Foxwoods Video Poker Update
February 19th, 2013 at 7:03:08 PM
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I just returned from a trip to Foxwoods. Here are the three things I noticed different in the video poker offerings at Foxwoods:
1) The $1 progressives that were along the wall in the Grand Pequot casino outside the high limit "Hampton Club" have all been replaced with slots.
2) The 25-coin $1/$2/$5 machines with 9/6 Jacks or Better and other full-pay (but less than 100%) games in the Great Cedar casino now offer 800-for-1 royal flushes on 5-coin bets. Previously, you had to bet 25 coins to get an 800-for-1 royal. In other words, they finally have 9/6 Jacks or Better for $5 a hand.
3) WMS MyPoker machines have replaced IGT's Spin Fever machines in the middle of the Great Cedar casino. Only Standard and No-Risk Double-Up variants are available (no Bonus Royals or Winning Streak). You can sign up for an account from these machines. If you do, the machine will print out a ticket with a bar code on it, and you can insert that ticket into a MyPoker machine in the future to sign in without having to enter your username and password (and when you do that, it will spit the ticket back out and sign you in).
Here are the games and paytables offered:
The returns shown above are for standard games; No-Risk Double-Up games will have different returns. The best standard game is $1 DDB at just over 99% return. The standard games are 10-coin games, but offer the full 800-for-1 royal flush at 5 coins.
1) The $1 progressives that were along the wall in the Grand Pequot casino outside the high limit "Hampton Club" have all been replaced with slots.
2) The 25-coin $1/$2/$5 machines with 9/6 Jacks or Better and other full-pay (but less than 100%) games in the Great Cedar casino now offer 800-for-1 royal flushes on 5-coin bets. Previously, you had to bet 25 coins to get an 800-for-1 royal. In other words, they finally have 9/6 Jacks or Better for $5 a hand.
3) WMS MyPoker machines have replaced IGT's Spin Fever machines in the middle of the Great Cedar casino. Only Standard and No-Risk Double-Up variants are available (no Bonus Royals or Winning Streak). You can sign up for an account from these machines. If you do, the machine will print out a ticket with a bar code on it, and you can insert that ticket into a MyPoker machine in the future to sign in without having to enter your username and password (and when you do that, it will spit the ticket back out and sign you in).
Here are the games and paytables offered:
| Game | 25¢-50¢ Paytable and Return | $1 Paytable and Return | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks or Better | 55/8/5 | 97.3525% | 55/8/6 | 98.4473% |
| Bonus Poker | 55/6/5 | 96.9228% | 55/7/5 | 98.0687% |
| Double Bonus | 55/9/6/4 | 96.4303% | 55/9/6/5 | 97.8606% |
| Double Double Bonus | 55/9/5 | 97.9265% | 55/9/6 | 99.0356% |
| Triple (Double) Bonus | 55/9/5 | 97.0740% | 55/9/6 | 98.2096% |
| Triple Triple Bonus | 55/8/5 | 97.6059% | 55/8/6 | 98.7628% |
| Deuces Wild | 20/12/9/4/4/3 | 97.0554% | 20/12/10/4/4/3 | 97.5791% |
| Joker Poker | 2P AC 5K 16/8/5/4 | 97.1923% | KB 940/17 | 98.4425% |
The returns shown above are for standard games; No-Risk Double-Up games will have different returns. The best standard game is $1 DDB at just over 99% return. The standard games are 10-coin games, but offer the full 800-for-1 royal flush at 5 coins.
February 19th, 2013 at 9:08:42 PM
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Too bad the paytables aren't that great, but I am a little surprised they let the best variant be most players' "bread and butter" game.
I hope to get to Hammond, IN in a few weeks to check these MyPoker machines out.
I hope to get to Hammond, IN in a few weeks to check these MyPoker machines out.
