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Don't you love it when you have a stretch where it seems like you can't miss?

Well that was me at CET Tunica Monday night for about two hours.

First go to the Horseshoe because they had a 10X slot/5X VP multiplier. This trip had been mostly down until that day and I was still down $50. Belly up to the poker room bar and notice my craft beer taps are all disconnected. Asked the bartender where they went and he said they removed the tanks two months ago and never replaced them. Doh.

So I settle in with a Budweiser and start playing. Play 8/5 JoB (97.30%) as it's the best quarter choice. Hold my own, but get jealous of the guy 3 down from me as he was playing 8/5 DDB (of course) and hit 4 Aces for $200. I think to myself, "I want 4 Aces, but I know DDB is worse so..." But I soon realize that their dollar game is 9/6 (98.98%). I don't want to bet max, but betting one still pays back better than any quarter choice (97.83%), so I figure why not?

At first that was a mistake. I was now over $20 in the hole and I am getting a little bored. But I soon get a pair of Aces with a straight flush draw, and ask the bartender to tell me when to hit it. He obliged.



Not exactly what I wanted, but it was a start, and seemed to set the timing for that 2 hour window.

Two minutes later I was a lot happier I switched to DDB.



Cash out after that up $60 and find my gf to show her my good fortune. She also turned it around there a bit with an 8X full house for 320 nickels. We walk over to Tunica Roadhouse where we were staying, my favorite place to play, and historically unluckiest. Doh!

She goes up to the room to drop off our coats while I head to the bar for another beer. Same paytables as Shoe, so I stuck with what worked. I got paid off in minutes this time.



Play one more hand, cash out, now up $76 more!

Now with beer in hand, I finally went toward the Double STP machines that I was hoping to focus more on over the weekend (didn't touch them Sat/Sun). Before that though, took these pics out of superstition. I often read the game stats on WMS machines if the option appears on the main screen.





This was noteworthy because no one had hit a Bierhaus bonus in 2 days! Tunica is slow folks. :(

It ended up being a good timing reset.

Within 10 minutes, I hit this.



Then about another 15 minutes later. Another straight flush!



For the next ~hour, no huge hits, but I seem to make every draw. Next to me I'm chatting with the guy next to me, and I'm trying to give him some of my luck as he's playing 3 line quarters! Both of us have been dumbfounded by how often I'm filling in draws. Along the way we talk about various casinos and other things. When it came to STP, he said his biggest hit was a dealt 5X royal for $15k. Eventually I had to go to the bathroom (damn beer), and when I get back I see him nearly bust on his last $100 on the night. :(

He does goes bust but he's still chatting with me about Vegas VP and watching me for a bit. A few moments later I get KQJT of clubs. I look over at his machine, see a random Ace of clubs on it, point to it and say, "You're gonna be pissed if I get one of these." Then I hit draw.



"Holy ****!" I couldn't believe it! And he couldn't either! 3 Straight Flushes (one Royal) within an hour! And my last two royals, in back to back Tunica trips, followed a straight flush before a quad!!! He was a terribly a good sport about it and congratulated me. My gf gave up on those machines awhile back, but still was in the area, so she heard me going nuts and came back over.

I cashed this out soon after.


8th royal, 4th in Tunica (3 of those in the last 15 months). And royals in back-to-back Tunica trips! Wow!

I wish I would have quit then, but I never quit after a royal. The hit machine mostly shut off. And I think I bled about $70 back in the next 3 hours. I was close to hitting two royals in one day though at times.





And this would have been a $250 kick in the nuts with my second KQJT draw of the night, but I would have still taken it.



But still came out over $200 ahead for the trip, I'll take that every time!

I always enjoy your stories, vman.  So happy you walked/drove away ahead!!

Congratulations. I quit after either a straight or Royal Flush. Believe me, not something I fret about enforcing given their frequencies. We are both Gold CET players.

Outstanding report of your recent trip to Tunica and congrats on the winnings. Indeed it is rare to get those kinds of draws to fill out the straight flushes and that royal, and all those near misses. Quad aces would have completed the quadfecta in Double Bonus. It would have been nice to get some wins with DSTP triggered multipliers, but I understand the stars have to align for that.

People who are bankrolled to play that $1 DDB that you short coined would have gotten a decent deal on 5x VP days.

I liked it even more since you wrote as if you were buzzed (or drunk) during your action. Out of the hundreds of people I've seen drink beer, I hardly see anyone drinking the regular Bud over Bud Light.

Tunica seems to bring you better fortune than Vegas, but I understand there is a ton of things to do in Vegas.

The UltX 2x dimes royal, the barnyward poker royal, and now this royal. In a short span.

Keep on winning!

Congratulations. I quit after either a straight or Royal Flush. Believe me, not something I fret about enforcing given their frequencies. We are both Gold CET players.

