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VIDEO POKER
 Bob Dancer writes a video poker column for beginners to experts. He also writes a column with Jeffrey Compton, "Player's Edge", featuring information on promotions at various Las Vegas casinos. Player's Edge is published each Friday in the Neon section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Click here to send Bob Dancer an e-mail.
Columns in 2010:
Aug 31: Trade Off Between EV and Variance
Aug 24: Life as a Master
Aug 17: One Coin or Five -- Revisited
Aug 10: A New Twist on Drawings
Aug 3: A Different Perspective on 'Take It Or Trade It'
July 27: The Highest Returning Game at the Palms has in Even Higher Variance
July 20: Staying in the Game
July 13: Churchill was Right
July 6: How Does it Make You Feel?
June 29: Getting Too Greedy?
June 22: How Good Do You Want to Be?
June 15: Video Poker Strategies are Transitive --- Usually
June 08: The Changing Face of Video Poker Classes
June 02: It's Not the Same
May 25: Tropicana Not to be Trusted --- Part II of II
May 18: Tropicana Not to be Trusted --- Part I of II
May 11: Adventure at the Tropicana --- Part II of II
May 4: Adventure at the Tropicana --- Part I of II
Apr 27: A Look at 8-5 Bonus Poker Quick Quads -- Part II of II
Apr 20: A Look at 8-5 Bonus Poker Quick Quads -- Part I of II
Apr 13: The Best Strategy at Wheel Poker Deluxe
Apr 6: Harry's Problem
Mar 30: Comparing Bonus Deuces Wild with Double Bonus Deuces Wild -- Part II of II
Mar 23: Comparing Bonus Deuces Wild with Double Bonus Deuces Wild -- Part I of II
Mar 16: For Reasons of Security
Mar 09: An Interesting Logical Inference in Double Double Bonus
Mar 02: How Accurately Must You Play? --- Part II of II
Feb. 23: How Accurately Must You Play? --- Part I of II
Feb. 15: It's Harder Than It Looks
Feb. 9: A Meaningful Distinction?
Feb. 2: "I'm Dying to Know"
Jan 26: What is a Mistake?
Jan 19: An Unusual Play with Bonus Poker Deluxe
Jan 12: Casino Month at South Point
Jan. 05: An Interesting Logical Inference in Double Double Bonus
Columns in 2009:
Dec. 29: You Can't Make Any Money That Way
Dec. 22: A Look at DreamCard --- Part II of II
Dec. 15: A Look at DreamCard -- Part I of II
Dec. 8: It Doesn't Seem Fair
Dec. 1: A Sexy Correlation
Nov. 24: Learning a New Game for a One-Time Deal --- Part II of II
Nov. 17: Learning a New Game for a One-Time Deal --- Part I of II
Nov. 10: Learning Additional Skills
Nov. 03: It's not the Base Percentage that is Most Important
Oct. 27: I Can't Afford That
Oct. 20: What Should I Do With Her?
Oct. 13: Diversification of Income
Oct. 06: Using Strategy Cards
Sep 29: Trolling for Trinkets
Sep 22: Making Mistakes
Sep 15: A Look at Ten Cycles
Sep 08: Moving Up?
Sep 01: It Might be Impossible
Aug 25: Learning About Multi Strike
Aug 18: An Interesting Situation in 8/5 Bonus Poker Multi Strike
Aug 11: Players Should Feel Free to Personalize Their Strategy
Aug 04: Analyzing a Royal Flush Promotion
Jul 28: The Wrong Side of Random
Jul 21: Trying for a Sequential Royal
Jul 14: Who's The Better Player?
Jul 07: Caught in the Crossfire
June 30: Different Parameters for Different Players
June 23: Knowing the Name of the Rule
June 16: Things Aren't Always What They Seem
June 09: A Quick Quads Conundrum
June 02: Some Math Behind Quick Quads
May 26: Another Quick Quads Puzzler
May 19: Taking the Money Home
May 12: Bonuses Matter
May 05: Sampling the Evidence
Apr 28: Dealing with Changing Casino Conditions
Apr 21: How Many Video Poker Games Should You Know Well?
Apr 14: Slot Club Points in the Face of Struggling Casinos
Apr 07: How Much Is Your Time Worth?
Mar 31: We Are All Students
Mar 24: Unusual Penalty Card Situations in Quick Quads
Mar 17: They'd Love You in Illinois!
