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The Singer Multi-Play Strategy

Developed by author and professional gambler Rob Singer. There is never a fee or restriction on reading or copying any of the Singer Play Strategies, because every interested video poker player and gambler deserves the opportunity to understand a developer’s successful approach to a game that is rarely beaten consistently. Freely sharing knowledge, if done properly and with a bit of caution, is always a positive.

The following is my Play Strategy developed for those who prefer to play Multi-Line Video Poker. Multi-Line play is interesting to me, but with all the different Multi’s out there, I wanted to know which game was the optimal one to play in order to consistently win. Three-Play, Five-Play, Ten-Play, Fifty-Play, Or Hundred-Play? After over a year of studying the games with several of my former colleagues who also assisted in the development of the Singer Play Strategy, I have developed this play strategy. It has been re-written after several reviews, and I have practiced it successfully a number of times in lower denominations. As with any gambling strategy, only use it or choose to use a variation of it if you are very comfortable with its guidelines and can reasonably withstand the limits you are about to face. It is a true goal-oriented, short-term winning play strategy.

Rule #1: Five-Play machines are the only games you should play if you want to experience consistent winning. There are mathematical and practical reasons why the other 4 multi’s cannot be beaten as often as Five-Play, but in short, Triple-Play does not offer a good “deal” enough chances to score big on the draw; Ten-Play of course offers more, but the trade-off of experiencing many losing hands, required reasonable bankroll, and game availability make it impractical; Fifty and Hundred Play, while a novelty, are totally off the wall and offer those without a 7-figure bankroll a quick trip to the poor house.

Rule #2: Bankroll required for a session with my play limits: $62,500. I recommend a total gambling bankroll of 3 times a session’s – or $187,500. My play starts at quarters and goes thru $25. You can lower the bankroll requirement by starting at nickels and of course, your required bankroll will go down exponentially. My goal is to win a minimum of $500 every session, and immediately leave for home. Similarly, should I be very unlucky and lose with no cash-outs, I will leave as soon as I lose my $62,500 session bankroll, or after I have gone through all the denominations and show a loss of any amount less than that after any soft profit cash outs.

Rule #3: I only play alone and on no one else’s time schedule. Expected distractions cause error in judgment. I begin play on 25c SDBP, TBP+, Super Aces, or DDB. Play up to $500 (2000 credits) on quarters first. Cash out every time I get ahead by 100 credits and pocket it as profit towards my $500 session goal. If I eventually lose the 2000-quarter credits, I play 2000 - $1 credits on the same games. Again, whenever I get ahead of the 2000 credits by 100 or more credits, I cash this out as soft profit (profit not yet pocketed until all $500 lost in quarters is recovered as well as at least $100 in additional dollar credits are won as profit). I then return to 25c play. My goal of $500 overall profit is now reduced by at least $100.

Rule #4: If I lose my 2000 in dollar credits, any dollar cash outs not yet pocketed remain as soft profit, and I proceed to the $5 machine – same games, with 2000 credits ready to be risked again. This time, however, I must first recover the $2000 (400 credits @ $5) in dollar credits lost and 2000 quarter credits ($500, or 100 additional credits at $5) lost – regardless of how many soft profit dollars I have saved on the side – and then I need only enough $5 credits as profit that, along with any soft profit dollars I have saved up from the dollar game and pocketed 25c game profits, will be enough to total a minimum $500 session win. If I go thru my 2000 credits at $5 then I play up to 2000 credits at $25 and follow all the same rules of cashouts and returning to lower denominations as I have previously.

Rule #5: Know when to break away and make non-expert plays if the opportunity presents itself. In my Single-Play strategy, at rare times a dealt suited KQJ is the choice to hold over KKK, unless hitting the quad will send me home or back to my baseline denomination. However, in Five-Play strategy, there is the chance to hit the quad on more than one line (expect it on 2-lines maximum for your decision-making), and that may be enough to recover & retreat or go home. There are many special plays I make, but by definition these plays are designed to maximize the opportunities that are presented - with the final outcome of winning the pre-set goal and leaving the casino always as the ultimate goal to strive for. Understand this concept and you can feel your way through each hand. Remember, there is no rush when playing this or any other of my strategies.

Rule #6: Whenever a royal flush is hit, pack up and leave for home immediately. The session goal has been surpassed.

Golden Rule: Never deviate from strategy no matter how hot or cold the action. NEVER!

Comments: As in the original Singer Play Strategy, You will find that leaving a winning or losing machine or game is probably against your nature. Do it! There is no other way to consistently defeat the video poker computers except with a strong will to follow a structured plan with pre-set goals.

Always look for the best available pay tables. It is likely none will be found offering >100% pay back with computer-perfect play, but no one ever needs 100% to win in the short-term. 95% -100% is fine for what you about to do and for how long you are about to do it. You are trying to experience luck, and when you do you will immediately react by taking complete advantage of it. In long-term play, you will always play through luck as if it never happened. That is the difference between short-term & long-term play.

The overall win goal of $500 may seem low, but the games are volatile and I am progressing within 4 levels. I do not play a progressive denomination where the ratio is less than 4:1 (such as going to 50c from quarters and then to dollars or $2). $500 is the optimal profit under these circumstances.

Finally, recognize the fact that there is a possibility to hit some very huge jackpots in these games. Each hand’s final outcome on the 5 play lines are usually very dependent on the deal, and the hand dealt usually controls whether you win or lose more than the 25 credits initially bet. Thus, recognize you are playing a game that utilizes only about a 5% skill level while relying on luck for 95% of your wins. That skill is a common sense knowledge of the game of poker, as well as knowing when to make special plays that deviate from what you know are expert plays. Never be afraid to go for the hands that have the ability to, if hit, send you home a winner, because after all, that’s why you are playing. And always have fun.