3 Card Poker Bonus

I quit playing TCP at Caesars' properties because they all ahd the 6-card bonus bet. This was before the 1,000,000 jackpot, too. I mentioned in a trip report that I hit 3 of a kind, without making any sucker bets, and the dealer had the fourth card. I didn't think "Oh! I should have made the sucker bets!" because If I had been making them all along, I'd have lost my buy in and retired long before that hand hit. So I had the laboratory demonstration of house edge and grinding right there! :)

I expect next year I'll spend much of my time at Dan's game at the GN Downtown, when I'm not playing VP or craps at 4 Queens. I may even place a few bad bets just for fun...

We have another winner

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/virginia-man-wins-in-harrah-s-poker-promotion/article_dce988d0-17d6-11e1-9c0c-001cc4

Quote: FatGeezus

We have another winner

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/virginia-man-wins-in-harrah-s-poker-promotion/article_dce988d0-17d6-11e1-9c0c-001cc4

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Its worth pointing out that he only got the $100,000 not the million and they falsely say he bet $20 when its actually $5, I assume he also bet $5 on the pair plus, play and ante. But he didnt win $100,000 from $20.

Quote: WizardofEngland

Its worth pointing out that he only got the $100,000 not the million and they falsely say he bet $20 when its actually $5, I assume he also bet $5 on the pair plus, play and ante. But he didnt win $100,000 from $20.

Actually, technically, he did. All the bets are required to win the top prizes. So while the $5 6-card bet won him the bonus bet, without the other bets in play he would not have won (i.e. if he was ONLY playing Pairs plus and Bonus)

I stand corrected, but the payout is for the $5 surely?

Quote: WizardofEngland

I stand corrected, but the payout is for the $5 surely?

I guess, thinking that way, yes it is. If this were a "progressive jackpot" (it's not), the payout take a portion of the $5 bet. It's not a progressive, for two reasons that I can think of. 1) Players can bet any amount $5-25 on the 6-card bet, and 2) A Progressive cannot be linked in some states from casino to casino. It also costs more money, and should the promotion be discontinued, the funds would be required to be paid out to the players, either funding a similar progressive or offering a promotion.

Making it a fixed payout simplifies everything. The game has clearly revived TCP in Vegas from near extinction and promises to do the same in Atlantic City and Iowa probably.

Quote: Tiltpoul

I guess, thinking that way, yes it is. If this were a "progressive jackpot" (it's not), the payout take a portion of the $5 bet. It's not a progressive, for two reasons that I can think of. 1) Players can bet any amount $5-25 on the 6-card bet, and 2) A Progressive cannot be linked in some states from casino to casino. It also costs more money, and should the promotion be discontinued, the funds would be required to be paid out to the players, either funding a similar progressive or offering a promotion.

Making it a fixed payout simplifies everything. The game has clearly revived TCP in Vegas from near extinction and promises to do the same in Atlantic City and Iowa probably.

"The promotion, offered through Caesars Entertainment Corp. - the parent company for Caesars, Harrah's Resort, Bally's and Showboat Casino Hotel - began Sept. 26 and the largest winnings are $1 million for an all-diamond 6-card Super Royal Flush." - AC Press

As stated in the article, in order to win the $1 million, you must have an ALL-DIAMOND 6-card Super Royal Flush. If your flush is spades, clubs or hearts, you still win. But not the $1 million.

Quote: FatGeezus

As stated in the article, in order to win the $1 million, you must have an ALL-DIAMOND 6-card Super Royal Flush. If your flush is spades, clubs or hearts, you still win. But not the $1 million.

Right. That payout for clubs, spades, or hearts (Super Royal) is $100,000 fixed payout. It's still not a jackpot. And the guy mentioned who hit it last week got one of the $100,000 payouts. Still not a bad payday... though not worth playing the bonus.

Quote: Paigowdan

Only the top or top two awards are funded by the pool; everything else isn't.

I can tell you with 100% certainty that every payout on the progressive side bets here in MN are player-funded. For example, the 4:1 payout for a full house in PGP is player funded here. I think it varies by jurisdiction.