Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
Thanks Monet. I'm guessing the BDW you hit the ducks on shown above offers what it offers comp-wise and won't get torched for awhile all because of the 65 coin payout for the straight flush. Unlike you, a lot of guys won't hold the one duck 3 to a straight flush with the one gap suited gapper (like deuce 7-9 suited) - they'll toss everything but the duck since the straight only gives you your money back (they will hold the duck with suited connectors like duck 7-8 suited since that is abc stuff). So the hold on that game is probably better than theoretical by a bigger margin than average as you would expect with slightly unusual pay tables like that BDW or of course highly unusual paytables. Conjecture on my part of course.
That Straight Flush Payout is kind of a big deal.
It's basically like Two Pair in a Two Pair game.
You don't feel the pain as much compared to a game that pays even money on two pair.
I've gotten torched on the better 99.45 version, because of, well... variance, which is kind of funny when you think about it.
I'm crushing the 98.9 version but getting killed on the 99.45 version???
Huh, that doesn't seem to make sense lol.
It helps that I have made 3 Sets of Deuces with the Ace and 4 Royals on Single Line no less, in a short span of 3 months with limited play.
And I caught up on just making regular deuces.
Of course, I usually play the 99.45 version on Spin so you can feel it more so during bad runs.
Especially if you don't make many premiums.
I don't really worry about the individual game though.
It's all just one big long game to me as I am sure you understand.
Doesn't matter if I am playing VP, Reels, Poker or Sports Book.

In the end its like the scene in the Hustler.
"This game isn't like Football.
You don't get paid for yardage.
At the end of the day you count up your money and you see who's the best."
- Bert Gordon -