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Question 6: In video poker, how can I calculate the average win?

A: In online video poker, your expected average win is your advantage multiplied by your action. For example, if you play full pay Deuces Wild at 100.75% payback in an online casino that gives 0.1% cash rebate on the slot club, then you have an advantage of 0.85%, or 0.0085 as a decimal fraction. If your typical playing session on the online video poker is four hours at 600 hands per hour on a 5-coin quarter machine, that amounts to 4 x 600 x $1.25 = $3,000 total action, so you would expect an average win of $3,000 x 0.0085 = $25.50 per session.

If you play in a situation with less than 100% payback, then you have an expected loss, and although you will have some winning sessions, there is no way to be a winner in the long run. Remember that the computed per-session win in online poker is a projected average over a large number of such sessions. In the short run, you can expect your bankroll to fluctuate widely above and below that projection.