VP Players: ever offered to "buy" a neighbor's hand?

OK, so now we know who has peripheral vision and who doesnt (LOL)

so back to the original question... so you happen to have a burst of peripheral vision and youre able to take your concentration from your own machine for a split session and notice that your neighbor is agonizing over the choice of a dealt flush with four to the royal-- taking the flush or going for the royal draw.

do you watch, suggest a play, offer to "buy" the hand, or just wish you had that dealt to you?

This is a very hard question. Are you at least speaking to the person sitting next to you...do they want your advice? I've been dealt a flush with four to the royal, held the four to the royal and came up with nada, way too many times. It's the luck of the draw. 90% of the time I'm playing VP, I'm sitting next to a seasoned VP player...(don't need my advice,unless asked)if I'm sitting next to a newbie, I would hesitate to offer advice on this hand....seeing as they just want a "winning hand".

I'd keep my nose in my own business, unless the person was really hesitating and was looking around and clearly wanting help or advice. That's the only time I'd give it, and I'd say something like, "If I were playing the hand, I'd do 'foo' because it offers the best possible return. It's your money, however."

If they still seemed unsure or if they offered to let me buy the hand (I'm sure a newbie wouldn't even consider that), I might explore the path of buying the hand, but I don't see that happening realistically.

Well, like Rick, I'm so focused on the screen in front of me that I have no idea what my neighboring player is doing except when they hit a decent winner and allow the credits to load. Then, I'll glance at their screen to see what they hit. However, if I'm ever asked for a suggestion, I'd tell them what I'd do and leave it as their choice. Truthfully, most people won't speak to me because they can see how intensely I stare at the screen. I just don't have the skill to play correctly, chat with neighbors, watch the waitresses, etc. etc. all at the same time. Kudos to those of you that do!

fredo

I find it hard enough to keep playing as close to perfect without helping someone else. I think it would be insulting to offer to buy someone elses hand.

I would be very annoyed if someone did that to me.
I might move just on that happening.
So I wouldn't do it.

While I was loading my "free play" on my VP machine, the guy next to me held Q Ten Ten K... I repeat... Q T T K... while playing Double Double Bonus! W T F...

I don't pay attention anymore.

A few years ago, I was playing next to someone around my age (mid 20's then)... He was holding hands like 55A, I tried explaining to him that by holding the A you throw out a one space out of 3 to pull another 2 5's for 4 of a kind... So the next time he was dealt a pair, he held it only, and got 2 more of a picture card he wanted to hold. He was mad. So I stopped trying to "help" people then... (He would also refer to the Q cards as Q's (cue's)...

I will never offer help to someone on a progressive machine. I want them to hold A K off!

If someone offered me advice and I felt it was correct, I'd take it, smile, and thank him. If I knew it to be incorrect, I'd make an excuse, ignore the advise, smile and thank him. If someone asks for my opinion, and I know the proper play, I'd tell them what I'd do, smile and root for them to win. If the flush/4 to a royal situation came up, and the player lost his gamble, I could see buying the hand from him for 60 credits, splitting the difference. Unlike the MYOB group, I see video poker as a semi-social situation and enjoy a mioderate amount of interaction. If I wanted complete solitude I could play 20feet from my fridge on the computer.

Wow oobiedoobie. A very courageous post for this environment!! (LOL)

I broke up a FH to go for 4oak last night in DDB. I'm not sure it was the +EV move but it seemed like more fun that way. No one offered to buy my hand.