Repeated situations are part of a game built from the same ranks, suits and familiar decisions. This archive reading uses the idea of déjà vu as a player-story entry point, distinct from evidence that previous hands control the next deal.
A personal perspective
An individual session is a story, not a controlled sample of a game. Personal accounts can illuminate what players notice, remember and find confusing, while leaving the probabilities of future hands unchanged. This distinction is useful when reading both winning milestones and frustrating runs.
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Ask the Slot Expert: Video poker deja vu all over again
John Robison · Aug 10, 2022
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