Max Coins vs. Cheap Strategy

[FAA]

It busted me so many times I thought it was normal.  When I switched to
deuces, I found I had more fun and more money in the bank.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DW sounds really promising. I got my butt kicked yesterday just playing quarter JOB. I should have bolted for DW immediately.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=FAA]I got my butt kicked yesterday just playing quarter JOB. I should have bolted for DW immediately.[/quote]You can get your butt kicked playing deuces as well, you just have more fun while it's happening. Seriously, I find it's easier to manage my money playing DW.  I like to cash out at predetermined levels so I go home with money.   Playing deuces wild is like riding in a boat on a wavy day, so you get a lot of chances to stash tickets.  This doesn't do much for me on a multi-day trip, but it really helps my bankroll on my once a week trips.

[FAA]

Yeah, that was my point. Might as well have more fun with DW and all the deuces opportunities to be had. Whether they succeed or not is another matter. I went home with 40% of my walk in money. But I did also lose the $65 won via vouchers. At one point I got so frustrated with the quarter machines that I went to the dollar machines for min bet play. That was a quick crash and burn. Never play above your level.  It so rarely works out.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=FAA]Never play above your level.  It so rarely works out.[/quote]Actually, I do quite well with pot shots on $5 machines.  The trick is to play only $20 at a time and be ready to cash out and walk if anything good happens. All you can lose is $20 and you have a lot to gain. You can't believe how many times I've bailed myself out that way.  I don't switch to max coins on a big machine unless the counter reaches $125, I'm way ahead for the day and already have my winnings locked up.  The reason I don't play max coin $1s this way is so I won't be temped to play single coin dollars.  Try it sometime.  You may be pleasantly surprised. P.S. If you hit a $20K Royal, you can send me a 50% tip commission. 

[FAA]

The trick is to play only $20 at a time---------------------------------------------------Your success is clearly evident. Yes, sir. $20 should be the tipping point. In fact, I'd do well to make that my mantra. I didn't get off the damn machine until after losing $25. It was a water torture bleed of a buck at a time, only doing my cautious min bet. I was hoping to split after a quickie quad with about $20 profit. If I'd done max bet, I would have hung around a mere five spins before crawling away. I'm not sneezing at a $4000 Royal on JOB either, remote as it may be.