Virtually all major makers of VP machines have an option that the operator can set to have the machine show what it thinks is the correct hold. You can change your hold but it is very annoying. Majestic Star in Gary IN had some of their IGT games set that way until a number of us complained. The IGT indicated holds are not accurate and give up about 1% of the payback on non-wild card games and about 2% on wild card games. The Williams machines have horrible strategies that give up at least 3%. VLC appears to be very accurate but in my area, I have yet to see a paytable above 97% on these machines.
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From: Danton
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 8/2/2003 11:25:29 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Turning Video Poker into a Slot
I saw something interesting at an online casino and was wondering if
anyone has seen it in a bricks and mortar one. Several online
casinos using the new Viper version of Microgaming's software offer
an "expert" mode on video poker.
Essentially the software selects the best cards to hold in order to
maximize the expected value out of all possible holds. From what I
can tell it is playing all of the hands properly. The effect is to
turn the video poker game into a glorified slot machine -- there is
nothing to do except push deal and draw. I wonder if this could
become a trend?
Among the best games I have found are a 99.37% version of Dueces
Wild and 99.54% JOB. Obviously these are negative expectation games,
but combined with significant bonuses for deposits, they can be
profitable.
BTW, I hit the first natural royal flush of my relatively modest
video poker career! It was both welcome and overdue. Hopefully there
wont be any problem cashing in my winnings!
Dan
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