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The game is 50-cent Jacks or better with the royal progressive at $2238.

This actually happened on Sunday, October 5, 1997. My friend Tina and I were playing video poker and she was dealt this hand. Her father had walked up and I was chatting with him when Tina asked how she should play it. She knows that K,K is the normal play, but with the progressive up a bit, wasn't sure. Neither was I, but I knew it was a close play. I said, "Go for it." She did and was dealt the 10 and Jack for a $2238 Royal!

The actual analysis is:
Hold K,K; 7.6827 Hold 3 hearts: 7.5865

Man, am I glad I didn't know the numbers exactly!

The game is 9/6 Jacks or Better with a progressive Royal at 4000 coins.

Hold Straight Flush: 250.0000
Hold 10, J, Q, K: 93.0851

The Royal at 4000 coins isn't high enough to break up the SF. At 10,800 coins, it would be.

This is from a game I found at a casino in California which was a 9/6 Jacks, but the straight pays 25 for 5 and the Royal is at $1199. Talk about a great game! Even without a slot club, it's worth almost 101%.

Hold A only: 2.3878
Hold A, 2, 4, 5: 2.4468

The extra pay on the straight makes the inside straight draw the better play.
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