Comments on: Losing at VP – Part 11

By: George Mikutowicz

George Mikutowicz — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:28:02 +0000

My Dear Mr. Kelly,
Me thinks you miss the boat as to what being a frugal player is all about. The whole idea is to lose less and perhaps sometimes win. Frugal principles work weather you are a penny or a $25 player regardless how many times you go to Vegas. Admittedly if you are an infrequent visitor luck can have a greater impact than statistical expectation i.e a Royal every 40000 hands or so.
George

By: L.M.Kelly

L.M.Kelly — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:48:32 +0000

PLEASE LET EVERYONE KNOW (confess)THAT YOU SCOTTS HAVEN’T PLAYED QUARTERS IN YEARS. ALL YOUR SUCCESS, WINNINGS, FREE TRIPS AND INVITES ARE DUE TO PLAYING $5 AND $25 DOLLAR VP. CAN YOU DO THAT ?

STOP MISLEADING SOMEONE WHO GOES TO VEGAS TWICE A YEAR PLAYING QUARTERS INTO THINKING HE’LL BE GETTING ROYAL TREATMENT.

YOU’VE DECEVED US TOO LONG !

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:19:56 +0000

My dear Mrs Scott,
I have to respond to John. “This should also have the warning DON’T DRINK when playing to win” I have to wonder how many people play to lose. I won’t play at a casino that doesn’t have 9/6 JoB or 8/5 BP and comp Sam Adams, Anchor Steam or a really good micro. I’m a quarter player with a limited bankroll and play single line games. At Ellis I will play some nickel quick quads. My wife, Nancy, is totally amazed that I do better when I’m drinking. Nancy doesn’t drink and loses twice as much as I do. Unless you’re a pro with the bankroll needed to play long term it all comes down to LUCK!!! The more often you stop the RNG at a winning situation (either an outright winner or on the flop) the better your session will be. Last week I was playing 9/5 JoB at the back bar of the Fremont (they comp Sam Adams) and won $460.00. I was getting a ton of full boats and flushes that kept bringing my original $40.00 upwards. I hit two straight flushes and enough four of a kinds to get to $500.00 between two machines. Yes!!! Everyone that wants to play longer needs to use strategy, but short term players need to have luck to make money. I was playing a low EV(98.45) game and made 11 1/2 times my original stake. Just plain old luck. I seem to be luckier when I drink so I believe I’ll have another brewski thank you.
I hope you and Brad continue to have great success and many royals…..Rich

By: John

John — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:05:23 +0000

This should also have the warning DON’T DRINK when playing to win, even one or two drinks will muddle the mind enough to cost you. I never believed this until I did a test at home using the software, I took my average play over a few weeks and compared it to what happend when I drank a few beers while playing, needless to say I was bad and getting worse with each drink.

There’s a reason they give it to you for free!!