Red Rock Video Poker Capital of the World: How to stretch $100 for 1 hour of video poker fun. Part 1 

Thank you, Chris. I’m not an expert player by any means, but I do think it’s important to highlight the things that have worked for me over so many years. Thank you for your comments and for your viewership.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for subscribing & commenting on my channel, Mark. And yes, I do analyze my play and I also played for 4 years on a football team in high school! Both games require mental toughness!🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Sunset Station, Boulder Station, Palace Station, Santa Fe Station, Texas Station, and Fiesta Rancho are all great local casinos with great pay tables in Vegas. It’s a mistake to go to Vegas and not play at any of these casinos, especially, Red Rock, which is the best video poker house Las Vegas.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

You’re welcome. If you like video poker, then you will LOVE, Red Rock!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Mr. Foley. I appreciate your viewership so much!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Hi Penny, I know what you’re saying about coming to Vegas and being in the middle of it all. I’m exactly the same way. I love staying at Caesars Palace, Bellagio, & Encore/Wynn and I love casino hopping as well at Mirage, Cosmo, Paris etc. I recommend that you do just that. But if you’re really into video poker, then, 1st thing (after breakfast), go straight to Red Rock & play for an hour or two. That way, it’s mission accomplished, and you just may hit a sweet jackpot or two (with their excellent pay tables). Then maybe have lunch & head back to the Strip for the rest of your stay and live it up. After you’re back in Buffalo, you’ll look back on it & be very glad that you invested a little upfront time in Red Rock right from the get-go. I have stayed at Red Rock a few times & it’s got it all. But then too, like you, I dive right back into the Strip Casinos. You’ll do great and have a great time, as well. Please let me know how it goes!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Red Rock is a very fine casino in every respect, especially if you want to avoid the crowds & noise of the Vegas Strip. And the best video poker pay tables are found there at every coin denomination. I prefer staying on the Strip at Bellagio, Caesars, or the Wynn, but I always visit Red Rock for a few hours to play on at least one day during my Vegas stay. Afterwards, I head back to the Strip with my buddies and hit all the other casinos. Thank you for subscribing and for commenting.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Great Job, Kevin, getting yourself over to Red Rock and even better stacking-up some wins!!! I’m glad that you had an awesome time and think highly of the casino. Even when I stay elsewhere, I usually manage at least a 2-3 hour visit at Red Rock, and if I can’t make it (due to a tight schedule on the Strip) then I pop on over to Palace Station (another Stations casino & sister property to Red Rock) and put in some play there. I launch Red Rock Part 2 tomorrow. There’s still at least a Part 3, a Part 4, a Part 5, and a Part 6 to go at Red Rock. Thank you for sharing your experiences there!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Awesome John, cant wait to see them all. Hopefully on one of these trips we can sit side by side, play a little video poker and I can pick your brain. And get some Awesome Wins of course. Have a good Weekend! and Good Luck

Let me know in advance anytime that you’re coming this way, Kevin, and I most certainly will meet you in Vegas & play video poker with you. You can give me a few pointers on the games that you play as well. I must warn you though, everyone that I’ve gone out and met since I started this channel has hit Royal Flushes, either while I was there in the casino with them or within a week or two afterwards. That’s about 10 Royals in total for approximately $180,000. So let’s hope the same thing happens for you. Take care, brotha’!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Jim, for subscribing and your kind words. I’m learning everyday, the best is yet to come.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Yes, the RU-vid VP community is starting to grow and needs to get bigger so that casinos can see how educated players can earn them business. Many are going all in on slots which leave a bad taste in people as they lose quickly. Better to shear a sheep than skin them once and never see them again.

Thank you, Brian, your comment “warmed my heart” because it matches exactly the “Slotmassacre Cause” (and “Crusade”) that he envisioned in starting his channel in the first place. We both want video poker to stay around for a long time because it’s such a great game and we all need the next generation of gamblers to discover the game’s inherent beauty and become ardent players. I passed your comments on to Slotmassacre (Andrew) so that he could see that his original vision in starting his channel has been validated and is bearing fruit in today’s casino environment. Nobody could have expressed it so well as you did in your commentary. You’re right on target. And we thank you! Double Kudos to you today Sir!! It’s comments like yours that make this video poker Crusade worthwhile!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That is the best argument that I’ve heard for casinos to embrace their video poker players that I’ve ever heard. We’ve been in conversations with a few casino executives who surprisingly enough are open minded in what you just said. I’m going to remember and use what you just said in our future communications with them. They fit the bottom line ideal perfectly. Thank you, Henry, for your well expressed & intelligent contribution to the cause of video poker!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for watching & subscribing! And you’re so right, I’m no Bob Dancer or Michelangelo of video poker!🤣🤣🤣 But I’m sure that I could host a show called “The Joy of Video Poker”! And I take that as a compliment!😝😝😝🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

