Time to consider leaving the forum

[onemoretry]

Sorry to say, I feel as many others do that the forum has gone downhill. That said and for whatever it is worth, this week at Mohegan Sun, I hit 2 Royals, dealt quad deuces on DDS, quad deuces 4 times on regular single line deuces wild. All good for several hand pays. Granted my 3 sessions were real Marathons lasting about 10 hours each, but at the end of the day, I was up nicely. Good luck and health to all. Given some of the lousy results you've had, at times, that's an especially nice trip result.

I don't know how you can play ten hour sessions. If I go more than two and a half or three hours, I'm done.

[billryan]

   I think that's one of the reasons for so many peoples lousy reports. I can't play more than two hours at a time and when I spoke to several pros about it they laughed. They feel an average player can't go more than three or four hours without becoming inconsistent. Not playing for weeks and then playing a ten-twelve hour marathon is a recipe for disaster.

[FAA]

This week at Mohegan Sun, I hit 2 Royals, dealt quad deuces on DDS,
quad deuces 4 times on single line DW. All good for
several hand pays. Granted my 3 sessions were real Marathons lasting
about 10 hours each.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I'd invest thirty hours for those results anytime! The capital is more problematic.

[FAA]

If I hit the three hour mark, I am either even or losing big and highly anxious about a return trip with an albatross loss hanging around my neck. I am much more comfortable with short and sweet sessions. Better chance to leave a winner in my view. There is only so much bailing out one can do on the Titanic.

[DougJ]

If I hit the three hour mark, I am either even or losing big and highly anxious about a return trip with an albatross loss hanging around my neck. I am much more comfortable with short and sweet sessions. Better chance to leave a winner in my view. There is only so much bailing out one can do on the Titanic.



This was my experience after living in a casino hotel for almost a year. At first, I had long gambling sessions, because that was what I was used to doing when I had just a 3-4 day trip.
That quickly changed to very short sessions of an hour or two, realizing that "hey, I live here, there's always tomorrow."
Some sessions, if I was ahead quickly, I'd leave and go back upstairs, even if I was in the casino for only five minutes. Before, this would never happen, because I'd be lamenting the time it took to get to the casino, so why not stay longer.
Result: short sessions worked for me, I had more winning sessions because I was okay with leaving after five minutes.

[FAA]

My willpower has likely eroded also, so I migrate to the dollar machines. Thus the beginning of the end.

[rascal]

I also regret the loss of civil interaction, not just on this forum but throughout the internet. Tact is rapidly becoming a lost art in this digital world.

As far as Dancer, I have met him on several occasions over the past decade or so. I have a medical/scientific background and I have associated with numerous individuals over the years who share characteristics with Dancer. Dancer is the classic left-brained type --- highly intelligent, logical, analytical, objective. He does not have the basic empathy that would perhaps give him a more likable and warmer personality.

That said, I give Dancer tremendous credit for being one of the few individuals who has not only figured out how to make video poker profitable, but also has actually executed his plan. He works hard at finding decent paytables and promotions and then supplements that with books and programs. By teaching at SP and other places, he is able to stay in the good graces of some of the casinos while at the same time building his reputation as one of the few who actually beats the casinos.

The casinos, on the other hand, (for the most part)allow Dancer to exploit the good plays he can find, because he draws less savvy players into VP --- players who are much less likely to devote the time, intelligence, and experience that Dancer devotes to the game.

So it is a win-win for him as well as the casinos --- for the most part. As he would be the first to admit, there have been times when certain casinos have reined him in, but for the most part his formula has been successful --- strong paytables, good promotions, books, programs, and teaching.

Those of us who rely solely on the machines, of course, will never be able to duplicate his VP earnings, but I do not begrudge him that --- he's worked hard to achieve his standing and his success.

[Carcounter]

Well said Rascal. Agreee 100%

[onemoretry]

Well said Rascal. Agreee 100% Ditto for me.

[billryan]

I think you are overestimating the income an author of a gambling book makes.