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Wizard
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Ultimate X Wheel Poker has been around for a while, but I've never analyzed it because I didn't know the wheel weightings. Now, VideoPoker.com is kind enough to disclose the theoretical returns on many games, including this one, which gives me enough information to make a page for the game.
That said, Ultimate X Wheel Poker is like regular multi-play Ultimate X, except the player spins a prize wheel for a full house (or straight flush in deuces wild games). That's about it. The wheel is obviously weighted, but rough math shows an average win to be a 40x multiplier. The cost is an extra 5 credits bet per game, as opposed to per play.
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Hullabaloo
I've played it quite a bit, (online only), and it can be kind of fun, and profitable.
The real money comes when you already have a multiplier and then get the wheel. It's the 250-2000 segments that bring the big wins since the multiplier applies to those as well.
Gialmere

The wheel is obviously weighted, but rough math shows an average win to be a 40x multiplier.


I was kind of wondering about this. If Nevada law says that video dice and cards must behave like they would in the real world, where do video wheels stand? On some games you can see where the wheel is going to land a few seconds before it stops because its diminishing speed behaves with 'real world' physics. Other wheels, however, simply spin at a constant rate and stop when they stop, behaving more like a flattened video slot reel.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
RS
Your forgot to write “strategy generator” or whatever under #2 of Strategy.
The game is pretty fun but also seems like a lot of variance.
rsactuary

I was kind of wondering about this. If Nevada law says that video dice and cards must behave like they would in the real world, where do video wheels stand?

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There's no such thing as a standard video wheel in the real world, so they can do weight it however they want, within any laws that are set up for this type of thing. I assume there are probably some laws around not allowing a 0 weight on a slice etc.
Hullabaloo
While UX Wheel Poker seems to be Gold only at videopoker.com it happens to be the game of the week starting, (in a few minutes), on 8/19 so anyone with a videopoker.com account should be able to play it all week.
It's REAL hard to win the weekly, but perhaps there should be a WOV sub-contest too.
tringlomane

I was kind of wondering about this. If Nevada law says that video dice and cards must behave like they would in the real world, where do video wheels stand? On some games you can see where the wheel is going to land a few seconds before it stops because its diminishing speed behaves with 'real world' physics. Other wheels, however, simply spin at a constant rate and stop when they stop, behaving more like a flattened video slot reel.


The law says it only needs to have the appropriate probabilities if it simulates a live gambling game, or simulates live casino equipment. There isn't a table game where you're spinning a real wheel for a multiplier or a credit bonus.
And Wizard, you suggest valuing a full house multiplier at 40X for strategy purposes makes me question things as the boosts given by the paytables seems to vary greatly among the paytables.
TheFor example the payback in 3 line Bonus Poker UX with perfect play is the following.
7/5 Bonus = 99.28%
6/5 Bonus = 98.12%
But for UX wheel poker 3 line Bonus is...
7/5 Bonus = 99.52% (a 0.24% increase over normal UX)
6/5 Bonus = 97.27% (a 0.85% DECREASE! over normal UX)
The only way I could expect such a discrepancy is either an outright typo, or the wheels are weighted significantly different based on the paytable used. :( No way I'd assume both the 7/5 Bonus and the 6/5 Bonus game would both have a rough full house multiplier value of 40X.
rsactuary
I think that's got to be a typo. I thought the law says that any feature added to video poker must increase the payback over the standard pay table.
Wizard
Administrator
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And Wizard, you suggest valuing a full house multiplier at 40X for strategy purposes makes me question things as the boosts given by the paytables seems to vary greatly among the paytables.
For example the payback in 3 line Bonus Poker UX with perfect play is the following.
7/5 Bonus = 99.28%
6/5 Bonus = 98.12%
But for UX wheel poker 3 line Bonus is...
7/5 Bonus = 99.52% (a 0.24% increase over normal UX)
6/5 Bonus = 97.27% (a 0.85% DECREASE! over normal UX)
The only way I could expect such a discrepancy is either an outright typo, or the wheels are weighted significantly different based on the paytable used. :( No way I'd assume both the 7/5 Bonus and the 6/5 Bonus game would both have a rough full house multiplier value of 40X.


The 40x was based on looking at just one game and pay table. Maybe I should remove the reference.
It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet.
beachbumbabs
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Ultimate x wheel poker

What Is The Wheel In Poker Machines

Best thing about the wheel: you can get it on the draw. Several of their games, a feature like that only triggers with a dealt hand.
Worst thing about the wheel. I got 33 of them in an hour, not one was a bonus amount, just multipliers. Only 3 of those hit. 2 of them for JOB, 1 for another FH.
Still, I think it's one of their better games, and I'll definitely play it, even at.11x bet for max to get the wheel.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
  1. A hand consisting of A-2-3-4-5. Also called the ace to five straight.
What Is The Wheel In Poker

What Is A Steel Wheel In Poker

Origin

While it is not exactly known where the term 'wheel' comes from, it is thought to have somehow come from the popular Bicycle brand playing cards made by the United States Playing Card Company. The term 'bicycle' is a synonym for 'wheel' in poker parlance.

Hand Significance

What Is The Wheel In Poker Machine

In lowball games where Aces can play low and straights and flushes have no bearing on a low hand, the wheel is the best possible hand one can make, as it contains the five lowest ranked cards in the deck. In a high/low split game such as Omaha High/Low, the wheel is also a very strong hand, as it again is the best low hand and also makes a solid high hand, giving the player who holds it an opportunity to scoop the pot.