DDB & TDB players tend to like the “thrill” of those games over the “less thrilling” (some say, “boring”) Bonus Poker. But if you scale up your coin denomination on Bonus Poker (and play at a level or two above your “normal” coin denomination) you’ll find Bonus Poker is quite “thrilling” under those circumstances. You’ll then discover how stable and “less volatile” BP is compared to DDB & TDB. You’ll win big money and have thrills, as well, doing this! I recommend you practice 8/5 BP on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to minimize your errors, and you’ll be ready to take on “Big Coin” Bonus Poker. And btw, it was me that influenced Slotmassacre to “Re-Visit Bonus Poker” and “add it back” into his repertoire or mix of games to offset the losses incurred when playing TDB. So you started playing BP again by watching Slotmassacre acting on my suggestion.😂 By the same token, Slotmassacre, advised me to mix in some BPD & TDB in order to speed-up hitting the bigger wins that are not found on BP. Btw, Slotmassacre, is also 100% responsible for my being on RU-vid in the 1st place. And he has guided me on what to do and how to do it. He helped me launch my 1st RU-vid video. He’s a true friend and a video poker Stud! Without him, I wouldn’t be here at all.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Slotmassacre definitely gives you credit too. I can assure you after 20+ years I understand correct play. But just like everyone else sometimes intuition pays off. Grinding is definitely discipline to sticking to correct play. I've invested time in trying things like, holding face cards over non-paying pairs. It's fun and adds a little variety but against the odds. Here's one question I'd like to see anyone answer. How many times on the (1st) last hand when the money is running out do you get three of a kind? I'd say at least 80%. To be random, that would seem unlikely. Thanks for responding. Cheers.

In all my time playing (10 years) I’ve never noticed anything other than randomness as the bankroll goes to ruin.🌎

Thank you for saying so, Henry. I do need to improve my video & editing skills (which will come in time), but I appreciate your kind words, support & subscription to my channel. Thank you my friend!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Of course, there are other great venues in Las Vegas that have some good games in them (mostly in the high limit areas). But Red Rock has ALL the good games at ALL denominations and many “more options” in the higher coin denominations than any other casino in Vegas. Now, it is a little less convenient due to its location (being 12 miles & 20 minutes) from the Strip. So you don’t necessarily have to stay there (although it is quite nice & has a charm all its own). But, I go to play there for a few hours at least once on every trip without fail. I prefer to stay at Encore/Wynn or Caesars Palace or Bellagio and have access to all the great restaurants on the Strip. But on a 2-3 day visit to Vegas, it’s nice to have an elegant breakfast at Tableau at the Wynn, or Jardin at Encore, or the Wynn Buffet, and then go hit Red Rock for 2-3 hours immediately afterwards. That way it is done. Then you can go back to the Strip for the rest of your stay. Also, Palace Station is a “Mini-Red Rock” just 3 minutes away from Caesars if you don’t make it to Red Rock. But to “never” visit Red Rock is a mistake, if you’re an avid video poker playing enthusiast. Try it, you’ll like it. Stations casino group is now building another property closer to the Strip called Durango and will be up and running (probably) in 2023. Please stay in touch, and let me know how your “visit” to Red Rock goes.😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Daniel. Your comment gives me the encouragement that I need to keep going in that direction then. I was hesitant to even release the video because of the dry spell in it. I’ll just keep it going then, come what may. Thank you for sharing your opinion, it matters!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for saying so. I think I’ll pitch your idea to them, there’s nothing to lose! Thank you for subscribing to my channel.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Steven. It was a dry spell for sure and there’s 2 more coming right behind it, although they’re not as dry!😝 Thanks for watching. And yes, we’ll meet up in February! Kudos to you & your channel @Steven’s No Limit Video Poker, my friend.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker John video poker can be a challenge. It's not as easy as hitting a spin button on a slot machine, lol. We all go through the ups and downs. John, my email address is on my channel. We can plan on catching up out there and figure out the times and location. See you soon John.

