Gambler's Lock Box

[pokerpokerpoker]

C'mon FAA, lets see the picture!

[FAA]

I need to have a "heart to heart" with a techie. I feel like AC royalty with RFs in three casinos in a scant fourteen months of frequent but minimal play. Available for consultation.

[FloridaPhil]

Gambler's Lock Box Second ReportI'm starting to like this thing.  I think they should rename it "discipline in a can".  Went to the Tampa Hard Rock again this morning with a 1,000 coin bankroll ($500).  Played 50 cents a coin max coin 98.9% single line deuces wild $20 at a time.   I cashed out immediately each time the counter reached $50, changed my tickets into $100s and slipped them in the box as I played. I left when all my money was gone or in the box.   I never hit a quad deuce or a royal flush.  I walked around the casino moving from machine to machine and was able to play a little over 2 hours.  I cashed a lot of small tickets and when I got home I had six folded up hundred dollar bills in the box for a profit of $100. That means I broke even over the last two trips without a quad deuce or a royal.  Before I got this box I most likely would have played until my money was gone and be down $1,000.  Granted I didn't play as long, but it cost me nothing.  If this continues to work, sooner or later I'm going to hit a quad deuce or a royal flush and I'm going to make a profit.    I'm not sure why this works.  Is it because I'm playing less?  Is it because I'm locking up my wins?  Is it mental?  I don't think so, the hundreds are real. 

[FAA]

Nice results. As I only play quarters, should i cash out at $35? Very difficult endeavor to turn $20 into $50 at my level. You are so much more likely to leave break even or ahead with a two hour hard cap. As I have forever proclaimed: you stay, you pay. My recent RF has me feeling so good that i might try to go for my next CET card level. Yeah, right.

[Lionqueen]

i need one of these! Do ATM cards fit in there as well because I would justify drawing out whatever I had in the box. No discipline here.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=FAA]Nice results. As I only play quarters, should i cash out at $35? Very difficult endeavor to turn $20 into $50 at my level.[/quote]When playing single line max coin quarter deuces wild, it is not that uncommon to run a $20 bill to $50.  With a 1,000 coin session budget ($250) you should be able to cash out at least 3-4 times.  At quarters a wild royal is a $31.25 win.  If that happens at the start of your $20, you're there.  Playing at the 50 cent level gets you there much more often.The reason I switched to 50 cents from quarters is the better DW odds start at 50 cents in Tampa.  Also, a $500 quad deuce floats my boat and a $250 quad deuce doesn't satisfy me.  I am also seeing a significant increase in my comps and free play.   As a side note, playing 50 cents keeps me out of the high limit room.  I don't know if this makes sense to anyone else, but it works for me.  I believe you could scale this strategy to fit any number of coins or any denomination, but you would have to work out the limits yourself.I don't believe this strategy changes the odds of the game or guarantees more wins.  I do believe it is a useful tool for managing your money on a daily basis and practically guarantees you will come home with some money.  So far I'm pretty happy with what I'm seeing.  If this continues to work, I am considering moving to dollar play.  If would require a daily bankroll of $1,000, but the jackpots would be bigger and the comps and free play would increase even more.I think this strategy has real value to a recreational player no matter what the denomination.  Casinos are masters at using our human tendencies against us.  This is a way to counteract some of that advantage.

[FAA]

Single line max coin JOB I have never consistently attempted. But it's pretty hard to attain $50. Today I won $61 at Bally's, but $25 from a quick craps eleven. Bally's bought me $1200 of coin in play at Harrah's. Poor investment, as I lost over $100 on two machines. One quad in about 1500 hands. I would not recommend Harrah's for VP. Everyone seemed to be losing. I should simply give up and pursue slots at Harrah's.

[FloridaPhil]

Deuces Wild is a different game.  I suppose Bob will go crazy over this statement, but it's true. When I play quad based games there never seems to be any pattern, the quads drop out of nowhere totally at random.  There are no guarantees in video poker, but I do guarantee you will see a much streakier game in deuces wild.  If you play 1,000 quarters of deuces wild at max coins $20 at a time, some of those $20s will reach $50 and you can cash out.   Cashing out has nothing to do with your long term results, but it does guarantee you will go home with some money that day.   Bob will say this is unimportant to the long term results and he is right.  It is only important if you want to cap your loses on a "daily basis".   I hope I am not misinterpreted.

[FAA]

Just off the higher variance. DW is surely streakier. No issue with me. I only wish I had heeded DB's admonition about Harrah's. It was made over three months ago. Poor memory!

[olds442jetaway]

Gambler's Lock Box Second ReportI'm starting to like this thing.  I think they should rename it "discipline in a can".  Went to the Tampa Hard Rock again this morning with a 1,000 coin bankroll ($500).  Played 50 cents a coin max coin 98.9% single line deuces wild $20 at a time.   I cashed out immediately each time the counter reached $50, changed my tickets into $100s and slipped them in the box as I played. I left when all my money was gone or in the box.   I never hit a quad deuce or a royal flush.  I walked around the casino moving from machine to machine and was able to play a little over 2 hours.  I cashed a lot of small tickets and when I got home I had six folded up hundred dollar bills in the box for a profit of $100. That means I broke even over the last two trips without a quad deuce or a royal.  Before I got this box I most likely would have played until my money was gone and be down $1,000.  Granted I didn't play as long, but it cost me nothing.  If this continues to work, sooner or later I'm going to hit a quad deuce or a royal flush and I'm going to make a profit.    I'm not sure why this works.  Is it because I'm playing less?  Is it because I'm locking up my wins?  Is it mental?  I don't think so, the hundreds are real. 









     I need one that gives you an electric shock if you try and get your money out with tweezers, a small fish hook with line, or a piece of bubble gum on a Q tip. Why is it that if I order a burger though at Jakes Wayback, I won't go unless I have a coupon for buy one get one? I still even go to the cheapest gas station in town, and fix my shoes up with Shoe Goo. By the way, this is great stuff and fixes many things including loose trim on cars, and all kinds of things.