Red Rock Casino Resort: High Limit Video Poker $5 Per Bet - Royal Flush Smackdown - Part 6 - 

Thank you, Scott. You encouraging words mean a lot to me. Way to go Cowboy, Darn Tootin’!🐎😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That was 3 videos every 8 hours (on average).😂But we're just getting started. There's still a long road ahead of us. But that's what “grinding it out” is all about. It's the grind that makes us better.😉🌎

Thank you for that, Cindy!

Thank you, so much!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. And I may take that “less is more” approach more often in the future. I’m still trying to find the “sweet spot” in that regard that pleases the most viewers. Thank you for your input!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Hopefully in the near future, I can get myself back up to Red Rock soon. Thank you for your comments & viewership.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Yes this one was a nice smooth little run. That 4 to the Royal and the way that the Jack of Diamonds just rolled out perfectly was something to see and catch on RU-vid. Take care, Dakota.

It was on this one (and on several others that I’ve been fortunate to have land on me) but most of them come from grinding it out on 8/5 Bonus Poker!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Kirt. It may seem like a long losing streak because of the time it takes to film and produce videos. But if you were to add up the actual time on all my videos, they add up to only a weekend worth of play at 5 hours per session. I’ve hardly played at all this year. But I thank you for your gracious thoughts and kind words.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Yes, I know what you mean by the casinos “screwing” their customers by screwing with the pay tables. If you have 9/6 JoB then that would be the game to play, along with 9/6 DDB. Otherwise, “Have bankroll, Will travel”! Thanks for watching!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Mark. Now, we have a $4,000 House Money bankroll to throw at high denomination coin!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Barry. The best is yet to come: the good, the bad, and the ugly!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I know, right!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

It was so cool how fast it fit in there with the other cards!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Yes, I was happier that I caught the Royal in course of natural play in order to feature it in my videos than I was about the Royal itself. I hope this is a sign of more Royals to come, more caught on videos, and more Royals to come on high denomination coin. Thanks for watching!

Thank you, Scott.

This one was fun. It was sort of like a nicely pitched ball to the sweet spot over the plate and the timing of the bat was all over it. It just flowed!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Bill. WE all know that there's got to be a Royal for in there somewhere. That's only the 2nd Royal Flush that I've hit at Red Rock. The other one was for $8,000 on $2 coin. I'm looking forward to hitting a 20 or 40 Grander there next year.

Thank you so much!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I actually had a “gun blast” sound effect attached to it but took it out on the final review, at the last minute, before uploading the video. It fit in perfectly too, but I felt that the “first Royal” caught on my channel should be a “clean” one! Thanks for watching!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Kevin!

Your focus & detailed analysis via the WinPoker app is admirable and should go a long way towards improving your results in the casinos. Due to the fact that video poker is a totally random game, the “numbers” aspect of the game is only one part of the equation towards winning in the casino. I’ve read more than a few books, have many hours of simulator practice, and many many hours of actual play in the casino. So, to sum up my perspective on the game, I would say this: #1) that “near perfect” strategy is “good enough” (meaning that “perfect play” is unachievable, totally unnecessary and is NOT the holy grail of video poker) that’s not to say that strategy isn’t important but an over emphasis on it will dilute a player’s success in the game, #2) that the ability to “micro-manage bankrolls” is much more important than “perfect strategy”, #3) that ultimately the player has to have the “courage” (aka “balls”) to overcome the odds by playing big. This involves “risk”. Since most players are “risk adverse” it is very unlikely that they will ever win big in the game. #4) that there is no such thing as “luck” in this game. Every winning hand is on the pay table and is achievable. So, if one plays the game, hitting any one of the hands is completely “probable”. If the player hits a 2 pair hand that isn’t “luck” it’s very probable. If the player hits a Royal Flush that isn’t “luck” because it is ON the pay table. It’s just “less probable” than hitting the 2 pair hand. But it “ain’t” luck! It is there to be won. So, #1: If the player has “near perfect” strategy, #2: has learned “how” to micro-manage their bankrolls, #3: is willing to face risk, and #4: eliminates the idea of “luck” from their thinking, it is “more probable that they will be hitting Royal Flushes in the game than it is to “never” hitting a Royal Flush in their tenure with the game. As always, please gamble responsibly and stay within your means. There are no guarantees in gambling. For most players, video poker should only be viewed as a recreational pursuit.😉🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks for the response and words of encouragement.

