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5ABP	5 Aces Bonus Poker 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-10-25-40-80-125-800-1200 (99.34%)
5ADB	5 Aces Double Bonus 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-8-50-80-160-100-800-1200 (99.02%)
5ADDB	5 Aces Double Double Bonus 10/6 (FP) = 1-1-2-4-5-9-50-80-160-160-400-100-800-1200 (98.94%)
A+8	Aces and Eights 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-50-80-50-800 (99.78% - 21.7 VAR - 40,233 RF Cycle)
AA	All American (aka USA Poker) FP = 1-1-3-8-8-8-40-200-800 (100.72% - 26.8 VAR - 43,450 RF Cycle)
Ace$	A-c-e-s Bonus: Get the bonus by spelling "Ace$" (the fifth card can be on one end or the other) 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-800-50-800 (99.41% - ??? VAR - ??? RF Cycle)
Airport Deuces	15/9 NSUD (aka Illinois Deuces and pseudo NSUD) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle)
AP	Advantage Player
APDW	15/11 NSUD (Almost Positive Deuces Wild) 1-2-3-4-4-11-15-25-200-800 (99.96% - 25.5 VAR - 43,461 RF Cycle)
BARGE	Big August (Annual) Rec.Gambling Excursion
BB or BBC	Bounce Back Cash
Bdlx	Bonus Poker Deluxe 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-80-50-800 (99.64% - 32.1 VAR - 42,077 RF Cycle)
BDW	Bonus Deuces Wild 9/4/4 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-4-9-20-40-80-25-200-400-800 (99.45% - 32.7 VAR - 42,070 RF Cycle)
BJB	Black Jack Bonus Poker 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-7-9-25-80-160-160-400-800-50-800 (99.44% - 51.3 VAR - 46,038 RF Cycle)
BLOG	The vpFREE BLOG is a chronological record of significant DataBase changes and other video poker news.
BP	Bonus Poker 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800 (99.17% - 20.9 VAR - 40,233 RF Cycle)
BPAF	Bonus Poker Aces & Faces 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-25-40-80-50-800 (99.26% - 20.9 VAR - 40,249 RF Cycle)
Casino Monitor	See FAQ #54
CB	Cashback
CDF	Cumulative Density Function
CLT	Central Limit Theorem
CM	Casino Monitor
COD	Card Of Day
Coin-in	The total number of hands played times the amount played per hand
Coin-out	The total dollar value of all winning hands
Colorado Deuces	1-2-2-3-4-13-16-25-200-800 (96.77% - 25.4 VAR - 44,114 RF Cycle)
Comp	Complimentary, free
DB	Double Bonus 10/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-7-10-50-80-160-50-800 (100.17% - 28.3 VAR - 48,048 RF Cycle)
DB (9/7)	9/7 Double Bonus 1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800 (99.11% - 28.5 VAR - 48,035 RF Cycle)
DBAF	Double Bonus Aces & Faces 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-7-9-50-80-160-50-800 (99.24% - 28.5 VAR - 48,642 RF Cycle)
DBDJ	Double Bonus Double Jackpot 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-6-09-50-80-160-50-1600 (100.09% - 92.7 VAR - 32,928 RF Cycle)
DBDW	Double Bonus Deuces Wild 12/4 (FP) = 1-1-2-3-4-12-20-50-160-25-200-400-800 (99.81% - 40.4 VAR - 44,211 RF Cycle)
DDB	Double Double Bonus 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-160-160-400-50-800 (98.98% - 42.0 VAR - 40,799 RF Cycle)
DDB (10/6)	10/6 Double Double Bonus 1-1-3-4-6-10-50-80-160-160-400-50-800 (100.07% - 42.2 VAR - 40,782 RF Cycle)
DDJ	Double Double Jackpot 9/6/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-6-9-50-80-160-160-320-50-800 (100.35% - 38.2 VAR - 42,885 RF Cycle)
DDW	Double Deuces Wild 16/11 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-11-16-25-400-800 (99.62% - 50.99 VAR - 44,913 RF Cycle)
DIAD	Diamond in a Day @ Harrah's properties
DJ	Double Jackpot 8/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-8-20-40-80-80-160-50-800 (99.63% - 22.4 VAR - 40,619 RF Cycle)
Downtown Deuces	16/13/940 DDW 1-2-2-3-4-13-16-25-400-940 (100.92% - 56.1 VAR - 43,738 RF Cycle)
DPP	Double Pay Poker
DTUW	Draw Till U Win video poker game
Ducks	Deuces
Dutch Treat	Everyone pays their own way.
