Bankroll Bust Insult
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Bankroll Bust Insult
This is the kind of stuff VP does all the time. Last week since my quarter play on JOB and Deuces Wild busted my bankroll, I decided to just play nickels with a ten dollar bill slowly because the wife was still playing her Ultimate X DDB game on nickels and doing pretty well. This was either my second or third hand and this showed up. I even forget what game I was playing. It was probably Double Bonus Poker based on the payout I received. I also think it was a bad 9/5 paytable. Usually is bad on the nickel games.
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Don't spend it all in one place! I couldn't resist. With back to back trip quad Aces hits, you must take a lesson from yours truly!($640, $400) 

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With that kind of confidence, why not try 20 percent of winnings on Double bonus or double double bonus next trip. Assuming of course you can find a good pay table 99% or better
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Up there now. Still playing nickels on a terrible 7/5 Bonus Poker Deluxe game. Very lucky. Martingale Clone Bailout. This is also an 800 for bet 1 Royal game. Anyway, every ten hands without a winning hand, up the bet a nickel and never back down unless I get to starting bankroll or better. Never expected a Royal. Was hust hoping for a quad at 80 for one. I was dealt four to the Royal as you can see. I would have been sick if it had come in on the bottom line. Fir some reason, the pic didn’t show the ending credits. They are 7577
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Following same rules, still heading up a bit. My new starting number is now 7700 nickels. If I get to 8,000 nickels, I’m outta here and heading home. Nice and quiet. Almost have the place to myself.
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Alls well and ended well. Made it to 8,000 nickels with small stuff and headed home.
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Congratulations. RF and out with $400. Any game with Double in the title is double trouble more often than not. Who needs more trouble? I never bothered to learn them.
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Congrats. This may have been discussed, but you've commented that your cash back (+ comps) gives you a big edge when playing 9/6 JOB. However your actual game selection includes some garbage*. If you only played good games, possibly your benefits would go down.olds442jetaway wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:28 pmStill playing nickels on a terrible 7/5 Bonus Poker Deluxe game.
*"Garbage" from the casino's perspective. The casino thinks you're playing a 96% game, unaware that you have your Martingale technique working for you.
I think you've commented that 8/5 Bonus is superior to 9/6 Jacks, so it seems logically inevitable that you would eventually mix in some 4-coin 9/6 TDB. No need to rush it though.
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An utter conflation of my view. 8/5 BP is merely more fun than 9/6 JOB, not superior. It’s been more rewarding lately, but that’s short term.
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My mistake. I get mixed up sometimes interpreting people's motivations for playing.
A question occurs to me. Assume a machine offers a choice of 9/6 JOB, 8/5 BP or 9/6 DDB. I think typical gamblers would choose the DDB. But if so, why? Is it because DDB is more fun, or because they think DDB gives them a better probability of winning?