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Columns in 2003:
December 2: An NSU Straight Flush Puzzler
November 25: Penalty Card Situations in Full Pay Deuces Wild --- Part II of II
November 18: Penalty Card Situations in Full Pay Deuces Wild --- Part I of II
November 11: An Interesting 3-card Straight Flush Observation
November 4: A Puzzler from Double Bonus
October 28: Differences in Double Double Bonus strategies
October 21: The Tricky Hands in Pick'Em Poker
October 14: Video Poker on a Cruise Ship
October 7: A Continued Look At Bankroll Requirements
September 30: A Different Look at The Difference in Pay Schedules
September 23: An Interesting Hand in Double Double Bonus Poker
September 16: A General Principle in Double Double Bonus Poker
September 9: Paradise Found and Paradise Lacking
September 2: General Principles Versus Strategy Rules in Pick'Em Poker
August 26: An Interesting Way to Break a Tie
August 19: Wild Three Card Royals in Joker Wild
August 12: Evaluating a Machine
August 5: August Card of the Day Promotion at the Palms
July 29: Adjusting NSU Deuces Wild for a Card of the Day promotion
July 22: Examples of Penalty Cards in 10/6 Double Double Bonus
July 15: New Penalty Card Designations for Double Double Bonus Poker
July 8: Learning to Walk Before You Run
July 1: What Good Does It Do Me?
June 24: Drawing to a suited KQ
June 17: Multi Strike Poker -- Part II of II
June 10: Multi Strike Poker is a 4-Line Game that's a lot of fun. Let me tell you how it works.
June 3: More on 4-Cards-To-The-Royal
May 27: Evaluating A 4-Cards-To-The-Royal Promotion
May 20: Which One Is Worth More?
May 13: How To Calculate Breakeven Points --- Part 2
May 6: How To Calculate Breakeven Points
Apr 29: Power of the Pack in Full Pay Deuces Wild
Apr 22: How Does It Make You Feel?
Apr 15: Inside Straights In Joker Poker
Apr 8: Do you need to be good at math to succeed at video poker?
Apr 1: A Question from Double Double Joker Poker
Mar 25: The Journey is More Important Than the Destination
Mar 18: Thank You Mike Sexton
Mar 11: The Right General Principle
Mar 4: Which Occurs More Often?
Feb 25: All 3-Card Royals Are Not the Same
Feb 18: Examples of Jacks or Better General Principles
Feb 11: Learning To Count Possibilities
Feb 04: My Picture On a Machine
Jan 28: A Problem With Gambling
Jan 21: When to Move Up in Stakes
Jan 14: Too Much Is Not Enough
Jan 7: So How Come Four Credits?
Columns in 2002:
Dec 31: What Should Casinos Do With Good Players?
Dec 24: It's a Jungle Out There
Dec 17: Evaluating Station's Boarding Pass
Dec 10: A Straight Flush Puzzler
Nov 26: A Flush vs. Straight Paradox in Deuces Wild
Nov 19: A Simple Problem at Triple Play
Nov 12: The Suit of the Deuce DOES Matter
Nov 5: Sleep On This
Oct 29: Good News From the Graveyard
Oct 22: Evaluating Hands in Double Down Stud
Oct 15: A Puzzle From Double Down Stud
Oct 08: Which Two-Pair Hand is More Frequent?
Oct. 01: Sequential Quads At the Castaways
Sept 10: Planning To Play A Promotion --- Part II of II
Sept 3: Planning To Play A Promotion --- Part I of II
Aug 27: Analyzing Castaways "6 Ways To The Royal" Promotion
Aug 20: Comparing the Strategy of NSU and Ugly Ducks Deuces Wild --- In Progress
Aug 13: Advantage Play in Colorado
Aug 06: How Do I Know for Sure?
Jul 30: Some Differences Between 9/6 and 8/5 Jacks or Better
Jul 23: Why Do Different Pay Tables Require Different Strategies?
Jul 16: Responses to the July 9 Article
Jul 09: The Importance of Dealt Hands in Multi-Line Games
Jul 02: Differences Between 10/7/50 and 10/7/80 Strategies
Jun 25: Comparing the worth of 10/7/80 combinations to 10/7/50 Combinations
Jun 18: An Easy Test For You
Jun 11: A Strange Reason to be Disappointed
Jun 04: The Necessity of Scouting
May 28: When to throw away KQ, KJ and KT in NSU Deuces Wild
May 21: Still Another Interesting Question in Deuces Wild
May 13: Gaining a Bankroll
May 07: An Unusual Way of Thinking About a Deuces Wild Hand
Apr 30: What Does Random Mean?
Apr 23: Average Is As Average Does
Apr 16: The Joker Mid-Card Rules in Kings or Better Joker Wild --- Part II of II
Apr 09: The Joker Mid-Card Rules in Kings or Better Joker Wild --- Part I of II
Apr 02: The High Price of Water
Mar 26: Reality Therapy
Mar 19: An Interesting Question in Deuces Wild
Mar 12: Dealt Royals in Pick'em Poker
Mar 03: When Do You Quit?
Feb 26: Holding Deuce Four Five in NSU Deuces Wild --- Part II of II
Feb 19: Holding Deuce Four Five in NSU Deuces Wild --- Part I of II
Feb 12: Breaking Two Pair in Double Bonus and Double Double Bonus
Feb 05: How Shirley Learns a New Game
Jan 29: How I Learn A New Game
Jan 22: Analyzing an unsuited AK, AQ or AJ in Double Bonus -- Part II of II
Jan 15: Analyzing an unsuited AK, AQ or AJ in Double Bonus -- Part I of II
Jan 08: Taking Advantage of a Coupon
Jan 01: What Are Your Priorities?
 
