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wildzer0
05-04-2006, 01:21 PM
I was messing around on wizardofodds.com today and it seems that (if I'm using the calculator correctly) that PartyCasino offers two video poker games with a +EV - Deuces Wild and Joker Poker if you're playing 5 coins. If I'm right, the variance is huge, and the edge is tiny but it's +EV nonetheless. Can someone who knows more about this sort of thing than me check up on it and see if I'm right or wrong here? It'd be nice to have a +ev game to mess around with once in a while, so if this is truly a +ev game I'll probably play it occasionally.
playersare
05-04-2006, 02:24 PM
Party deuces paytable returns 96.7651%.

Party JoB returns 97.2984%.

Party Joker returns 99.8204%.

Joker Poker is your best option, but none of the games are +EV. you must have inputted the WoO calculator incorrectly.
Jeffage
05-04-2006, 02:36 PM
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Party Joker returns 99.8204%.

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Random question - but why would they offer this virtually break even game when they have a captive audience that will probably play whatever they put in front of them?

Jeff
wildzer0
05-04-2006, 02:45 PM
I'm guessing they would offer it because it requires optimal play to return 99.8204% and the average player probably doesn't play anywhere close to optimal.
bpb
05-04-2006, 04:44 PM
They could have easily offered a 15/7/5 payout for 4K/FH/Flush for a 96.4% return. Given that their other games have horrible paytables, I'd say that this rather generous one is an oversight. They'll probably cripple it sometime in the future.
KingMedicine
05-05-2006, 10:13 AM
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I'm guessing they would offer it because it requires optimal play to return 99.8204% and the average player probably doesn't play anywhere close to optimal.

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this game in particular is VERY hard to play optimally. id say that they average player will play at about 95% return. i promise you, party doesnt have to worry about only making .12% on this game.

if party does start to offer some incentive (like cashback or a ton of party points or bonus clearing, etc) for playing in the casino, it might be worth it to learn the game perfectly, however.