I so appreciate your camaraderie and friendship. Slotmassacre & the guys will be out here then too. It’s time that East meets West and I’m glad is going to be through you!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, David, for subscribing to my channel and for your generous comments. If you’re passionate about video poker, then you owe it to yourself to go play at Red Rock. Even if you’re staying elsewhere, a few hours of play at Red Rock will be an eye opener for you. The pay tables are great & the food offerings there are diverse and abundant. I will launch Red Rock (Part 2) tomorrow. Thanks again for tuning-in!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for watching & subscribing, Nathan.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Lisa. You make me blush!♥️☺️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That should be the name of the game! If the machine is frequently hitting 2 pairs, you’re making money & preserving bankroll. It’s only a matter of time then for one of the Royal Flush combinations to hit for a 4,000 coin jackpot. 8/5 Bonus Poker can be a “grind” sometimes, but if you can outlast the tedium, it will reward you and your patience so well.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

If you’re a video poker fanatic then you’ll just absolutely appreciate & love what Red Rock casino is for video poker players. It’s location away from the Strip isn’t necessarily convenient but it more than makes up for that in its excellent video poker offerings, not to mention that it has worthy restaurants, pool, hotel, and Spa. Keep me posted please on your experiences there!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker , I will! I have a channel too, Lucky Kimby and I mostly film my video poker wins. Check it out! I’ll definitely put up my video of Red Rock! Your friend, Slotmassacre, liked my Royal at MGM!

Great job, Teresita. You’d last even longer on better pay tables if your local casinos don’t happen to have them. Good luck!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

You’re an amazing player, Janis, from what I gather from our past communications, and I so enjoy your perspective and insights. Your faith and experience in your focus on DDB & SDDB are inspiring to me (and others) and have put those games on my radar. Once I hit a few benchmarks in my current play, I’m going to jump in with both feet on DDB & SDDB as you say. The fact that you have hit so many Royals in those more volatile games (relative to 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP), is both intriguing & amazing to me. And if temporarily, the jackpots are eluding you lately, please feel free to indulge yourself in a little Bonus Poker for a while. Thank you for your commentary. I love it.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker I love the high $$ action, watching only. My max is $2. I may have said this before but to me no matter what denom or game, I would not compromise the ace or hold non-suited A/face. My opinion is I limit the potential of getting 4 aces by holding an ace with offsuit faces. And holding non-suited limits the potential for a royal, henceforth the amount of royals I hit this past year. I wish I could show you my photos. I held one ace and got them with/out the kicker so many times. But when I play SDDBP I will hold a face because 4 aces with a face pays well too. What also makes me cringe is seeing people holding an ace with a rainbow K Q J in search of a ten. LOL A straight pays so little so I just hold that ace. That card is the building block for $$$. I stopped using perfect strategy and I studied for years with Bob Dancer. Of course the other factor is just pure luck. I put in hours of play each day and I always hit something. I should leave but I don't. My faux pas. Try a few rounds at a lower denom like .50. Risk vs reward. Less is better. BTW my DDB is 9/6.

I see your point. But being that I was very new to RU-vid at that time, (that was my 10th video), I was still finding my way around the platform on what “works” and what doesn’t. The motive behind it was to validate and acknowledge a very fine Video Poker Casino venue for their outstanding contribution to the game of video poker. There are 1,000+ casinos in the United States (500+ are Tribal casinos) and very few of them cater specifically to video poker players with such great games, great pay tables, with access to all coin denominations. Far too many casinos offer very poor pay tables (even at the lower denominations) and are ruining the game for most players across the country. Red Rock (Stations Casinos) has boldly resisted “selling-out” video poker for corporate greed and should be commended for that. Pechanga & Pala, in Southern California, are two other casino groups that “do right by” their video poker players and I commend them as well. I receive no compensation from any of these casinos in doing so. But I am highlighting and pointing them out so that video poker players from around the country (who “suffer” at the hands of marginal casino operators across the country) can come to know that there are still great video poker houses out there in America and where to go to find them. My channel has introduced and moved players to visit and enjoy all 3 properties that I have mentioned, and that is “good” for video poker. It is my way of rewarding casino operators for being fair & square with their player base. If there were more competition in the industry by casinos that offer a better product for their customers perhaps the video poker pay tables across the United States would improve for others who enjoy the game. In the future, please feel free to “scroll past” the introductions to my videos if those acknowkedgements are of no interest to you.

