How to Easily Find the Highest Paying Video Poker Games in Any Casino!

Steve Bourie, author of the American Casino Guide book, interviews gambling author Linda Boyd for information on how to easily find the highest-paying video poker machines in any casino.. Topics covered include: the main difference between slots and video poker; how to read a video poker pay table; how differences in the pay table affect the overall payback for a video poker machine; a definition of ER (expected return); which video poker game is the best to play; how volatility affects the game; and more. Note: this is an edited version of a video originally released in March 2012.
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[@vasonar]

Great advice. Follow Linda's advice for your best shot at winning Video Poker. If you don't win, at least you won't be throwing your money away.

[@esmelovesvintage]

She’s my FAVORITE VP TEACHER!! 😍😍

[@donatuskissoon9365]

Very nice Linda

[@luvablesweetnsassy]

Excellent video guys, thanks!

[@chriswilson1968]

They don't pay the most, they take the least.

[@Jeremy_the_bot]

Do you have any games that arent gimmick games with a nassive house edge?

[@DebbieHess-wh1dz]

How about duecse wild strategy s

[@bobcantputt]

I've noticed when I opt for an outside straight, the game seems to offer the choice much more often afterwards. Are the machines allowed to learn my decisions and then capitalize on them?

[@shawnpugh6052]

Are there tutorials that can be purchased for an iPhone or expected return cards to take with you. I’m in my 50’s and consider myself a well versed player but if I can get an extra percent or two by practicing and knowing everything I need to know about a certain game I would be interested in buying such tutorials

[@TheJackpotGents]

We sell the video poker software she mentions in her video - www.americancasinoguidebook.com/video-poker-software.html Also, we have some FREE video poker strategy charts that you can print out and take with you to the casino - www.americancasinoguidebook.com/video-poker/free-video-poker-strategy-charts.html

[@bigsassyster]

But how to check the 100s of machines with 100 different variations? Would take all day to check all the machines

[@kloston1]

Triple triple bonus poker would probably be the highest volatility game, followed by triple double bonus poker. 9/6 JoB lowest volatility followed by 8/6 or 8/5 bonus poker

[@pete5668]

That's what I thought too. There are so many video poker games, it's hard to keep track.

[@vodkatonic814]

Great video as always.

[@TheJackpotGents]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tkell31]

I cant find 9/6 pay tables anymore and 9/5 is pretty rare at this point. But basic slots in the two places I frequent AC and Vegas are down to 90% RTP (on average) so I will take the 98.45 for when I need to get some slot play in.

[@tamle0374]

9/6 JoB @ South point bar

[@richardtaylor5948]

Now we're talking

[@yveslaflute9228]

Doule double bonus here!

[@yveslaflute9228]

I just calculated triple bonus, it pays more for strait flush and 4 aces ad 4 234s, but it pays 8 for house and 5 for flush, double, double bonus, very volatile but best odds.

[@chuckgriffin6074]

Excellent advice and I've ordered your book. Any insights out there for finding casinos that have the higher return video poker games? I have heard 9/6 is very hard to find.

[@godjhaka7376]

There's websites, you can also ask gamblers or best choice just check every machine. But there is a site where people go and talk about the best machines

[@kenstevens7855]

The best odds in the casino are poker tournament if you're skilled and the sports book if you have deep knowledge of the sport. Everything else is going against you so you might as well have the most fun. Video poker is cool but it gets old quick. If I'm going to blow money, I'll take blackjack or craps.

[@user-ju8lt8ip1x]

With 100$ and 50 cent hands u could play literally all night, or u could walk away up 20 bucks. Not sure how that is blowing money compared to a table game with a minimum bet of 10-25$ depending on the time of night and it’s quite normal to lose 5 hands in a row to a 1:2 payout.

[@BrettsCorner92]

I wonder if you could have a smartphone app where you could take a photo of the screen and it would tell you what to play.

[@user-ju8lt8ip1x]

It’s quite simple brother. Hold jacks or higher. Hold pairs. Hold 4 card straight/flush. It’s a casino so be prepared to lose but with the rtp and basic strategy if u don’t win it will drain your money very very slowly compared to a slot or other game in the casino

[@TheBrettMizer]

😂​@@user-ju8lt8ip1x there are smartphone apps that do tell you what hands to play though I have used it with success I just have to keep looking over my shoulder to make sure there's no Casino security

[@vxenon67]

I find in Video Poker you are not challenging a dealer or other players. You are challenging the odds. E.g the probability of getting a queen if you throw away 3 cards and get a 3-of-a-kind.

[@shooter.mcgavin]

Good video!

[@briansefring4981]

I think its impossible to win....on 9/6 JOB...the only time ya really win is with a Royal...and I've never seen one in front of me

[@BrettsCorner92]

Is it possible to find a machine that pays over 100%?

