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Why do you play video poker? What is your favorite game and why?
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jetermacaw
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Post by jetermacaw »

If u could play only ONE vp machine which one would u choose?


damule
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Post by damule »

10-play Quick Quads 52/9/6 Double Double Bonus.

edog743
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Post by edog743 »

The one I could win on.

Vman96
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Post by Vman96 »

10-play Quick Quads 52/9/6 Double Double Bonus.

This is def a good choice.

I'm too addicted to "Double Super Times Pay" though. Especially if I could find a machine with 9/6 JoB and NSUD on it. I don't think that actually exists in any US casino though. The best I am aware of is 8/5 Bonus.

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Post by BobDancer »


The one I could win on.It would be very profitable to know before-the-fact whether or not you were going to win today. Assuming a fair game, you don't have this information in advance. But the EV of the game is available, as is knowledge about the slot club and promotions. (Sometimes the knowledge is only partial.)I personally play a lot of Quick Quads at the South Point during 2x point day --- and never during 1x point days. It only returns 99.65% and the base slot club is 0.30% --- so it's a negative game unless it's on 2x point days. The $1 Ten Play game returns about $80 per hour on 2x point days. I would change games in a heartbeat if they offered a better game --- say $25 NSU.The best game for me is the one that returns the most on a theoretical dollars-per-hour basis --- assuming I'm comfortable with the stakes. It might be Jacks or Better, it might be Ultimate X, it might be Deuces Wild, it might be single line, it might be Hundred Play, etc.It depends on what games a particular casino has for what stakes. It depends on what promotion is running today. It depends on how much I need to play to get good mailers.It is definitely NOT one specific game all the time because promotions vary day to day and each casino is different. At each of the casinos I frequent I've learned which games pay the most for the stakes I want to play. When promotions are offered, if the return is high enough, I sit down and play. If the return isn't high enough, there's no reason to play at all today.The best returning game in terms of dollars per hour is often not the best game in terms of EV. Full Pay Deuces Wild returns 100.76% --- but is only offered for quarters or less and at many casinos the machines are slowed down. Lesser returning games often have a higher return rate when you include the slot club, the promotions, and the number of dollars per hour you can get through the machine.Bob

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Post by djatc »

FPDW - If I was going to be a quarters player for the rest of my life.

DDB - Most likely offering the best return when combined with promos, but NSU seems to be up there too.

JoB - This is my main game as the closest machine that frequently offers 100%+ due to it being a progressive.

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