DW	Deuces Wild 15/9/5 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-5-9-15-25-200-800 (100.76% - 25.8 VAR - 45,281 RF Cycle)
DWdlx	Deuces Wild Deluxe 10/9 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-4-9-10-15-25-50-250-800 (100.32% - 26.0 VAR - 43,465 RF Cycle)
ER	Expected Return
EV	Expected Value
FA	Flush Attack
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FC	Full-coin: The number of coins that must be played to realize a game's theoretical ER (5 coins in most instances)
FITR	Fun In The Room
Flat-top	1. A non-progressive video poker game 2. A slant-top or bartop video poker machine
Fleas	Lower denomination (25c and less) advantage players who casinos regard as annoyances but not as major bottom line threats
FP	Full-Pay
FPDW	Full-Pay Deuces Wild 1-2-2-3-5-9-15-25-200-800 (100.76% - 25.8 VAR - 45,281 RF Cycle)
FVP	Frugal VP Software
Gaffed	A video poker machine is "gaffed" if it has been rigged to cheat.
Illinois Deuces	15/9 NSUD (aka Airport Deuces and pseudo NSUD) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle)
JoB	Jacks or Better 9/6 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-6-9-25-50-800 (99.54% - 19.5 VAR - 40,390 RF Cycle)
JW	Kings or better Joker Wild - 52 cards plus one Joker 20/7/5 (FP) = 1-1-2-3-5-7-20-50-100-200-800 (100.65% - 26.2 VAR - 41,214 RF Cycle)
JW2	2 Pair JW - 52 cards plus one Joker 10/6 (FP) = 1-2-5-6-10-20-050-050-100-1000 (99.92% - 31.3 VAR - 43,617 RF Cycle)
JW5	5 Joker JW - 52 cards plus five Jokers 15/9 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-9-15-20-50-800-800 (99.59% - 16.8 VAR - 76,602 RF Cycle)
JWD	Double JW - 52 cards plus two Jokers 9/5 (FP) = 1-2-3-4-5-9-25-50-100-800 (99.97% - 22.1 VAR - 44,905 RF Cycle)
LDW	Loose Deuces Wild 15/8 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-8-15-25-500-800 (100.15% - 70.7 VAR - 44,890 RF Cycle)
LVA	Las Vegas Advisor
LVRJ	Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper
LVSun	Las Vegas Sun newspaper
Max-EV strategy	aka as Max-ER strategy The highest EV solution when playing a VP hand
MD	Multi-Denomination video poker machine
MG	Multi-Game video poker machine
MIA	Missing In Action (downgraded, removed, moved to an unknown location, or isn't MIA and has just been overlooked.)
MIA?	Possible Missing In Action (when a game wasn't found but the last reported DataBase location may not have been checked)
ML	Multi-Line (aka Multi-Play) video poker machine
MP	Multi-Play (aka Multi-Line) video poker machine
MS	Multi-Strike video poker machine
Nicknames	Poker Nicknames and Phrases
NO	"NO" is the number of hands for a game after which you have a strong expectation of positive results. See the "NO" DataBase page .
