Hi John! After 6 years, I finally hit a royal!!! I also hit quad aces with kicker on Triple Triple on the same day (2 hours between)! Best win day of my life! Very cool that Curtis and Andrew provided a surprise visit ! Those are the best surprises 👍
Congratulations on your 2 big wins, Luke!Which casino were you in? How many cards did you hold to hit the Royal, which suit was it in? How long did it take to hit the Royal? Which denomination were you playing? Details!!!🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎😝
Excellent video, John! You're definitely getting the hang of this. 1) Your playing tips are imperative, as well. If you let the excitement or emotion or the "worry" as you so perfectly state, go unchecked as I did last weekend things can go really sideways. Got it together, studied paytables, watched for the rolling, and bam. 4 aces on $1 Bonus. 2) The music you add is fine. I actually like it behind the narration. 3) Yamaava is amazing. 4) I can't wait for your upcoming videos with Andrew! Hope to meet you some day. Thank you for the work you put in recording and editing. There's a lot of us paying attention. 😎
Thank you, Jim, for your thorough comments, as well as, your support on my Patreon page at the Gold level. That goes a long way with me in every respect and I would most certainly meet and play some video poker with you. As I grow this channel, Slotmassacre & John’s World, definitely want to take this “show on the road”. When we’re in your area, you’ll be at the top of my priority list for you to come play video poker with us. Until then, thank you for your kind words and thoughtful commentary. Take care my friend!.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thank you for your comments and viewership. I will be broadening my portfolio of various casinos featured in my videos as we go deeper into 2022 & 2023.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hi John! I told you earlier that I have been playing VP for years with no royals. Well, I am pleased to say that is no longer the case. I finally hit my first royal last night. After almost three years of 6-9 hours a week. The monkey is off my back. Thanks for the encouraging words!
Great Job! Tell me about your win…..Which game, suit, denomination, casino, how many cards to the Royal, how long did it take in the session to hit etc? Congratulations!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker It was on 9/5 Triple Bonus Plus. Spades. Quarters. Agua Caliente-Rancho Mirage. Held the King, Jack. $100 in......playing for half hour I hit quad aces for $300. Cashed it and moved to the machine right beside it and it hit about 15 minutes in. I know you said to stick to Bonus Poker but it was killing me. So I checked Wizard of Odds and it tells me that 8/5 Bonus Poker has an expected return of 99.1% and 9/5 TBP has an expected return of 99.8% Granted the variance doubles from 20 to 40 but I figured with the length of my losing swing I was due....LOL! Update on the denoms available.......High Limit Room has $10 coin max. And the best game is JOB at 9/6. Bonus Poker if I recall is 7/5.
Thank you for all the details. I like that there is $10 coin denomination on 9/6 JoB over there. I’ve won so many Royals on 7/5 BP that the pay table doesn’t bother me per se (as long as the machine is on a “run”). But I’ll do my 8/5 BP here at Pala & Pechanga. Eventually, I expect to hit a Royal in every casino in SoCal. Just between Harrah’s SoCal, Pechanga, & Pala, I’ve hit 28 Royals among them!🌎
Greetings from Torrance! Hi John! What a fun time you guys had. You were right about how fast Curtis can play. I have never seen anyone with both hands on the buttons playing at that speed. There are a few people in this world that can play in GODMODE with super accuracy and he is it. Your session at Red Rock and the M didn't come out great, but they were actually good sessions that others can learn from. I have had sessions that seemed to last forever with the money not moving either up or down, but that is part of the game. Its also part of the fun. Video poker is fun, but it is more fun with good friends! Glad you had time with your friends. That means more than any money. Take care!
Thank you, Paul. I wish you could have hung out with us, you would have had a blast! One of these days, you will. It was nice to be able to sit and talk with you at Pechanga last week. You’re a kindred spirit. Take care. Greetings to your Mom.🌎
My wife used to work at Pechanga. Yes, started in the tent when they had the old Wizard video poker machines and bingo, then opened the hotel casino. She even busted a "counterfeit ticket" ring. They had the ticket making machine in their car in the parking lot.
🤣Back in those early years of Pechanga, I was a DDB player and I did hit quite a few Aces w/kickers for $2,000. For all I know, she may have paid me a jackpot and also enjoyed getting a $20 tip from me!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Well, if she did and you tipped her, thank you. We're big video poker players ourselves. I switch around from one game to another but she sticks to DDB like you. When they were in the tent and a few months in the new casino the slot attendants got to keep their own tips. She was bringing home quite a bit in tips at that time. Later, they started pooling the tips and her take home from them dropped to a 1/4 of what they were. She really loved that job but the income drop forced her to leave and started working in the car loan collection dept for Wells Fargo. It put her back to the level of income prior to the tip pooling. Plus, she worked closer to home. Corona to Pechanga was a 50 min. drive one way. The clients loved her, too. She had an older couple that would come in and look for her to play in her section she was attending that day. The wife eventually passed away from cancer and her husband came in with a box filled with his wife's bell collection, saying she wanted my wife to have them. From the old style brass, hand-held school bell to a small Waterford Crystal bell. We have them in our china hutch in our new home here in OK. My wife, too this day, will tell you that was her favorite job she ever had. Thank you for the corrispondence with me. I know you have so many to reply to and really enjoy talking to the video hosts. Especially those who can relate to old stomping grounds. You are a gentleman. P.S. You say you're going to Shreveport, too. Well, my wife, Debbie, is originally from Shreveport. My dad nicknamed her Shreveport Sal and she loves it. And, of course, being the son of a gaslighter, nicknamed me "Debbie's Dilemma". LOL.
Thank you, Adam. We’re headed to Texas (Oklahoma & Louisiana casinos) hopefully you can join us while we’re out there. For those of you who love music, check out Adam’s awesome sax playing on Instagram under ALL12KEYS. Thank you for the music, Adam!🎼🎼🎷🎷🎷🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker I was at Winstar in Oklahoma a little over a month ago, and their High limit room that includes video poker was under maintenance. I would definitely try Choctaw Casino in Durant, OK...i've heard it's much better VP wise
Thanks for posting & your backyard is beautiful, I love the sound of the water it’s so soothing, I want a fountain so bad I’m jealous (in a good way) I’ll be in Vegas this Sunday for 3 nights staying downtown at the California, wish me luck…I’ll be binging on VP lol
I just recently played there at the California in February with Slotmassacre and we had a blast! They have a lot of slant-top video poker machines throughout the casino there. It is quiet and it’s a very nice place to play. Good Luck & have fun!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
I typically stop in there (early morning) on the way into Vegas for breakfast with a friend who lives nearby. I’ve always been lucky on their carousel of video poker machines near the sports bar area. Good luck and thank you for your comments.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Yes, indeed! And I’m going to visit them as well in the near future. This August will be the 2 year mark that we’ve all been hanging out together. We’ve already had so many fun times together. They’re more like brothers to me than friends!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thank you, JoeJoe. I’ve been lax on my simulator practice lately and need to get back into that regimen. I’ll be starting a new series at the end of this month. Thank you for your loyal viewership!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
You’re so lucky if you like video poker and if you get a chance to play at Pechanga. All the pay tables give the player a “fair shot” at making some money. You will love it there. Please let me know how it goes.😁🌎
Thank you, Todd. Yaamava’ is so stuffed with slot machines (on both floors) that once you’re inside, it’s like walking in a maze. It can not be described, you have to experience it! It now wonder, after seeing their casino in Southern California, that they had the money to buy the Palms in Las Vegas!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
My last day was at the 99.8 poker and my money lasted all afternoon. I have not seen any around here. The landscape was all so beautiful that you showed us.
