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Keeping the three spades could result in a straight flush, a flush, a straight, three-of-a-kind or two pair. Or you could go for the royal flush by holding the suited J Q? I analyzed the correct strategy for this hand with the help of the BVS video poker software program. It shows that holding the three sequential low cards is marginally better, but it wouldn't be a serious mistake if you kept J Q. (Click to learn more about BVS Video Poker Strategy Software)Here's another tough one. This time we're dealt: 9C 10C JC QC KC. Do you keep the straight flush or discard the 9 and go for the royal? BVS video poker strategy says stick with the straight flush if you're on a jacks-or better machine, but go for the royal if you're playing deuces wild. The reason? Jacks or better pays 250 coins for a straight flush whereas deuces wild pays only 45 coins for the same hand. The combination of an expert strategy and machines offering 99.5% long-term payback can make you a lifetime winner at video poker. But playing games offering 99.5% payback does not mean that for every 100 coins you feed into a machine you'll get 99½ coins back! The key word is "long-term" which means thousands of hands. Plus, the 99.5% payback calculation includes the 4,000-coin Royal Flush bonus pay-off! You have an additional 2% disadvantage if you don't get to collect your fair share of 4,000-coin Royal Flushes. The actual results you will achieve will be based on your personal video poker strategy skill level. The more expertly you play, the better your chances of becoming a long-term winner. Let's be realistic and accept that because humans don't play with computer-like precision, our expected return percentage will be reduced by at least one percentage point. From 99.5% to 98.5%, assuming we hit one royal flush every 40,000 hands, on average. That translates into the machine keeping 1½% for the casino! If the Royal Flush shows up only half as often at it is statistically supposed to appear, add another 1% and the casino's edge becomes 2½%. And this is based on always applying perfect strategy and only playing machines with the best pay table you could possibly find. Video Poker Win at Video Poker Video Poker Tutor |
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