[@TheJackpotGents]

You can usually find them at casinos in the Reno, Nevada area.

[@BrettsCorner92]

@@TheJackpotGents So that means you're guaranteed to make money on those machines.

[@TheJackpotGents]

@BrettsCorner92 unfortunately, no not at all lol. That 100%+ payback is after millions of spins, anything can happen in the short run. Especially since those games are also incredibly volatile

[@mikekoenning]

How to EASILY find the highest vp games. Is she really suggesting walking up to every machine and comparing pay tables is the easiest way. I think there’s a website detailing where the full pay machines are in each casino, if in fact that casino even has one… usually in the high stakes area, or in way off strip casinos your average tourist doesn’t frequent.

[@josephschepis3364]

Just like in the last video she keeps saying that your money "lasts longer" playing a low volatility game. This is incorrect. If you start with $100 on a Jacks or Better game or a Double Double game with the same exact payback and play until you have $0 left 1,000 times, both distributions of time played will have the same mean, but the Jacks or Better sessions will be more closely clustered around the mean while the Double Double distribution will be more widely spaced out with some significantly shorter sessions and some significantly LONGER sessions. The expectation for both is the exact same. Obviously, risk of ruin will be higher (especially if you are playing without an appropriate bankroll, but you shouldn't be in the first place.) Please stop saying your money will last longer. This is mathematically 100% incorrect. How long your money lasts and risk of ruin are not the same thing and what she's saying is misleading. Obviously, I don't recommend playing until you have $0 every time you play but I needed an example 😂

[@Gambleraddictz]

I agree. This whole channel is bogus lol there are no fucking secret tricks of any gambling. Besides care counting lol nothing for machines 😂😂😂😂

[@josephschepis3364]

@@Gambleraddictz There is actually some very good information that they share on this channel for those new to gambling. You will not find any AP information from this channel to get an edge, but 99% of the information on here will help nearly all recreational players lose less. I think they do a good job overall for that player base. I just wish they put out truly new stuff more often. EDIT: Also, many people make their living from gambling, including machines. The lowest form of this is cruising the casino looking for machines in a favorable state such as ultimate x, ocean magic, etc.

[@thayopowell1067]

The issue with video poker is that it is a computer program. It only appears that each card in a 52 deck has equal probability of being selected. However, if the program is coded to select the cards that will not make you a winner, then it will select the losing cards for you 100% of the time if that is what it is coded to do. The machine's program is coded to allow only a certain amount of winners. ( I am speculating, but that is probable if it is a coded program) Video poker is still luck based at the end of the day if you know anything about coding. So video poker will still allow some winners, but if you are going to play poker where you want your skill to be the greatest determining factor on whether you win or not, it is best to play at a physical Poker table with physical cards.

[@mystrreos]

Any game,skill based on or not becomes -EV when the game is rigged. Linda is also presumably also talking about regulated games

[@TheJackpotGents]

Gaming regulations require that the games give random results, just as if the cards were being dealt from a shuffled deck.

[@thayopowell1067]

@@TheJackpotGents Okay. Lets use random results. How can a gaming inspector be sure that the results or cards drawn are random? Just because they appear random doesn't mean they are. Unless you are using physical cards. The only way to be sure than every card drawn is random for every play is to inspect every line of code written in the game's program. And I doubt that is what inspectors do. They inspect the results. I'm not saying that it is definite that games using computers are rigged. I am saying it is a possibility. So if you are looking to win using your skills, computer based games are not the way to go. Unless your skill is card counting. (But even then, the computer can still select unfavorable cards for you using the remaining cards if it doesn't want you to win that hand.)

[@thayopowell1067]

@@mystrreos If you know what inspectors are looking for, you can code your games to pass regulations even while being rigged. The only way to know exactly what a program is doing is to go in and read every line of code. (Which could be hundreds of thousands + lines of code) I am not saying that all video games are rigged, I am saying that it is definitely possible/probable. So if you want to use your skills to win it would be better to use a physical table with physical cards. No doubt about it.

[@samore11]

@@thayopowell1067 The test would be a statistical test - not a code examination. Let the program deal a billion hands and every card should appear approximately 1/52 times, or .0192. If any card appears a statistically significant amount more than or less than that value, the machine is not randomly generating the "cards".

[@chassull857]

Cannot hear a word you're saying

[@GOLDBUFFALOWS]

Not that complicated. Video poker has the best odds for the gambler when compared to slot machines. Like you said, skill is involved and increases your chances of winning. I prefer double double bonus.

[@ML-kx9gz]

man that was some word salad around the 2 minute mark when she's talking about its all about the game with the name cuz the same name game might not be the game thats the same or something like that rofl im like WHAT rofl

[@backupproducer]

Unbearable to watch