Bizarro World 2023

The lighter side... playing for entertainment, less concerned about "the math."
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advantage playe
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Re: Bizarro World 2023

Post by advantage playe »

I hit 2 quads for 1200 dollars in 6 hrs and still lost apx 400. Its getting old . no pun intended lol.

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Notice how Old and Olds are almost identical. 😂. An old farmer told me about 65 years ago…..Today is a good day. I woke up on the right side of the grass.

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Post by FAA »

I hit 2 quads for $1200 in 6 hrs and still lost $400.
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Exactly what I have maintained. You must hit one quad/hour on the vanilla games just to finish around even. Your high variance games will be even worse. If you've only hit one quad in two hours, take a break or quit for the day. It's clearly not your day.

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Post by dinghy »

Pickem quad cycle is 2361, so much less frequent than a typical 5 card draw game.

Technically the variance is a low 15, but it probably feels worse than that because the drain between quads is around 6%.

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Post by advantage playe »

Very good Dinghy. they have full pay pickek at m. sun for dollars and up ,so 5 bucks a tug. As Bob dancer pointed out in his pickem book , on a bad week u can win or lose 6000 dollars. I have been on both ends of that equation ! doesent feel like low variance to me or my friends !!

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Post by advantage playe »

FAA as Ding pointed out quads at p[ckem 2361 to 1. at job 423 to 1. but pays 600 to 1 at pickem. 125 to 1 at job. playing apx. 800 hands per hr at pickem u avg one quad every 3hrs apx. u could hit 3 or more in that time frame or no quads for many many hours. pickem revolves alot around the quads !!

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Post by advantage playe »

Sorry, I meant 600 for a 5 dollar wager. 120 to 1 .

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Post by FAA »

Quads at Pick Em 2361 to 1, JOB 423 to 1. but pays 600 to 5 at pickem. 125 to 5 at JOB. Playing 800 hands per hour you avg one quad every 3 hours. You could hit 3 or more in that time frame or no quads for many many hours. PE revolves around the quads!
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I play at a much slower rate. I would average one smashed machine per trip. Too much aggravation and volatility for me. Assuming BP circa 423:1, I like to chase a premium 200 or 400 to 5 payout.

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Post by advantage playe »

A few years back I was up 12k for a month at full pay pickem 5 bucks a tug. A month later was down apx 10k. So a 22k neg swing !! playing over 40 hrs a week. Seat belts required along with large bankroll !!

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Post by FAA »

And you owed taxes on a nice chunk of the $12,000. Shrewd VP acumen indeed.

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