neither merits a full column, but maybe both of them together do. Continue reading What a Waste and I Screwed Up
Advice to New Advantage Players
Many of you know that my radio co-host for six months was Richard Munchkin. He writes interesting things for his website and a couple of months ago posted Advice to New Advantage Players. I liked his title so much I stole it! And I’m going to be referring back to what he wrote, so I suggest you read that first. Continue reading Advice to New Advantage Players