The myth of playing 5 coins in video poker.

[Bobbi]

All math aside - I don't think I could handle the regret if I hit a royal without max bet.

[FAA]

That is why I fluctuate the number of coins I am playing.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think we're on the same wavelength. I love fluctuation. I call it Sliding Scale or Mid/Max. I'm never one coin on quarter machines, but I fluctuate two to five, depending on what the machine is doing. It's fun to create your own wave and really creates excitement in dishwater dull JOB.

[WVRadar]

That is why I fluctuate the number of coins I am playing.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I think we're on the same wavelength. I love fluctuation. I call it Sliding Scale or Mid/Max. I'm never one coin on quarter machines, but I fluctuate two to five, depending on what the machine is doing. It's fun to create your own wave and really creates excitement in dishwater dull JOB.



Amen

[onemoretry]

   I'm never one coin on quarter machines, but I fluctuate two to five, depending on what the machine is doing. It's fun to create your own wave and really creates excitement in dishwater dull JOB.

To me, this seems like the costliest way of all to play. You play short coin, so give up the 800 for one royal payout and settle for 250 for one, but offset the savings of one coin versus five by playing, at times, 2,3 or4.

I guess excitement comes at a cost.

[alpax]

To me, this seems like the costliest way of all to play. You play short coin, so give up the 800 for one royal payout and settle for 250 for one, but offset the savings of one coin versus five by playing, at times, 2,3 or4.

I guess excitement comes at a cost.


Penny Wise and Pound Foolish ...

[Vman96]

[QUOTE=FAA]   I'm never one coin on quarter machines, but I fluctuate two to five, depending on what the machine is doing. It's fun to create your own wave and really creates excitement in dishwater dull JOB.

To me, this seems like the costliest way of all to play. You play short coin, so give up the 800 for one royal payout and settle for 250 for one, but offset the savings of one coin versus five by playing, at times, 2,3 or4.

I guess excitement comes at a cost.
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Yeah, betting 2, 3, or 4, you're better off betting 5 from the "minimize hourly loss" perspective with 9/6 JoB at least, which is mostly what FAA plays. And also the main excitement out of JoB is getting the royal right?   

[FAA]

Feed the ice boxes, bust and bereave. Cuckoo cycle. I'm just not ready to leave an hour after arriving. Just say no. Stop the insanity. Pick the slogan. The $25 dollar quads are hell. I do my max RF daydreaming almost half the time. I can live with the compromise. Once I jettison the daft dollar machine habit, I'll be back to normal.

[Tedlark]

I nominate FAA for Video Poker dot com forum Poet Laureate.

[pokerpokerpoker]

I second that.

[WVRadar]

One more thought on the subject of playing for entertainment. I usually receive at least half the money back that I have gambled. Pretty good return: I don't get anything back from a dinner and a movie.