Yes, even though this game may be more simply described as "Multi-Strike in reverse", it's not exactly the same because now hands with varying payoffs that move up the multiplier ladder, so your strategy directly depends on those hands' values and their current multiplier.
I responded to an extreme example of this on the videopoker.com forums (as Vman96) early this year to someone who asked about whether she should have kept 4 to an open-ended straight flush vs. a single Jack. She currently had AWAK worth a Royal sitting on a 5X multiplier. Correct answer: Hold the Jack and pray for any winner.
http://forum.videopoker.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5208
Thread also includes very depressing Royal Flush by me at 10X by playing the "play money" game. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Unfortunately because of these hand-dependent issues, even the Wizard of Odds has given up on trying to calculate an optimal return or a strategy. Also the Wizard of Odds webmaster has done these following simulations for 9/5 Jacks or Better (98.45% optimal for single line play):
If one follows exact single-line 9/5 JoB strategy at all times: 94.21% return.
If one always adds four units (streak bet value) to the paytable and play optimal strategy for 804/54/29/13/9/8/7/6/5: 97.19% return.
WMS claims that optimal strategy is 98.77% for 9/5 JoB w/Winning Streak.
As for Harry's post, I agree, these mainly haven't taken off because the paytables are generally terrible, even in Vegas!! Best I found in the regular VP was 55/8/5 JoB for nickels at Horseshoe Hammond. But their dollar machines there paid exactly the same as nickel machines...lol
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "pyiddy" <pyiddy@...> wrote:
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> I believe that because of this, the strategy is going to be much more
> difficult than multi-strike.
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> From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpFREE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> vp_wiz
> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 5:31 PM
> To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [vpFREE] Re: WMS "My Poker" not looking so hot
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> Thanks.
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> Turns out that there is a Free Ride equivalent that appropriately brings the
> full wager game return up to snuff (for a "full pay" paytable). (FWIW,
> Wizard of Odds discussion lacks an analysis and instead relies upon return
> stats from WMS).
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> Again, I haven't looked at this for more than a minute or so, but I presume
> game strategy can be determined in a similar manner to MultiStrike. However,
> the 2/4/6 augments used for MultiStrike will have different values in this
> game. (I presume they're something like 2.0/4.5/7.0).
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> As has been mentioned, critical problem with the game is that there are no
> reports of strong 99%+ paytables being installed.
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> - H.
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