Thank you so much in saying so. I hope to get better and better over time. I’m very happy that you liked it. Thank you for subscribing to my channel.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Alright, Luke!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎 Thank you for following up with me on your experiences as you said you would. So cool that you “hit them Aces” on TDB! Red Rock is very similar to South Point but it takes video poker one step further in that they offer full pay from 25¢ coins all the way up through $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $25, $50, & $100 coin levels in video poker, which South Point doesn’t do. The sky’s the limit at Red Rock. I’m glad you visited, had a great time, and won there! Double Kudos to you, Luke!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

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Thank you, MissMaris! You deserve a stay at Red Rock, a dinner at T-Bones Chophouse & Lounge, and their Spa. I’d say that odds of that happening are 100%!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Slotmassacre & I really maximized our free play in mid 2020 and throughout 2021 to great effect. Now that Vegas has re-bounded they’re tightening that up a little, but boy was it fun to run with it for so long! Kudos to you for keeping your eye on the ball and taking the swings!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Great point, Jeremy, I totally forgot to mention that and the fact that they also have a kid’s arcade to play in as well (although temporarily closed due to Covid). I’ll mention what you just said in my upcoming Red Rock videos, thanks to you, my man!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

So right you are on that point, Chuck, and well said. When all else fails (high volatility games), 8/5 Bonus Poker & 9/6 JoB, are the “fail-safe” games to run to. Those 2 games are a video poker player’s bread & butter. In hanging-out with Slotmassacre & the guys (they’re ardent TDB players), I have seen some wild runs & wins, so they’ve opened my eyes up a little bit into wanting to add some of those games into my repertoire, but the “mix” has to be right for me. 99.9% of my video poker play in life has been on 8/5 Bonus Poker, with just a tiny sliver of play on the other games. There is value in playing the higher volatility games IF one is careful enough with them. (Thank goodness they’re not my “go to” games😝) As time goes on, and to broaden the appeal of my channel, I will “mix-in” some of those games in the future. I’ll add them in slowly. It will probably be a 95% BP vs. a 5% (BPD, DDB, & TDB) mixture to see how it turns out. If it goes well, I may even take a deeper dive to find the ideal mix of the games. We’ll see how it goes. I may open a whole new chapter for me in video poker!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I wouldn’t do it as a percentage of your jackpot like in a restaurant, but rather, adhere to a flat-rate schedule: $1,200-$2,000 - $5-$10 $2,000-$4,000 - $10-$20 $8,000-$20,000 - $20-$40 $20,000-$40,000 -$40-$60 $40,000-$80,000 - $60-$100 $100,000-$400,000 - a $100 Bill for each $100,000 won in the jackpot. When I hit $110,000 in a single night off of 3 Royal Flushes, I gave out $800, but I got carried away with it. Remember too, that you have to “tip” your Local, State, and Federal governments 15%-25% in taxes. There’s no need to be frivolous in the casino with your jackpots. “Fair” is generous enough.🌎

In terms of video poker, plus how really solid Red Rock is in all the other categories that one would want in a casino resort, it’s a very daunting challenge to find one better indeed! Thank you Vince!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