I really like Wynn’s, Caesars’, Red Rock’s, and Venetian’s High Limit Areas, but Yaamava’s High Limit “Salons” are the most private and unique that I’ve ever seen anywhere. My goal is to certainly hit a Big Royal there!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hi John, that's funny you had a segment on M casino. In February I decided to go to M to try to get another casino going for comped rooms. I always go that back way to go to Sam's Town(My parents lived across the street from Sam's for 25 years until their passing). I did fairly well there and I played that bank of machines you shown. The problem was when I came back home to SoCal I looked up the points needed to get a point on video poker. $10 in for 1 point(ouch). I know they have tier points which I'm not sure how that works, maybe you know? As for Pechanga, I was one of those gamblers that were there when they had tents..LOL! Crazy! One time it was raining and there was water leaking from the tents. I'm not sure if you show your itinerary or not, but I'm going to Pechanga for 2 nights next week on the 30th and 31st. Would sure like to meet you!!
I’m already booked at the Wynn on those dates, otherwise, I would gladly drop in to Pechanga to say hello to you. M rooms are generally expensive and they comp them to me, but I’ve never used the rooms there yet. I enjoy the M café there and often have breakfast there with my friends that live in Henderson. As far as comp points are concerned, I’ll take whatever they’ll give me (rooms, food, beverage), but I don’t really focus on them. They are what there are. If you win (or lose) Big Money they’ll comp you either way. And I do my best to try and stay away from the losing side of that equation!🤣🌎
Rio Secco Is great! TPC out by Red Rock is one of my favorites. Bears Best is good too but it's been a while since I played there. I really enjoy Bali Hai also.
OH wow Pechanga didn't look like that when I was there years ago. It was portable buildings joined and different heights as you walked through. Kind of a dump but look at it now!!
Yes, Pechanga, started out with 2 rooms made of a couple of trailers hooked together. There were no video poker machines at first, just slot machines in one trailer, a poker room in the other trailer, and a restroom. And you could count 10 cars sitting outside! The slots were very loose & you could hit 3 "Red 7's" all day long for $200. Word spread fast around town, and before you knew it, they kept adding on more & more trailers & restrooms. Eventually they added a huge tent with open sides, and when it rained, you actually could get "wet" inside the casino! That tent also kept getting larger & larger with time. Finally, in 2004, they completed the hotel tower & casino complex. I was there for the Grand Opening & it was incredible. It's really a very respectable casino & can compete head to head with any local casino in Las Vegas. I call it the Red Rock of California. It is awesome in every respect.
@@johnsworldofvideopoker My husband's ship would come into port in San Diego. (reason I was ever in CA) On a few occasions I was able to navigate to Pechanga around 2000ish. There were video poker machines by that time. I vaguely remember table games nearby? It was just awful. I kind of remember crossing a little wooden bridge from the parking lot too. Driving in Cali terrifies me. I can't tell you how many times I was lost trying to get back to the base. LOL
Join my patreon page at the Gold level for 1 month and I’ll come to South Point to not only play video poker with you, but I’ll even put you in my South Point video!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
I don't understand when you have A K Q or A K J unsuited, why do you only keep KQ or KJ and not A? I spent many hours at Pechanga in 1995 in those trailers! Thanks for the memory!
If you were to hold all 3, then you're "playing for" the straight while blocking any chance of getting Quads or Full Houses. It's better to drop the Ace (in every case) & only hold the lower face cards to open up more possibilities in hitting more hands on the pay table. Practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” and you’ll soon absorb an intuition as to which cards to hold under which conditions. And you’ll have more success that way too.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks. I have always considered AKQJ "money cards" because if you pair up any of them you at least get your money back. I have been very fortunate with VP, so even though I have never played that way, I have done ok.
John, do you ever play double bonus (not double double bonus) poker? The 10/7/5 game has better than 100% return. Unfortunately, the highest denomination for that game is $1, and only in one casino I know of (four machines). Respond here if you might be interested.
Funny you should ask, I’m here at Red Rock and just took a picture of the $1 coin denomination 10/7/5 pay table Double Bonus that they have here on a carousel of 4 machines!😂 I only have a passing interest in other games. 8/5 Bonus Poker has made me a small fortune and my exclusive focus in the near term future is that of playing 8/5 Bonus Poker at $20, $25, $50, $100 coin denomination to reach my personal goal of $1,000,000 in video poker wins. At that point, I may very well retire from the games.
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Congratulations on your success at Bonus Poker! When I have watched your videos, it looks like you are playing 8/5/4 for the most part? As far as VP goes it is one of best paying games there is, but according to the Wizard of Odds, it is still less than 100% with perfect strategy (99.17%). Of course, with comps and cash back, that could push it into over 100% territory, something the Wizard of Odds does not take into account.
I’ve just been very lucky hitting 37 Royal Flushes and many of them while on high denomination coin. So even though it’s a negative expectation game, I’m still a strong net positive after 10+ years of play. Which means, of course, that I have never “lost” money on the game. That could change at anytime with the will of the Gods of odds. I’m betting that it doesn’t.☺️🌎
We're in Vegas all the time and, Slotmassacre & I, hope to take this "video poker show" on the road around the country to hit all the casino markets. We're working on putting that together now. Perhaps we will meet one day. We can't wait!!!
For sure, these are different times. The bad pay tables nationwide (except for Southern California & Las Vegas) aren’t helping either. The casinos would get a lot more “action” on the machines if they were just being “honest & fair” with the players. They make a profit 3 ways as it is: 1) It’s a negative expectation game with pay tables less than 100% payback. 2) Lack of player knowledge on what to for and which games to play. 3) Player error. There’s 2,598,960 possible hands. There isn’t a player alive who hasn’t and doesn’t make mistakes no matter how hard or long they practice. That’s why casinos like Pechanga, Pala, and Stations casino group thrive. They offer quality games in abundance and adhere to Benny Binion’s philosophy of: Good Food, Good Whiskey & a Good Gable. And that’s why I acknowledge those casinos in my videos. They’re doing it right and deserve the recognition. Thank you, Teresita, for bringing up a good point.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
I cover a lot of that throughout my videos, but in short, if you want a legitimate shot at hitting Royals there are some basic tenets that I adhere to: 1) 8/5 Bonus Poker or 9/6 Jacks or Better ONLY (i.e. low volatility games: the 2 pair hand must pay 10 coins). 2) Daily practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to get close to near perfect strategy. 3) Only play on a machine with a “wide spread of denominations” on it so that you can “up the coin denominations” when it’s going well (or lower the coin denominations when it’s receding to “protect the bankroll”). 4) Use the 1,000 coin rule as your initial starting bankroll (i.e. whatever coin denomination you’re going to play on, you’ll need a 1,000 of those coins: $1 coin-$1,000, $5 coin-$5,000, $25 coin-$25,000, $100 coin-$100,000). The 1,000 coin bankroll gives you enough “rise & fall” to endure the volatility of the game and allows you to play without fear of losing your entire bankroll in just a few hands. There’s no guarantees, of course, and “Luck” (having the cards falling your way) does play a part in a great session, but being “underfunded” in the initial bankroll is one of the major reasons players fail to hit the Royals in a session. Following this path of “least resistance” has helped me to achieve hitting 38 Royals for close to $500,000 in wins. There is also a strict commitment to “certain bankroll management techniques” that facilitate hitting the Royals, which can only fully be understood once the above mentioned protocols have been mastered. To win Royals in abundance, it’s not “video poker” that I’m playing, but rather, the “game within the game”.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
John, I love your videos and have thought about making some myself for the hell of it with the amount of video poker I play. What's your recommended bankroll for each denomination? I typically go with $300-$400 for $1 denom and $800-$1000 for $5 denom.
