The Reinstate Argentino Thread

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Well, I knew this would happen. Luckily, after 8 years here I was able to glean additional, useful info:
(1) win $100/lose $100 quick $5 machine strategy using artt at 1,2,&5 credits
(2) playing feeplay thru once
(3) Never thought of holding unsuited 10 in a razgu hand
(4) effective use of hot/cold cycles
(5) the simplest, most effective special play to choose between 2 different suited high cards- has prolonged my 100 credits bp play.
(6) the math for strategy cards, computer helps is NOT what VP is about.
The rest came from VP Truth. Thanks, Rob.
OK- let the name calling continue - maybe another wasted 8 years.

Number 5 is pretty amazing, since your chances of getting a non-losing hand holding two high cards is greater than your chance of getting a non-losing hand holding just one high card. Now in some games like triple double bonus, double double bonus, royal aces bonus, double bonus, and super double bonus video poker (and super aces bonus, white hot aces, and on and on and on), if you're dealt an Ace and another high card, you would hold just the Ace if your going with the math (which you should always do), but, regardless, holding two high cards is more likely to avoid a losing final hand than holding one high card in these jacks or better variants.

I believed that for years and when Rob wrote his special plays I decided to give it a try. Surprisingly, I only missed ONE quad-4 K's- in 4 years! I held the Q instead and 3 K's fell. The key is choosing ONE of the high cards having no penalty card - like a low suited card. And MANY times the resulting trips, flushes, straights, etc. allow me to return to my lowest level in his artt strategy. Hard to believe until you try it, but it is my biggest key in prolonging the 100 credits in his artt strategy. I also find it highly effective in the abp games.

Sling, prolonging is not winning. You are all smoke and mirrors when it comes to talking about your results. You haven't put up any real stats. Now, I have no problem with you playing the way you do. If it's fun for you then go ahead and do it. But you are not getting any magical results doing it.

When you hold one high card your going to catch zilch 68% of the time and chances of making trips is 1 in 44, straight 215, flush 544, full house 615, quads 3430.

Rob is real big on holding the lone ace.--which is clearly the correct strategy in some of the games he plays--but defying the odds he makes 4 aces with it every session. Never mind that in the real world the chances are 1 in 4054 draws. In the real world you will hold a 3-card-royal and make a royal flush 4 times for every 1 time you hold a lone ace and make 4 aces. But Rob doesn't play in the real world.