🤣I have no agreement with them (or any other casino for that matter), I just advocate for the things that I find truly worthy of a good mention and ones that I feel, that the viewers, would also find enjoyment & value in. I have a very high regard for Red Rock because, pound for pound, it’s one of the best casinos out there. I want everyone to try it out and see for themselves. That’s not to say that I don’t highly value other properties in Vegas, because I do. I absolutely love Encore/Wynn. I really like Caesars Palace & Paris too. But Red Rock outclasses them all in video poker, bar none. On the other hand, I did have 1 bad experience (at a different casino’s steakhouse (NOT affiliated with Stations Casinos) on my last visit and it was truly a miserable occasion (for 3 of us out of a party of 4), but I don’t want to bad mouth the place just because I’ve been “spoiled” (so to speak) by my experiences in other places. But you can be sure that if someone were to ask me about it, I would privately give them a thumbs down on the place). I’ve eaten at many of the highest end steakhouses all over Manhattan in NYC & in Las Vegas, so my standards are very high. And virtually all the steakhouses in Vegas meet or exceed those expectations, but there are a few exceptions. But you know, you may be onto something. Perhaps, I should approach management in the places that I’m really crazy about. Who knows? Maybe they would like my goodwill towards them. You’ve got me thinking now! Thank you, John!😉🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Linda. This was a dry spell session, however the next series of Red Rock video poker sessions feature some good hits once I got into high limit play. Thank you for sticking it out with me.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Most of the time full RFB (Room, Food, and Beverage), Yes! Thank you for liking and subscribing to my channel. The best is yet to come!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Vince. The other hours of Red Rock sessions that will follow this one aren’t as dry as this session was. They progressively show better hits and higher limit play. Thank you for hanging tough with me through this temporary session drought.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Todd. Inch by inch, it’s a cinch. Little by little, I’ll progressively get better at this. I am getting more comfortable in being myself in these videos. Thank you for your steadfast support. I appreciate you.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I totally agree. In every way that it can be measured, Red Rock, is a thoroughly wonderful casino. No wonder it was featured in the film “21”. And in this world, there are many great casino properties. Red Rock may not be the only great casino in Vegas, but it’s certainly one of them!!! Thank you, Andrew!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Michael. It gets better from here on out!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I enjoyed the Hard Rock in Vegas and the one in Atlantic City too. I've been eyeballing the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida for sometime. I expect to make a trip to South Florida next year. At that time, I may very well visit the Tampa Hard Rock as well. I know that the pay tables outside of Vegas and SoCal are generally not so good, so that's the downside of visiting other casino markets around the country. I do like Atlantic City though and usually go there every 2 years.

Thank you, Mark, for subscribing, watching, and for commenting. Once I hit a few benchmarks in my play, I will expand into other single-line games that dovetail nicely with 9/6 JoB & 8/5 BP, especially suited for high limit denominations. Little by little, as 2022 progresses we’ll get there. I have at least 4-5 more videos at Red Rock which mostly features high limit gaming (after the release of my next 2 lower limit videos). Thank you for supporting my channel and for spreading the word to other potential subscribers who may also enjoy the content. Thank you my friend!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for watching & subscribing!🌎

Thank you so much for the very kind words, Ann. OMG a 22 year long drought! And I know it can happen to any of us. Not knowing what games you play, I would recommend that you practice 10 minutes a day at home on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to minimize any common errors that may have embedded themselves unknowingly in your play (as it has for all of us). Then, when you’re in a casino play only the game that you practiced at home 8/5 Bonus Poker ONLY. Make sure your starting bankroll is 1,000 coins to give yourself some breathing room for the swings of the game. Follow the basic strategy that you’ve memorized from your practice. I’m sure this will break your Royal Flush drought (if you practice daily & only play 8/5 Bonus Poker). Make sure it’s a true 8/5 Bonus Poker pay table that pays 10 coins on 2 pairs, 125 on Quads, 200 on 2,3,& 4’s, and 400 on Quad Aces. Accept no substitutes. Please let me know how it goes. I bet you’ll hit a Royal soon! Thank you for your comments and for subscribing to my channel.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

She’s definitely a one in a million treasure. She totally captured me! Thank you for your comments!♥️🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker That leaves about 300 left in the country.

There’s so many loving, sweet, and amazing women out there that deserve the best of everything. I’m just so blessed and lucky to have found mine. And because she is who she is, I spoil her everyday because I appreciate her uniqueness in every way.👩🏻🌎

I was actually playing-off of the free play that Red Rock gave me. You’ll notice at the bottom of the screen there’s a red banner which reads XPC = $75.00. Every time I hit deal it subtracts the money from the free play banner amount. Even if I don’t hit anything, it gives me a win of 5 coins that I had just bet. Once that free play is all used up, then the machine is drawing on my bankroll in the machine and only rewards me when I hit something on the pay table. Great question and I’m glad you asked it in order for it to be clear to other viewers who weren’t aware of that either. Thank you for your comments and for your viewership!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Thanks for replying John, It was driving me crazy wondering how you were getting paid for a non winning hand. My next question was going to be where exactly was that machine situated on the casino floor...lol... Thx for the great content John and keep on hitting those royals! P.S. I'm coming to Vegas on Friday and was wondering if you and your pals are going to do any live streaming? I would love to swing by and watch the action live|