Thank you for liking my videos. I wish my technical skills in making them were better, but it is what it is, and hopefully, over time I can get to a point where the videos match my ideals. My prescription on bankroll size applies to 8/5 Bonus Poker only. If the player wants a "realistic chance" of having a winning session, then the minimum bankroll required would be 1,000 coins at ALL denominations. An example of this would be the following: 5¢ coin: $50, 50¢ coin: $500, $5 coin : $5,000, $50 coin: $50,000. So, if you're playing 8/5 Bonus Poker on $1 coin (and you want a real chance at winning), then start with $1,000. On $10 coin, you'll need $10,000, on $100 coin, you'll need $100,000. With 1,000 coins you don't need to "sweat" each & every hand, as if your life depended on it. You have more than enough coins to hit a few good hands to get back to even, and better than that, if you hit 4 Aces, 2,3,4's, or a straight flush (on Big Denominations) you're in for a fortune at very little risk (since you started with a decent bankroll size). Now you can start with less & still manage to win. But all I'm saying is "Let's decide that right up front". Go in with 1,000 coins & you'll see that you're giving yourself a real chance at Big Wins & life changing Royals on high denomination coin.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
You’re very generous and kind, in saying so. Thank you. In fact, I’m drawing-up an outline for one now. It’ll probably be more like a pamphlet, or a short story, but I think that the general recreational video poker player, would gain a lot from reading it and by applying its tenets for use in the casino. Thank you for your comment and for your viewership.😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
You make me think that I need you as my agent, Steve!🤣🤣🤣 Like Slotmassacre, John’s World of Video Poker, was created to show others that video poker can be so much more than just a recreational game. And since, Red Rock, has such great games (that are so advantageous for the player) it’s only natural that I would point that out to other players. That being said, Slotmassacre & John’s World, would love the opportunity to host video poker tournaments nationwide in casinos all across America. They are so much fun and I love meeting and getting to know other players who have enthusiasm for the games. We hope to make that dream come true!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hey, that’s great to hear. Congratulations! How long were you playing before it hit, what suit was it & how many cards did you have to hold when you hit? Also, what was your starting bankroll. If you know me, you can see that I love the details. Great Job, my friend!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker hey John. I was less than 20 hands on the $25 denom when I hit it (Double Bonus). Dealt Jc10cQcKc with the Ace of spades. Obv drew and the A of clubs came 👍 (wish we could post pics).. as far as bankroll I rather not say on here. 200k is next 😀
Having hit 37 Royals, it’s just “sort of” how that happens. They just kind of “roll out there”! You’re not expecting it, you’re just holding the 1,2,3, or 4 to the Royal, and after many shots at it, when they “don’t hit”, along comes one that does hit. And it just occurs “naturally”.😊🌎
Nice video sir. 📹 So you mean to tell me that you can actually play a full pay Deueces Wild returning 100.76% and full pay Triple Double Bonus Poker returning 99.58% for a minimum $25.00 denomination!?
What I actually meant by “Full Pay”(in terms of today’s “stingy” casino environments of bad pay tables), is that they offer 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/6 BPD, 9/7 DBP, 9/6 DDB, 9/7 TDB, and NSUD Deuces Wild, all on high denominations ($5, $10, $20, $25, $50, & $100 coin) without altering the pay tables. Good to Great games are still available in the High Limit rooms! Actual 100%+ full pay games that are restricted to the lower denominations of 25¢, 50¢, & $1 coin (but go no farther) may be great to have for recreational purposes, but have no real-value in terms of big financial gains won in high limit rooms with slightly less but still great pay tables mentioned above.
@@johnsworldofvideopokerFirst off, I want to start by sincerely thanking you for responding back to me. It means more than you know. Second, i'am new to your channel and I've seen all of your videos. I really like how passionate you are about playing video poker and you really inspire me at the same time. Even though I don't personally know you, I respect how much gratitude you have Andrew B. Slot Massacre and your friendship with him. It's very nice and considerate of you putting it out in the open for everyone to see. I wish all the royal flushes and jackpots for both of you! I really liked how you used your video poker winnings from video poker to buy that beautiful pool addition in your backyard. That looked very nice. I actually play video poker professionally myself but haven't started a youtube channel or gone on social media etc.. I reside here in Southern California and my home casino is Pechanga which I see you've gone many times. Maybe I'll get lucky and run into you one of these days.
All very nice things of you to say, Wayman, thank you for your kind words. Yes, if it weren’t for Andrew, his channel, my big win last year, and his encouragement to start a channel in the 1st place, I wouldn’t even have a channel, and even worse, I wouldn’t have met all the new friends that I have now as a result of having this channel. The pandemic came…Andrew launched, “The Slotmassacre” brand, and now my life is changed forever! It’s so surreal sometimes how a little “twist of fate” can re-direct and change a person’s life trajectory in unforeseen ways. I owe all of that to one very special, Andrew P. Baguley, and so I am eternally grateful to him for that. I am sure that we’ll bump into each other at Pechanga. Every time I go there, people reach out to me to say hello and then I have a new friend. Please feel free to send an email to me at johnsworldofvideopoker so we can exchange contact information and we’ll set up a time to meet at Pechanga when you’re available. Thank you again for reaching out. Take care!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
If you quote a time stamp and the video in which you see it, I could better answer your question. But my “go to” game is 8/5 Bonus Poker where both off-suit & suited face cards and Aces are held together. If I did that on 9/6 DDB, then I was in error because you would just hold the Ace by itself (unless they were suited). My Bonus Poker bias would show-up as errors on DDB. So I do need more practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to minimize that from happening. Thank you for your questions and comments.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Not being critical at all. I love and support you and your group of poker buddies. I too consider myself of that cloth. Perhaps not as technical as you guys but def have experienced the highs and the lows of this game we love. You rock !
Thank you for commenting on our channels. I learn as much from those who comment as I do from simulators and books, so I take no offense even when I’m in error. I learn from everybody. Thank you.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
It’s a low volatility game (stable), you make money on the two pair hand (which hits frequently), your bankroll lasts longer and therefore leads to hitting more Royal Flushes compared to the more volatile games. It allows you to also player higher coin denominations which pay off with huge jackpots.🌎
I have a tripod and it's one of the best on the market (carbon fiber). But the point of the M video is that M, gave me $100 in free play, (and with that free play) I won most of the money that I lost at Red Rock back. Not all casinos allow you to use a tripod in their casino, but neither I, nor Slotmassacre, are going to let that stop us from recording. The free play win was the point of the video. But you’re right, the video (and the play) is better when using a tripod. I really don’t like to film by hand. Free play is the only reason that would motivate me to do so.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
You’re so funny, Teresita! When I 1st started playing video poker, it was always on DDB. I’ve hit at least 10-20 4 Aces w/kickers at $2,000 a piece during those early days that I played it. It’s actually a great game and not hard to learn, even though I “reflexively” forget to only hold the single Ace (instead of the other 2 face cards) from time to time, due to my Bonus Poker bias!😝 Later this year, (after I practice up), I’m going to switch to DDB sessions on a few videos. Thank you for “mocking” me!🤣🤣🤣😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
How did you go from $80 to $260 before the quad 4’s? Did you add to your free play? Love your commentary throughout the video. Curtis is like the energize bunny playing vp. 😳😳
When I film with a tripod, it’s easy to set it up and just play the game. But if you’re “shotgunning” it (holding the camera in one hand while trying to play “one-handed” with the other, it is difficult. For one, the camera isn’t steady and you “miss” hitting the proper keys playing one-handed while looking “through the camera” at the screen. So ultimately, I just put the iPhone down and just played. I actually hit 4 Aces on 50¢ coin (which took me by surprise) and it didn’t get filmed. I actually took the wins up to $800 and threw quite a bit back in when the 4’s hit. So I pulled the iPhone out to record the hold. I worked it up past $500 and then just settled for the cash-out win of $500. The same thing happened on my Red Rock video Part 7 (The Thumbnail on that video shows 4 Aces). I made an “after dinner” session by visiting Caesars Palace before heading back to Red Rock. I was filming by hand again, without a tripod. I got tired of holding the camera and stopped filming but kept on playing. As luck would have it, I hit 4 Aces on $25 coin for $10,000 and I had to reach down in a panic to open up my phone to film the last few seconds of hitting the $10,000 on 4 Aces. You can see it on that video. From now on, no more “filming by hand”, you miss a lot of good footage that way. The problem is, that some casinos, won’t let you use a tripod!😕🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thank you, Dakota. I’m starting a new series of videos at month end with an exercise on leveraging lower denomination coin play and stacking the wins over time to see how high we can drive the initial bankroll into play on bigger & bigger coin denominations and highlight the wins that come with it! Take care and thank you for commenting!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Sometimes you “squeeze in” a mini-session or two “in-between” activities such as dinner, a show, pool time, etc. And, of course, I’ve read a good portion of the available literature out there on video poker, so it’s nice to hear that there are other readers out there. In fact, I’m writing a book of my own, “A John’s World Guide to Video Poker”. Perhaps, one day, you’ll be reading it.☺️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hey John! It’s me David. We met at recent $20k Slot Tournament at The D. Hope all is awesome. I want to ask you if you needed to ask permission to video your play at The D and Red Rock. I’m starting a UA-cam channel and would like your help. Hope you can reply soon. Take care John 👍🏾
Yes, David! Long time, No see!🤣 At Red Rock, and the ‘D’, you need to check in at the rewards center and ask for permission. I look forward to seeing your content in the future. Bravo!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Do you live in Riverside or San Diego Co? We live in OK now but lived in Corona, Ca. then Escondido, Ca. Before we moved to OK, Valley View was only 12 mins. from our home. We always thought Pala had the best buffet, though.
