Does anyone have information (other than videopoker.com) or analysis of this game? Playing on the videopoker.com website, the multipliers seem random by hand, by game for hands from a flush to a straight flush. The strategy would change hand based on the multipliers. What, if anything will the sixth coin that activates the feature add to the EV?
RM
In casino play you won't ever see the same paytable twice in a session. There can't logically be a fixed "strategy" when the payouts fluctuate like that.
I can tell you in general that if you play DB well you will enjoy Random Rewards. That's because lots of times you will make 3 card flush draws even while playing 9/6 Jacks or Better. In very rare instances you will make the highly unusual 2 card flush draw when the FL and SF payouts are abnormally high.
Your best approach to the game is more intuition than math. Try to determine when a hand is a "bargain". For example, on Saturday night I saw the value for Four 2s, 3s or 4s as $1045. That's roughly over 2 1/2 times the standard payout of $400. Thus, you could easily make the case for breaking two pair and going for this elevated payout.
The downside to Random Rewards is the same as any 6 coin game: when you are not dealt or drawing good hands you lose faster than in a standard game. Keep in mind those frequent straight or lower payouts are in terms of 5 coins bet while you are actually betting 6.
And, due to the time required to analyze each hand individually, Random Rewards can't be played quickly. In terms of speed and hands per minute this game will never be appropriate for points accrual.
Mathematical precision is not a reality for Random Rewards except on a tedious hand-by-hand basis. If you're a serious numbers cruncher who quickly needs exact expected values, then it's not for you.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "RM" <royalmaker4000@...> wrote:
Does anyone have information (other than videopoker.com) or analysis of this game? Playing on the videopoker.com website, the multipliers seem random by hand, by game for hands from a flush to a straight flush. The strategy would change hand based on the multipliers. What, if anything will the sixth coin that activates the feature add to the EV?
RM
Thanks, I played this game on videopoker.com and your advice seems right on.
Thanks,
RM
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mikeymic" <mikeymic@...> wrote:
In casino play you won't ever see the same paytable twice in a session. There can't logically be a fixed "strategy" when the payouts fluctuate like that.
I can tell you in general that if you play DB well you will enjoy Random Rewards. That's because lots of times you will make 3 card flush draws even while playing 9/6 Jacks or Better. In very rare instances you will make the highly unusual 2 card flush draw when the FL and SF payouts are abnormally high.
Your best approach to the game is more intuition than math. Try to determine when a hand is a "bargain". For example, on Saturday night I saw the value for Four 2s, 3s or 4s as $1045. That's roughly over 2 1/2 times the standard payout of $400. Thus, you could easily make the case for breaking two pair and going for this elevated payout.
The downside to Random Rewards is the same as any 6 coin game: when you are not dealt or drawing good hands you lose faster than in a standard game. Keep in mind those frequent straight or lower payouts are in terms of 5 coins bet while you are actually betting 6.
And, due to the time required to analyze each hand individually, Random Rewards can't be played quickly. In terms of speed and hands per minute this game will never be appropriate for points accrual.
Mathematical precision is not a reality for Random Rewards except on a tedious hand-by-hand basis. If you're a serious numbers cruncher who quickly needs exact expected values, then it's not for you.