That machine is right outside the main floor high limit area (there’s 3 high limit rooms at Red Rock) and this one is out in the middle of the floor across from the Boarding Pass Rewards Center & Lucille’s restaurant. I may at some point do some Live Streaming but it’s rather difficult to pull-off due to difficulties regarding copyright claims from music heard in the casino environment. I do however, a lot of meet & greets (and play alongs) at my local casinos with my subscribers here in SoCal & in Vegas (when I happen to be in Nevada). I’ve branched out on my own now, so I can pursue my own personal preferences of personal engagement with my own subscribers rather than within the confines of multiple RU-vidrs all crowded around one machine. I have subscribers that (fly in or drive in) from around the country, to play video poker with me at Pechanga. Perhaps one day, we’ll meet and be able to play video poker together. Take care.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Terry. With the positive feedback that I’m getting from you & others, I’m going to keep being me and doing what I’m doing and have faith in that, with time & experience, it’ll become easier & second nature to me. Thank you for sharing your opinion as it fuels me to keep going in the direction that I’m headed. I’ll be doing “live streams” in the very near future so that I can get over that hurdle as well. It would mean a lot to me if you tuned-in for that if it’s convenient and if you’re able to. (even though I don’t know how to do that yet😅). And, yes, I agree 100% with you on the 2 pairs payback. It’s such a valuable trait of 8/5 Bonus Poker that the game could arguably be called: 2 Pairs BP! Thank you for all your comments and support!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you for watching & subscribing. If you like video poker, then you’ll love Red Rock. They have an excellent food court & a lot of restaurants as well. Enjoy!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Hi Sandra, Thank you for being so sweet. I’m glad you love video poker, it’s so much fun! My TDB playing friends would love your devotion to TDB! And you’re right it can be so evil at times, and then BAMMM!!! It can start blasting jackpot after jackpot all over the place when it’s hot! You’ve gotta be good to play that game!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Hey, Paul, nice to hear from you! Greetings to your very smart and great video poker playing mother. She is amazing! If you ever do take her to Vegas, make sure she goes to Red Rock. She’d go crazy over the amount video poker machines there. She wouldn’t know in which direction to turn first!!! Red Rock is a video poker player’s dream come true! Anytime you’re coming to town give me a few days heads-up so I can put you in my schedule. It was great meeting you and your mom on New Year’s Eve and seeing your Royal Flush win!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Kathy. I was a little worried about showing a dry spell but I wanted to be straight forward about the game of 8/5 Bonus Poker. Part 2 of this hour long session gets a little better, and then I conclude this low limit session in Part 3. After that, I have 2.5 hours of Red Rock high limit play to feature. I really appreciate your hanging tough with me on these long ones. I see Red Rock in 2 ways: Stay on the Strip & visit Red Rock for 2-4 hours to play, then spend the rest of your time on the Strip, or Stay there & play there and hit the other 2 casinos right next door (2-3 miles away) which are also good: SunCoast & Rampart casinos. Either way, I seldom miss “a visit” to Red Rock when I’m in Vegas. It’s approximately 300 miles away from where I live in SoCal., yet I consider Red Rock to be my local casino. I love it there. Thanks for your support, Kathy.🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Free play + matching dollars is good way to approach the games. Turning it into $240 was outstanding. Going back & forth between 25¢ coin (when it’s lean) & stepping up to 50¢ coin (when it’s surging) is the best way to stretch your bankroll and to protect it. Plus, Royal Flushes “just show-up” when they show-up. Keep practicing on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” to minimize your errors & keep subsidizing your bankroll with free play and sooner or later those $1,000 & $2,000 Royals will be yours. Great Job! I’m proud of you!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Great info, Cameron, I love the insights that I would never be privy to without your commenting on it. Thank you so much for that. These comments and insights given to me by people like yourself (who take the time to share their experiences) are what I enjoy the most about taking the time to have a channel. Thank you so much, Cameron, for making this all worthwhile to me and to others. I really enjoy South Point and will feature them in some future videos. Kudos to you!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Mark, for liking my videos. In reading your comments, it appears that your concerns are about the food court (overpriced, crowded & loud) and the fact that they no longer have a buffet. And also, if Full Pay Deuces Wild is your primary game, and they removed them; then I could see why the food issues (along with their removing your primary game) would create your dissatisfaction with the casino. However, there are so many other great video poker games there (in such abundance) that it would be hard for me to dislike the casino as a whole. However, if you live all the way across town, near Henderson, I could also see why it may not be worth your while to go all the way over to Red Rock, especially, when they don't meet your expectations with the food situation and with the removal of FPDW. Also, you mentioned their decimating their comp system. That would irritate me as well. I noticed that all the other casino groups seem to be cutting a lot of the comps out of their rewards programs along with other amenities that card holding players receive. Let's hope that they don't resort to "paid parking" like so many others in Vegas have done. At least the parking is still free.

