Coach,
Glad you enjoyed your trip to Cincinnati and the Derby. You missed out on the full pay 9/6 Jacks and NSUD (HL only) that were downgraded last year. I can understand the aversion to DDB with high variance, but for future reference note Cincinnati does have 9/6 Jacks with a 500 per coin Royal in HL (it is listed in VP Free 2 data base). Advantage of that pay table is you suffer no penalty for short coin play as full 5 coin Royal only pays 2500 coins. So while fortune smiled on you with 7/5 BP Royal, you are much better off long term playing 2 coins on the $5 Jacks as you would get both better EV and lower variance. Perhaps people overlook that game since it is a $5 machine and don’t think to play it short coin, but it is an excellent option even for the $1 and $2 player if you play the appropriate number of coins.
SB
PS For any visitors to Cincinnati who are also 7 Stars it is worth a trip up I-75 to exit 29 in Monroe to visit Miami Valley Gaming. You will get a status match and more importantly $300 in promo play for your 7 Star card. I certainly don’t advocate playing beyond the $300, but easy money for a half hour drive if you are already at Cincinnati HS. Diamond card gets $100.
