2019 best year yet

[stevel96a1]

i joined this site in 2017 of may which exact time i started buy books and software on VP.
understanding IGT RNG and other RNG game makers helped me get a grasp of the game not just the payschedule but also the game selection, started to believe id rather get beat up on 1 hand (the flush on TDB97%) than get beat up on multiple hands (97%DW) would be a better idea regardless of the variance, in the end of 60k hands that 97% still is the siding factor. i played those games for 3 years and going once a month to the casino and ending each year ahead, but this year 2019 i went hard and my gaming house updated the comps which makes these lousy games into very good games, most americans would say going to the casino once a year is fine, i went every month playing with fire and did not get burned, and in 2015/2016 i practice card counting and realized i need to push out 100$ to win 100$ not back counting with a min bet of 10$ kinda hard to come home a winner if your largest bet is 10 bucks, my friend said if you are successful at card counting the casino will shuffle up or stop you that and need a 5k bankroll to begin and only looking to make 8$ an hour if that but again the casino personal will stop if they don't like what they see so whats the point for someone who is not mobile or doesn't have access to drop 10 grand.
reading up on Bob Dancer and others like him i too tried to harness the power of video poker and was successful for 3 years

https://imgur.com/a/fgoRZOj
a nice old fair machine 10$ bankroll 10minutes later landed that bugger and went to bed happy
i been able to save money from my poker games and if all goes this steady/well as 3 years did in the past hopefully my next 3 years will land me into the high limit room

[wildman49]

Nice one Steve!

I can tell you that even less then 99% pay back games can make money if you can work some promos with the free play you get monthly. I been doing it 2 years now part time (I work 40 hours) and never ever thought one could make money, gas cards, concert tickets, rooms and food all comped!

I do have very good games but they are dropping the pay tables as I type. Hit the casino last night for a promo after work. Another bank of poker machines them new ones put in 6 months ago was all shut down. Am sure they are up to lowering them pay tables, they have 9/6 jacks from nickles to quarters on them.

I saw what looked like a new floor manager last night, you know the dumb looking one in a suit and bright red shoes on! Thinks he owned the casino, or thinking he was high in mighty and going to run the place like Vegas! Things are changing! DAMMIT!

[olds442jetaway]

They are changing and the morons at the helm just like a failing restaurant that cuts quality, portions, and at the same time raises prices, they will learn a hard lesson at our expense unfortunately. Their latest in Ct is to continue to raise prices in the restaurants and bars. Their revenue at both Ct casinos continues to slide 5 percent a month even in a somewhat booming economy. I wonder what their numbers would be if it were 2007 ir 2008.

[olds442jetaway]

I worked 35 years trying to save failing businesses. Most never learn. Much too stubborn to change their way of thinking. I was not in private industry, but got to see and learn a lot in all of that time. Been out 16 years and never looked back. The job was interesting and sometimes rewarding when you could save a few. The beaucracy was another story altogether

[mt1229]

I have not had a Royal Flush in several years. I do not play as much in casinos as I used to play. My most incredible luck was several years ago at a small Indian casino just across the Mackinaw bridge in Michigan Upper Peninsula. I went there for the dinner buffet and on the way out of the casino I noticed a bank of the old time video poker machines, the boxy red ones with just one game on them. It was coin only. The progressive was up over $1400 so I thought, what do I have to lose by playing a $20 on my way out. The first hand was for nothing, the second hand was a pair of queens, the third hand I was dealt the Royal Flush and the machine went crazy. I didn't have to hold and draw again to win.

[rascal]

There is a lesson in what Olds wrote: "Much too stubborn to change their way of thinking."

I still see that everyday in business. In most cases, it is business owners who have not accepted the power of the internet and how it has changed the purchasing perceptions of consumers. It would be laughable if it wasn't so sad to see former retail powerhouses such as Sears going down the tubes in the face of internet shopping, while savvy businesses such as Amazon "get it" and their owners are now the world's leading billionaires.

Same thing is true with video poker. Many years ago I made a killing in Laughlin on a one time hand that basically put me positive for years. Other than that, down through the ages my play has gradually perfectly magnified the expected average return. People, yes you can get lucky once, twice, maybe even three times. But in the long run (the long run for me being almost 26 years) your return is going to perfectly reflect the average expected return on the games you play. If you can CONSISTENTLY exceed 100% with paytable, cash back, and comps, you will, over time, come out ahead with well-practiced play. If you cannot exceed 100%, then you are being stubborn, as Olds said, not to accept the reality.

Your casino can change their paytables all they like. That's their decision. It is your decision as to whether or not you will be a long term winner.

[stevel96a1]

thats true but whats also true my casino has been doing these comp system for several years now and they own several properties, everyone believed FPDW would go extinct much like the dinosaurs but yet you can still find plenty over 100% machines and offers in the candy land i call LV. imo Bob Dancer is like the Arnold Schwarzenegger of video poker, sure hes strong but was he the strongest in his era? he knows what hes doing no doubt and certainly made a name for himself, i am sure there are hand fulls of "Bobs" out there who choose not to write books or software about it. you know i tried explaining my gambling success to my family and i think they looked at me like a gambling addict even tho i haven't lost any of my money on this adventure and im sure id get the same reaction from my co-workers, a gambling nut that has addiction yet totally not the case.

[FAA]

A $1,000 hit is actually not that big a deal if you go weekly. You’ll give it back in 4-6 weeks. I need four RFs annually to be even.

[stevel96a1]

thats right you do give it back over time (unless you hit them hard in high limit room and return to quarters) but the house gives it right back to you via comps

[FAA]

Just about, I guess so. I’m getting two free nights. Even in winter, that’s a $158 value. Still on hook for $24.59 nightly fees and taxes. Oh, $20 FP.