5ABP
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5 Aces Bonus Poker 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-10-25-40-80-125-800-1200 (99.34%) |
5ADB
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5 Aces Double Bonus 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-8-50-80-160-100-800-1200 (99.02%) |
5ADDB
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5 Aces Double Double Bonus 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-2-4-5-9-50-80-160-160-400-100-800-1200 (98.94%) |
A+8
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Aces and Eights 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-50-80-50-800 (99.78% - 21.7 VAR - 40,233 RF Cycle) |
AA
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All American (aka USA Poker) FP = 1-1-3-8-8-8-40-200-800 (100.72% - 26.8 VAR - 43,450 RF Cycle) |
Ace$
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A-c-e-s Bonus: Get the bonus by spelling 'Ace$' (the fifth card can be on one end or the other) 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-800-50-800 (99.41% - ??? VAR - ??? RF Cycle)
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ADT
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Average Daily Theoretical (Loss) |
ADW
|
Average Daily Worth |
Airport Deuces
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15/9 DW44 (aka Illinois Deuces and pseudo NSUD) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle) |
AP
|
Advantage Player |
APDW
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15/11 DW44 (Almost Positive Deuces Wild) 1-2-3-4-4-11-15-25-200-800 (99.96% - 25.5 VAR - 43,461 RF Cycle) |
BARGE
|
Big August (Annual) Rec.Gambling Excursion |
BB or BBC
|
Bounce Back Cash |
Bdlx
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Bonus Poker Deluxe 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-80-50-800 (99.64% - 32.1 VAR - 42,077 RF Cycle) |
BDW
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Bonus Deuces Wild 9/4/4 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-4-9-20-40-80-25-200-400-800 (99.45% - 32.7 VAR - 42,070 RF Cycle) |
BJB
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Black Jack Bonus Poker 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-7-9-25-80-160-160-400-800-50-800 (99.44% - 51.3 VAR - 46,038 RF Cycle) |
Boothling
|
Players club customer service representative |
BP
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Bonus Poker 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800 (99.17% - 20.9 VAR - 40,233 RF Cycle) |
BPAF
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Bonus Poker Aces & Faces 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800 (99.26% - 20.9 VAR - 40,249 RF Cycle) |
BSP
|
Big Split Poker |
Casino Monitor
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CB
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Cashback |
CDF
|
Cumulative Density Function |
CLT
|
Central Limit Theorem |
CE
|
Certainty Equivalent |
CM
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COD
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Card Of Day |
Coin-in
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The total number of hands played times the amount played per hand |
Coin-out
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The total dollar value of all winning hands |
Colorado Deuces
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1-2-2-3-4-13-16-25-200-800 (96.77% - 25.4 VAR - 44,114 RF Cycle) |
Comp
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Complimentary, free |
DB
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Double Bonus 10/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-7-10-50-80-160-50-800 (100.17% - 28.3 VAR - 48,048 RF Cycle) |
DB+
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Double Bonus Plus 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-10-40-80-160-160-400-50-800 (99.76%) |
DB (9/7)
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9/7 Double Bonus 1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800 (99.11% - 28.5 VAR - 48,035 RF Cycle) |
DBAF
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Double Bonus Aces & Faces 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800 (99.24% - 28.5 VAR - 48,642 RF Cycle) |
DBDJ
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Double Bonus Double Jackpot 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-6-09-50-80-160-50-1600 (100.09% - 92.7 VAR - 32,928 RF Cycle) |
DBDW
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Double Bonus Deuces Wild 12/4 (FP) = 1-1-2-3-4-12-20-50-160-25-200-400-800 (99.81% - 40.4 VAR - 44,211 RF Cycle) |
DDB
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Double Double Bonus 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-160-160-400-50-800 (98.98% - 42.0 VAR - 40,799 RF Cycle) |