Nice to hear from you, David. One of my good friends moved to Oklahoma about 2-3 years ago. I’m going to visit him in about a month or two. I live in Riverside County. But when I first moved to California from Maryland, I lived in San Diego for 12.5 years. I transferred from the University of Maryland and graduated from San Diego State University. The Pala Buffet was excellent and I also really liked their steakhouse, The Oak Room. Both are still closed, since the pandemic. I heard that Choctaw, Durant & the WinStar casinos are the places to play in Oklahoma. So that’s what I’m going to do when I get there.😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Get a map for WinStar, John. it's huge. The largest in the United States. We live up in Edmond now; just north of OKC. Remington is the closest to us. I'm sure you know where Corona is, then. BTW, come when the tornado season is over. I'm sure you heard about the one down in Kingston, which is only about 40 miles from WinStar.
The lowest volatility games are generally, 9/6 JoB & 8/5 Bonus Poker. Because of their "stability", your bankroll lasts longer (mainly due to "making money" on the 2 pair hand). In that way, you last "long enough" for many of the 1, 2, 3, & 4 to the Royal Flush hands, to eventually hit. When you play high denomination coin machines, any 5-K Quads, 2,3,4's, Straight Flush, & Quad Aces pays you Big Money (without having it "cost you" an "arm and a leg" to get there). DDB & TDB both require much bigger starting bankrolls due to NOT "making money" on the very FREQUENT 2 pair hand. Bonus Poker is not a "thrill game" like DDB & TDB, but it IS a consistent "money maker". We all play video poker for the "thrill of the game". But if you take a closer look at it, there are 2 types of thrills in video poker: the "thrill" that comes from playing the "roller coaster" volatile games such as DDB & TDB, and then there is the thrill of playing low volatility games at high denominations where you "actually" make Big Money. For me, and those of us who are avid Bonus Poker fans, it's the "money made" that provides the thrill, NOT the playing of the game itself. It's not a judgement on the other games, they ARE thrilling. But it is a fact that you don't "consistently" make money on volatile games. So the player has a choice on "why" they play video poker. Are you looking for recreational "thrills"? Or are you looking to make money "consistently"? If there were no money in video poker, I would never play the game. The name of the game is, 8/5 Bonus Poker, at High Denomination coin.😊🌎
You’re welcome. I get that question a lot. DDB is the single most popular video poker game in the casino. There is more of DDB than any other video poker game. The casinos use DDB to “lure” players away from the money making games in video poker (i.e. 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP). They aren’t putting all those DDB games out there to “better serve the players”, they’re out there to make a killing for the casino! If making money in video poker is your goal, then there’s ONLY 2 video poker games: 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP. All the other video poker games are a contrivance and were created to distract & lure players away from ever discovering that fact. Many may disagree with this perspective, but my bank account knows better. Practice 8/5 BP on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to rid yourself of errors, go play 8/5 BP exclusively for 6 months and see if you don’t start hitting a lot of Royals (due to bankroll longevity) and once you discover that truth, start playing 8/5 BP at higher denominations. The Royals won on high denomination coin are a game changer. Video poker is not a recreational pursuit for me (although it is entertaining, stimulating, and fun). It is a money maker. And that is where the thrill comes in for me. 8/5 BP at high denomination. THAT is the name of the game!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
John, I am an avid video poker player myself, I enjoy watching your videos. I also play at a fast pace as well, however, you are playing too fast for most people trying to watch a video. I think you could be losing a lot of full views because of frustrated viewers because of this. Just my opinion. Good luck
Yes….slowing down makes a better viewing experience, and better yet, it minimizes the player’s errors. Everything had already been filmed when I realized, after the fact, that I played too fast on both accounts. Since then, I put the machine setting at the slowest speed and try to be more aware about keeping a more moderate pace. Thank you for your comments and your viewership!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hi John! After 6 years, I finally hit a royal!!! I also hit quad aces with kicker on Triple Triple on the same day (2 hours between)! Best win day of my life! Very cool that Curtis and Andrew provided a surprise visit ! Those are the best surprises 👍
Congratulations on your 2 big wins, Luke!Which casino were you in? How many cards did you hold to hit the Royal, which suit was it in? How long did it take to hit the Royal? Which denomination were you playing? Details!!!🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎😝
Excellent video, John! You're definitely getting the hang of this. 1) Your playing tips are imperative, as well. If you let the excitement or emotion or the "worry" as you so perfectly state, go unchecked as I did last weekend things can go really sideways. Got it together, studied paytables, watched for the rolling, and bam. 4 aces on $1 Bonus. 2) The music you add is fine. I actually like it behind the narration. 3) Yamaava is amazing. 4) I can't wait for your upcoming videos with Andrew! Hope to meet you some day. Thank you for the work you put in recording and editing. There's a lot of us paying attention. 😎
Thank you, Jim, for your thorough comments, as well as, your support on my Patreon page at the Gold level. That goes a long way with me in every respect and I would most certainly meet and play some video poker with you. As I grow this channel, Slotmassacre & John’s World, definitely want to take this “show on the road”. When we’re in your area, you’ll be at the top of my priority list for you to come play video poker with us. Until then, thank you for your kind words and thoughtful commentary. Take care my friend!.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thanks for the coverage of the casinos and sharing your sessions John.
Thank you for your comments and viewership. I will be broadening my portfolio of various casinos featured in my videos as we go deeper into 2022 & 2023.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hi John! I told you earlier that I have been playing VP for years with no royals. Well, I am pleased to say that is no longer the case. I finally hit my first royal last night. After almost three years of 6-9 hours a week. The monkey is off my back. Thanks for the encouraging words!
Great Job! Tell me about your win…..Which game, suit, denomination, casino, how many cards to the Royal, how long did it take in the session to hit etc? Congratulations!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker It was on 9/5 Triple Bonus Plus. Spades. Quarters. Agua Caliente-Rancho Mirage. Held the King, Jack. $100 in......playing for half hour I hit quad aces for $300. Cashed it and moved to the machine right beside it and it hit about 15 minutes in. I know you said to stick to Bonus Poker but it was killing me. So I checked Wizard of Odds and it tells me that 8/5 Bonus Poker has an expected return of 99.1% and 9/5 TBP has an expected return of 99.8% Granted the variance doubles from 20 to 40 but I figured with the length of my losing swing I was due....LOL! Update on the denoms available.......High Limit Room has $10 coin max. And the best game is JOB at 9/6. Bonus Poker if I recall is 7/5.