Columns in 2001:
Dec 25: Keeping Records is Important
Dec 18: Getting the Most Out of a Coupon
Dec 11: 4-card One Deuce Straights in NSU Deuces --- Part II of II
Dec 4: 4-card One Deuce Straights in NSU Deuces --- Part I of II
Nov 27: The Joy of Deuces
Nov 20: Dealing With Distractions
Nov 13: Getting Ready for Double Royals
Nov 06: Splitting Tips
Oct 30: A Lesson From Whoopi Goldberg
Oct 24: Which Part of His Body?
Oct 16: Do Things Even Out?
Oct 09: Slot Club Concept Important to Video Poker Players
Oct 2: How Often Do You Win a Hand?
Sept 25: A Limited Retraction --- Of Sorts
Sept 18: Six Royals in Ten Days --- And Losing My Shirt
Sept 11: Learning to Lose is an Important Part of Winning
Sept 04: A Big Part of Winning is Attitude
Aug 28: Win The War Before You Fight the First Battle
Aug 21: Honing My Intuition
Aug 14: High End Advantage Video Poker is Declining
Aug 07: If Classes Helped, Why Would Casinos Offer Them for Free?
July 31: Learning to Lose
July 24: A Unique Reason to Double Down
July 17: What's the Background of a Quad?
July 10: The Changing Scene of Video Poker
July 03: A Question of Ethics
June 26: Working Your Way Up in Denomination
June 19: Airline Fare Redemption
June 12: More on Unsuited AK, AQ and AJ in Double Bonus
June 05: An Opportunity Too Good to Pass Up
May 29: Unsuited AK, AQ and AJ in 10/7 Double Bonus
May 22: An Interesting Choice Between Straight Flush Draws in Joker Wild
May 15: Money Management Rules Are Largely Worthless
May 08: A Correction to My Deuces Wild Report
May 01: Whiner Willie Can't Stand to Lose
April 24: Me and Tiger --- One on One
April 17: An Interesting Combination in Deuces Wild
April 10: The Stock Market and Video Poker
April 03: Sony, Country Western Music and Video Poker
Mar 27: Greed is Such a Terrible Thing
Mar 20: A Real Life Tournament Example
Mar 13: Paying Attention
Mar 06: Tournament Strategy is Different from Regular Strategy
Feb 27: Las Vegas vs. Riverboats
Feb 20: Medical Problems With Playing Video Poker
Feb 13: Why Do You Play Video Poker?
Feb 06: A Look at Progressives -- Part II of II
Jan 30: A Look at Progressives -- Part I of II
Jan 23: One-Deuce 4-card Straight Flush Draws
Jan 16: First Day at Class
Jan 09: What You Believe Affects How Well You Do
Jan 02: A Curious Combination in NSU Deuces Wild
 
Columns in 2000:
Dec 26: New Year's Resolutions for Winning at Video Poker
Dec 19: Invitational Slot Tournaments -- Part II of II
Dec 12: Invitational Slot Tournaments -- Part I of II
Dec 05: Being the Star on a Webcast
Nov 28: It's a Matter of Time
Nov 21: Give a Man a Fish
Nov 14: One Coin or Five?
Nov 07: "Undeniable Truth" is Undeniably Wrong
Oct 31: Super Aces Bonus --- A Closer Look
Oct 24: Super Aces Bonus - A fine replacement for Double Double Bonus
Oct 17: How Are Your Flushes Running Today?
Oct 10: Strategy Adjustments in Video Poker
Oct 03: "I'm Playing The Wrong Game" and "I'm So Glad I Didn't Hit It!"
Sept 26: How to Choose Which Machine to Play
Sept 19: Video Poker vs. Regular Poker -- Part II of II
Sept 12: Video Poker vs. Regular Poker -- Part I of II
Sept 05: Common Misconceptions in Video Poker
Aug 29: How to Choose Which Machine to Play
Aug 22: Correct Video Poker Requires Precise Plays
Aug 15: Video Poker vs. Blackjack -- Part II of II
Aug 08: Video Poker vs. Blackjack -- Part I of II
July 31: Using the Best Wrong Strategy
July 25: A Regulation 6A Adventure
July 18: What Does a Royal Flush mean?
July 11: I Almost Beat Steve Wynn
July 04: In Video Poker, Common Sense Can Let You Down
June 27: More Hands Fit to be Tied
June 20: These Hands are Fit to be Tied
June 13: Evaluating Joker Poker
June 6: Straight Flush Combinations are Tricky
May 30: All Deuces Wild Games Are Not Created Equal
May 23: When to Quit a Video Poker Machine
May 16: Straight Flush Combinations are Misleading
May 9: Evaluating Aces Bonus Poker
May 2: Another Close Play in Deuces Wild
April 25: An Interesting Gap in Jacks or Better
April 18: A More Complete Set of Joker Ace King Rules
April 11: An Interesting Case in Joker Poker
April 4: Sequential Royals Provide Big Paydays
March 28: Counting flushes and straights
March 21: Payoffs make Bonus Poker more popular
March 14: Battling straight or flush interference in Deuces
February 22: Jokers Wild not the Same as any other game
February 15: Straight Flush Draws
February 2: Aces Great If You've Got Four

   Last update: July 26, 2004