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Caution on playing multi-lines during promotions

In a message dated 12/5/2003 3:15:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:

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Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2003 10:19:37 -0800
   From: Dennis Krum <is@is1.org>
Subject: Terrible's

LVA Lite stated that the triple royal promotion from 6 P.M. to midnight
  Saturday raises the return to 104.3% on 9/6 jacks or better.

The promotion does NOT apply to Jacks or better games, any wild card
games, or any mutli-line games. Also, it will run only until a total
of $25,000 in bonuses is paid (12 royals at $.25).
Minor correction: They do pay on multi-lines but just on the bottom line, or
the middle line in the case of Spin Poker.

GENERAL CAUTION ON PLAYING MULTI-LINES DURING PROMOTIONS

If the rules state that the bonus is paid on only one line & you have to make
strategy changes to achieve that bonus, then:

1. Don't play multi-lines such as triple play, 5-play, 10-play, etc. where
you can't take it down to one line with max coin on that line.

2. On 50-play, 100-play, etc. where you can take it down to one line with max
coin, just play the one line.

Reason: if you're going for the bonus & you make adjustments to maximize
strategy, then the strategy is correct for the pay line but wrong for all others.
In the case of royal chases where you make a lot of sacrifices to maximize
chances for the royal, the combined ER/EV (I can never get it right) will most
likely be negative.

"Use things, not people. Love people, not things." - parting words from
Alaska cruise director

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TedChee@aol.com wrote:

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LVA Lite stated that the triple royal promotion from 6 P.M. to midnight
  Saturday raises the return to 104.3% on 9/6 jacks or better.

The promotion does NOT apply to Jacks or better ...

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I take that to mean that you are saying that LVA Lite was incorrect when referring to JoB 9/6 (the 104.3%).

Bill Velek

In my last post, I had meant to ask you if you have any idea which game LVA Lite was referring to regarding the 104.3% return.

TedChee@aol.com wrote:

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> LVA Lite stated that the triple royal promotion from 6 P.M. to midnight
> Saturday raises the return to 104.3% on 9/6 jacks or better.
>
> The promotion does NOT apply to Jacks or better ...

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I take that to mean that you are saying that LVA Lite was incorrect when
referring to JoB 9/6 (the 104.3%).

Bill Velek