Build a wheel seems to be a dying game, you see less and less of it in
Vegas these days. I guess high volatility, low EV, and more often than not
walkin away a loser wises up folks real quick !
tip for the build-wheel wongers out there -- try Sunset Station
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From: "Tom" coachvee@aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 3:25 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] Build-A-Wheel Poker
> Hi Gang:
> During our recent visit to Tunica, Hedy and I did the bulk of our play at
> the Roadhouse, which features 24 machines with five games that return over
> 99.9 per cent.
> We did very little play at the Horseshoe next door (where we stayed in a
> beautiful suite, BTW) but we did have a lot of fun playing a game there
> called Build-A-Wheel poker.
> It featured a wheel above the normal screen that was divided into eight
> sections. Two of the sections (or pieces of a pie) were filled in already
> when you began to play. One pre-filled section had a 4,000-coin bonus and
> the other had a random number, something like 1,365 or 1,335. Every time
> you were dealt 3-of-a-kind or better another section of the wheel filled
> in. When all eight sections were completed, the wheel would spin and you
> would get whatever bonus was in the section the wheel landed on.
> The game offered denominations of a nickel or a quarter and you had to
> play either triple or five-play. The catch was you had to play five extra
> coins to be eligible for the bonus. Interestingly enough, you had to play
> the extra five coins if you played triple play OR five play. So, you were
> playing 20 coins for triple play or 30 coins for five play. We, of course,
> played five play to get the most for our money.
> If you were dealt a full house or better (four-of-a-kind, straight flush
> or royal flush) the wheel would fill in the remaining blanks automatically
> and give you a spin. It featured 9/5 jacks or better and 9/6/4 DDB.
> We played our favorite game ... DDB ... of course, and the first time we
> played Hedy got aces with a kicker for $500 before she filled in the wheel
> the first time then got a 975- coin bonus on her spin. We doubled our
> money the first time we played. The two other times we played we wound up
> losing, getting into a hole before the spin finally came and got us a
> piece of our losses back.
> Strangely enough, I got our only dealt full house (aces full over sixes)
> with just one remaining piece of the wheel to be filled in. Not very good
> timing! I broke up the full house and just held the aces, but didn't get a
> fourth ace on any of the five hands.
> It was a lot of fun to play and could be rather lucrative if you get a
> dealt full house or better at the right time. The bank of four machines
> (two back to back) is located next to the poker room.
> Regards,
> CoachVee & Hedy
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