Thank you for all the details. I like that there is $10 coin denomination on 9/6 JoB over there. I’ve won so many Royals on 7/5 BP that the pay table doesn’t bother me per se (as long as the machine is on a “run”). But I’ll do my 8/5 BP here at Pala & Pechanga. Eventually, I expect to hit a Royal in every casino in SoCal. Just between Harrah’s SoCal, Pechanga, & Pala, I’ve hit 28 Royals among them!🌎
Greetings from Torrance! Hi John! What a fun time you guys had. You were right about how fast Curtis can play. I have never seen anyone with both hands on the buttons playing at that speed. There are a few people in this world that can play in GODMODE with super accuracy and he is it. Your session at Red Rock and the M didn't come out great, but they were actually good sessions that others can learn from. I have had sessions that seemed to last forever with the money not moving either up or down, but that is part of the game. Its also part of the fun. Video poker is fun, but it is more fun with good friends! Glad you had time with your friends. That means more than any money. Take care!
Thank you, Paul. I wish you could have hung out with us, you would have had a blast! One of these days, you will. It was nice to be able to sit and talk with you at Pechanga last week. You’re a kindred spirit. Take care. Greetings to your Mom.🌎
My wife used to work at Pechanga. Yes, started in the tent when they had the old Wizard video poker machines and bingo, then opened the hotel casino. She even busted a "counterfeit ticket" ring. They had the ticket making machine in their car in the parking lot.
Whoa! That’s some Pechanga history! For all we know, I’ve seen you guys in passing and never knew it!😊🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Heck, my wife may have paid you your jackpot a time or two.
🤣Back in those early years of Pechanga, I was a DDB player and I did hit quite a few Aces w/kickers for $2,000. For all I know, she may have paid me a jackpot and also enjoyed getting a $20 tip from me!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Well, if she did and you tipped her, thank you. We're big video poker players ourselves. I switch around from one game to another but she sticks to DDB like you. When they were in the tent and a few months in the new casino the slot attendants got to keep their own tips. She was bringing home quite a bit in tips at that time. Later, they started pooling the tips and her take home from them dropped to a 1/4 of what they were. She really loved that job but the income drop forced her to leave and started working in the car loan collection dept for Wells Fargo. It put her back to the level of income prior to the tip pooling. Plus, she worked closer to home. Corona to Pechanga was a 50 min. drive one way.
The clients loved her, too. She had an older couple that would come in and look for her to play in her section she was attending that day. The wife eventually passed away from cancer and her husband came in with a box filled with his wife's bell collection, saying she wanted my wife to have them. From the old style brass, hand-held school bell to a small Waterford Crystal bell. We have them in our china hutch in our new home here in OK. My wife, too this day, will tell you that was her favorite job she ever had. Thank you for the corrispondence with me. I know you have so many to reply to and really enjoy talking to the video hosts. Especially those who can relate to old stomping grounds. You are a gentleman.
P.S. You say you're going to Shreveport, too. Well, my wife, Debbie, is originally from Shreveport. My dad nicknamed her Shreveport Sal and she loves it. And, of course, being the son of a gaslighter, nicknamed me "Debbie's Dilemma". LOL.
Love seeing all the other cool things that come from this video poker community!
Thank you, Adam. We’re headed to Texas (Oklahoma & Louisiana casinos) hopefully you can join us while we’re out there. For those of you who love music, check out Adam’s awesome sax playing on Instagram under ALL12KEYS. Thank you for the music, Adam!🎼🎼🎷🎷🎷🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker I was at Winstar in Oklahoma a little over a month ago, and their High limit room that includes video poker was under maintenance. I would definitely try Choctaw Casino in Durant, OK...i've heard it's much better VP wise
Choctaw, Durant is definitely on the casino menu! Thanks, Adam.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thanks for posting & your backyard is beautiful, I love the sound of the water it’s so soothing, I want a fountain so bad I’m jealous (in a good way) I’ll be in Vegas this Sunday for 3 nights staying downtown at the California, wish me luck…I’ll be binging on VP lol
I just recently played there at the California in February with Slotmassacre and we had a blast! They have a lot of slant-top video poker machines throughout the casino there. It is quiet and it’s a very nice place to play. Good Luck & have fun!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Fabulous video as always! We ❤️ Andrew also, and Jeremy!
These guys are so fun to run all over Vegas with: Andrew, Curtis, Jeremy, Doc, Jamie, & Kelly. Nothing but fun & games. Just so cool!♥️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker You have all the fun ! My turn is coming soon!😉
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear about it!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
M is one of favorite places to play, clean and great comps.
I typically stop in there (early morning) on the way into Vegas for breakfast with a friend who lives nearby. I’ve always been lucky on their carousel of video poker machines near the sports bar area. Good luck and thank you for your comments.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Lovely! Always a treat with you John and your buddies are great guys for sure!
These guys are the best friends that anyone could ever have. They're even beyond that, they are brothers to me!
so nice to have your friends show uo
Yes, indeed! And I’m going to visit them as well in the near future. This August will be the 2 year mark that we’ve all been hanging out together. We’ve already had so many fun times together. They’re more like brothers to me than friends!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Great video, I’ve said it before, you’re the best commentator, I like your style of playing VP very cool, calm and smart player.
Thank you, JoeJoe. I’ve been lax on my simulator practice lately and need to get back into that regimen. I’ll be starting a new series at the end of this month. Thank you for your loyal viewership!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
I like the music bed. Great idea.
Thank you. If I find other songs that involve copyright issues, I’ll add them to the mix.😁🌎
i was trying to find your channel for a long time YOU EARNED A SUB
Thank you. I appreciate your vote of confidence!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
WoW! Great video and narration!! Keep on WINNING!
Thank you, Dr. Robert!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Loved the video John. I am born and raised In Cali and I’ve never been to Pechanga. Gotta try it out! Thanks for sharing!
You’re so lucky if you like video poker and if you get a chance to play at Pechanga. All the pay tables give the player a “fair shot” at making some money. You will love it there. Please let me know how it goes.😁🌎
thanks for the tour and look around a very classsy video
Thank you so much and for commenting!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Thanks for the "property tours" and your keen insights on video poker. See you next time, be well!!
Thank you, Todd. Yaamava’ is so stuffed with slot machines (on both floors) that once you’re inside, it’s like walking in a maze. It can not be described, you have to experience it! It now wonder, after seeing their casino in Southern California, that they had the money to buy the Palms in Las Vegas!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
My last day was at the 99.8 poker and my money lasted all afternoon. I have not seen any around here. The landscape was all so beautiful that you showed us.
Hi Ma Kittle. “You Already Know”!😁 Thank you for your kind words. I miss you!♥️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
wow that private room was awesome
I really like Wynn’s, Caesars’, Red Rock’s, and Venetian’s High Limit Areas, but Yaamava’s High Limit “Salons” are the most private and unique that I’ve ever seen anywhere. My goal is to certainly hit a Big Royal there!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hi John, that's funny you had a segment on M casino. In February I decided to go to M to try to get another casino going for comped rooms. I always go that back way to go to Sam's Town(My parents lived across the street from Sam's for 25 years until their passing). I did fairly well there and I played that bank of machines you shown. The problem was when I came back home to SoCal I looked up the points needed to get a point on video poker. $10 in for 1 point(ouch). I know they have tier points which I'm not sure how that works, maybe you know? As for Pechanga, I was one of those gamblers that were there when they had tents..LOL! Crazy! One time it was raining and there was water leaking from the tents. I'm not sure if you show your itinerary or not, but I'm going to Pechanga for 2 nights next week on the 30th and 31st. Would sure like to meet you!!
