Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Ok, want to play tough? (LOL) You will never get a royal flush holding AQ offsuit. Put that into your amount/frequency equation. (LOL)
You are aware that there are other paying combinations of cards other than AKQJT suited?

There is no functional difference between a Pair of Queens and a Royal Flush other than how often they come up and how much they pay.

Your mistake seems to be thinking a Royal is something special. It's just one of many paying hands one can get on a video poker machine.

If you hold only the Ace you have one set of paying combinations with their corresponding frequencies and amounts.

If you hold AQ off you have a different set of paying combinations with their corresponding frequencies and amounts.

The chances of getting a Royal holding one card are about 1 in 1.7 million, which means we divide that over-alluring 4000 coin Jackpot by such a large number it becomes meaningless. .000236 coins

Do you also worry about lighting strikes out of a clear blue sky. Let me guess you're the guy with tinfoil on his head?

We can talk about Royal chances all day long but until you include all the paying hands it is a meaningless discussion.