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Dream Card Video Poker

#1

I played about 1000 hands today and it appeared to me that the game >always selected the optimum Dream Card.

I tried this online. Seems like a fun wrinkle except for one thing.

How do I know that the 'Dream Card' (TM) is really a better card than
I would have gotten normally?

For example, suppose the machine deals me 3 Ks. Maybe it shows 2 of
them and makes the 3rd one a 'Dream Card' (TM) giving the illusion
that I got something more than the pair I would have been dealt.

Wouldn't this be illegal though according to gaming regs?

Would a number of trials turn up a larger percentage of winning hands
proving that the 'Dream Card' (TM) is actually doing something? (Given
that these are played at higher cost the end result is likely slightly
less than a normal machine.)

Finally, can the 'Dream Card' (TM) be played retroactively? I have a
couple of hands in the past 2 years where I could have gotten a Royal
if I had a couple of those 'Dream Cards' (TM) in my Royal Flusher
Utility Manbag.

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#2

Royal Flusher wrote:

How do I know that the 'Dream Card' (TM) is really a better card
than I would have gotten normally?

The "Dream Card", when active completes a hand by selecting the 5th card on the deal that yields the highest EV based upon the first four dealt cards.

As the game details note, that means if you were dealt a trip within the first 4 cards when the "Dream Card" is active, a quad is guaranteed.

If you're not happy with the card for any reason, a button sits to the side that allows you to change the card to any other value in the deck before pressing deal.

You pay a strong premium for this, wagering 10 credits rather than 5. The frequency with which the features is activated varies by game ... presumably a game such as DDB has a lower frequency than JB. My guess is that the feature is roughly ER neutral (but I've seen no analysis of it yet).