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Oct 15 Video Poker — Added Double Double Bonus strategy — the kicker awards and when the fifth card counts, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on four standard pay tables, the good hands worth taking apart, and the 10/6 chart as 39 lines and four notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 15 Video Poker Strategy — Added Double Double Bonus strategy — the kicker awards and when the fifth card counts, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on four standard pay tables, the good hands worth taking apart, and the 10/6 chart as 39 lines and four notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 14 Video Poker — Added Deuces Wild strategy — the first decision by deuce count, what a wild 2 changes, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on four standard pay tables, four hands where the obvious hold is wrong, how NSUD’s strategy differs, and the full-pay chart as 44 lines by deuce count and one note, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 14 Video Poker Strategy — Added Deuces Wild strategy — the first decision by deuce count, what a wild 2 changes, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on four standard pay tables, four hands where the obvious hold is wrong, how NSUD’s strategy differs, and the full-pay chart as 44 lines by deuce count and one note, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 12 Video Poker — Added Double Bonus strategy — the four standard pay tables, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on each, four hands where Double Bonus parts from Jacks or Better habits, and the 10/7 chart as 44 lines and four notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 12 Video Poker Strategy — Added Double Bonus strategy — the four standard pay tables, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on each, four hands where Double Bonus parts from Jacks or Better habits, and the 10/7 chart as 44 lines and four notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 11 Video Poker — Added Bonus Poker strategy — which bonus game you have, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on 8/5, 7/5 and 6/5, the hands where the quad bonus tempts the wrong draw, what changes from Jacks or Better, and the 8/5 chart as 36 lines and two notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 11 Video Poker Strategy — Added Bonus Poker strategy — which bonus game you have, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on 8/5, 7/5 and 6/5, the hands where the quad bonus tempts the wrong draw, what changes from Jacks or Better, and the 8/5 chart as 36 lines and two notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 10 Video Poker — Added Jacks or Better strategy — a first hand from deal to draw, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on six standard pay tables, four decisions that explain the strategy, and the 9/6 chart as 36 lines and five penalty-card notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 10 Video Poker Strategy — Added Jacks or Better strategy — a first hand from deal to draw, a hand analyzer that prices all 32 holds on six standard pay tables, four decisions that explain the strategy, and the 9/6 chart as 36 lines and five penalty-card notes, checked against perfect play on all 2,598,960 deals.
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Oct 9 Video Poker — Added Choosing a hold — how each of the 32 ways to play a hand is priced over every possible draw, a tool that prices your own hold against the best, how close the decisions are over all 2,598,960 deals, and why each game needs its own strategy chart.
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Oct 9 Video Poker Strategy — Added Choosing a hold — how each of the 32 ways to play a hand is priced over every possible draw, a tool that prices your own hold against the best, how close the decisions are over all 2,598,960 deals, and why each game needs its own strategy chart.
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