PaiGow Poker Strategy
By Jean Real

Paigow poker has been one of the most recent games to enter mainstream casinos and since its recent appearance it has become one of the most popular casino games. The game originated in China and was originally played with tiles or dominoes. As the game was introduced in the West, variations started appearing until the Paigow was paired with Poker. Since 1987, when the game was introduced in Las Vegas and subsequently in Atlantic City, Paigow poker has become a standard casino game. Let’s look into what it takes to win at Paigow Poker.

For best results you must apply the “House Way” strategy but there are different interpretations of what this is. Superior Casino offers an efficient House Way option that you may click on when you play Paigow Poker, helping you decide what the best split for your hand is. Here are some additional tips that can help you win.

How to make a good split? If you get the following cards, here’s a safe way to get the best results:

No pair: Place the highest card on the bottom hand and the next highest two on the top hand.

One pair: Place the pair on the bottom hand and the next highest two on the top hand.

Two pair:

· Low pairs should be split, unless you have a king or better card to put on the top hand.
· A low and medium pair should split, unless you have a king or better card to put on the top hand.
· Low and high pair should split, unless you have an ace to put on the top hand.
· Two medium pair should split, unless you have an ace for the top hand.
· Medium and high pair should always be split
· High and high pair should be split

Three pair: Place the two highest pairs on the bottom hand.

Three of a kind: Always place the three-of-a-kind on bottom hand unless they are aces. Then split and put an ace on the top hand.

Straights, Flushes and Royal Flush: Keep these on the bottom hand unless you also have two pair, three pair or three of a kind. Then use the two pair, three pair or three of a kind rule.

Full House: Always split, leaving three-of-a-kind at the bottom and pair on top. Exception: having 2’s for pair with Ace and King. Keep the Full House and put Ace/King on top hand.

Four of a kind: Keep if 6’s or below. 10’s through King’s split always unless you have an Ace to put on the top hand. If four Aces, always split.

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Easy playin’
by Jean Real

Gambling always involves an element of chance but there are games in which your skill and decision play a role in the outcome of the game. In games like Blackjack, Let It Ride, Roulette and Three Card Poker you can reduce the risk of losing by applying optimal strategies that lower the house edge of the casino. Card-counting, betting structures and the like are some of the strategies you can use to play the skill games that casinos offer. However, there are days in which we want to gamble without having to concentrate ourselves too much. If you’ve had enough of slot machines you can try two table games that require NO SKILL whatsoever to play.

War:

This is perhaps the easiest casino game in the world. All you must do is place a bet and wait for a result that is as random as the flip of a coin. The objective of the game is simple enough, to the get the highest card; Ace being the highest and 2 the lowest. If the same value cards are dealt for both the player and the dealer, then the player has the option of doubling the bet to have another go at the duel. Superior Casino’s War table also has the option of betting for a tie, if there is a tie on the initial draw the tie bet pays 10 to 1.

Baccarat:

No matter what you’ve heard or read, there is no strategy that can help you win at Baccarat. The game is similar to War in the sense that you are betting on who will get the highest ranking cards. The difference however is that Baccarat allows you to bet on the Banker (or dealer) side while on War you always bet for your hand. In Baccarat each card has its face value except Jacks, Queens, Kings and Tens that have a value of zero. The goal of the game is to come closest to the sum of nine with two or three cards. If the sum of two cards goes over 10, then simply deduct ten to arrive at the hand’s value. For example: 8 + 7 = 15, in Baccarat that would be a 5 point value. Two 5’s will have a zero point value. Bets placed on the player’s hand will pay 2:1, while bets on the banker’s hand pay 2:1 minus a 5% commission. Here again you may bet on the tie which will pay you 9:1. It’s completely a matter of chance who will win so your guess is as good as anybody else’s.

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Howdy partners, Western Wildness is here!

Saddle up and fasten those cowboy boots, yet another video slot game is released this summer. Western Wildness video slot machine puts the “zing” in amazing. A 20 line, up to 10 coin betting, video slot machine with free spins, expanding wilds, multipliers and a bonus shooting-skill round that delivers hundreds, sometimes thousands, of coins.

