Retro Video Poker 9/6 Job
March 24th, 2026 at 3:16:21 AM
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forums! I've been looking for a community of video poker enthusiasts, and WoV definitely seems like the place to be.
Over the last few years, I've become completely obsessed with video poker. After reading multiple books on the subject, I'm fascinated by the math, the variations, and the strategies. Like many of you, the biggest draw for me is the 99.54% theoretical RTP of 9/6 Jacks or Better with perfect play.
This obsession led me to write my own browser-based video poker simulator to practice my strategy. It ended up gaining some traction and was actually featured on Hacker News and Boing Boing a while back.
What’s been really fascinating is seeing the game from the "operator" perspective. In my back-end, I can see what the aggregate player stats actually look like. For example, over the past two days, 8,392 hands have been played, and the actual player RTP is hovering right around 89.85%. It just goes to show that casinos shouldn't be so afraid to offer full-pay 9/6 JoB, considering how much the average player deviates from basic strategy!
After two years of tinkering, I’ve just finished a new version of the simulator that adds leaderboards, personal RTP tracking, and detailed play stats. I'm hoping to find some knowledgeable players to give our tiny community a bit of competition.
Because I'm a new user, I can't post links yet, but the site is classicvideopoker dot com slash classicvideopokerv2.
*Note: This is just a free passion project. Registration is entirely frictionless—just choose a username and PIN. No email or personal info is required.*
Looking forward to joining the discussions here!
I'm new to the forums! I've been looking for a community of video poker enthusiasts, and WoV definitely seems like the place to be.
Over the last few years, I've become completely obsessed with video poker. After reading multiple books on the subject, I'm fascinated by the math, the variations, and the strategies. Like many of you, the biggest draw for me is the 99.54% theoretical RTP of 9/6 Jacks or Better with perfect play.
This obsession led me to write my own browser-based video poker simulator to practice my strategy. It ended up gaining some traction and was actually featured on Hacker News and Boing Boing a while back.
What’s been really fascinating is seeing the game from the "operator" perspective. In my back-end, I can see what the aggregate player stats actually look like. For example, over the past two days, 8,392 hands have been played, and the actual player RTP is hovering right around 89.85%. It just goes to show that casinos shouldn't be so afraid to offer full-pay 9/6 JoB, considering how much the average player deviates from basic strategy!
After two years of tinkering, I’ve just finished a new version of the simulator that adds leaderboards, personal RTP tracking, and detailed play stats. I'm hoping to find some knowledgeable players to give our tiny community a bit of competition.
Because I'm a new user, I can't post links yet, but the site is classicvideopoker dot com slash classicvideopokerv2.
*Note: This is just a free passion project. Registration is entirely frictionless—just choose a username and PIN. No email or personal info is required.*
Looking forward to joining the discussions here!