I’m already booked at the Wynn on those dates, otherwise, I would gladly drop in to Pechanga to say hello to you. M rooms are generally expensive and they comp them to me, but I’ve never used the rooms there yet. I enjoy the M café there and often have breakfast there with my friends that live in Henderson. As far as comp points are concerned, I’ll take whatever they’ll give me (rooms, food, beverage), but I don’t really focus on them. They are what there are. If you win (or lose) Big Money they’ll comp you either way. And I do my best to try and stay away from the losing side of that equation!🤣🌎
Thanks for the video John, great crew to play with!
Absolutely, thank you, Chuck!🌎
Rio Secco Is great! TPC out by Red Rock is one of my favorites. Bears Best is good too but it's been a while since I played there. I really enjoy Bali Hai also.
Yes, I’ve eye-balled TPC over there near Rampart. That’s quite an area to live in and that course is beyond unreal.
Still have to get over and play Journey!
Wow another great video John
Thank you, Cody!😊🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
OH wow Pechanga didn't look like that when I was there years ago. It was portable buildings joined and different heights as you walked through. Kind of a dump but look at it now!!
Yes, Pechanga, started out with 2 rooms made of a couple of trailers hooked together. There were no video poker machines at first, just slot machines in one trailer, a poker room in the other trailer, and a restroom. And you could count 10 cars sitting outside! The slots were very loose & you could hit 3 "Red 7's" all day long for $200. Word spread fast around town, and before you knew it, they kept adding on more & more trailers & restrooms. Eventually they added a huge tent with open sides, and when it rained, you actually could get "wet" inside the casino! That tent also kept getting larger & larger with time. Finally, in 2004, they completed the hotel tower & casino complex. I was there for the Grand Opening & it was incredible. It's really a very respectable casino & can compete head to head with any local casino in Las Vegas. I call it the Red Rock of California. It is awesome in every respect.
@@johnsworldofvideopoker My husband's ship would come into port in San Diego. (reason I was ever in CA) On a few occasions I was able to navigate to Pechanga around 2000ish. There were video poker machines by that time. I vaguely remember table games nearby? It was just awful. I kind of remember crossing a little wooden bridge from the parking lot too. Driving in Cali terrifies me. I can't tell you how many times I was lost trying to get back to the base. LOL
GOOD STUFF. THANKS!
Thank you, Eric! I'll be in Vegas at the end of this March to film more content. Thank you for supporting my channel.
@@johnsworldofvideopoker South Point March 28-31st
Join my patreon page at the Gold level for 1 month and I’ll come to South Point to not only play video poker with you, but I’ll even put you in my South Point video!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Oh My! Triple Bonus Plus full pay progressive? I'll be in north county next Wed. night! Looks like dinner at Pala is in order.......
Pala is the place for you to play, but Pechanga is your best bet for dinner.
Thought I was watching a Bollywood movie with that intro 🤣 nice vid bud
I really like Bollywood! I'm glad you liked it too!
I don't understand when you have A K Q or A K J unsuited, why do you only keep KQ or KJ and not A? I spent many hours at Pechanga in 1995 in those trailers! Thanks for the memory!
If you were to hold all 3, then you're "playing for" the straight while blocking any chance of getting Quads or Full Houses. It's better to drop the Ace (in every case) & only hold the lower face cards to open up more possibilities in hitting more hands on the pay table. Practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” and you’ll soon absorb an intuition as to which cards to hold under which conditions. And you’ll have more success that way too.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks. I have always considered AKQJ "money cards" because if you pair up any of them you at least get your money back. I have been very fortunate with VP, so even though I have never played that way, I have done ok.
Great game
Thank you for saying so, Roy!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
John, do you ever play double bonus (not double double bonus) poker? The 10/7/5 game has better than 100% return. Unfortunately, the highest denomination for that game is $1, and only in one casino I know of (four machines). Respond here if you might be interested.
Funny you should ask, I’m here at Red Rock and just took a picture of the $1 coin denomination 10/7/5 pay table Double Bonus that they have here on a carousel of 4 machines!😂 I only have a passing interest in other games. 8/5 Bonus Poker has made me a small fortune and my exclusive focus in the near term future is that of playing 8/5 Bonus Poker at $20, $25, $50, $100 coin denomination to reach my personal goal of $1,000,000 in video poker wins. At that point, I may very well retire from the games.
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Congratulations on your success at Bonus Poker! When I have watched your videos, it looks like you are playing 8/5/4 for the most part? As far as VP goes it is one of best paying games there is, but according to the Wizard of Odds, it is still less than 100% with perfect strategy (99.17%). Of course, with comps and cash back, that could push it into over 100% territory, something the Wizard of Odds does not take into account.
I’ve just been very lucky hitting 37 Royal Flushes and many of them while on high denomination coin. So even though it’s a negative expectation game, I’m still a strong net positive after 10+ years of play. Which means, of course, that I have never “lost” money on the game. That could change at anytime with the will of the Gods of odds. I’m betting that it doesn’t.☺️🌎
Great content. Thanks for sharing. I hope to meet up with you guys somewhere on the road this Summer. Good luck! Regards, B.
We're in Vegas all the time and, Slotmassacre & I, hope to take this "video poker show" on the road around the country to hit all the casino markets. We're working on putting that together now. Perhaps we will meet one day. We can't wait!!!
French Lick is my favorite now🥰
Do they have decent video poker pay tables there, Teresita? And how are the restaurants?🌎
Harrahs👎 my husband use to get between $500&$800 free play in Lake Tahoe . Now in southern indiana $35😱
For sure, these are different times. The bad pay tables nationwide (except for Southern California & Las Vegas) aren’t helping either. The casinos would get a lot more “action” on the machines if they were just being “honest & fair” with the players. They make a profit 3 ways as it is:
1) It’s a negative expectation game with pay tables less than 100% payback.
2) Lack of player knowledge on what to for and which games to play.
3) Player error. There’s 2,598,960 possible hands. There isn’t a player alive who hasn’t and doesn’t make mistakes no matter how hard or long they practice.
That’s why casinos like Pechanga, Pala, and Stations casino group thrive. They offer quality games in abundance and adhere to Benny Binion’s philosophy of: Good Food, Good Whiskey & a Good Gable. And that’s why I acknowledge those casinos in my videos. They’re doing it right and deserve the recognition. Thank you, Teresita, for bringing up a good point.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
What do you feel is proper funding for playing 2$ &5$ demolition VP?
I cover a lot of that throughout my videos, but in short, if you want a legitimate shot at hitting Royals there are some basic tenets that I adhere to:
1) 8/5 Bonus Poker or 9/6 Jacks or Better ONLY (i.e. low volatility games: the 2 pair hand must pay 10 coins).
2) Daily practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to get close to near perfect strategy.
3) Only play on a machine with a “wide spread of denominations” on it so that you can “up the coin denominations” when it’s going well (or lower the coin denominations when it’s receding to “protect the bankroll”).
4) Use the 1,000 coin rule as your initial starting bankroll (i.e. whatever coin denomination you’re going to play on, you’ll need a 1,000 of those coins: $1 coin-$1,000, $5 coin-$5,000, $25 coin-$25,000, $100 coin-$100,000). The 1,000 coin bankroll gives you enough “rise & fall” to endure the volatility of the game and allows you to play without fear of losing your entire bankroll in just a few hands. There’s no guarantees, of course, and “Luck” (having the cards falling your way) does play a part in a great session, but being “underfunded” in the initial bankroll is one of the major reasons players fail to hit the Royals in a session.
