Re: March Low Content Thread.
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Serious question ... how do you ever have the "best of it" in video poker? I know there is some material out saying that you can win playing VP, but I don't understand how it's any different than a slot machine. Thanks in advance for responding.
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Video Poker machines that are true video poker use a random number generator to determine the order of the deck. Thus, you know the odds of hitting each hand, since they correspond to the real-life odds. When the total payouts exceed the odds against making a paying hand (and this is usually a function of the progressive jackpot growing very large), the machine is profitable if you play perfect strategy. So, in practice, you're playing to hit the progressive, and all of the play in between is waiting to hit a royal.
Also, some "video poker" machines are disguised slot machines, with payouts governed in the same way as slots. These are obviously unbeatable through legal means.
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