Choosing the Right Machine

Now we understand that every coin paid out is risky and every distinct pay table guarantees its own examination.

To guide you from falling into booby- traps, here are the five of the most important guidelines.

• As a player, you should always be cautious of cuts to the payoffs for the more common hands. Though jackpots for high hands are very tempting, they might not be enough to offset even the most seemingly inoffensive dent in your lower payoffs.
• Casinos do not have reservations in setting payoffs certain hands lower than the standard full pay and the change can come somewhere at the pay table. Therefore pay attention to what is written in front of you.
• I have often come across players, which are attracted by the game’s name. Yes…Unfortunately, it happens… Amateurs usually tend to play machines with extravagant names such as Bonus Poker Deluxe or Double Double Bonus; and to their surprise... end up losing!  Bonus Poker Deluxe only pays back a lousy 98.5% and Double Bonus pays out much more than what double Double Bonus does!
• Another general rule I like to keep at hand is that, as a player…you should always make an effort to find the correct machine to play at. We have learned in the previous pages…one Jacks or Better game, may vary from the next. One often comes across folks who rather play at 8/5 Jacks or Better machines that offer full-pay (although without a progressive). The quality of the games usually vary from area to area and one will even notice that some casinos, only have one kind of Joker Wild or Jacks or Better, while another only has full-pay Deuces Wild
• As a general rule, you should always try avoiding new machines. I mean…they tend to have greater looks and perhaps higher-end jackpots, but the entertainment value usually conceals a lower payback. That is why one usually finds Video Poker pros at old machines…true machines. Another important aspect to keep in mind is that as a player at a new machine, you will not know the proper strategy for the machine. An extra word of advice…knows your machine…know your strategy.

We now, unfortunately have reached the end of this chapter…I hope that many of you have finally learned and finally understood the main concept and game play of Video Poker.

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