Thank you so much!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Julia. I guess, Barry White’s karma is helping me “bust a move”!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Allison!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. This was my 2nd Royal at Red Rock for a total of $12,000. It’s 8/5 Bonus Poker on everything from $1 coin denomination up to $100 coin denomination. At 50¢ coin it’s 7/5 BP & at 25¢ coin here it’s 6/5 BP. I only “drop down” to 50¢ coin when the bankroll is getting too low. I don’t stay on 7/5 BP very long, so it’s impact is negligible.🌎

I know, right? You can’t predict what will happen, but sometimes a “Pop-up Royal” can be the best part of a session! I’m glad it showed up early!🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. The hands leading up to it were quite fun and arrived at the right places and at right right time. That Jack♦️rolled out like it knew it belonged there and “claimed” its’ rightful place. It was so much fun!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for the kind words, Jim. It's about time that I popped one out of there. The last one I hit there was about the same time of year in 2021 for $8,000 on $2 coin.

All roads lead to Royals. And the 4 to the Royal road is the shortest! Great Job, Teresita!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

The hands leading up to it were so much fun. There was a lot of rapid, give & take, ebb & flow, and then the ball was pitched to the “sweet spot” where the bat & ball meet at just the right time, and Bingo, a sweet home run is the result!⚾️😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That's great, Kevin! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you, Becky! It looks like I'll be there at Red Rock with Nimfa when you're there too. See you soon!

That’s great! I can’t wait 😀

So much fun!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Beth!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, CJ. It has been a lot of work, but it sure is a lot of fun (and frustrating sometimes).

That was a fun & funny session for me. I’m glad everyone got a kick out of it. Now……let’s play high denomination coin with that newly acquired $4,000 House Money Bankroll.😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I’m ready….

And so am I….😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you! You keep up the great work too. I hear favorable things about your channel when I meet and talk with subscribers. When I ask who else do they watch, they invariably say, Slotmassacre, Bigkats, Docs Video Poker, and Lucky Kimby! Great Job!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you! And Ritchie Blackmore Rules!🎸🎼🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Tomeka. Please email me at johnsworldofvideopoker@gmail.com and I’ll send you the details.😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Linda . Just warming-up!🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Yes, I’ve heard about the awesome comps that Red Rock used to offer their local players. Who knows? Maybe they cut back a little to build their all new casino, “Durango” that they’ll be rolling out? Red Rock Resorts took a big hit when the pandemic basically wiped out their Fiesta & Texas Station properties. Vegas is a competitive town. Once Durango comes on line, perhaps the locals will be courted and seduced by Red Rock Resorts once again. Let’s hope so. Thanks for watching, Jeff.😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

3 to the Royal (over 4 to the Flush) is the correct long term strategy and I’ve always known that and played it correctly forever. It’s only when I’m on a very small bankroll that I adopted the “short term” strategy play of choosing the flush instead of 3 to the Royal, but long term, that is a very bad move. So I will abandon that in favor of the correct long term strategy of holding the 3 to the Royal.😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Awesome job! If you want to know “the secret” to video poker it is this: 8/5 Bonus Poker ONLY, daily practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to improve your play, learning to ebb and flow, up & down, the denominations to conserve and “protect” the bankroll for the sake of longevity in order for the Royals to show-up, patience (let the Royals come looking for you) and the last intangible (and please excuse my French, but it’s true), it takes “balls” to climb above your “denomination comfort zone” and use every angle and skill that you have put into place to hit those bigger Royals! Once you’ve hit your 1st $8,000 Royal on $2 coin, you’ve just taken your 1st step into the Big Leagues. You just graduated from the Minor Leagues and made it to the Majors! I’m so proud of you! If you ever want some guidance on what’s up ahead of you in video poker for the future, please reach out to me on my email address at johnsworldofvideopoker. We’ll exchange information and I’ll give you a call. You deserve it! Well done and even more than that; the best is yet to come!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker thanks John!! I may just take you up on your offer, btw... I hit today at Pechanga on "getaway day", it was a last ditch effort to chase my losses before heading back to Redondo. I'm a big baseball fan too and my hometown Cleveland Guardians are poised to shock the world, you heard it here first my friend. thanks again.

