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Video Poker: Optimum PlayAuthor: Dan Paymar
Publisher: Conjelco

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 reviews
Sales Rank: 621,569

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 204
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6

ISBN: 1886070202
Dewey Decimal Number: 794
EAN: 9781886070202
ASIN: 1886070202

Publication Date: August 2004
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Product Description
This book will show you:

Why certain video poker machines offer the highest potential payback of any games in the casinos

How to recognize games that offer over 100% payback

How to avoid the deceptive short-pay machines

How big a bankroll you will need in order to have any desired chance of hitting a jackpot

How to evaluate the contribution comps and promotions to a game

and most importantly . . .

Precision Play – how to quickly and easily make the optimum draw to maximize your win rate — without having to memorize long tables.

This new second edition introduces Dan's Attractiveness Index and contains information on games that were introduced since the first edition was published.


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4 out of 5 stars a bit out of date   November 10, 2008
A. Yamamoto (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The book is good, but casinos seem to have adjusted their machines so it may be impossible to find machines like there were a few years ago. This means the book may be too old. That seems true on the deuces wild strategy.


5 out of 5 stars video poker guide   October 20, 2008
Michael P. Lenahan
Interesting facts on video poker machines. reasonable price fast service. Would recommend to anyone into video poker.


4 out of 5 stars Video Poker:Optimum Play   January 31, 2007
P. J. Schmucker (Milford In.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was very impressed with the amount of good info packed into this book.


4 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for the player   January 13, 2007
Konrad Baumeister
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Paymar's book is pretty much the definitive handbook for video poker play today. He discusses every factor involved in beating theoretically beatable games, and at least stretching your dollars and getting the most out of your play in the rest.

Dan disects each of the most popular games in detail, as well as multiple variations of each, and some of the older machines you might still run across. Each is subjected to computer payback and play analysis, and this runs to quite some length (and strictly speaking is not necessary reading). He streamlines all of this information into shorter hand flowcharts on how to play each hand to maximum potential, something which comes as quite a relief after going through his exhaustive and detailed optimum play discussion.

Further, he delves into just what the stats mean. If a game is technically beatable over the long run, what does that tell the player? Well, it means frankly a full-time career of playing video poker, all day every day for months, at almost unbelieveable speed and rapidity and of course with perfect unerring accuracy. It is not easy or simple, and I can't even imagine that it would be fun. Moreover, one's potential edge in even the very best game, with the best payback, is so microscopic, that the fluctuations in the player's bankroll, even with only slight statistical blips, are huge. Don't even think of playing full time at a quarter machine with less than $50,000 to start. His advice in this area is depressing but honest and frankly about the most important stuff in the book.

If the only thing this book does is to show the reader how to shop for a 'good' game and refuse to play short-pay ripoff games, it will be well worth the money. If your play improves as well, that's a bonus. Regular video poker players will benefit by reading this book.



4 out of 5 stars A solid title worthy of any video poker player's consideration   January 3, 2007
John Clive Spiegel
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I strongly suggest any fledgling video poker player read this manual to learn the basics of the odds and strategies necessary to conquer the casino video poker machines. An excellent basic, introductory text, Paymar also sells video poker training software and strategy cards that are a must for the budding or even serious player. I contribute much of my success at the game to the precepts in this book.

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