February videopoker.com contest

[brmcc74]

I do not see why a website that is supposedly promoting intelligent play of video poker games bases many contests on laying down a royal or 4ak on the deal.  Just hit the button --- no knowledge of the game is required.  Why not develop a contest where winning measures knowledge and skill?
 
Vol I said that long ago. Have a contest on accuracy and ability to hold the correct cards for optimum strategy, which is the whole point

[royal flush]

these contest resemble vp/slot tournaments hit big hands play for big hands only

[Webman]

I said that long ago. Have a contest on accuracy and ability to hold the correct cards for optimum strategy, which is the whole pointOne problem with this is that you are all sitting at home in front of your computers. There's nothing to stop someone from having Video Poker for Winners or another program open and just making the correct hold every time.We've looked at this in the past, and I think the best solution we came up with would be a timed round that rewards speed and penalizes errors.There are some difficulties with this, especially when you consider that some people play with the keyboard, others click on the screen, and some other technical issues that I won't get in to.If we do this, the result is going to be that there are really not that many people who are going to be able to compete with certain members here. But that's okay... I'd like to see their skill rewarded from time to time and it would be fun.We've had this on the table for quite a while now, and maybe later this year we can finally put something together for it. I'd like to hear people's thoughts on it.

[edog743]

Timed rounds would be interesting. I think being penalized for errors in hold cards is a bit harsh.

[faygo]

Who's dissing whom? I never said it was a bad thing to have no life. Bob
 Good response. Remind me not to try and one up you.   Reminds me of the time I told my Surgeon that he was a good reason to support cloing. His response "How do you know I'm Not"

[OTABILL]

[QUOTE=brmcc74] I said that long ago. Have a contest on accuracy and ability to hold the correct cards for optimum strategy, which is the whole pointOne problem with this is that you are all sitting at home in front of your computers. There's nothing to stop someone from having Video Poker for Winners or another program open and just making the correct hold every time.We've looked at this in the past, and I think the best solution we came up with would be a timed round that rewards speed and penalizes errors.There are some difficulties with this, especially when you consider that some people play with the keyboard, others click on the screen, and some other technical issues that I won't get in to.If we do this, the result is going to be that there are really not that many people who are going to be able to compete with certain members here. But that's okay... I'd like to see their skill rewarded from time to time and it would be fun.We've had this on the table for quite a while now, and maybe later this year we can finally put something together for it. I'd like to hear people's thoughts on it.[/QUOTE]
 One other problem with a timed round is internet connectivity. Folks who have high speed will have a distinct  advantage over those with dial in etc. Other connectivity issues, such as slowness caused by ads, would also come into play giving golds/silvers a possible advantage over everyone else.

[brmcc74]

True too many variables. The contest now are fine , just have to be lucky. Not too far from the real world after all.

[BobDancer]

           I agree with those who have suggested that speed contests are not fair when everyone has different computers.            The problem with these tournaments is having them in "Triple Play" mode --- including Five Play, Hundred Play, --- etc. These modes provide too much emphasis on dealt hands. These games are a lot of fun to play, and the bankroll requirements for them are less than single-line games, but using them doesn't make for good tournaments.             Videopoker.com is the inventor of the Triple Play family of games --- and it's only natural that they want the tournaments run on their own machines. So long as they do this, we will have problem of dealt royals being excessively rewarded.              To get around this, we need single line games. There ARE single line games on videopoker.com --- but relatively speaking, not many. In a single-line game, a dealt royal counts neither more nor less that a royal you raised from a pup.                A single-line Quick Quads tournament, for example, would still feature videopoker.com games, but get around the dealt royal problem.               Even with single line games, a 200-hand tournament is going to be 95% or more luck. It's the nature of the beast. To my mind, though, 95% luck is a better format than 99.9% luck. Bob

[doris13]

i don't know how anyone else feelsbut i find single line boring.i'm very happy with multi line games.

[Webman]

That's the other problem... the single line tournaments (which we run twice a month) are among the least popular. When we ran our first single line tournament I thought people would love the strategic emphasis, given that a win on the draw is as valuable as on the deal. This also means the top scores don't feel as far "out of reach" and you have more opportunities at a top scoring hand.  It didn't work out as well as I'd hoped... the truth is, the people who want a strategic advantage seem to be a small minority.