When strategy isn't working...
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:53 am
After the chip changing at my local casino it just seems near impossible to win anything on VP. My last 5 trips have all been bust with having to play out 4,000 to 6,000 hands each time just to get a quad and this is all on 10/6 DDB and 9/7 TDB.
So my last trip again I went 6,200 hands before I got my first quad. And of course it was dealt 9's. So that is about 30,000 hands with 11 quads 3 of which have been dealt. And it is not just me its 4 of us that go on a regular basis. We are all seeing the same, one of our group goes somewhere else now. But, we have found a bank of VP at the bar that still uses the same chip no matter which denom. But its hard to play as you are right under the band speakers, buttons stick, screens faded out. Anyway decided to play it on my way out and managed to get Aces and 4's. Go figure. Thought about going back to the "chip changers" as we have dubbed them. And thought I'd have more fun setting the money on fire out in the parking lot or maybe even playing $100 slots. 1st $100 got 3 bars for $500, cashed out an thought about going back to the "chip changers"... no why do that might as well keep playing $100 slots it goes just as fast. So here is what happended on my 2nd $100.
So, after this I met a man who only plays these $100 slots. I never play slots unless I have to to use some comp play (some casinos wont allow you to play VP on comp/bonus$) and I usually cash out as soon as I can and take it straight to poker. Anyway, this man tells me $100 slots is the best you can play (if you can afford it) he goes on to tell me how stupid it is to blow $3000 to $5000+ at VP. You can easily double or triple you bankroll with that kind of start on $100 slots. He said he had 1.4 million in 1099's last year and made a profit of 90K. He has not had a loosing year since he started doing it 6 years ago. I dunno but I was all ears after blowing through 6,200 hands with only 1 dealt quad and then turning $200 into $8,500 .
edit: oh forget to add yes I quit playing the $100 slot after that hit and I did go back to the "chip changers" and blew another $2,300 without a quad and then called it a night.
So my last trip again I went 6,200 hands before I got my first quad. And of course it was dealt 9's. So that is about 30,000 hands with 11 quads 3 of which have been dealt. And it is not just me its 4 of us that go on a regular basis. We are all seeing the same, one of our group goes somewhere else now. But, we have found a bank of VP at the bar that still uses the same chip no matter which denom. But its hard to play as you are right under the band speakers, buttons stick, screens faded out. Anyway decided to play it on my way out and managed to get Aces and 4's. Go figure. Thought about going back to the "chip changers" as we have dubbed them. And thought I'd have more fun setting the money on fire out in the parking lot or maybe even playing $100 slots. 1st $100 got 3 bars for $500, cashed out an thought about going back to the "chip changers"... no why do that might as well keep playing $100 slots it goes just as fast. So here is what happended on my 2nd $100.
So, after this I met a man who only plays these $100 slots. I never play slots unless I have to to use some comp play (some casinos wont allow you to play VP on comp/bonus$) and I usually cash out as soon as I can and take it straight to poker. Anyway, this man tells me $100 slots is the best you can play (if you can afford it) he goes on to tell me how stupid it is to blow $3000 to $5000+ at VP. You can easily double or triple you bankroll with that kind of start on $100 slots. He said he had 1.4 million in 1099's last year and made a profit of 90K. He has not had a loosing year since he started doing it 6 years ago. I dunno but I was all ears after blowing through 6,200 hands with only 1 dealt quad and then turning $200 into $8,500 .
edit: oh forget to add yes I quit playing the $100 slot after that hit and I did go back to the "chip changers" and blew another $2,300 without a quad and then called it a night.