Casino Cocktail Friday -- Video Poker, and The Ace of Spades

You may not realize that there is a drink called the Ace of Spades. And if you Do realize its there, then you may be too guilty to oder it. But fear not. While you're sulking away in the corner of the casino at that video poker machine, you can order anything you want! You dont have to be afraid of who will see you! And you can enjoy a game that has a reasonable rate of return when playing a good strategy. So snuggle up to the bar, or the table, and hopefully you'll get nothing but the Ace of Spades.

Now the Ace of Spades may not be the most popular drink, but its made from popular ingredients, and its simple to brew. Here's the mixings:

1 oz crown royal
1 1/2 oz amaretto
fill Coke or Pepsi

See that, simple to make, and filled with the sweet guilty liquors you're ashamed to admit you love.

And while you slurp that sweet swill, you can play a round or fifty of Video Poker, one of the most popular solo games around. There are several varieties, but you will surely find "Jacks or Better" which will see a win if you have a hand with a pair of jacks or better. If you have a nice odds table you can reference, then you can reduce the casino's edge to a very low margin, and on some variations, you can even turn the game in your favor with perfect play!

Heres what our good pal Jake at Liquor Snob had to say about today's combo:

"Video poker is the game you play when you're feeling less than adventurous at the casino. You're playing a game that you could have played on your Xbox, but you've given up the comforts of home, which gives it an added edge of danger. What's the perfect drink to go along with your quasi-adventurous night on the town? The Ace of Spades - it only contains three ingredients, all of which you know the casino bar has in stock, but in a combination you haven't tried before. Plus, it's called the frickin' Ace of Spades! What could be luckier than that as you bleep-bloop your way to a video poker jackpot?"

You hit the nail on the head sir. You're being semi-adventurous. Too anti-social to play real poker, but too brazen to sit at home on your couch.

Well if you're heading in to drink your afternoon away in gaming bliss, we won't let you leave empty handed:

Wizard of Odds on Video Poker -- this site has the strategy you need to reduce those house edges.
Cocktail.com -- Where we got our Ace of Spades Recipe

September 15, 2006

Casino Cocktail Friday -- Video Poker, and The Ace of Spades