Following this path of “least resistance” has helped me to achieve hitting 38 Royals for close to $500,000 in wins. There is also a strict commitment to “certain bankroll management techniques” that facilitate hitting the Royals, which can only fully be understood once the above mentioned protocols have been mastered. To win Royals in abundance, it’s not “video poker” that I’m playing, but rather, the “game within the game”.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks John ,i see what your saying now in the videos, keep up the great videos ,
Thank you, Lee. Practice on a simulator and watch your success with video poker greatly improve!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker o yes i do, practice alot, hope to see you some time i live near red rock casino
Great keep practicing. I’ll let you know in advance when I hit Red Rock. Thanks for watching!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
John, I love your videos and have thought about making some myself for the hell of it with the amount of video poker I play. What's your recommended bankroll for each denomination? I typically go with $300-$400 for $1 denom and $800-$1000 for $5 denom.
Thank you for liking my videos. I wish my technical skills in making them were better, but it is what it is, and hopefully, over time I can get to a point where the videos match my ideals. My prescription on bankroll size applies to 8/5 Bonus Poker only. If the player wants a "realistic chance" of having a winning session, then the minimum bankroll required would be 1,000 coins at ALL denominations. An example of this would be the following: 5¢ coin: $50, 50¢ coin: $500, $5 coin : $5,000, $50 coin: $50,000. So, if you're playing 8/5 Bonus Poker on $1 coin (and you want a real chance at winning), then start with $1,000. On $10 coin, you'll need $10,000, on $100 coin, you'll need $100,000. With 1,000 coins you don't need to "sweat" each & every hand, as if your life depended on it. You have more than enough coins to hit a few good hands to get back to even, and better than that, if you hit 4 Aces, 2,3,4's, or a straight flush (on Big Denominations) you're in for a fortune at very little risk (since you started with a decent bankroll size). Now you can start with less & still manage to win. But all I'm saying is "Let's decide that right up front". Go in with 1,000 coins & you'll see that you're giving yourself a real chance at Big Wins & life changing Royals on high denomination coin.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Please write a book about video poker!
You’re very generous and kind, in saying so. Thank you. In fact, I’m drawing-up an outline for one now. It’ll probably be more like a pamphlet, or a short story, but I think that the general recreational video poker player, would gain a lot from reading it and by applying its tenets for use in the casino. Thank you for your comment and for your viewership.😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
did you sign a deal with red rock? like christopher mitchell signed a deal w/ people sign up thru him gets a comissh
You make me think that I need you as my agent, Steve!🤣🤣🤣 Like Slotmassacre, John’s World of Video Poker, was created to show others that video poker can be so much more than just a recreational game. And since, Red Rock, has such great games (that are so advantageous for the player) it’s only natural that I would point that out to other players. That being said, Slotmassacre & John’s World, would love the opportunity to host video poker tournaments nationwide in casinos all across America. They are so much fun and I love meeting and getting to know other players who have enthusiasm for the games. We hope to make that dream come true!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hey John.. Nice Vid. I hit the 100k Royal sunday at Red Rock!!! You guys gotta add me to the group lol
Nice hit!! Start a channel
Hey, that’s great to hear. Congratulations! How long were you playing before it hit, what suit was it & how many cards did you have to hold when you hit? Also, what was your starting bankroll. If you know me, you can see that I love the details. Great Job, my friend!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Sure! Why not?!!!🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker hey John. I was less than 20 hands on the $25 denom when I hit it (Double Bonus). Dealt Jc10cQcKc with the Ace of spades. Obv drew and the A of clubs came 👍 (wish we could post pics).. as far as bankroll I rather not say on here. 200k is next 😀
@@dakotajarvis5356 I’ve thought about it 👍
i dunno about "could of easily" nothing easy about 1/47 imo always that 1 card missing
Having hit 37 Royals, it’s just “sort of” how that happens. They just kind of “roll out there”! You’re not expecting it, you’re just holding the 1,2,3, or 4 to the Royal, and after many shots at it, when they “don’t hit”, along comes one that does hit. And it just occurs “naturally”.😊🌎
Nice video sir. 📹
So you mean to tell me that you can actually play a full pay Deueces Wild returning 100.76% and full pay Triple Double Bonus Poker returning 99.58% for a minimum $25.00 denomination!?
What I actually meant by “Full Pay”(in terms of today’s “stingy” casino environments of bad pay tables), is that they offer 9/6 JoB, 8/5 BP, 9/6 BPD, 9/7 DBP, 9/6 DDB, 9/7 TDB, and NSUD Deuces Wild, all on high denominations ($5, $10, $20, $25, $50, & $100 coin) without altering the pay tables. Good to Great games are still available in the High Limit rooms! Actual 100%+ full pay games that are restricted to the lower denominations of 25¢, 50¢, & $1 coin (but go no farther) may be great to have for recreational purposes, but have no real-value in terms of big financial gains won in high limit rooms with slightly less but still great pay tables mentioned above.
@@johnsworldofvideopokerFirst off, I want to start by sincerely thanking you for responding back to me. It means more than you know. Second, i'am new to your channel and I've seen all of your videos. I really like how passionate you are about playing video poker and you really inspire me at the same time.
Even though I don't personally know you, I respect how much gratitude you have Andrew B. Slot Massacre and your friendship with him. It's very nice and considerate of you putting it out in the open for everyone to see. I wish all the royal flushes and jackpots for both of you! I really liked how you used your video poker winnings from video poker to buy that beautiful pool addition in your backyard. That looked very nice.
I actually play video poker professionally myself but haven't started a youtube channel or gone on social media etc.. I reside here in Southern California and my home casino is Pechanga which I see you've gone many times. Maybe I'll get lucky and run into you one of these days.
All very nice things of you to say, Wayman, thank you for your kind words. Yes, if it weren’t for Andrew, his channel, my big win last year, and his encouragement to start a channel in the 1st place, I wouldn’t even have a channel, and even worse, I wouldn’t have met all the new friends that I have now as a result of having this channel. The pandemic came…Andrew launched, “The Slotmassacre” brand, and now my life is changed forever! It’s so surreal sometimes how a little “twist of fate” can re-direct and change a person’s life trajectory in unforeseen ways. I owe all of that to one very special, Andrew P. Baguley, and so I am eternally grateful to him for that. I am sure that we’ll bump into each other at Pechanga. Every time I go there, people reach out to me to say hello and then I have a new friend. Please feel free to send an email to me at johnsworldofvideopoker so we can exchange contact information and we’ll set up a time to meet at Pechanga when you’re available. Thank you again for reaching out. Take care!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
It may be surprising but I find much better play on the strip and quality comps and it didn't use to be like that years ago !
You're right! There are very good games on the Strip in the High Limit rooms. I love playing on the Strip.
Your play in the beginning was more bonus poker than double double. Like why hold ace king off?
If you quote a time stamp and the video in which you see it, I could better answer your question. But my “go to” game is 8/5 Bonus Poker where both off-suit & suited face cards and Aces are held together. If I did that on 9/6 DDB, then I was in error because you would just hold the Ace by itself (unless they were suited). My Bonus Poker bias would show-up as errors on DDB. So I do need more practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to minimize that from happening. Thank you for your questions and comments.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Not being critical at all. I love and support you and your group of poker buddies. I too consider myself of that cloth. Perhaps not as technical as you guys but def have experienced the highs and the lows of this game we love. You rock !
Thank you for commenting on our channels. I learn as much from those who comment as I do from simulators and books, so I take no offense even when I’m in error. I learn from everybody. Thank you.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Is there a reason you play only B.P mostly over the rest?