I’m glad you made it to Pechanga. That’s quite a distance from Redondo Beach. I stayed at the Portofino Hotel there for 3 nights back in 1998. I’ll be keeping an eye on Cleveland! Take care!🌎

Thank you. I am way overdue for Vegas. Thank goodness I’ll be there next month!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Yvette! I hope all is well with you in Florida. I appreciate your viewership.😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I love the “Grind of 8/5 Bonus Poker”. And it has rewarded me so well. This is a “Baby Royal” (i.e. any Royal $4,000 or less) but I’ll use it as ammo to attack the other games. John’s World is about to go “high denom”!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That's all I play 8/5 Bonus Poker

That’s awesome! Then you know the “grind of 8/5 Bonus Poker” but not only that, I’m sure you know the Royals that come out of it too. Great Job sticking to the fundamentals!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Glenn!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Gooch. Patience in itself has its’ own rewards!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻😝

Thank you, Terry. Yeah……I had to stay the course on $1 coin….once you hit the Royal…..we’ve got House money ammo and “We gonna go way past the $2 Coin!”😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Yeah, I decided to sit this one out and stay out of the way of the on-coming train. It's nice to see that everyone had so much fun on this one.

When I do, it’ll be on the Big Nickle - $50 Coin - Nitz!

Yes, thank you, it certainly was. I’m a little behind in the Royal Flush department right now. I’ve only hit 3 for a total of $16,000 in wins during the last 14 months.but I’ll be rectifying that in the near future.😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I know, Right! It was fun for me to just "stay out of the way" and let the 8/5 Bonus Poker pay table do its' thing. Thanks, Paul. I knew you that you would get a kick out it!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Vicki!

Your premonitions were right on target, Lisa!😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker if I could only get those lottery #s! 🤣

Well, keep workin’ on it!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Carlye!

Thank you so much, MIchelle!

Yes and it was crazy how many shots at the Royal came out, plus timely full houses, flushes, and straights. Also a decent amount of JoB and 2 pair hands came out to keep me above water. I’ve had better rolling machines than this, but this one rolled enough to hit the Royal. I’m glad that I caught it on video!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Love a machine in a giving mood. Timing is everything and you have proved it in this video.

Thank you, Dennis. I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you, Rick! Knock’em out over there. Do you play inside the Dotty’s that Avi has over there?🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Dotty’s is in The River Lodge. Nice play there too. Avi is the First Nations casino south of town.

Oh Yes, I got the 2 confused. I’ve driven past Avi once but didn’t make it back there to check it out. How are the games in there?

@@johnsworldofvideopoker typical 98% games. I go for the free play and cheap smokes.

Gotcha! Thanks for the update, Rick!😎🌎

Thank you, Bill. That's a creative way to say it!

Yeah, I know, right?😂 I know the correct hold is the flush, but a pair of 2’s came out in the hand just before, followed by this pair of 2’s, and knowing that there’s only a 1 in 5.2 chance of hitting the flush, I decided that I wanted the 2’s more than the flush. As you can see, a 3♠️ came out on the draw so that play didn’t hurt me. It’s not correct long term strategy, but sometimes, I just want to “hit the improbable” for the sake of “shaking-up” the viewers! “Heyyyy……he can’t do that! (i.e. win in spite of playing incorrectly).😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. Just trying to score some House money so I can play on high denomination coin ($5, $10, $20, $25)😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Mike. I'm glad it was fun for everyone. You're right, I would have much preferred to be on at $2 coin but I was trying to make the most out of very small bankrolls and the $1 coin denomination seemed to make sense in this case. I'm behind schedule in hitting Royals. I've only hit 3 of them for a total of $16,000 in the last 14 months. My channel is only 8 months old, so I'm glad that I caught a Royal on video for the first time that I've been doing this.

Slipped one in there!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Adam. And you’re right, there’s nothing better than the original bass driven video poker national anthem!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker i hear you! I'll be in Vegas Oct 9-12 ...i'm trying to get the casinos to "pay" for my trip to europe in late october 🤣

Yes Sir! I’ll see you in Monte Carlo!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Sasson!

