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Originally Posted by riverph7
I am a novice player at Video Poker. I go to casino 5/6 times a year but 90% of the time I play Poker tournaments. 10% of the time I play Table games and video Poker. I am not very familiar with deep meanings of Video Poker jargons. Like 9/6,9/5,10/7 JOB, 99.79%,100.10% etc. I think 9/6 is better than 9/5 and JOB is better than DDB etc but I cannot identified the machines which one is JOB or 9/6 or 100.10% out of the casino floor. Is there a guide or tutorial to get that info ? I was introduced to web site VPfree2 by other thread. But it still goes over my head as I don’t have basic understanding of all the jargon.
I am going to Las Vegas in June and I might have 2/3 days extra for VP and budget of 1K to 2K for VP . I am planning to play 0.25 to $1 Machines. Any sugestions and where to play ?
Thx
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Originally Posted by Lattimer
JOB = Jacks or Better
DB = Double Bonus
DDB = Double Double Bonus
TDB = Triple Double Bonus
Those are different types of VP games. The differences between them are that as you go down that list, different 4 of a kinds pay more, but you give up lower payments to balance it (example: JOB pays 2-1 for 2 pair and 25-1 for any 4 of a kind. DDB only pays 1-1 for 2 pair, but pays 50-1 for most 4 of a kinds and even higher for other 4 of a kinds that are made up of A, 2, 3, or 4.)
9/6, 9/5, etc... are the payouts for Full House and Flush, respectively. These 2 payouts are the main differences between machines being 99.54% payback, 99.10% payback, etc.
The % numbers is the EV payback. For example, a 99.54% machine will give you back $99.54 for every $100 you put in, over infinite time (EV, expected value)... in other words, the house edge is 0.46%. There are calculators and lookup tables on wizardofodds.com that can help you determine these.
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Originally Posted by eobmtns
Aside from studying your game and getting the VPP app, most Strip hotels offer only 8/5 max (96.8% in Double Double Bonus). Search carefully and you might find 9/5 (97.9%). If you venture over to a locals casino, for example Palace Station, you could find 9/6 (99.0%), or even 10/6 (100.46%) which is theoretically +EV for the skillful player (and including those very rare royal flushes).
Machines that offer progressive jackpots pay a little less, but the jackpot might have grown to the point where it's worth playing.
Thank You Lattimer and Eobmtns.
Thank you for the input. The Fog in my mind is slowly clearing. I started understanding a little better. When I looked again at VPfree2 ,Its make better sense. So far I learned
1,that in order to play a VP I must find a machin,e with better odds then 99% .
2,And JOB is the best VP, with 9/6 or 10/7.
3,It is hard to find 99% paying machine with 9/6 on the strip.
Here are some of the favorable machines I found on vpFree2. Please let me know if I am on right track .
A,DB 100.17 5c,10c,25,50, $1 (1-1-3-5-7-10-50-80-160-50-800) :
Arizona Chalies, Boulder Station ,Palms,Palace Station,Red Rock etc
B,JOB 99.54 25c,50c,$1(1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800)
Boulder Station,Cosmopolitan($1,$2,$5),Cromwell (25c) 4Queen(25c,50c,$1)Gold Cost(25c,50c,$1)Plams,Palace Station, RedRock ,Green Valley ,MGM($!),SouthPoint.
Which casino is known for their VP ? (I will have rental car so I will be able to move around
Any Suggestions for anything other then JOB and DB.
Thx Again