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Originally Posted by
jdog
I know with most VP variants you're supposed to keep the straight instead of attempting to draw the SF if it only pays 50. But I guess since you pulled 12X that changes it?? I have no idea how to play UX, can't handle the volatility.
Made a mistake and realized it's only been a mere 1 1/2 years since my last SF... but it feels like an eternity :(
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Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
I've also gone on long SF droughts--some even longer than the royal droughts. It's one of the reasons why I've always favored games that pay 300, 400, or 500 for the SF.
Where can you get 500cr for a SF?
I think most VP players will agree that hitting a SF is only fun because of it's rarity and not it's payout. I was actually a bit annoyed that I hit that one on Bonus Deluxe instead of a quad.
It was most likely the wrong hold... 240 Credits ($480) vs 300 Credits for Flush ($600) vs 3000 Credits for Straight Flush) ($6000), Could have also landed a pair of jacks for 60 / $120. I was already pretty up for the night and I definitely got greedy. If it was not open ended I would not have split it up. I figured at that point it was like throwing away a straight for the value of a royal which we do every day anyway...
I know I don't hit as many straight flushes because I typically don't hold 3 to a SF like 3 5 6 when I have an Ace or AK Suited for example.
Straight flushes are the most underpaid hand in VP.
Like Rob said, I like games like Super Aces Bonus where SF pays 300, or Triple Bonus Poker Plus where 4A and 2222etc pay extra without kickers and the SF pays 500.
All American Poker SF pays a lot as well I believe but you rarely see that game anywhere these days.