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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
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The more Aces you get, the bigger the payoff in Five Aces Poker!
into the deck that can really spice up a hand. e fth ace means more chances for four aces, or four aces with that juicy “kicker,” or a big jackpot for all ve aces!
Five Aces Poker comes in multi-denomination single-hand and Triple PlayTM, Five PlayTM, and Ten PlayTM game versions with Jacks or Better, Double Bonus Poker, and Double Double Bonus Poker and o ers four speed settings including a new “ Turbo Play” speed control. Come on, Aces!
Five Play Multi-Strike PokerTM
Gaming professionals and journalists awarded Multi- Strike Poker the “Most Innovative Gaming Product of 2003” for good reason. e game introduced an exciting new feature in video poker: e ability to advance up to four hands of poker per game, earning 2 times, 4 times and 8 times the pay out! Since its debut in 2003, Multi-Strike Poker has quickly become one of video poker players’ favorite plays. And just as aging improves a good wine, adding the Five Play excitement evolves the award-winning Multi-Strike Poker game to new heights. With skill-based strategy, players work their way up a four-level ladder to more and bigger cash opportunities. Adding the Five-Play
multi-hand action gives players more chances to reach the top level with more excitement along the way.
A winning hand on the rst level quali es players for a chance at double-the-paytable payback on the second level. A win there provides a shot at a 4x paytable multiplier on the third level. When players reach the fourth and nal level, there is an 8x multiplier! Free Ride cards advance players to the next level, without a winning hand. Multi-Strike players will love this game!
Big Split PokerTM
Big Split Poker brings all the action of the popular Pai-Gow Poker table game to an exciting new video poker game. Over the past decade, Pai Gow Poker has been embraced by American casino players and is a favorite table game in most gaming establishments.
e basics of the game are as follows: Players arrange eight cards to make one ve-card hand, or a ve-card hand and a three-card hand multiplier poker hand. e ve card hand wins with Jacks and 2s or better. e three card hand wins with at least a pair. ere are no
Multi-Strike winning hands move you one step up the ladder and multiply your potential winnings up to 8x!
Where to Play Video Poker in Southern California (Look for 9/6 and 8/5 Games!)
All Southern California tribal casinos have video poker games. In fact, an average of 30% of Southern California tribal casinos’ slots are video poker machines. Here are a few of our favorite places to play video poker (in alphabetical order):
Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino—Four hundred video poker machines in varying denominations from nickels to $5! Great ambiance and service in a gorgeous casino resort. Barona is a popular place to play video poker for the 25-cent, dollar and five-dollar player. Check out the pay tables on the dollar Jacks or Better machines under the Barona “label.” Some of these are great 9/6 plays. Barona’s high-limit room, Parlor 32, specializes in high-stakes video poker and has a large following. Club Barona’ members enjoy great benefits that make playing there an extra bonus.
Cahuilla Casino—Country casual Cahuilla Casino is small and lively, and has 25 video poker machines with some great plays! Go play and stay for the food and entertainment. With some of the friendliest casino hosts around, Cahuilla Casino is a jewel in Anza. Fun, friendly country folks and lively play!
Casino Pauma — One of San Diego’s North County favorite places to play video poker, Pauma has 100 video poker machines in a laid-back and friendly atmosphere among the orange groves. Fun, friendly people, great plays and fabulous food values!
Golden Acorn Casino — Well worth the drive for all the slots and the 46 video poker machines in varying denominations! Golden Acorn Casino has a wide following from San Diego, Imperial Counties and Los Angeles Counties, with its great mix of games, restaurant and special events. Check out the nickel video poker plays.
Soboba Casino—Soboba has an amazing array of video poker plays with its 500 video poker machines — take your pick! Incredible promotions and great player’s club, Club Soboba enrich the playing experience. Casual fun casino with great entertainment!
Sycuan Casino & Resort — All-encompassing group of video poker plays from Game King to Pot- O-Gold and Royal Touch plays. Sycuan runs video poker tournaments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (see page 6 for details). If you’ve never played in a tournament before, get yourself to Sycuan! It’s great fun! Great pay tables, lively, fun atmosphere, and fabulous food (see page 16).
Valley View Casino — A great variety of video poker machines — all 144 of them — even including 1- and 2-cent machines for the penny player! Valley View has one of the best cash-back features in its VIP Player’s Club, plus fun monthly promotions.
Let us know your favorite casino to play video poker!
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