Mar 10: How I Figured It
Mar 03: Eastside Cannery Certified Best on Boulder Video Poker
Feb 24: A Different Reason to Play at Many Casinos
Feb 17: Dealt Quads in Quick Quads
Feb 10: A Class on Quick Quads
Feb 03: What is Your Time Horizon?
Jan 28: Life Is Not Fair
Jan 21: Which Denomination Should I Play?
Jan 13: My New Book: "Video Poker for the Intelligent Beginner"
Jan 06: Feedback for Video Poker Players
Columns in 2008:
Dec 23: Gambling with a Handicap
Dec 16: Eastside Cannery Attempts to Get Back on Right Track --- Part I of II
Dec 09: Holding Kickers
Dec 02: Best Casino Versus the Best Results
Nov 25: Destructive Competitions
Nov 18: Knowing the Rules
Nov 11: When the Rules are Ambiguous
Nov 4: Randomness in Video Poker Results
Oct 28: Winning the Wrong Way or Losing the Right Way
Oct 21: Gold Coast Turnaround
Oct 14: Two Easy Puzzlers in Kings or Better Joker Wild
Oct 07: Killing for Deuces
Sep 30: Is this a Good Game?
Sep 23: What's the Difference? Redux
Sep 16: What the Difference?
Sep 09: A Quick Primer on Quick Quads
Sep 02: Adam Fine 1969-2008
Aug 26: More About Wheel Poker
Aug 19: Getting Around a Problem with Video Poker for Winners
Aug 12: Subtitle: Hoisted on my own Petard!
Aug 05: When the Rules Are Enforced
July 28: Taking Care of Business
July 22: Taking From Others
July 15: Buying a Multiplier
July 08: A Money Management Idea
July 01: Figuring Out the Strategy
June 24: Playing With Real Money
June 17: "I Knew You'd Say That"
June 10: Is It Fair?
June 03: Almost an Advantage
May 27: Which is Better?
May 20: Getting Trashed on the Radio
May 13: A Change in the Law
May 06: A Hypothetical Example
Apr 29: What's The Next Game? Part II of II
Apr 22: What's The Next Game? Part I of II
Apr 15: A Strange Use for a Strange Comp
Apr 08: Comments on the Movie "21"
Apr 01: A Look at Unsuited AQJ in White Hot Aces and Triple Bonus Poker Plus
Mar 25: A Kings or Better Joker Wild Puzzler
Mar 18: Comparing Two Games
Mar 11: What it takes to Stay on a Mailing List
Mar 04: Comparing '345' and '456' in Deuces Wild
Feb 26: Jack-High Double Inside Straight Flushes with an off-suit Queen in Bonus Poker
Feb 19: Which One Is Luckier?
Feb 12: An Interesting Situation from Bonus Poker
Feb 05: Unpenalized Straight Potential in Deuces Wild
Jan 29: The Value of Three Deuces in Wild Royals
Jan 23: A Simple Penalty Card Lesson from 9/5 Triple Bonus Poker Plus
Jan 15: Perfecting your play on Joker Ace King Hands
Jan 08: Joker Ace or King versus mid-range straight flushes in KBJW
Jan 01: A Look at 1-deuce 4-card straights in NSU Deuces Wild
Columns in 2007:
Dec 25: Why Kings or Better Joker Wild strategy is so strange
Dec 18: Three-Card Royal Flushes in Kings or Better Joker Wild
Dec 10: A Logical Dilemma
Dec 04: Playing Better 10/7 Double Bonus Poker --- Part II of II
Nov 27: Playing Better 10/7 Double Bonus Poker --- Part I of II
Nov 20: Robbie's Rule
Nov 13: Playing Better NSU -- Part II of II
Nov 06: Playing Better NSU Deuces Wild --- Part I of II
Oct 30: Hidden Benefits to Palms "Presents for Points" Promotion
Oct 23: An Interesting Situation in Double Deuces
Oct 16: Playing 8/5 Bonus Poker Better
Oct 9: A Matter of Perspective
Oct 2: An Interesting Lesson from Triple Bonus Poker Plus
Sep 25: Learning Better 9/6 Jacks or Better
Sep 18: A Variation on "Chicken Versus Gambler"
Sep 11: How Different is it?
Sep 04: An Interesting Situation in Deuces Bonus Poker
Aug 27: Casinos Versus Pubs
Aug 20: An Interesting Strategy Twist in Super Double Double Bonus
Aug 13: Me and Anthony
Aug 07: An Obvious Mistake
Jul 31: A Bad Sense of Color
Jul 24: Jury Duty
Jul 17: East of Chicago
Jul 10: Learning a New Game
Jul 03: Who Uses Strategy Cards?