It’s a low volatility game (stable), you make money on the two pair hand (which hits frequently), your bankroll lasts longer and therefore leads to hitting more Royal Flushes compared to the more volatile games. It allows you to also player higher coin denominations which pay off with huge jackpots.🌎
so whynot get a tripod like everyone else? so it doesnt have to be that way difficult playing
I have a tripod and it's one of the best on the market (carbon fiber). But the point of the M video is that M, gave me $100 in free play, (and with that free play) I won most of the money that I lost at Red Rock back. Not all casinos allow you to use a tripod in their casino, but neither I, nor Slotmassacre, are going to let that stop us from recording. The free play win was the point of the video. But you’re right, the video (and the play) is better when using a tripod. I really don’t like to film by hand. Free play is the only reason that would motivate me to do so.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
DD poker thought you never played? Yes go back to bonus🤣
You’re so funny, Teresita! When I 1st started playing video poker, it was always on DDB. I’ve hit at least 10-20 4 Aces w/kickers at $2,000 a piece during those early days that I played it. It’s actually a great game and not hard to learn, even though I “reflexively” forget to only hold the single Ace (instead of the other 2 face cards) from time to time, due to my Bonus Poker bias!😝 Later this year, (after I practice up), I’m going to switch to DDB sessions on a few videos. Thank you for “mocking” me!🤣🤣🤣😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
How did you go from $80 to $260 before the quad 4’s? Did you add to your free play? Love your commentary throughout the video. Curtis is like the energize bunny playing vp. 😳😳
When I film with a tripod, it’s easy to set it up and just play the game. But if you’re “shotgunning” it (holding the camera in one hand while trying to play “one-handed” with the other, it is difficult. For one, the camera isn’t steady and you “miss” hitting the proper keys playing one-handed while looking “through the camera” at the screen. So ultimately, I just put the iPhone down and just played. I actually hit 4 Aces on 50¢ coin (which took me by surprise) and it didn’t get filmed. I actually took the wins up to $800 and threw quite a bit back in when the 4’s hit. So I pulled the iPhone out to record the hold. I worked it up past $500 and then just settled for the cash-out win of $500. The same thing happened on my Red Rock video Part 7 (The Thumbnail on that video shows 4 Aces). I made an “after dinner” session by visiting Caesars Palace before heading back to Red Rock. I was filming by hand again, without a tripod. I got tired of holding the camera and stopped filming but kept on playing. As luck would have it, I hit 4 Aces on $25 coin for $10,000 and I had to reach down in a panic to open up my phone to film the last few seconds of hitting the $10,000 on 4 Aces. You can see it on that video. From now on, no more “filming by hand”, you miss a lot of good footage that way. The problem is, that some casinos, won’t let you use a tripod!😕🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker I thank you for filming. I could never do as well. Good luck in your next sessions. I love your play and explanations. 🍀🍀
Thank you, Dakota. I’m starting a new series of videos at month end with an exercise on leveraging lower denomination coin play and stacking the wins over time to see how high we can drive the initial bankroll into play on bigger & bigger coin denominations and highlight the wins that come with it! Take care and thank you for commenting!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
pressed for time? every gambling book says you should be well rested and ample of time to gamble!
Sometimes you “squeeze in” a mini-session or two “in-between” activities such as dinner, a show, pool time, etc. And, of course, I’ve read a good portion of the available literature out there on video poker, so it’s nice to hear that there are other readers out there. In fact, I’m writing a book of my own, “A John’s World Guide to Video Poker”. Perhaps, one day, you’ll be reading it.☺️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
Hey John! It’s me David. We met at recent $20k Slot Tournament at The D. Hope all is awesome. I want to ask you if you needed to ask permission to video your play at The D and Red Rock. I’m starting a UA-cam channel and would like your help. Hope you can reply soon. Take care John 👍🏾
Yes, David! Long time, No see!🤣 At Red Rock, and the ‘D’, you need to check in at the rewards center and ask for permission. I look forward to seeing your content in the future. Bravo!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks John for the info. I will definitely let you know when my channel is up and running to checkout the content
Thank you, David!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
I thought you lived in Las Vegas?
I live 3.5 hours from Las Vegas, which is close enough to get me in trouble, but also far enough away, to keep out of trouble!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Do you live in Riverside or San Diego Co? We live in OK now but lived in Corona, Ca. then Escondido, Ca. Before we moved to OK, Valley View was only 12 mins. from our home. We always thought Pala had the best buffet, though.
Nice to hear from you, David. One of my good friends moved to Oklahoma about 2-3 years ago. I’m going to visit him in about a month or two. I live in Riverside County. But when I first moved to California from Maryland, I lived in San Diego for 12.5 years. I transferred from the University of Maryland and graduated from San Diego State University. The Pala Buffet was excellent and I also really liked their steakhouse, The Oak Room. Both are still closed, since the pandemic. I heard that Choctaw, Durant & the WinStar casinos are the places to play in Oklahoma. So that’s what I’m going to do when I get there.😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Get a map for WinStar, John. it's huge. The largest in the United States. We live up in Edmond now; just north of OKC. Remington is the closest to us.
I'm sure you know where Corona is, then. BTW, come when the tornado season is over. I'm sure you heard about the one down in Kingston, which is only about 40 miles from WinStar.
Wow, I lived in Maryland for 5 years. A kinda small city, Crofton Md.@@johnsworldofvideopoker
Why do you all just play Bonus Poker all the time?
The lowest volatility games are generally, 9/6 JoB & 8/5 Bonus Poker. Because of their "stability", your bankroll lasts longer (mainly due to "making money" on the 2 pair hand). In that way, you last "long enough" for many of the 1, 2, 3, & 4 to the Royal Flush hands, to eventually hit. When you play high denomination coin machines, any 5-K Quads, 2,3,4's, Straight Flush, & Quad Aces pays you Big Money (without having it "cost you" an "arm and a leg" to get there). DDB & TDB both require much bigger starting bankrolls due to NOT "making money" on the very FREQUENT 2 pair hand. Bonus Poker is not a "thrill game" like DDB & TDB, but it IS a consistent "money maker". We all play video poker for the "thrill of the game". But if you take a closer look at it, there are 2 types of thrills in video poker: the "thrill" that comes from playing the "roller coaster" volatile games such as DDB & TDB, and then there is the thrill of playing low volatility games at high denominations where you "actually" make Big Money. For me, and those of us who are avid Bonus Poker fans, it's the "money made" that provides the thrill, NOT the playing of the game itself. It's not a judgement on the other games, they ARE thrilling. But it is a fact that you don't "consistently" make money on volatile games. So the player has a choice on "why" they play video poker. Are you looking for recreational "thrills"? Or are you looking to make money "consistently"? If there were no money in video poker, I would never play the game. The name of the game is, 8/5 Bonus Poker, at High Denomination coin.😊🌎
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Amen John😁
@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thank You
You’re welcome. I get that question a lot. DDB is the single most popular video poker game in the casino. There is more of DDB than any other video poker game. The casinos use DDB to “lure” players away from the money making games in video poker (i.e. 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP). They aren’t putting all those DDB games out there to “better serve the players”, they’re out there to make a killing for the casino! If making money in video poker is your goal, then there’s ONLY 2 video poker games: 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP. All the other video poker games are a contrivance and were created to distract & lure players away from ever discovering that fact. Many may disagree with this perspective, but my bank account knows better. Practice 8/5 BP on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to rid yourself of errors, go play 8/5 BP exclusively for 6 months and see if you don’t start hitting a lot of Royals (due to bankroll longevity) and once you discover that truth, start playing 8/5 BP at higher denominations. The Royals won on high denomination coin are a game changer. Video poker is not a recreational pursuit for me (although it is entertaining, stimulating, and fun). It is a money maker. And that is where the thrill comes in for me. 8/5 BP at high denomination. THAT is the name of the game!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎
John, I am an avid video poker player myself, I enjoy watching your videos. I also play at a fast pace as well, however, you are playing too fast for most people trying to watch a video. I think you could be losing a lot of full views because of frustrated viewers because of this. Just my opinion. Good luck
Yes….slowing down makes a better viewing experience, and better yet, it minimizes the player’s errors. Everything had already been filmed when I realized, after the fact, that I played too fast on both accounts. Since then, I put the machine setting at the slowest speed and try to be more aware about keeping a more moderate pace. Thank you for your comments and your viewership!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