Experience can reveal a confusing button, a missed hold or an unfamiliar rule. It is less reliable as a substitute for a large statistical sample. This archived column gives readers a starting point for separating lessons about their own decisions from stories about a machine's recent results.
The wider question
A useful hand comparison starts with the exact variant and its complete payout schedule. A familiar game name is not enough to identify every rule. When reading a historical strategy discussion, keep its assumptions attached to the example; a different schedule or extra feature may call for a different comparison.
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Ask the Slot Expert: Sometimes experience is a good teacher at video poker
John Robison · Sep 25, 2024
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