I can't blame you for quitting, even though I think it doesn't matter either way. But I have got into the habit of "celebratory drink(s)" for royals at least...whoops. And generally, I don't think my results have maintained for the night afterward for my small sample. Also on my spread sheet I periodically update with quads or better, the last entry is a natural straight flush on deuces...D'oh!

Like Jerry Reed said "When your hot...your hot" Sounds like a fun trip. Has your wife changed her mind about those machines now?

You are just the guy I need to ask a questions. I will be in Tunica for a few nights early in 2017 and have come free rooms at either Horseshoe or Roadhouse. Which one would be the better choice as far as rooms go? Just a normal room not a suite or anything. Is there much difference?

If you (or anybody) can answer this thanks for your help.

Last time I was there I stayed in the old Harrahs that has since closed.

Great hits!

I had to do a double take with the spade draw. At first I thought you nailed another royal.

I always hated the 4 to a SF with AA. Kinda like the A,H,10,X suited royal draw. But, unless on DC, I simply don't hit royals - premium and ultra premium quads is always where I seem to get mine.

Like Jerry Reed said "When your hot...your hot" Sounds like a fun trip. Has your wife changed her mind about those machines now?

You are just the guy I need to ask a questions. I will be in Tunica for a few nights early in 2017 and have come free rooms at either Horseshoe or Roadhouse. Which one would be the better choice as far as rooms go? Just a normal room not a suite or anything. Is there much difference?

If you (or anybody) can answer this thanks for your help.

Last time I was there I stayed in the old Harrahs that has since closed.

Horseshoe has nicer rooms overall and better pay tables for vp. The rooms at Roadhouse are pretty decent rooms also and they have huge bathtubs/spas you and the wife could fill the tub up with hot water, turn on the jets and relax after a day of playing. You really can't go wrong staying at either place as far as rooms go.

Outstanding report of your recent trip to Tunica and congrats on the winnings. Indeed it is rare to get those kinds of draws to fill out the straight flushes and that royal, and all those near misses. Quad aces would have completed the quadfecta in Double Bonus. It would have been nice to get some wins with DSTP triggered multipliers, but I understand the stars have to align for that.

People who are bankrolled to play that $1 DDB that you short coined would have gotten a decent deal on 5x VP days.

I liked it even more since you wrote as if you were buzzed (or drunk) during your action. Out of the hundreds of people I've seen drink beer, I hardly see anyone drinking the regular Bud over Bud Light.

Tunica seems to bring you better fortune than Vegas, but I understand there is a ton of things to do in Vegas.

The UltX 2x dimes royal, the barnyward poker royal, and now this royal. In a short span.

Keep on winning!

Yeah, I broke Aces full 3X on the DSTP after the Royal, but didn't get there. :( Best thing I got was a 3X flush and 8X trips, iirc.

Yeah, they usually have that point multiplier on Mondays/Tuesdays. Both casinos also offer 9/7 Double Bonus on the floor (bars are 9/6/5 though) for dollars as well as 9/6 DDB.

Drinking regular Bud is rare. I usually have to correct a bartender about once a trip.

As for my luck in Tunica lately, yes, it's been great. 3 of my last 5 trips in the past 15 months have had royals and on each of those trips, I profited at least that royal. Only 34 quads total too, so I have been really overroyaled there! I definitely made up my for my almost 3 year drought. Just need to find a quarter hit eventually...

Vegas seems the exact opposite of Tunica. I rarely win or lose big in Vegas. But near even is okay with me.

Like Jerry Reed said "When your hot...your hot" Sounds like a fun trip. Has your wife changed her mind about those machines now?

You are just the guy I need to ask a questions. I will be in Tunica for a few nights early in 2017 and have come free rooms at either Horseshoe or Roadhouse. Which one would be the better choice as far as rooms go? Just a normal room not a suite or anything. Is there much difference?

If you (or anybody) can answer this thanks for your help.

Last time I was there I stayed in the old Harrahs that has since closed.

Meh, she probably doesn't think anything different. She's been luckier at the Gold Strike and Horseshoe STP games. Overall she has been decently lucky at VP, she just gets bored of it faster. I'm the bigger addict of the two.

As for the room, I haven't stayed at Horseshoe, but I think it boils down to this. Would you like to have a whirlpool tub in your room? If yes, pick Roadhouse. If no, pick Horseshoe as I assume the rest of the room is a tad bit nicer. The choices for single line VP are virtually identical and they are an easy enough walk from one another. Roadhouse has a good 100-penny progressive with 9/6 JoB though.

Great hits!

I had to do a double take with the spade draw. At first I thought you nailed another royal.

I always hated the 4 to a SF with AA. Kinda like the A,H,10,X suited royal draw. But, unless on DC, I simply don't hit royals - premium and ultra premium quads is always where I seem to get mine.

I held AHTX suited on DSTP with 3X and hit the flush, one of my bigger multiplier hits that night. Until that royal, the best I ever did on that bank was 1200 credits (3X Deuces). I am pretty sure that bank is still ahead on me lifetime.