NSUD	Not So Ugly Ducks (Deuces) 1-2-3-4-4-10-16-25-200-800 (99.73% - 25.8 VAR - 43,456 RF Cycle)
OEJ	One Eyed Jacks 180/80/50 (FP) = 0-1-1-2-3-5-15-50-80-180-0800 (99.98% - ??? VAR - 38,642 RF Cycle)
P5	Pick 5
Pay Tables	Video Poker Pay Tables
PDF	Probability Density Function
PE or PKM	Pick 'em (aka Pick-A-Pair) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle)
Penalty card	A discarded card from a dealt VP hand, whose absence from the deck has a negative effect on secondary redraw hands
Pick-A-Pair	Pick-A-Pair (aka Pick 'em) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle)
PKM or PE	Pick 'em (aka Pick-A-Pair) 15/11 (FP) = 2-3-5-11-15-18-120-239.8-1200 (99.95% - 15.0 VAR - 351,851 RF Cycle)
pNSUD	15/9 NSUD - pseudo NSUD (aka Airport Deuces and Illinois Deuces) 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 (98.91% - 25.6 VAR - 43,410 RF Cycle)
PROG	Progressive
RAB	Royal Aces Bonus 9/6 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-6-9-50-80-800-100-800 (99.58%)
RF	Royal Flush
RFB	Room Food & Beverage
RFBL	Room Food & Beverage - Limited
RNG	Random Number Generator
ROR	Risk of Ruin
SA	Super Aces 8/5/60 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-8-50-80-400-60-800 (99.94% - 63.0 VAR - 39,140 RF Cycle)
Sam's Town Deuces	1-2-3-4-4-10-10-20-400-800 (100.95% - 50.4 VAR - 44,362 RF Cycle)
SBDW	Super Bonus Deuces Wild 12/9 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-9-12-25-160-200-400-800 (98.89% - 36.5 VAR - 44,368 RF Cycle)
SD	Standard Deviation
SDB	Super Double Bonus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-80-120-160-80-800 (99.69% - 38.0 VAR - 40,619 RF Cycle)
SDDB	Super Double Double Bonus 8/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-8-50-80-160-160-160-320-500-050-800 (99.69%)
SF	Straight Flush
SL	Single-Line
Special Play	A conscious deviation from perfect computer (Max-ER) strategy
Speed Feeding	Feeding coins into a video poker or slot machine at a rate that fools the optical reader and registers more credits than coins fed
SP	Spin Poker video poker machine
SPdlx	Spin Poker Deluxe video poker machine
STP	Super Times Pay STP ER = Normal ER X 1.00278.
SW	Shockwave 12/8/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-5-8-12-25-100-800 (99.55%)
SWMBO	She Who Must Be Obeyed
TB	Triple Bonus 10/7 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-7-10-75-120-240-50-800 (98.52% - 45.0 VAR - 49,832 RF Cycle)
TB+ (aka TP+)	Triple Bonus Plus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-100-800 (99.80% - 44.3 VAR - 38,821 RF Cycle)
TDB	Triple DB 9/7 (FP) = 1-1-2-4-7-9-50-80-160-400-800-50-800 (99.58% - 98.3 VAR - 43,358 RF Cycle)
TDW	Triple Deuces Wild 10/8 (FP) = 1-2-2-3-4-8-10-20-600-800 (99.92% - 96.5 VAR - 45,764 RF Cycle)
TP+ (aka TB+)	Triple Pay Plus 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-100-800 (99.80% - 44.3 VAR - 38,821 RF Cycle)
Theo	Theoretical win/loss rating
TITO	Ticket In Ticket Out
Troll	A newsgroup poster whose primary motivation is to get a rise out of people
UD	Ugly Ducks - Deuces wild VP games with poor paytables
USA	USA Poker (aka All American) FP = 1-1-3-8-8-8-40-200-800 (100.72% - 26.8 VAR - 43,450 RF Cycle)
VAR	Variance
VLT	Video Lottery Terminal
VP	Video Poker
vpFae	vpFREE Administrator Emeritus
VPSM	TomSki's Video Poker Strategy Master VP Software
WHA	White Hot Aces 9/5 (FP) = 1-1-3-4-5-9-50-120-240-80-800 (99.57% - 43.7 VAR - 39,030 RF Cycle)
WIGATI	When I Get Around To It
WinPoker	WinPoker VP Software

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