Request For Mickeycrimm

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Arci was from Minnesota and there were some very good One-Eyed Jacks video poker games that were full pay up there, so that's what Arci concentrated on. The 70-50 payscale was 100.28%. Then he got the card benefits on top of it. He calculated the strategy for the game himself. To me the strategy was a nightmare to play because there was one strategy for when a wild jack wasn't in your hand and another strategy for when a wild jack was in your hand. But Arci thrived at it. He was the leading expert on the game.

Thanks for posting, I enjoy looking at the difference in expected value per the hand held.

I have only looked at a few of these, but I must say, I am extremely surprised by "line 34" under Rank. This line itemized "4 card straight with 1 gap". So you are holding 4 cards with an "opening" somewhere in the middle, often times referred to as a "gutshot straight draw". One more thing, this itemized line would EXCLUDE any Queens or Kings.

What I find unique about this is the amount of equity that you would have when holding this hand, which is 1.2766. This is very small. The reason I find this interesting is Because if you look at Rank line #37 at the very bottom, you can hold NOTHING and your EV is 1.2198.

Most would think having "4 to a straight with a gutshot is a respectable hand, in reality it is ONLY less than 6 hundredth of a percent better than holding NO cards and drawing a fresh 5 cards.

It makes sense as to why, but I never realized 4 to a straight with 1 gap and a holding of NOTHING is essentially the same thing. Very Interesting.


Playing 5 credits on a .25 machine ($1.25) would be a 5.7 cent difference in Expected Value between the 2 hands.