Great Job on the Royal at Red Rock! Which suit was it in? And, how many cards to the Royal were you holding when it hit?😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Mike!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Yes, you played the hand correctly. The suited 9, 10, J, Q, K for 250 coins is ALWAYS kept instead of going for 4 to the Royal. Under all other conditions (other than this) ALWAYS hold 4 to the Royal Flush. The Royal Flush hand is the ONLY reason I play the game. I’m going for Royal Flush #39 next.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. It was too hard to throw away 250 coins. I'm glad that I made the right choice.

You did exactly right!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Michael. I prefer that players see it as it really is!

Thank you, David. And it rolled out instantly without pause. Fortunately, I hit that button at the perfect time!

With four to a flush you keep the four to a flush when it’s a low pair and the pair when it’s J’s, Q’s, K’s, A’s

Yes indeed, and I've been a little sloppy in my play this year. I need to get back to the fundamentals and get my groove back. Thank you for your comments and your viewership.

Thank you. Let me first start off by saying that video poker is a negative expectation game and that the pay tables have been set so that, in the long term, it can not be beaten by the vast majority of players. In the short term, however, it can (under very limited conditions) benefit a very small percentage of players randomly. As a precaution please know upfront (and with complete clarity) that gambling should be viewed as a recreational activity, and that players should stay within their means, and gamble responsibly. That being said, there is another side to the story. A few players have experienced great “short term” success with video poker. But how long is “short term”? For me, that has been 10 years. Is my “short term” longer or shorter than others? Can my short term success go on for another 10 years and be a “20 year short term success story”? Or could it be 30 or 40 years of “short term” success? Could “short term” mean an “entire lifetime” for just one or a few individuals? Perhaps so…..🤔? Somehow, this is my quest, and has become my life’s journey to find out. I do not consider myself a professional gambler and I’m not an expert in all things video poker. I occupy a very narrow niche on the video poker spectrum, and that is: 9/6 Jacks or Better & 8/5 Bonus Poker. For me, there are no other video poker games. And that’s not because I don’t like them, it’s because the other games are so volatile that you can’t make “consistent” money on them. Therefore, I stopped playing them! The player would need at least 3X-10X more bankroll to play those games than the 8/5 Bonus Poker player would need to play his or her game. So if one were to contemplate trying to make money in video poker (a negative expectation game) then they need to know up front that that means ONLY playing 9/6 Jacks or Better or 8/5 Bonus Poker….there are no “other choices”! So if a player doesn’t live in a market that has an abundance of those pay tables, then they are already “done” with video poker (or they have to move) or be very good at winning once a month by flying into Vegas all year long. My experience in video poker has all been by trial and error, a lot of self-study by reading books, and a baptism by fire in the casino. It entails a lot of perseverance, and to be quite candid, “a lot of balls”! So in a very real and general sense, it is not for the majority of people. So I can’t say that I recommend becoming a professional gambler. That doesn’t mean that a lot of money can’t be made at the semi-pro level however! So that’s how I view myself. I’m far beyond being a “recreational” player, but I’m not so extreme that one would say I’m a professional player. At best…..I’m closer to being a semi-pro player. As for your question regarding my “1,000 coin rule” that’s just a starting point in a bankroll. I have found that a 1,000 coin starting bankroll in the hands of a seasoned and experienced player on 8/5 Bonus Poker, who is well practiced on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” and has mastered effective bankroll management techniques, “has a shot” at a decent session starting off with the 1,000 coins. It’s NOT a guarantee. Video poker is subject to volatility swings and 8/5 Bonus Poker, in particular, can be a real “Grind”. It’s not for most people, (otherwise) everybody would be doing it. I think it comes down to “personality type” and it certainly fits mine. As for when you’re up $400 (or throwing that back in until you’re at where you were when you started) that depends on the “big picture”. Are you way up for the year and throwing it all back in to possibly be up even more makes sense? Then maybe you throw it back in and hit a surprise Royal. Or you take, Slotmassacre’s approach and “work it”. Set up a session goal before hand, and if you hit that goal, walk out of the casino with that money intact. He’s exceptionally good at that. Then over a period of sessions you can stack a bunch of disciplined wins together and then use that larger bankroll against a higher coin denomination machine. (Please note that not all sessions yield a win every time and that you’re building or “manufacturing” a bankroll). So if you’re “risk-adverse” and only play with House money maybe you hit & run a lot on sessions. I do a combination of both. I’m first and foremost a “Grinder” and (because of Slotmassacre’s influence) I’m learning how to get better at bankroll building with the “hit & runs”. A stop loss for me would be 50% of a session bankroll. But I’m very effective at preserving the longevity of a session bankroll, so 50% could be a long while in coming for me. So in conclusion, I would say that making money from video poker is an evolution of the player. There are a lot of challenges to overcome almost infinitely numerous to name here. It can not be duplicated by the masses, it is a solo pursuit, fraught with financial dangers, that must be acutely monitored by the individual player who must be smart enough to call it quits in the face of financial disaster. My channel is just an on-going view of my evolution in the game. It really is “John’s World” of video poker as I experience it. I’m neither for or against video poker. I’m merely sharing “my journey” with the game. It’s not for everybody.😉🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thank you for the detailed and eloquently written respose, John. I have a little bankroll built up so that regardless of the outcome of my VP journey it wouldn't affect the other aspects of my nonVP life. I'll keep you updated and I look forward to seeing the rest of your journey unfold. Thank you again!

