Last week I was dealt 3 to the royal on an Ultimate Poker machine. I was playing a 25c 10 play which is 100 coins ($25) per hand at max bet.
The good news is that I drew the other two royal cards on the bottom hand.
But, as the saying goes, it's "not what you win, it's what you keep".
And the net result is that I ended the day ahead "only" a little over $300.
So, where did the rest of that royal money go?
The bottom line "hit" was not multiplied, so the 4000 coin payoff ended up being a return of only 40 to 1 on my initial bet. The other 9 lines had small negligible payoffs (if any) which I'm not including in making this general comment.
Royals are always wonderful, and winning $1000 playing at a 25c denomination is great. But those rare royals are definitely more rewarding when they return 800 to 1 instead of 40 to 1 on your investment for that hand.
Last year I played STP with a similar result. Finally got a royal, but no multiplier. Hey, where's that 10X when you need it?
I wonder if many of us approach these multiplier games with unrealistic expectations. You take a chance with a hopeful vision of a high multiplier and a good dealt hand. But you frequently end up with either or both of those missing from your eventual result.
Meanwhile, you are betting up to twice the normal bet for buying that sneaky multiplier. And as my result showed, those incremental bets add up quickly.
Any comments?