Yes….and I’m the type of man to make that honeymoon last for 53 years too!🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

That may actually work on the more volatile games such as TDB & SDDB. I’ll try that out!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

I know right! I try to make up for it by playing their multi-denomination machines all the way from 25¢ coin to (hopefully one day) $100 coin level. They have machines that have $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, & $25 coins all on one machine which is a nice spread. Thank you for subscribing!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Hi Margie, I definitely “get it” about the comped rooms & food (especially at the Cosmo). I often do the same (Stay at Caesars, The Wynn, or Bellagio) but I always make at side trip to Red Rock because the video poker there is so so good! Stay at Cosmo, I don’t blame you! But you’ll really enjoy playing at Red Rock. There’s a sea of video poker machines with great pay tables. It is so Worth It! Please let me know if you go!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Will do!

🤣Hey, I know what it’s like at times, and what a perfect analogy to use when it happens! Keep practicing on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” but keep on swinging. The pendulum of luck swings both ways. You’re time in the sun is coming. You made me chuckle today, Joe. Thank you for that!😎🙌🏻🌎🌎

Thank you, Mark, for your accurate & thorough analysis. Invariably, I learn something new from you every time we communicate. I wish all the Vegas buffets would reopen. I go to either the Wynn buffet, the Bacchanal buffet at Caesars, or the Wicked Spoon buffet at the Cosmopolitan quite frequently. The buffet at South Point is open as well, so I hope that eventually the rest of the casinos will follow suit. Every time that I go to a Stations’ casino I slide my card & more often than not there is a 10X point multiplier in there and I select it before I play. $5 per $10,000 coin-in is a miserable return and I hear folks complain about it. Since I’m so focused on learning the ropes of RU-vid and recording content, I haven’t really invested any time in the finer points of any casino’s players clubs lately. (Shame on me!) On getting together sometime, that would be awesome! My favorite part of having a channel is meeting like-minded players and learning something new about the various games and also other player’s experiences. There are so many unique stories and I like hearing them all. I’ll be in Vegas at least once or twice in February with Slotmassacre & the guys. I’ll reach out to you a few days before I leave to give you a heads-up. Even if we only met for half an hour that would be great. Talk to you soon. Take care, Mark!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker John, thanks for the kinds words. $5 per $10,000 is an insult. Unfortunately, many casinos are following this conversion rate (Rampart, Tuscany, AZ Charlies, Boyd, etc). At least at CZR many games $10,000 coin-in will yield .20% (including the 1,000 bonus points). As a matter of perspective, I use to think CZR base .10% was a pittance. I'm sure CZR is looking at "improving" it's slot club. Perhaps similar to the approach to the new MGM Rewards. The feast buffet was mid priced option with above quality. I understand the demographics are changing in terms of buffets; however, I think it's a huge mistake for a business to simply eliminate a product/service that is popular without facing a day of reckoning or backlash. Sure, the buffets bring in mostly quarter players, but it brings in a lot of them! Maybe buffets converted to food courts; converted back to buffets. I remember when Red Rock was being built. They was a lot of controversy about a casino being constructed so close to Red Rock Conservation area. The fist year or so the property was opened they had a condo sales office in the casino. The recession came and that was the end of the proposed condos are Red Rock. Take care, John

And I’m the luckiest man in the world because of it!😁🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Yes.