Thank you! Take it to’em!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Roy!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

You too! Great Job, Mike! What goes around, comes around, and it comes back 10X Stronger!

Thank you, Robert.😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Well, I was the only one there and filming “one-handed” at the same time. Funny how viewers critique me when I don’t film giving tips, and then when I do, they they don’t like the way my voice sounds…..? Go figure!🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you. I prefer to that viewers discover these things on their own. Like opening up Christmas presents as a kid!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

It was time to squeeze one out of there! I'm so glad that I was able to catch it on video. I wish I had started filming years ago, all my best Royals are behind me at this point. Now, I'll have to do them all over again for viewer consumption!

They are in the new high limit room where the table games are. But they’re good all over in Red Rock. If you’re one to play at the bar, you MUST visit the new high limit area. It’s located on the outer perimeter on the inside of the casino. Walk the walls and you’ll find it. Also the Sports Book area would be a place to check out. The bar top games inside the high limit table game area of Palace Station (near the Wynn) also has excellent bar top games. Check them out and enjoy.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I’m looking forward to the new additions at the Red Rock like Lotus of Siam, Cant wait!

Please stay in touch and let me know how it goes up there. Thanks!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Linda, I could use a lot of those. But send me some extra Royals too!😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Helen. I appreciate your comments.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

No, I was focused on riding it out to hopefully get a $4,000 Royal. Now that is my “House money bankroll” to be thrown away on $5, $10, $20 denomination coin play. I consider any Royal (that’s a $4,000 Royal or less) as a “throw away Royal” or a “Baby Royal”. I just exchanged $500-$1,000 of my money for $4,000 of their money. That is now a “House Money Bankroll”. You wanna see high coin denomination play😉 Stick around……John’s World is about to go High Denomination Coin play on “House Money”😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Because Slotmassacre does. I like holding them all for those rare straights instead of those more rare quads.

Your long term odds are better in getting 2 Quads or 2 full houses.🌎

You would think so or very very late at night. I just checked the date & time stamp. It was unbelievably on a Saturday night at 10:15pm. Go figure, right?!

Oh you KNOW I will!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker couple years ago up in Reno on a three day trip I hit two royals on two different day but got both of them needing one card,throwing away flushes both times!Amazing!

Better than socal, some casinos have 8-5 bonus poker but then only EVEN money for the two pair🤔

As long as there have 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP on $1 coin to $100 coin (low volatility) the players can score massive wins. But if the player is recreational and wants the “thrill” of the high volatility games, then you’re correct….they lowered the pay tables on those and therefore ruined the game for the recreational player. There’s nothing wrong with being a recreational player (most players are), but I am not a “thrill-chaser”, I only play low volatility games. I’m only in it for the money won on high denomination Royals. This $4,000 is what I call a “throwaway Royal.” It’s now a House money bankroll to be “thrown away” on high denomination coin play ($10, $20,, $25, and $50). There’s 8/5 BP in almost every high limit room all over Vegas. If making money is the player’s goal, then that’s the only game they should be playing. And they should be using the “baby Royals” ($1,000, $2,000, & $4,000) to throw away on Big denomination coin. That’s how the $20K, $40K, $80K, $100K, $200K, and $400K Royals are won. All the other games are just a pastime. This is just an observation, not a judgement on players. There are 2 types of players: the recreational & the Big money players. Those are 2 radically different kinds of players. I prefer to be the latter.

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Thank you, Pita. Red Rock Rules!