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Giving up a made hand in Deuces Wild
A guaranteed payout can be difficult to release, even when another hold offers a stronger average result.
THE DRAW JOURNAL
85 STORIESStrategy.
Pay tables, close holds and the mathematics behind the draw.
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Putting video poker bonus features in order
Not all add-ons ask for the same extra wager or deliver their effects at the same frequency.
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What a session can teach—and what it cannot
Experience can reveal a confusing button, a missed hold or an unfamiliar rule.
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Triple Double Bonus and the bankroll question
A reader describes long, fast quarter-denomination sessions and asks how much money is needed to sustain them.
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A closer look at Good Times Pay multipliers
This follow-up considers whether a multiplier calculation carries across different Good Times Pay games.
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NSU goes multi-hand
Multi-hand Deuces Wild combines a shared opening decision with several subsequent draws.
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Does throwing away a hand change the royal story?
A memorable royal after a complete discard can make that route feel unusually promising.
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What perfect play actually describes
Perfect play refers to decisions under a defined game model, not a session without losses.
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Split Card calculations approach a conclusion
The final stages of a Split Card investigation show how a small-looking change to a deck can complicate hand analysis.
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Revisiting straight flushes in Split Card
The second straight-flush installment returns to the counting problem created by split positions.
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Counting a Split Card straight flush
Robison's series turns to straight flushes after an unusual Deuces Wild hand.
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Five of a kind gets a Split Card examination
A split-card Deuces Wild hand is the starting point for this look at five-of-a-kind combinations.