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Always Play 5 coins

#1

In a message dated 11/5/2011 7:15:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:

Playing 1 coin per hand, at quarters, you lose $0.0041 per hand. Playing

5 coins per hand, you lose $0.0057 per hand. So, playing short coin, you
lose less per hand than 5 coin. Playing 2,3 or 4 coins, you actually lose
more per hand even though you are betting less. <<

Earlier in my video poker playing "career", I use do the bet
rotation...cycling through 2, 3, 4, and 5 coins. (I couldn't stand the thought of a
one-coin Royal.) This also was an effort to save money on all those losing
hands. But, after a few tragic 2 coin Royals, I couldn't stand the disgrace
anymore and went with the logical choice...always bet 5 and if you're
losing too much, drop down in denomination. Multidenomination machines make
this real easy to do, if you can find one where you don't take too bad a hit
on the paytables by stepping down. (Plus all the bet rotation was one heck
of a lot of extra button pushing.)

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#2

I don't really have a problem with some sort of progressive/regressive betting system as long as it's done right. Multi-denom machines fit the bill. An example would be the Wendover Nugget where a lot of their machines had 5 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent, $1, $2, $5 denoms all on the same machine....and the payscales were the same on all denoms. Best game was NSUD.

On some of the single line video pokers at the Wendover Peppermill properties you could bet from 1 to 25 coins. Betting 1 to 4 coins you only got 250 for 1 on the royal....but from 5 coins to 25 coins you got 800 for 1 on the royal. Use any kind of progression/regression you want; bet 5 coins, 6 coins, 7 coins, 13 coins, whatever....all the way to 25 coins....then all the way back down to 5 coins, whatever floats your boat. Best game was NSUD.

This is my idea of the way it should be done.

#3

That's a good idea to drop down in denomination.Do you or anyone know of a multidenomination machine in AC with 9/6 or another playable game.

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-----Original Message-----
From: RWHANNU <RWHANNU@aol.com>
To: vpFREE <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 9:52 am
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Always Play 5 coins

In a message dated 11/5/2011 7:15:57 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:

Playing 1 coin per hand, at quarters, you lose $0.0041 per hand. Playing

5 coins per hand, you lose $0.0057 per hand. So, playing short coin, you
lose less per hand than 5 coin. Playing 2,3 or 4 coins, you actually lose
more per hand even though you are betting less. <<

Earlier in my video poker playing "career", I use do the bet
rotation...cycling through 2, 3, 4, and 5 coins. (I couldn't stand the thought of a
one-coin Royal.) This also was an effort to save money on all those losing
hands. But, after a few tragic 2 coin Royals, I couldn't stand the disgrace
anymore and went with the logical choice...always bet 5 and if you're
losing too much, drop down in denomination. Multidenomination machines make
this real easy to do, if you can find one where you don't take too bad a hit
on the paytables by stepping down. (Plus all the bet rotation was one heck
of a lot of extra button pushing.)

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#4

Mickey,Do you know of any multi-D. machines in AC with descent games?

Marc

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-----Original Message-----
From: Mickey <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com>
To: vpFREE <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 7:35 pm
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Always Play 5 coins

I don't really have a problem with some sort of progressive/regressive betting system as long as it's done right. Multi-denom machines fit the bill. An example would be the Wendover Nugget where a lot of their machines had 5 cent, 25 cent, 50 cent, $1, $2, $5 denoms all on the same machine....and the payscales were the same on all denoms. Best game was NSUD.

On some of the single line video pokers at the Wendover Peppermill properties you could bet from 1 to 25 coins. Betting 1 to 4 coins you only got 250 for 1 on the royal....but from 5 coins to 25 coins you got 800 for 1 on the royal. Use any kind of progression/regression you want; bet 5 coins, 6 coins, 7 coins, 13 coins, whatever....all the way to 25 coins....then all the way back down to 5 coins, whatever floats your boat. Best game was NSUD.

This is my idea of the way it should be done.

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#5

Sorry, Marc. I've never been to Atlantic City. It was always on my radar but I never got around to it. I figure it would take a lot of scouting to find a machine with the right set up....if one can be found. My guess is it would be highly unlikely to find 9/6 Jacks at nickel denom in AC.

RIP Joe Frazier.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, marccarfi@... wrote:

Mickey,Do you know of any multi-D. machines in AC with descent games?