CS strategy

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FloridaPhil
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Re: CS strategy

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It's obvious VP is a different game in Vegas. Not only are the odds substantially better, but you have the ability to play one casino against the other taking advantage of bonuses, cash back, comps and the like.   Not to minimize it, but picking the right games and pushing the right buttons is only part of the overall strategy.   If you remove all the non VP wins and extra freebees from the Vegas equation, I seriously doubt many APs would be net positive.   There is skill involved in knowing how to work the Vegas comp system.  That knowledge doesn't come in a math book, it's gained from experience and shoe leather.  You should be congratulated for making this work.   For the rest of us around the country, we do what we can.   It is very difficult to gain any VP advantage in Biloxi, Cherokee or Tampa.  I don't know about AC, but I do know State taxes are a big issue in the Northeast.CS is a betting system designed to keep the casino from cleaning out your pockets when playing seriously negative VP games.  I can definitely see how a Vegas VP player would have a hard time comprehending it's value.  It goes against everything a Vegas player values.  It reduces odds, changes a good jackpot into a probable disappointment and eliminates most comps.  It only does what it is designed to do because the VP games we use it on are so horrible the only alternative is to not play at all.   Actually, I like Ted's strategy of playing max coins and hitting the deal button every 10 minutes better than CS.This is not a soar grapes story.  I don't want to live in Vegas and I don't want to live in a casino.  For those who do, enjoy.  



















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I am also at the 65,000 hand drought level. Ready to call it a year at 5,000 TC. I need 700, so only eight more torture trips!

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I am also at the 65,000 hand drought level. Ready to call it a year at 5,000 TC. I need 700, so only eight more torture trips! Getting to 5000 TC doesn't give you much more than you already have, does it?

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Post by Pokerface1961 »

I would like to try the CS for DDBP for triple and five play in this site.
Usually, at the casino, I play max coins, 30 or 50 coins but latelly, it's very wallet draining .
could you explain how to play CS in that these situations
Thank you!

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As pointed out earlier, CS is not a play strategy it's a betting scheme.   It's primary goal is to reduce the hourly cost of playing seriously negative VP games.  If you play 96% or less VP games perfectly without varying your bet, you will give at least 4% to the house. 

When using CS you are risking less 90% of the time with a chance to win big 10% of the time.  What happens after that is up to luck.

I tried CS extensively with quad based games without much success. It definitely seems to work better with wild card games.  For some reason, wild card games have more prominent streaks.  You can not predict streaks, you never know when one is going to start or stop and you can't tell when you are in one.  Never the less, they exist.

Patterns, hunches and the like are human interpretations of randomness.  CS can not predict when jackpots will happen.   All it does is randomly break down your play into a 90% single coin 10% max coin split, giving you a 10% chance of hitting a max coin jackpot.  I like CS because it gives me the excitement I want in a VP game at  a bargain price. 

Perhaps you can adapt CS to your own liking?  Unless you are a professional, VP is the same game if you play it for a nickel a coin or $100 a coin.  Once you become comfortable with this, the game changes and you will be making better decisions on how to spend your entertainment dollars.  

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I tried CS extensively with quad based games without much success.
It definitely seems to work better with wild card games.  For some
reason, wild card games have more prominent streaks.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I have a lousy time short coining on JOB. It definitely adds excitement. But all it does is save money, and who cares when I eventually book the bust? I must finally leave the comfort zone and try DW for a solid hour.

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