2019 VP

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New2vp
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Re: 2019 VP

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I've seen conch offered at a Pizza Hut in the Caribbean. I have a friend that likes to go with pineapple and onion.

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Post by FloridaPhil »

New2vp wrote:
Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:40 am
I've seen conch offered at a Pizza Hut in the Caribbean. I have a friend that likes to go with pineapple and onion.
If you have never had fried conch in the Bahamas, you should try it. It's great. No conch on my pizza please.

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Post by billryan »

I used to eat pineapple chunks and ricotta cheese a lot in college so the first time I saw Hawaiian pizza, I figured it was be great.
Hated it. Perhaps the only time I threw away an unfinished slice of pizza in my life.

My all time favorite is extra cheese, meatballs and green pepper, but that's a young mans snack.

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Post by Carcounter »

I see people playing 96% payback games on the Game Kings that have 99.69% Super Double Bonus on the same machine. Does this upset me? Hell no, we need more of these players if we want the casino to keep some good games.

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Post by FloridaPhil »

Carcounter wrote:
Thu Jan 03, 2019 7:47 am
I see people playing 96% payback games on the Game Kings that have 99.69% Super Double Bonus on the same machine. Does this upset me? Hell no, we need more of these players if we want the casino to keep some good games.
That's one way to look at it. The people who are playing 96% games may not enjoy what comes with playing Super Double Bonus. Odds are not everything to all players. Does every choice you make come down to percentages? Do you limit your choices to five star restaurants when all you want is a Big Mac?

This forum is for all VP players, not just AP wannabees. I would rather play 97% quarter deuces wild all day than potentially lose $5,000 bucks a day playing 99.69% Super Double Bonus. If I'm paying your bills by doing that, I get what I want and so do you.

If given the choice of two exact VP games, I always play the better game. If playing a better game comes with bigger bankroll swings, I may not. To us, limiting risk is more important than profit.

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Post by Carcounter »

All games on these game kings are multi-denom, so you could play quarter SDB at 99.69%. With that said, I don't mind seeing people play the 97% game. I see people playing 8/5 JOB, non-bonus all the time.

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Post by FAA »

"Multi-denom" machines are the way to go. I'm never tempted to crank it beyond.50. But in the fixed denomination casino, my frustration with losing leads to moving and even faster losing.

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Post by advantage playe »

at Borgata carcounter is referring to,i see it all the time whan im playing full pay job for quarters or dollars.just the other day I saw fl phil playing a 98% game next to me instaed of 99.5439% job because its more fun!! just kidding fl phil, please don't shoot me!!

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Post by FloridaPhil »

advantage playe wrote:
Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:14 pm
at Borgata carcounter is referring to,i see it all the time whan im playing full pay job for quarters or dollars.just the other day I saw fl phil playing a 98% game next to me instaed of 99.5439% job because its more fun!! just kidding fl phil, please don't shoot me!!
I can guarantee you will never see me in AC. However, the scenario you describe could very well happen in reverse somewhere else. I hate high variance VP games. They make me do things that I regret. If I had a choice between 9/6 DDB (98.981%) or 9/5 Jacks or Better (98.450%), I would play Jacks even though the odds are better on the DDB game. I also would not play the better paying game if I didn't know the best hands to play. The truth is I would probably play Deuces Wild because I enjoy that game more.

Not knowing and playing anyway causes problems. Knowing and making a different choice to obtain a different result is what I am talking about. How do you know what the best game or play is unless you know the desired result? If you believe maximum profit is always the best result, that's already been figured out for you. Buy a copy of VPW software and go for it. If you want some other result, you may have to come up with your own game plan. Game plans like CS are designed to allow a player to play seriously negative VP games longer with the same money and limit losses. They are not designed to make a profit, although sometimes they do.

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Post by Carcounter »

AC will miss you Phil. Relax, I know you had some bad experiences, but it's not all that bad.

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