Full pay refers to the highest, most widely available pay scale for a specific game. If 16/10 deuces becomes the norm and the other disappears NSUD will then be known as full pay. 9/6 DDB is often referred to as full pay because it is the most common pay scale and the 10/6 is so rare and really only associated with the Stations group now.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tomflush" <tomflush@...> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> >> Instead of getting rid of Full pay deuces , lower the pay schedule.
> >
> > Uh, wouldn't lowering the pay schedule be the same as getting rid of them?
> >
> > The term "full pay deuces" refers to a specific pay table - anything worse
> > is simply not full pay deuces.
>
> Yes and No. In this age of computers, social networks, and widely
> disseminated information - The good games have to adapt to survive. Nobody
> plays perfect , but full pay deuces at 100.76, even with good / regular
> players at places like the Palms and Stations are probably knocking off a
> 100.26 % clip - beating the casino. An 100.2 AFP ( almost full pay )
> deuces game , I maintain, would not be positive after aggregate average
> player mistakes. I play on the east coast and our AC full pay double bonus
> poker game is 9/7. It use to be 10/7, but that's history - we accept it and
> move on. The best deuces games in AC is 99.0%, thus not very popular , the
> greedy casino slashed the pay schedule too much. I use to play $1 FP Joker
> 4700 in Vegas. Now, If I find a 90/4000 $ game, I consider it lucky.
> Blackjack is still a popular game , but the best Vegas rules and
> opportunities for counting are a small sliver of what they use to be. The
> game and players have adapted, so that casino's can make a profit and
> players still have a chance to win.
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