BOGUS V.P.
Many BJ card counters play Video Poker for "cover" and as a change of pace. This I posted on the Green Chip Pages here on BJ21 but I ecided to reproduce it here for your benefit.
Many BJ card counters play Video Poker for "cover" and as a change of pace. This I posted on the Green Chip Pages here on BJ21 but I ecided to reproduce it here for your benefit.
May I add that all should beware of any "Class II" machines of any type in Indian casinos, such as those in Florida in Seminole and Miccosukee casinos. I have yet to find the true hold on these machines, but I am pretty sure it is extremely high. If anyone knows, please let me know.
When in a regulated casino, where they have Pai Gow Poker, give it a try at a $5 dollar table for cover use. The game is extremely slow (over 40% of the hands result in pushes), thus it is extremely non-volatile in spite of a PC of about 2.8%. There is even a strategy for playing the game. Your play gets recorded if you hand over a player's card. If it doesn't put you to sleep, two twenty dollar bills can last literally for hours. If you're lucky, you may even win a buck or two.
It has become my favorite non AP game in the casino.
Cobbson
throw away a winning hand & another of the same rank appears in its place. Predetermined winner.
I tell my non-AP, non-BS, Vegas bound friends that want the social atmosphere of table games but do not want to blow their gambling bankroll in one day to seek out a cheap $5-$10 Pai Gow game for the same reasons you expressed. Plus, for those looking for a little gaming action with a small bankroll who want to drink for free, I always suggest finding a cheap live Keno game. In both games, the slow speed more than makes up for the casino edge in total dollars lost.
Frenchman
Pai Gow Poker is NOT good for cover play.
The algorhythm that all casinos use includes hands per hour. THUS, you fool nobody.
If you insist on playing the game, at least get yourself a copy of Stanford Wong's book on the game.
I have never seen a Pai Gow Poker table at less than $20 per hand.
$20 allows the players to quickly/easily pay the onerous commissions.
I admit that for pure time-killing or simple fun, Pai Gow Poker cannot be beaten.
Reading Stanford Wong's book on P.G.P. IS CRUCIAL.
Cheap $5 & $10 Pai Gow Poker used to be available at Downtown and other places. If gone, than plan-B social gambling might be in order, including cheap Craps (pass line), or cheap Roulette.
Frenchman
The Horseshoe Downtown still has $5.00 Pai Gow
Frenchman
