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Originally Posted by bef99hwk
In that one video he was talking about the poker machines, does he just search for all the ones where there were multipliers for a hand? Was that the +EV part?
Essentially, yes, but he left out a critical part of this play. The Ultimate X bonus feature is activated when you play max credits, which is double the bet of a normal VP game (10 credits per line). If you hit a winning hand while playing max bet, it will activate the multiplier for that line on the next hand. The key is it is paid for on the previous hand, so when you find a multiplier, you should play that game for 5 credits per hand instead of 10. You get the benefit of the multiplier that somebody else paid for. This is another one that I will check, but generally there is some local hustler that keeps these multipliers cleared off of the machines. Sometimes you will see them stalking these machines, grinding out a few bucks/hr. If you find a machine at a place with nobody there "in the know", sometimes you can find a decent amount of value on these machines, but generally it's not that much. But, it's quick and easy to check, so I still check them. Lots of places only have these up to a $0.25 denomination, but I've found some decent plays at places with $0.50 and $1 coins. A $1 10-line game would cost $50/spin, but you only need to spin it once. I think the best one of these I found had about $80 worth of multipliers on it, which isn't bad for a few minutes effort, but after you clear them when you first arrive, you're just taking them as people play them and leave, so it really is a grind to try to make more out of this than just a quick check when you're in the area.
BTW, by leaving out details on this video and by using incorrect math on the quick strick video, I'm convinced that he's beating the games, but I'm not convinced he fully understands the math and I'm not convinced he is actually trying to disclose everything he knows. Still trying to figure out this guy's angle here. Maybe trying to drive traffic to his new Youtube channel for ad money? Seems like he'd make more just grinding the machines, although admittedly that gets boring very quickly.
Edit: BTW, I've been to every casino in Kansas except White Cloud and I agree it's pretty mediocre at best. There were a couple of decent countable BJ games, but no games of any kind that would make it worth a return trip for me. If I lived there, I'd probably play nothing but poker.
Last edited by Nomad84; 09-07-2011 at 12:24 PM.