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savorvpx · January 14, 2020, 5:40pm

I also like to play multiline machines, mainly because in general the more lines you play, the lower the variance.

For example I would much rather play $1 5 play instead of $5 1 play if both have the same paytable. Both are $25 per play. Even better would be 50c 10 play or 25c 20 play, etc.

Look at vpfree2.com for video poker by casino. You can search by paytable, denomination and number of lines.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Scott Williams <macal2@...> wrote:

I am going to Vegas next week, when I was there in
July I had some luck at TI playing 10 play video
poker. But which are the best number of plays for
JOB or Deuces Wild - 1 play, 3 play, 5 play, 10
play, 50 play or 100 play? It seems you have more
chance to get at least some wins with 50 or 100
play. Is this correct or are your chances just as
good or better with 10 play or lower? Which
casinos have the most favorable machines?

Greg5 · January 14, 2020, 7:14pm

Mathematically, the more lines you play the higher the variance.
Mostly due to the fact that your result is based on the dealt hand.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, savorvpx <savorvpx@...> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Scott Williams <macal2@> wrote:

> I am going to Vegas next week, when I was there in
> July I had some luck at TI playing 10 play video
> poker. But which are the best number of plays for
> JOB or Deuces Wild - 1 play, 3 play, 5 play, 10
> play, 50 play or 100 play? It seems you have more
> chance to get at least some wins with 50 or 100
> play. Is this correct or are your chances just as
> good or better with 10 play or lower? Which
> casinos have the most favorable machines?

I also like to play multiline machines, mainly because in general the more lines you play, the lower the variance.

For example I would much rather play $1 5 play instead of $5 1 play if both have the same paytable. Both are $25 per play. Even better would be 50c 10 play or 25c 20 play, etc.

Look at vpfree2.com for video poker by casino. You can search by paytable, denomination and number of lines.

Luke_Fuller · January 14, 2020, 7:14pm

So, which is it?

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On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 4:34 PM, savorvpx <savorvpx@yahoo.com> wrote:

I also like to play multiline machines, mainly because in general the more
lines you play, the lower the variance.

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 10:04 AM, the7thwarrior <Judy@realtor.com> wrote:

Mathematically, the more lines you play the higher the variance.

Peter_M · January 14, 2020, 7:14pm

I also like to play multiline machines, mainly because in general the
more lines you play, the lower the variance.

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Mathematically, the more lines you play the higher the variance.

So, which is it?

Either one, depending how you look at it.

5x$1 has more variance than single-line $1. But it has less variance
compared to single-line $5.

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On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Luke Fuller <kungalooosh@gmail.com> wrote:

Rick_E_Percy · January 14, 2020, 7:14pm

With multi-play, the per-coin-squared variance increases as the number of hands increases because the covariance between each pair of hands increases the variance. But when comparing equal bet sizes (like single-line at $5, 5-play at $1, 10-play at $.50, 20-play at $0.25), the per-dollar-squared variance decreases as the number of hands goes up (due to the dollar variance needing to be multiplied by the square of the denomination).

So if you have the same total bet size (using 5 coins per line with the 4 examples above yields a $25 bet for each one), the smaller variance in dollars squared occurs when there are more lines and a lower denomination.

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