r/VideoPoker • • Sep 13 '26

Royal flush in 3rd deal!!! Hell yeah!!!!

30 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Sep 12 '26

Is the payback in this machine really 102.56%? Or is the AI wrong?

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12 Upvotes

This machine looked pretty generous. Is it 102%+ generous?


r/VideoPoker • • Sep 10 '26

Free 9/6 Jacks or Better trainer that computes the exact EV of all 32 holds instead of using a strategy chart

4 Upvotes

I built a video poker trainer and would like some feedback from people who actually play: https://alwayshave.fun/video-poker-trainer/

The difference is under the hood. Instead of checking your hold against a ranked strategy chart, it enumerates every possible draw from the 47 unseen cards for all 32 holds and computes the exact EV of each one, so the feedback is the real number for that specific hand rather than the textbook average. Dealt Th Td 3h 4h 5h, it tells you the 4-flush is worth 1.149 and the low pair 0.824, so keeping the tens costs you 0.325. Dealt Ah Kh Qh Jh 5h it tells you the pat flush in your hand is worth 6 and breaking it for the 4 to a royal is worth 18.43. No chart to memorize wrong, and no penalty-card exceptions to look up.

It shows the best hold, what yours cost, the top four holds with names ("4 to a royal", "inside 4 to a straight with 2 high"), a hint button, and session stats in local storage: hands played, percent perfect holds, credits lost to mistakes, and your actual return.

Free, no signup, no app, runs in a phone browser.

Honest about the limits: 9/6 JoB only right now, single hand, no spaced repetition. The engine takes any pay table, so adding games is mostly typing. What would you want next, 9/6 DDB, Deuces Wild, 8/5 Bonus?

Disclosure: it is part of alwayshave.fun, a Vegas strategy site I run. The trainer is free and there is nothing to buy on it.


r/VideoPoker • • Sep 08 '26

Well, this was an easy decision!

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51 Upvotes

A nice hit from last night!


r/VideoPoker • • Sep 08 '26

First 4 Deuces! Deuces Wild

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20 Upvotes

Was at hard rock (new one that opened in Cali) and had to use the restroom. Decided to go check out the new casino and throw $100 in just for fun. Hit my first 4 deuces on deuces wild!! Yes I know $0.10 denomination, but was just there to relax for a bit


r/VideoPoker • • Sep 06 '26

This happened!

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50 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Sep 06 '26

I found a couple hot machines next to one another.

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19 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Sep 04 '26

My Favorite Hand in TDB and Some Other Hits

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22 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Sep 01 '26

For a weekend trip, it was my only jackpot

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31 Upvotes

Still a nice win.


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 31 '26

Just take a photo: Instant RTP analysis and hold strategy while playing video poker

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11 Upvotes

Hi! I built a video poker tool that uses your phone's camera to instantly tell you a machine's RTP and the best cards to hold. No manual inputs, no game, card, or paytable selection, just take a photo: videopokeranalyzer.com

  • Analysis in 2-3 seconds (RTP and top three hold decisions ranked by EV)
  • 20+ supported games (including Ultimate X and Super Times Pay)
  • 500+ supported paytables (I've flown across the country collecting them)
  • Supports single and multi-hand play (1, 3, 5, 10)
  • There's an iOS app (launched last week!)

No AI crap. The tool uses machine learning to read the photo you take, and then pure math for the RTP and hand analysis. EVs change in real-time based on the paytable and recognizes when you switch denominations.

You'd be surprised how your hold decision changes for complex games like Ultimate X (which took a full month to support!), like how holding four to a flush is better than holding three to a royal (pictured in the first image). Normally this is the wrong play, but because you have active multipliers and future flushes give you huge multipliers, the flush takes priority.

Today's update features an iOS app and more supported games. The app does have a $9.99 monthly sub once you run out of free hands to cover server costs, but you get that back 10-fold with the money you save making the right hold decisions. Give it a go and let me know what you think! videopokeranalyzer.com


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 29 '26

Royal Flush for $1,000 at Pechanga CA!

27 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 29 '26

Nice hits on Hot Roll!

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15 Upvotes

Went with $140 left with $450.


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 26 '26

Resorts World Las Vegas

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40 Upvotes

Great Night playing at resorts world celebrating my birthday!!


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 24 '26

Grateful for Any Jackpot But Aces with Kicker Would Also Be Nice

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24 Upvotes

And of course quad 3s needed a kicker. Still a good day overall.


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 23 '26

Shuttle bus from La to hard rock tejon

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4 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 21 '26

Great hit at Planet Hollywood!

22 Upvotes

Don't mind the horrible camera quality. Filmed on MiniDV tapes.


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 20 '26

Love hitting 4 on the draw!

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33 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 20 '26

Aces kicker

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36 Upvotes

….holding only one ace


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 20 '26

Dealt 4’s with Kicker

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42 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 16 '26

Aces with kicker has been evading me but I hit the other ones

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37 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 15 '26

Four to a Royal on UltimateX

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32 Upvotes

Not too shabby for nickels!


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 15 '26

4 Deuces at Pala for $350

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21 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 14 '26

I was down to Two Bucks!

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21 Upvotes

r/VideoPoker • • Aug 13 '26

2 royals in one night

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41 Upvotes

Down to my last 500 and hit a 3x Royal on Ultimate X Bonus Poker 3hands $1denon. Gave a lot of it back and a couple of hours later hit a 4x and my first more than 4x straight flush.


r/VideoPoker • • Aug 08 '26

Ultimate x single hand?

3 Upvotes

On the ultimate x app you can play single hand with multipliers. Does an actual video poker machine like this exist? I will be honest I never play multi hand stuff and just assumed all ultimate x was multi hand but if I can get the multipliers on single hand that'd be incredible.