Jun 19: When A Mistake Happens
Jun 19: A Ruling from the Gaming Control Board --- Part 2 of 2
Jun 12: A Ruling from the Gaming Control Board --- Part 1 of 2
Jun 05: A Visit to the Real Monte Carlo
May 29: Learning the Right Lesson
May 22: Still More On When You Get the Runaround
May 08: What Do You Do When There's No Game to Play?
May 01: When You Get The Run Around
Apr 24: A Double Bonus Deuces Wild Problem
Apr 17: It's All Variance
Apr 10: When The Best Possible Result Doesn't Make You Happy
Apr 03: An Unusual Promotion Calls for an Unusual Strategy
Mar 27: Comparing Deuces Bonus to Deuces Wild
Mar 20: How Do You Figure?
Mar 13: Analyzing a Promotion
Mar 06: If it's good enough for Dancer . . .
Feb 27: Comparing Two "Super" Games
Feb 20: Riding Into a New Decade
Feb 13: Accidental Quadruple Deuces
Feb 06: An Unusual Video Poker Tournament --- Part II of II
Jan 30: An Unusual Video Poker Tournament --- Part I of II
Jan 23: Learning a New Game
Jan 16: "Even Money" at Video Poker
Jan 09: A Simple NSU Distinction
Jan 02: When Does It Count?
Columns in 2006:
Dec 26: Another Look at Penalty Card Error Report
Dec 19: Ninety Days is not the same as Three Months
Dec 12: Does the Rooster Crowing Cause the Sun to Rise?
Dec 05: See You Later, Craig
Nov 28: Short-Run Bankroll Calculations
Nov 21: Penalty Cards and Video Poker for Winners!
Nov 14: Types of Discipline
Nov 7: Figuring Risk of Ruin for MultiHand Games
Oct 31: Some Interesting Puzzles about Changing Games
Oct 24: Creating Video Poker Strategies via Computer Program
Oct 17: AKQJ versus 3-card Straight Flushes
Oct 10: Is There a Tiger In Your Tank?
Oct 04: These Hands Are Fit to be Tied --- Part 3 of 3
Sep 26: These Hands Are Fit to Be Tied --- Part 2 of 3
Sep 20: These Hands Are Fit to Be Tied --- Part 1 of 3
Sep 12: When Casinos Change the Rules
Sep 05: An Interesting Insight from "Kill Phil"
Aug 29: Bob Dancer Classes at Silverton
Aug 22: Busted
Aug 15: Free Money Isn't Free
Aug 08: Learning Joker Mid-Cards in Kings or Better Joker Wild
Aug 01: Another Video Poker Tournament --- Another Strategy
Jul 25: Do You Have To Make the Changes?
Jul 18: Playing a 4-to-the-royal Promotion
Jul 11: A Look at Video Poker Math
Jul 04: A Look At Super Bonus Deuces Wild
June 27: A Change of Plan
June 20: Cashback versus Bounce Back versus Free Play
June 13: How Much Is It Worth?
June 6: What Goes Around Comes Around
May 30: What Would You Do?
May 23: An NSU Strategy Modification
May 16: A Video Poker Ethical Question
May 09: Another Look at Tournament Strategy
May 02: Another Interesting Strategy Problem
Apr 26: An Intriguing Strategy Problem
Apr 18: How Do You Play This Hand?
Apr 11: An Unusual Video Poker Tournament Strategy
Apr 04: How Much Money Do You Have?
Mar 28: Lots of Ties in Super NSU
Mar 21: A Double Double Bonus Paradox
Mar 15: Sometimes You Just Don't Know
Feb 28: Bankroll Leakages
Feb 21: Learning One Game First
Feb 14: Who's the Customer?
Feb 06: An Interesting Deuces Wild Puzzler
Jan 31: What Constitutes the Best Video Poker?
Jan 24: Bally's After the Changeover
Jan 17: So Long As The Green Light Is On ...
Jan 10: How Good At Juggling Are You?
Jan 3: Dollar Full Pay Deuces Wild
Final Columns in 2005:
Dec 27: Being a Professional Dancer is a Fine Occupation
Dec 20: Keeping Track of It All
Dec 13: How Come Others are Luckier than Me?
Dec 06: Mouse Energy
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