I couldn't find any info regarding the odds/percentages for doubling down on video poker so I'll start one here.
I've been playing video poker for about 18 years now and have tried them all. Every type of machine and every game.
One thing that I've always had fun doing is doubling down when I get most any kind of hand (full house on down). I'll usually double from one time up to five times per hand, depending on how lucky I feel.
My largest payoff from doubling down was on a Carnival cruise where I was playing the $1 Jacks or Better machine and hit two pair. It was the end of the night on the last day of a 3 day cruise and I was WAY down so I said what the heck, let's go for it! I doubled nine times not counting a couple pushes. I turned a $10 win into $5,120. I almost fell out of my chair. Yes, I cashed out.
Anyway, more recently I've been playing online and here is where my issue starts. I'm used to have moderate chip swings when doubling. When you double down you theoretically should have a 50/50 chance of winning. When I play on cruise ships or at a land based casino I have times that I win as much as $10,000-$13,000 and other times I drop $8,000-$10,000 but it seems to average out in the long run. But since playing online and mainly with sites that use Microgamming software I've noticed HUGE swings consistently in the houses favor. I've been tracking every hand that I double down on lately and have seen the house win 19% MORE hands than me. Does that seem odd? Does that seem fair? Does anyone track the stats on that part of the game?
The latest site I've been playing at is CrazyVegasCasino (casinomeister approved) and when I complained to them by email about it all they did was send me a generic preformatted email saying this:
"We confirm that Microgamings Random Numbers Generator which is independent from any other part of the system runs all our games. Our systems have been independently reviewed for fairness and conformity with the rules, payout regulations, and standards of fairness found in the major casino locations.
The Casino is reviewed on an ongoing basis by one of the world's leading major
auditing companies."
Any thoughts? Am I wrong? Why wouldn't they offer their percentage info on double downs if my numbers were off?
I've been playing video poker for about 18 years now and have tried them all. Every type of machine and every game.
One thing that I've always had fun doing is doubling down when I get most any kind of hand (full house on down). I'll usually double from one time up to five times per hand, depending on how lucky I feel.
My largest payoff from doubling down was on a Carnival cruise where I was playing the $1 Jacks or Better machine and hit two pair. It was the end of the night on the last day of a 3 day cruise and I was WAY down so I said what the heck, let's go for it! I doubled nine times not counting a couple pushes. I turned a $10 win into $5,120. I almost fell out of my chair. Yes, I cashed out.
Anyway, more recently I've been playing online and here is where my issue starts. I'm used to have moderate chip swings when doubling. When you double down you theoretically should have a 50/50 chance of winning. When I play on cruise ships or at a land based casino I have times that I win as much as $10,000-$13,000 and other times I drop $8,000-$10,000 but it seems to average out in the long run. But since playing online and mainly with sites that use Microgamming software I've noticed HUGE swings consistently in the houses favor. I've been tracking every hand that I double down on lately and have seen the house win 19% MORE hands than me. Does that seem odd? Does that seem fair? Does anyone track the stats on that part of the game?
The latest site I've been playing at is CrazyVegasCasino (casinomeister approved) and when I complained to them by email about it all they did was send me a generic preformatted email saying this:
"We confirm that Microgamings Random Numbers Generator which is independent from any other part of the system runs all our games. Our systems have been independently reviewed for fairness and conformity with the rules, payout regulations, and standards of fairness found in the major casino locations.
The Casino is reviewed on an ongoing basis by one of the world's leading major
auditing companies."
Any thoughts? Am I wrong? Why wouldn't they offer their percentage info on double downs if my numbers were off?
