Spin Poker

Introduction

1. This game is conducted on a video display featuring a 15-position layout arranged in a matrix of 5 columns and 3 rows.
2. Once a wager is placed, the player receives five cards dealt from a traditional 52-card deck (not including jokers) on the middle row.
3. Similar to traditional video poker, players have the freedom to keep or discard cards as they see fit.
4. Any cards held by the player are mirrored in the upper and lower rows, positioned in the same columns.
5. After the player presses the 'deal' button, the vacant spaces will be filled with cards from the remaining 47 cards in the deck. Each card will appear only once in the draw.
6. The player receives payouts based on the poker value of each active payline.

The odds and strategies are precisely the same as those found in traditional video poker games sharing the same pay table.

The following table details the standard deviation for 9/6 Jacks or Better, calculated per hand after drawing, based on a random simulation of 194,010,000 hands dealt in both spin poker and multi-play video poker.

To determine the standard deviation for each hand during the deal, divide by the square root of the total hands drawn, reflecting the standard deviation relative to a single wager across all hands.

Example : Imagine playing 9-play Spin Poker at a $1 stake, wagering $5 for each hand.

The standard deviation for each hand following the draw would be calculated as $5 × 7.28 = $36.40.

For 9 hands, the standard deviation would be calculated as sqr(9) × $36.40 = $109.20.

The standard deviation in relation to a total bet of $45 would be 7.28/sqr(9) = 2.43.

Written by: Michael Shackleford