DDB (10/6)
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10/6 Double Double Bonus 1-1-3-4-6-10-50-80-160-160-400-50-800 (100.07% - 42.2 VAR - 40,782 RF Cycle) |
DDJ
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Double Double Jackpot 9/6/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-6-9-50-80-160-160-320-50-800 (100.35% - 38.2 VAR - 42,885 RF Cycle) |
DDW
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Double Deuces Wild 16/11 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-11-16-25-400-800 (99.62% - 50.99 VAR - 44,913 RF Cycle) |
DIAD
|
Diamond in a Day @ Harrah's properties |
DJ
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Double Jackpot 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-20-40-80-80-160-50-800 (99.63% - 22.4 VAR - 40,619 RF Cycle) |
Downtown Deuces
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16/13/940 DDW 1-2-2-3-4-13-16-25-400-940 (100.92% - 56.1 VAR - 43,738 RF Cycle) |
DPP
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DTUW
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Draw Till U Win video poker game |
Ducks
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Deuces |
Dutch Treat
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Everyone pays their own way. |
DW
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Deuces Wild 15/9/5 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-5-9-15-25-200-800 (100.76% - 25.8 VAR - 45,281 RF Cycle) |
DW44
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Deuces Wild games (excluding DWdlx) that pay 4 for a full house and 4 for Quads |
DWdlx
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Deuces Wild Deluxe 10/9 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-4-9-10-15-25-50-250-800 (100.32% - 26.0 VAR - 43,465 RF Cycle) |
ER
|
Expected Return |
EV
|
Expected Value |
FA
|
Flush Attack |
FAQ
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FC
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Full-coin: The number of coins that must be played to realize a game's theoretical ER (5 coins in most instances) |
FITR
|
Fun In The Room |
Flat-top
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1. A non-progressive video poker game 2. A slant-top or bartop video poker machine |
Fleas
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Lower denomination (25c and less) advantage players who casinos regard as annoyances but not as major bottom line threats |
FP
|
Full-Pay |
FPDW
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Full-Pay Deuces Wild 1-2-2-3-5-9-15-25-200-800 (100.76% - 25.8 VAR - 45,281 RF Cycle) |
FVP
|
Frugal VP Software |
Gaffed
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A video poker machine is 'gaffed' if it has been rigged to cheat. |
Illinois Deuces
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15/9 DW44 (aka Airport Deuces and pseudo NSUD) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle) |
JoB
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Jacks or Better 9/6 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800 (99.54% - 19.5 VAR - 40,390 RF Cycle) |
JW
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Kings or better Joker Wild - 52 cards plus one Joker 20/7/5 (FP) = 1-1-2-3-5-7-20-50-100-200-800 (100.65% - 26.2 VAR - 41,214 RF Cycle) |
JW2
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2 Pair JW - 52 cards plus one Joker 10/6 (FP) = 1-2-5-6-10-20-050-050-100-1000 (99.92% - 31.3 VAR - 43,617 RF Cycle) |
JW5
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5 Joker JW - 52 cards plus five Jokers 15/9 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-9-15-20-50-800-800 (99.59% - 16.8 VAR - 76,602 RF Cycle) |
JWD
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Double JW - 52 cards plus two Jokers 9/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-9-25-50-100-800 (99.97% - 22.1 VAR - 44,905 RF Cycle) |
LDW
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Loose Deuces Wild 15/8 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-8-15-25-500-800 (100.15% - 70.7 VAR - 44,890 RF Cycle) |
LVA
|
Las Vegas Advisor |
LVRJ
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Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper |
LVSun
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Las Vegas Sun newspaper |
Max-EV strategy
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aka as Max-ER strategy The highest EV solution when playing a VP hand |
MD
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Multi-Denomination video poker machine |
MG
|
Multi-Game video poker machine |
MIA
|
Missing In Action (downgraded, removed, moved to an unknown location, or isn't MIA and has just been overlooked.) |
MIA?
