Nice Jackpot Makes Lady Mad

[FloridaPhil]

I went to the Tampa Hard Rock today with $300 to play my single coin progressive system as always.   I played about 4 hours and just couldn't convert any of my 4 coin wins to max coin profit.  I was able to switch to dollar play a few times and hit one single coin quad deuce for $200 and I had  a few small $50 tickets also.  Around 2:00 PM I did an inventory and found I was up about $75.  I've been playing around lately with $5 machines using my progressive system.  I walked over to the new high limit area and sat down.  Sitting next to me was a classy middle aged lady playing max coin $5 8/5 DDB.  She was shoving money in that machine as fast as she could.   I opened my wallet, took out a $20 bill and put it in the machine at $5 a point.  I clicked one coin and started to play.  As I remember, I got a straight, then three of a kind, then another straight. On the forth hand I was dealt two deuces, held them and the other two came up on the draw for a nice $1,000 win.  As you would imagine, I was very happy with this result.  The lady heard the counter and looked over to see what I had won.  She immediately told me what an idiot I was for playing single coin and that she always "Plays to Win".  "Too bad you didn't play max coins!", she said.  I stood up, walked over to the cash machine, stuffed a handful of hundreds into my pocket and walked away.  A win is a win and I love 'em all... 

[Tedlark]

  Great hit Phil, bully for you. You were the last one laughing, as you were stuffing Benjamins into your pocket with a spring in your step.  

[Lucky Larry]

Congratulations Phil. Sounds like a "good return on your money!"

[JIMDUECE`SWILD]

Congratulation, Nice Hit !

[Vman96]

Still 8/5 DDB at $5? Ugh. One thing she definitely isn't doing is "playing to win"...lol You were playing the better returning game even at one credit.

Still waiting on four deuces when betting a minimum $1.25 a hand though...fml Fortunately that $1.25 bet is sorta rare nowadays with that game.

[TIMSPEED]

As long as you don't hit a royal, then its all good.

[FloridaPhil]

If I turned a $20 dollar bill into a single coin $5 Royal for $1,250, the only thing I wouldn't be happy about was the W2G.  The only real difference between me and most of the players in that casino is that I am a dedicated single coin low denomination player.   If that lady hits 4 aces for $4,000, I guarantee she will most likely give it back plus a lot more.  After I hit these big jackpots, I add it to my bankroll and go back to my single coin system and play as I normally do.  "The problem with negative expectation video poker games is not a lack of winning; it's losing too much between the wins!"  Think about this a while and you will see my strategy of more about money management than the game itself.

[DaBurglar]

Still 8/5 DDB at $5? Ugh. One thing she definitely isn't doing is "playing to win"...lol You were playing the better returning game even at one credit.

Still waiting on four deuces when betting a minimum $1.25 a hand though...fml Fortunately that $1.25 bet is sorta rare nowadays with that game.Agrred.....in fact when i first read Phil's post, this jumped out at me.     This lady apparently is either clueless or a total hypocrite (maybe both.)     You cannot chastise one player about  "winning"  and playing the best way possible when you are sitting there shoving money into a 8/5 DDB paytable!>!>!>!!>??     UnrealPhil, kudos to you and your approach to the game as a whole.   While I personally do not play the way you play, what is OBVIOUS is the amount of enthusiasm and enjoyment you have for what you are doing, and that is all that matters.

[FloridaPhil]

I love playing video poker, but I hate losing.  All I've done is come up with something that lets me enjoy the game without feeling like I want to shoot myself 80% of the time.

[wildman49]

  "The problem with negative expectation video poker games is not a lack of winning; it's losing too much between the wins!"  100% correct phil, been there done that way to many timesGreat hit! 2222