RE: Re: [vpFREE] Harrah's Shocker

 

 



---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <nairbtrah1@...> wrote:

Something important to note about "Bonus Poker" at Harrah's Rincon (don't be fooled!):

I went to play some of the new machines recently installed in the video poker area. I looked for bonus poker, and lo and behold there was 8/5 "bonus poker" (quotations here are important). I only checked the full house/flush ratio (the game was clearly labeled bonus poker with the same font/artwork you usually see for the game) then finally, I hit my first quad: four two's! Yippee, right? Except I was rewarded 150 quarters instead of the usual 200. I scrolled up to check the paytable to see what gives, and I couldn't believe my eyes. The only "bonus" in this game is that all 4 of a kinds pay 150 quarters at max bet instead of 125. 

There's a lesson in this too, of course. Never, ever, ever let your guard down in a casino! (especially a harrah's property) :)

Cheers,
Brian


Yeh Brian...Had not been to Rincon since September; last weekend I accompanied my wife, as she had an invitation to a slot turnament, and scouted all the VP before having a round of play.  I always liked to play at the Fiore bar top but this is now unplayable...new machines with multiple games and the infamus Bonus Poker with reduces pay schedule as you  described.  The few machines still "relatively" good to play are at the Sports Bar...how long they will be there ??? who knows!!!!.

 

Wife goes to her turnament and leaves me at the Sports Bar where I'm having a good run at a "old" Bonus Poker machine. Wife returns 1/2 hour later but the Bar is now fully occupied and she can't get a seat. She starts to walk away as I get a 3 card royal an surprise...I convert!   I was very surprised to get my second Rincon Royal this year!

 

I was up a little before the Royal, but since wife was down $200.00 and had lousy luck at the turnament, we decided to go to the free buffet and run!  We each did about a 3 hour session and it will probably knock us down for future offers.  The way we see it is if they remove all of the machines left with any kind of play we still enjoy, we will be out of there no matter what!     

 

By the way, the Fiore Bar was all but empty (always full in the past) as the bartender commented that "things are very slow since the machine changes".  Bad for lucrative drinks business?????  Just my 2 cents worth.

 

John

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