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Originally Posted by jamest
I have few questions for those that play video poker jacks or better experts.
Tom did a great job answering these questions but I'm afraid he was a little too polite on a couple of answers. (Correct, but too polite)
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Originally Posted by jamest
1. Is it a must to play in any machine that pays 9/6 as oppose to 8/5 or 7/5?
Yes. Stay the **** away from 7/5 especially. You may find a 9/6 and 7/5 machine next to each other. If you find an 8/5, 8/6, or 9/5 that has a progressive jackpot there is a possibility that it get's +EV but consider that unlikely.
Basically play 9/6 or play elsewhere.
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Originally Posted by jamest
3. I read about this as top mistakes people make when playing video poker. I play $1 a spin at video poker and do it at the $1 machine. So i always go to a 9/6 JoB machine and play 1 credit. I read online that is dumb because you are suppose to play the max credit at a video poker machine. Well they mention its best to play a 25 cent machine and play max 5 credits which is $1.25 and the reason for this is because the payout for the royal flush is 800 as oppose to 250. So if I'm not playing the max credit on a 9/6 JoB... that means i'm not playing on a 99.54%?
STOP ****ING DOING THAT! Play max credits. End of story. Adjust stakes if necessary ($1, $0.25, $0.05, etc..) but always play max credits.
If you want to waste money, buy hookers and blow. Stop choosing options that reduce your EV.
Good luck!