It's often useful to skillfully drain balls to send them back up to the upper playfield when the ball saver is active
A good stack is Ace in the Hole, No Limit Multiball, and a Poker Corner mode (Change Gears, preferably). Start the Poker Corner mode first.
Poker Corner modes are qualified by completing poker hands (left and right ramps). Starting Poker Corner re-qualifies Ace in the Hole.
During Ace In The Hole MB, bash the upper level lock again to re-open it, then lock another ball, for add-a-ball.
Know Your Outs and A Chip and a Chair are less risky in multiball. They also synergize well with No Limit because they all use drop targets.
In single-ball play, each tell in Spot the Tell makes a unique sound when revealed. You can memorize their fixed positions and play by ear.
Completing a drop target poker hand lights a 3x light one of the inlanes, controlled by the flippers. Getting it makes your next shot 3x
If you've gotten ace in the hole and no limit MB and find yourself in jail, you can use the 3x to get to all-in faster. It awards 3x spins.
To complete the first city, finish one Hold 'Em poker hand. Two to complete the next, etc. Complete two cities to light extra ball.
At start of Ace In The Hole MB, if you drain from upper level, let ball drain entirely, ball saver will plunge it again to upper level.
Hit gate on top playfield to lite Ace in the Hole locks. Capture ball, then bash on it to start Ace in the Hole multiball.
Shoot orbits during multiball to collect Side Pots. 10 Side Pots lights extra ball.
All in multiball is started by hitting either spinner and raising the pot value to a certain number (first one is usually 750,000).
Time your plunge to reach the end of the shooter lane when the light is on what you want. Usually Advance Hold 'Em is best choice.
All of the retirements for qualifying the Keefer Invitational are listed in instant info.