Chuck’s Four Card Keno Clusters

Originally Posted by by L.J. Zahm for  Gaming Today / Edited by The Mystic Gambler

One of the great things about playing video keno in Las Vegas or Laughlin casinos is the variety of people that you meet while chasing those keno jackpots.

There’s a certain “gambler’s mentality” shared by keno players. By that I mean we all share in the excitement when one of our own hits the big one and, conversely, everyone understands the frustration that goes along with long periods of waiting for the the big hit.

Similarly, you’re never at a loss for conversation with other video keno players, especially the ones who have been at it awhile.

While there’s a lot of keno chit chat about the jackpot that “almost” hit, or the numbers that filled in immediately after the machine was reset, once in awhile you find a player with some solid, worthwhile ideas on the best ways to play the game.

Some time ago I met one of those players at a “locals” oriented casinos. The gentleman, let’s call him Chuck, is a longtime Las Vegas keno player and he’s won just about everything you can win. One of his favorite plays is Four Card Keno Clusters.

Chuck has hit almost everything over his past 25 years, including huge keno progressives in the six-figure range.

And, like myself, Chuck is a huge fan of the Four Card Keno game from IGT. In fact, Bob says he doesn’t play “straight” keno any more; he exclusively plays Four Card Keno. That sounds a lot like The Mystic Gamble.

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Of course sticking to Four Card Keno Clusters is completely understandable. Looking at video poker as a comparison, Triple Play and Five Play poker have developed a loyal following of believers, and I’m told there are many players that love the multi-hand games so much they rarely go back to single-hand games.

One of the obvious attractions for playing the multi-card keno games is the increased likelihood of hitting a jackpot. Plus, as The Mystic Gamble will tell you, it allows creative strategy plays.

Just as in poker, if you’re dealt three aces on the bottom hand, you have two additional chances of drawing that fourth ace when playing Triple Play.

The same is true with Four Card Keno.

Chuck understands this, and he’s made it pay off. I won’t get into all the jackpots he’s won, but he’s nearly a daily player and he seldom leaves the casino with empty pockets.

What I can do is reveal the cluster of numbers that Chuck says he plays every time. And, he adds, he never deviates from playing these same numbers.

Chuck’s four cards consist of two 9-spots and two 7-spots. The 9-spots are adjacent to each other with a small amount of overlap; one of the 7-spots partially overlaps the first 9-spot; and the second 7-spot is far out in left field, away from the other numbers.

Chuck says one of the best hits with this configuration (see the charts) is catching 8-out-of-9 on the A ticket while catching 7-out-of-7 on the first 7-spot.

While he says he has hit this double jackpot, it doesn’t happen often.

What does happen often, and I know this from playing the configuration myself, is that there are lots of 7-out-of-9 and 6-out-of-7 hits. And while these payoffs won’t rouse the IRS, they can add up and give you a nice profit.

I’d like to thank Chuck for sharing his special patterns. And I’d encourage keno players to give his Four Card Keno Clusters  a try.

I’d also suggest trying a few variations of your own. You might want to move some of the numbers around, or alter the configuration.

That’s half the fun – adapting the cluster to your own system. I know I have tried a few variations, with limited success.

One of the most efficient ways of putting together your own system is to use the Mystic Keno Charts. Similar to Chuck’s method, but your selected numbers will be distributed across the Keno board for maximum effectiveness. Read about the Four Card Keno Chart HERE. 

TMG