Just another lucky pot shot at Mohegan Sun

[FAA]

Does this man even need luck? Another memorable trip in his rear view.

[olds442jetaway]

Back from an overnight earlier this afternoon. Things went well. The Mrs. has conferences at work, so I had to go alone. Lots of play time, but not quite a Marathon. Things worked out pretty well. I stuck to my new strategy of playing the dollar All Star machine that pays 800 for 1 for the royal with just bet one and has a 98.8 paytable for the bonus deuces wild game. I play 3 lines at a buck a line. This is pretty steep play and a 500 budget will not make you a winner every time. Worked out ok this trip though.
   I have decided not to increase my bet until I have lost nearly 200 bucks. That way, if the deuces hit on even one line, I will be even or better. Playing this way has been working out very well. After about 2 hours of play I see my credits are nearly down 200 and I haven't hit anything real big. No Royal, no quad deuces, and no 5 aces. Out of the blue, I hit quad deuces on one line which brings me back to just better than even. I decide to take a break and walk. Had some great soup and sand in the lounge, a Stella, and back for more play after a walk around to limber up. Also a bit of chit chat with my friends at the concierge desk. A medical convention of Drs had taken up all of the non smoking rooms. It sucked that I had a stinky smoking room even with the air purifier in there so I decided to spend as little time as possible in there. It was really bad and nothing else was available. Back to playing and after a while, I find myself down nearly 200 again. I decide to play 3 lines at 2 bucks a line. That way, if the quad deuces hit again, I will be ahead even with a hit on one line. Another hour or so goes by and I found myself down over 350 bucks which is to be expected playing 6 bucks at a time. I get dealt 2 deuces. All of this time, I never got dealt 3 deuces or even 4 to a Royal. Anyway, the luck or force or whatever you want to call it was with me because after holding the 2 deuces, I was able to pull quad deuces on 2 lines. Each one paid 400 bucks so that left me roughly up 450 dollars. I decided not to let my up amount go below 400 and of course back myself down to playing 3 lines at a buck a line. In no time at all, I was right near the 400 up amount meaning I had lost almost 50 bucks since the hit. I was dealt one deuce and nothing else to hold. I was lucky on the bottom line and pulled 5 Aces which pays 80 for 1. Cashed out a bit over up 400, tipped the very hard working cleaning lady, caught a couple of hours sleep in the stinky room, coffee and bagel early this morning and headed home. Except for missing the Mrs. this trip worked out the way most of us would like our sessions to go. Good luck all.

[Tedlark]

Congrats olds, when I'm winning I too will slip the cleaning crew a few bucks. And you're right; they are hard working, cleaning up after some of the slobs that we see in casinos.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=Ted Lark]Congrats olds, when I'm winning I too will slip the cleaning crew a few
bucks.[/quote]Classy.  Being nice to hard working people never hurts.   The hurricane is passing by us a few miles offshore.  No problems so far...

[case]

Those machines that pay 800-1 for a one coin royal are ideal for a one coin game. Nice hits!

[Vman96]

Anyway, the luck or force or whatever you want to call it was with me because after holding the 2 deuces, I was able to pull quad deuces on 2 lines. Each one paid 400 bucks so that left me roughly up 450 dollars.

Wow! The odds of pulling that draw off (or better) is about the same odds as a Royal on a given hand. 1 in 43,360.

[FloridaPhil]

Over the years I have tried to figure out why such good things happen when playing single coin.  There's no reason for it, but time and time again it seems single coin jackpots keep appearing when max coin play goes cold.  Here are the facts.  Single coin play allows you to play more hands than max coins with the same bankroll.   No one could dispute that fact.  More hands equal more chances at a jackpot.  Again, no issue.  When playing single coin, you give up the royal bonus.  At the Mohegan Sun it's not as bad, but there is a penalty none the less.  Playing single coin and switching to a higher bet on a regular basis extends your bankroll allowing you to play more hands while giving you a big bonus when you hit a max coin hand.  This is exactly what happens with bonus games like Super Times Pay, you give up some of the initial odds for a potential bonus some time in the future.  This is also the theory behind CS.Long term, I suspect the reduced odds of giving up the full royal bonus will even out.  Until then, Olds will continue to enjoy the benefits of good luck.    Keep up the good work! 

[olds442jetaway]

Thanks vman. I never tire of stats like that and usually memorize them all. I need to get my old stat book out and refresh so I can figure most of this out for myself. Has been 48 years since that book saw daylight. I don't keep track of royals anymore at Mohegan. They just don't come in for me as they should long term. As long as the quad deuces and 5 aces keep hitting along with the occasional quad deuces with the ace, I'm good. Funny, recently I made just a couple of trips to Foxwoods. Unfortunately, you are giving up 1-2% more on the games there, but just based on my two trips they are offering me more rooms than Mohegan ever did, 5 times the free plsy, etc. etc. I will have to calculate the free play vs that one or 2 percent differential on the games. It might actually be worth playing over there regularly. My total coin in for the two trips was about 8k where Mohegan gets coin in from me for the year in the 1m to 2 m range. Go figure. edited to fix a few typos.

[olds442jetaway]

Boy will I be an unhappy camper when and if they pull that lone dollar 800 for bet 1 machine. I suppose I could find a similar quarter machine and start with bet 5 on cs, then switch within the same machine to bet 5 on halves or dollars, but over the years, I have found that switching denomination within the same machine does not work out so well long term. I don't know....it disrupts whatever cycle, mode, or rhythm you are in or something. It also breaks your concentration, slows down your play etc. anyway good luck all this weekend and my hopes for the coastal folks in the southeast that you all fare well in the storm.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=olds442jetaway]I suppose I could find a similar quarter machine and start with bet 5 on
cs, then switch within the same machine to bet 5 on halves or dollars,
but over the years, I have found that switching denomination within the
same machine does not work out so well long term.[/quote]Actually, I have debunked that theory to my own satisfaction.  These days I play max coin quarters and switch to max coin 50 cents or dollars.  I used to believe exiting the game and switching denominations disrupted the run, but it isn't always the case.  However if you believe it does, I wouldn't change a thing.  I wouldn't argue with success...