Hi Barry, Thank you for watching, subscribing, and especially for commenting. I love hearing from other players about their experiences, their knowledge, and insights. I appreciate your taking the time in doing so. I visit Atlantic City every 2 years on average and I love the place! The pandemic has interfered with my being there last year, but I’ve already booked a back East visit for June of this year. Hopefully, things get better (not worse) so that I don’t have to re-schedule. I have some dear friends who live near & frequently go to Biloxi (@Slot500Club & @BeyondBlackjack) so when I go to visit them (along with my good friend @Slotmassacre), I will thoroughly explore & feature those casinos on my channel. I also have 2 friends in Texas & 1 in Oklahoma too, so I’ll be exploring WinStar and Choctaw, Durant (among others) there as well. This pandemic has been the deal-breaker in visiting all those locations. Eventually, Slotmassacre & John’s World will join forces & explore the entire casino markets in the United States and even abroad. We’re just scratching the scratch right now. We want to do it BIG! In answer to your query on how long to stay on a given machine, I stay as long as it’s giving me frequent “bottom of the pay table” hits. 2 pairs in abundance is most important of all, along with trips, straights, flushes, and full houses. If those are frequently hitting, then they are actually preserving your bankroll using house money. It’s only a matter of time before enough Royal Flush combinations (1, 2, 3, 4, to the Royal) pass through and one or two of them “convert”. 9/6 JoB & 8/5 Bonus Poker will get you there. When “I’m up” on house money, I visit Bonus Poker Deluxe & Double Double Bonus to further increase my wins. (Although, I don’t “linger” on those games too long: just short visits for some quick hits). Also, if a machine is very steady but boring (45 minutes+), I’ll go around that bank until I find a another machine that’s “popping” (give each machine 5-10 minutes to “see” if they’re being generous or not). I have never played video poker online. I prefer to practice on a simulator that “warns on mistakes” at home to improve my skills so that when I’m in the casinos, I can make it pay off (especially at high denomination). Gambling online is probably the future for gaming, but for now, I still want to fully embrace the variety of casinos that we have in this country. So many places, so little time!😎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker Obviously, a video poker journey across the country would make a fascinating vlog but consider doing a book also. I'm sure there would be many times when you are not able to video, forget to video or details or things that wouldn't translate well to video that would make great reading. Vlogging can be episodic, where a book can present an overarching narrative flow to the whole journey. Anthony Curtis of Huntington Press and a video poker player could conceivably be interested in such a book.

That is a great suggestion! After 10 years of playing, that book is already in my head. I’m glad you brought it up. I need to create an outline and as we journey across America hitting all those casinos (and the mis-adventures that occur along the way), I would just need to document them and fill-in the blanks of the outline. Perhaps, I could self-publish the book and offer it as part of the merchandise that viewers may like (?) to purchase through my channel. I’m already designing John’s World of Video Poker shirts for future sale for those that may be interested. I really want to build a strong community of like-minded video poker players. You’ve given me something very worthy of consideration, and I think I may very well do just that. Thank you for your thoughtful encouragement and splendid suggestion. Double-Kudos to you!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎😎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker And be sure to photograph the group of fellow video poker players who greet you at every stop. It's been fascinating to see how your Vegas group has grown from 2 to 4 to 5 to however many show up, and it appears that many more have voiced wanting to join or meet you guys in Vegas. Casinos can't help but notice a group (gathering or mob) congregating to play video poker and then staying or leaving because of good or bad vp opportunities. A video poker wave sweeping across America.

That’s another excellent suggestion that you just brought up; getting pictures of all the great people that I have met while playing video poker in Las Vegas. It’s already happening. Every visit that I go to Vegas now, somebody sees me playing, and they come up and introduce themselves to me. Which I really like because players come from all over the U.S. and I like to hear about where they’re from, what games they like to play, and which casinos they like to visit. I exchange phone numbers with them & stay in touch through texting just in case they come back to Vegas in the future and they want to play. My favorite part of having this channel is interacting with other players (like we’re doing now) or in person. It’s so much fun to listen to other people’s experiences with the games and to learn about where they’re from. And I get pictures of everyone of them. Not only that, I out them in my videos too! Thank you for reminding me about the most meaningful part of this channel: interacting with all of you! I love it!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

Thank you, Ma Kittle. Stations Casinos have the BEST Lobster Chowder. The next time you’re in Green Valley Ranch, go to Hank’s Fine Steak’s & Martini’s and ask for it. You’ll love it!🙌🏻🙌🏻🌎

@@johnsworldofvideopoker I will but I’m waiting for all you can eat Lobster to re open…tHAT. Meal and champagne stayed with me for months. Expensive but I still have a wonderful memory