Vegas Free-for-All - "clearing" the machines after a big win

"clearing" the machines after a big win

MoneyLA

Jun 18, 2011
7:23am

BP will also vary whether you are sitting or standing, what you ate or drank an hour before, time of day, etc. whether you use your right or left arm will also give you a dfferent number. pharmacy machines are notorious for variations, as are home machines.

for me, I always check my blood pressure twice, five minutes apart. even at my MD's office, the blood pressure machine that the nurse uses before you go into an exam room is higher than the results in the exam room.

chefantwon

Jun 18, 2011
9:31am

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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
BP will also vary whether you are sitting or standing, what you ate or drank an hour before, time of day, etc. whether you use your right or left arm will also give you a dfferent number. pharmacy machines are notorious for variations, as are home machines.

for me, I always check my blood pressure twice, five minutes apart. even at my MD's office, the blood pressure machine that the nurse uses before you go into an exam room is higher than the results in the exam room.

I use the arm cuff. The instructions state not to measure bp less than 1 hour apart. My home nurse stated the left arm gives the better results as it's closer to the heart.

MoneyLA

Jun 18, 2011
10:02am

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the reason why we do it about five minutes apart -- at home and at the doctors office -- is to try to eliminate a measurement taken in error. if both are reasonablly close then we are "confident." if there is a big discrepency we take it again.

yes, left arm is better, but I have an old wound in the left arm which means BP must be taken with my right arm.

MoneyLA

Jun 18, 2011
11:37am

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I think that the casino strategy is to clear the machines because of the "belief" that when a machine hits, it doesnt hit again.

I do the same thing at a craps table. As soon as a shooter makes a point, I color up and leave. I know that table won't hit again.

I dont know if you are being serious or sarcastic, but in the game of craps this is actually a good strategy, and here's why:

Craps is a negative expectation game. (I'm ignoring dice influencing here when I make this statement.) So taking a win and leaving is actually a smart move in craps. Because in craps, unlike video poker for example, the longer you play the more likely you will lose.

While there are strategies in video poker that can make you a winner, there are not strategies in craps that can make you a winner. In craps there are strategies that can minimize your losses, but there is no strategy that can make you win.

In fact I know a lot of players who will remove their bets as they win and wait for the next shooter before betting again. The theory here is that the average shooter throws the dice only five times.

snidely333

Jun 18, 2011
11:54am

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Based on that theory your smartest play is to not play at all. I endorse not playing as the smartest strategy.

JM2300

Jun 18, 2011
12:56pm

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So are you saying pharmacy and home blood pressure readers give random results?

Random

Jun 18, 2011
1:23pm

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Originally posted by: JM2300

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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
BP will also vary whether you are sitting or standing, what you ate or drank an hour before, time of day, etc. whether you use your right or left arm will also give you a dfferent number. pharmacy machines are notorious for variations, as are home machines.

for me, I always check my blood pressure twice, five minutes apart. even at my MD's office, the blood pressure machine that the nurse uses before you go into an exam room is higher than the results in the exam room.

So are you saying pharmacy and home blood pressure readers give random results?

I don't think they are random, I think they run in high cycles and low cycles, you just have to switch until you find one on a low cycle.

snidely333

Jun 18, 2011
1:33pm

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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
BP will also vary whether you are sitting or standing, what you ate or drank an hour before, time of day, etc. whether you use your right or left arm will also give you a dfferent number. pharmacy machines are notorious for variations, as are home machines.

for me, I always check my blood pressure twice, five minutes apart. even at my MD's office, the blood pressure machine that the nurse uses before you go into an exam room is higher than the results in the exam room.

So are you saying pharmacy and home blood pressure readers give random results?

I don't think they are random, I think they run in high cycles and low cycles, you just have to switch until you find one on a low cycle.

Love them low cycles. Makes me feel so healthy.

chefantwon

Jun 18, 2011
2:38pm

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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
the reason why we do it about five minutes apart -- at home and at the doctors office -- is to try to eliminate a measurement taken in error. if both are reasonablly close then we are "confident." if there is a big discrepency we take it again.

yes, left arm is better, but I have an old wound in the left arm which means BP must be taken with my right arm.

Alright, I know I'm going to hate myself in the morning for this:

Why are you only waiting 5 minutes, my doctor always waits 15 minutes if my has to be re-done? As long as your in the good range, there really isn't any reason for checking it again.

MoneyLA

Jun 18, 2011
4:11pm

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I dont know why they wait 5 minutes. They just do, and do other stuff in between. Next time, I'll ask.

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