Do you feel lucky? Western Wildness has the denomination for every kind of player. You can bet as low as a penny and up to $100 per spin. Bandits, boxes full-o-bullets, cowboy boots, horseshoes, sheriff badges and gold chests are the winning icons that can deliver up to 500 coins per win. There are three different scatter icons that trigger the special features of the game. Cartwheels icons are expanding wilds multiplying winning lines by 2x. Three or more dual-barrel shotgun icons trigger free spins. If you get 5 of these in one spin you earn 100 free spins with a 3x multiplier. Finally, 3 Ox Skull icons trigger the bonus round that requires aim and concentration to hit glass bottles with your gun. You’ll win coins for ever bottle you shatter and extra bullets if there’s a box of bullets inside any of the bottles. Chest of coins will reset all the bottles, creating literally unlimited potential for winning in the Western Wildness bonus round. As long you as you keep finding boxes of bullets and chests of coins, the bonus round will go on endlessly!

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An introduction to Poker
by Jean Real

Poker has become a new favorite game for most casino-goers. However, the experience can be intimidating as you play and bet against other real people and understanding the game is a must if you are playing against experienced players. Although Poker is an exciting game it is not made for all people. Some of the excitement can be rescued however if you try our Video Poker machines, that reproduce the rules of a normal poker game but you play against the casino software and not against real opponents. Here’s some information that can help both new and experienced players win at Video Poker.

Most people are unaware that Video Poker has one of the highest payback rates of all casino games. Over the long-run games like Jacks or Better pay back 99.5% of the bets they receive. Others like Deuces Wild, that have wild cards making it easier to create winning hands, have payback rates of nearly 100%. However, to take advantage of this your skill is required and you must play with the optimal strategy to get the best results.

Take for example, Joker Poker. Here’s what you are likely to receive on your first draw hand:

Cards / Chance of getting
One Pair of Tens or less 42.34%
One Pair of Jacks or higher 14.19%
Two Pairs 4.83%
Three of a Kind 2.21%
Straight 0.71%
Flush 0.27%
Full House 0.15%
Four of a kind 0.03%
Straight/Royal Flush 0.01%

The better the hand, the better payout you will be getting but this does not mean that you will always try to aim for the highest paying hands. This is a mayor mistake when playing at Video Poker. You must try 90% of the time to get the closest winning hand to your initial draw hand since there is a higher chance of getting lower-paying hands than the higher-paying.

On Video Poker single pairs of 9’s or below don’t pay, most people prefer to hold a Jacks or higher card than to keep a pair of 3’s in their initial hand. The optimal strategy here however is to hold the low-card pair and click on the deal button hoping to turn that initial pair into a three-of-a-kind. Otherwise you will only have less than 14% chance of getting that Jacks or higher card, while you will have more than 18% chance of getting the three-of-a-kind.

Another common mistake is to try to get a flush when you already have a winning pair in your initial hand. For example, if you have a King/spades, 7/spades, 5/spades, 9/spades and a King/diamonds. Some people prefer to drop the diamond king to get the higher-paying flush than to keep the certain 1-for-1 win. The odds are not too bad for getting that flush (20%), however, this must be done rarely, once every 10 similar hands, to ensure the best pay back rates.

If you have a winning pair in your initial hand plus a high “kicker” card (J,Q,K,A), throw the kicker out before you deal. Don’t keep the kicker card, as in Video Poker this is not a good strategy. It’s better to take the risk for a three-of-a-kind or better hand, than to try to get the two pair.

Finally, if your initial hand has no low pair or high card, hold no card and deal for five new cards. The only exception would be if you have at least 3 cards for a straight or flush.

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Can you handle the Reel Crime?
by Jean Real

Statistics have shown that 7 out of 10 bank robberies fail. There is always something that goes wrong in the end and spoils the crime. That’s why the Big Boss needs your professional help because tonight you’re taking over the National Bank!

Don’t sweat it, we don’t want to get your into any kind of trouble. That’s why our I-Slot machine Reel Crime–Bank Heist is here to simulate the nerve-racking excitement of criminal activities. The game’s plan is very simple, to rob a national bank. If you are able to do so, you’ll have enough cash to play for weeks at Superior Casino or cashout for a nice early holiday trip.

Reel Crime takes place in the 1950’s as a two crime partners decide on their next heist. The very first goal you have is to get 3 Tommy-Guns icons to enter the first bonus round. After that your fate is uncertain since there are multiple endings to this plot. In the Tommy-Gun bonus round you can shoot several objects outside the main doors of the National Bank. Collect coins as you hit these objects without setting off the alarm. One of the objects has the hidden key to the bank and will allow you to enter the second phase of the game. Next, you will need to open the safe before the cops catch you red-handed. If you can beat those sneaky cops you’ll have to blow the vault open and get away with a car full of cash.

Reel Crime has been designed so you can win even when things don’t turn out so well. There are free-spins icons, multipliers, and a few other surprises that will convince you that crime does pay! (just don’t let the Reel cops hear you)

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