|
Possible Missing In Action (when a game wasn't found but the last reported DataBase location may not have been checked) |
ML
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Multi-Line (aka Multi-Play) video poker machine |
MP
|
Multi-Play (aka Multi-Line) video poker machine |
MS
|
Multi-Strike video poker machine |
Nicknames
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NO
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'NO' is the number of hands for a game after which you have a strong expectation of positive results. See the
'NO' DataBase page . |
NS
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Non-Smoking |
NSUD
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Not So Ugly Ducks (Deuces) 1-2-3-4-4-10-16-25-200-800 (99.73% - 25.8 VAR - 43,456 RF Cycle) |
OEJ
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One Eyed Jacks 180/80/50 (FP) = 0-1-1-2-3-5-15-50-80-180-0800 (99.98% - ??? VAR - 38,642 RF Cycle) |
P5
|
Pick 5 |
Pay Tables
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PDF
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Probability Density Function |
PE or PKM
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Pick 'em (aka Pick-A-Pair) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle) |
Penalty card
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A discarded card from a dealt VP hand, whose absence from the deck has a negative effect on secondary redraw hands |
Pick-A-Pair
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Pick-A-Pair (aka Pick 'em) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle) |
PKM or PE
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Pick 'em (aka Pick-A-Pair) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle) |
pNSUD
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15/9 DW44 - pseudo NSUD (aka Airport Deuces and Illinois Deuces) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle) |
PROG
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Progressive |
QQ
|
Quick Quads |
RAB
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Royal Aces Bonus 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-800-100-800 (99.58%) |
RF
|
Royal Flush |
RFB
|
Room Food & Beverage |
RFBL
|
Room Food & Beverage - Limited |
RNG
|
Random Number Generator |
ROR
|
Risk of Ruin |
S3P
|
Super Triple Pay |
SA
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Super Aces 8/5/60 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-8-50-80-400-60-800 (99.94% - 63.0 VAR - 39,140 RF Cycle) |
Sam's Town Deuces
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1-2-3-4-4-10-10-20-400-800 (100.95% - 50.4 VAR - 44,362 RF Cycle) |
SBDW
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Super Bonus Deuces Wild 12/9 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-9-12-25-160-200-400-800 (98.89% - 36.5 VAR - 44,368 RF Cycle) |
SD
|
Standard Deviation |
SDB
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Super Double Bonus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-80-120-160-80-800 (99.69% - 38.0 VAR - 40,619 RF Cycle) |
SDDB
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Super Double Double Bonus 8/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-8-50-80-160-160-160-320-500-050-800 (99.69%) |
SF
|
Straight Flush |
SL
|
Single-Line |
Special Play
|
A conscious deviation from perfect computer (Max-ER) strategy |
Speed Feeding
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Feeding coins into a video poker or slot machine at a rate that fools the optical reader and registers more credits than coins fed |
SP
|
Spin Poker video poker machine |
SPdlx
|
Spin Poker Deluxe video poker machine |
STP
|
Super Times Pay STP ER = Normal ER X 1.00278. |
SW
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Shockwave 12/8/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-8-12-25-100-800 (99.55%) |
SWMBO
|
She Who Must Be Obeyed |
TB
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Triple Bonus 10/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-7-10-75-120-240-50-800 (98.52% - 45.0 VAR - 49,832 RF Cycle) |
TB+ (aka TP+)
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Triple Bonus Plus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-100-800 (99.80% - 44.3 VAR - 38,821 RF Cycle) |
TDB
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Triple DB 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-2-4-7-9-50-80-160-400-800-50-800 (99.58% - 98.3 VAR - 43,358 RF Cycle) |
TDW
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Triple Deuces Wild 10/8 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-8-10-20-600-800 (99.92% - 96.5 VAR - 45,764 RF Cycle) |
TP+ (aka TB+)
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Triple Pay Plus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-100-800 (99.80% - 44.3 VAR - 38,821 RF Cycle) |
Theo
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TITO
|
Ticket In Ticket Out |
Troll
|
A newsgroup poster whose primary motivation is to get a rise out of people |
UD
|
Ugly Ducks (Deuces) - Deuces wild VP games with an ER of less than 99.0% |
USA
|
USA Poker (aka All American) FP = 1-1-3-8-8-8-40-200-800 (100.72% - 26.8 VAR - 43,450 RF Cycle) |
VAR
|
Variance |
VLT
|
Video Lottery Terminal |
VP
|
Video Poker |
vpFae
|
vpFREE Administrator Emeritus |
VPSM
|
TomSki's Video Poker Strategy Master VP Software |
WHA
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White Hot Aces 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-80-800 (99.57% - 43.7 VAR - 39,030 RF Cycle) |
WIGATI
|
When I Get Around To It |
WinPoker
|
WinPoker VP Software |
WP
|
Wheel Poker |