Comments on: Trip Report – Harrah’s Cherokee – Part 2

By: Karlene T

Karlene T — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:25:43 +0000

Good report and congrats on the 20k win for Brad. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
I love that casino, headed there next week as a matter of fact. The scenery in the area is fantastic, and service at the casino/hotel rivals any I have been to. It’s a shame they don’t loosen the slots just a bit and put at least a few higher EV poker machines at the quarter and dollar level – they actually used to have some decent ones ‘back in the day’ before it became a resort – but we just budget carefully when we go there and occasionally get lucky and come out ahead.

By: ken orgera

ken orgera — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 22:11:05 +0000

Good report, glad you enjoyed your trip.

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:34:50 +0000

I’d be willing to lay 5-1 that your having hit the $20K royal on the NSUD will cause those machines to be downgraded within a week. Slot managers–being only slightly brighter than the average houseplant–react in horror when someone actually hits a royal on a high-denom machine (that’s not supposed to happen!!). They then scurry about, like the Red Queen, looking for someone to behead.
NSUD is a funny game. You have to learn it because frequently, it’s the only decent game available, and as in, for example, playing at Coasts in Vegas, it’s usually your only chance to play even slightly +EV. Of course, one should always play FPDW instead if it’s available (even at a lower denomination), but that’s a rare bird these days. The trouble with NSUD is that it’s a slow death, due to getting shorted on every four of a kind–once every sixteen hands! Then the quad deuces keep you alive…if they come in time…you hope…
It’s a pity that Harrah’s/Caesar’s doesn’t offer even semi-decent games unless you crank it up to the $1 level and above (if then). Their properties might be worth visiting if it was possible to play quarters and/or decent low-denom multiline. As it is, we small-bankroll scum have to either play 97% VP or keep our filthy selves out of there altogether.

By: William Clark

William Clark — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:01:02 +0000

It sounds like you had a wonderful time while in North Carolina. Maybe the Indian Tribes in Florida will get the message and open up these good games here.

By: Terry Haile

Terry Haile — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 02:18:10 +0000

Sounds like a great trip overall. I was in Las Vegas at the end of Sept. and was hoping to perhaps run into you and Brad this time at the Palms but alas you were elsewhere. I’m still hoping that someday I may meet you in person but my trips to LV are getting fewer and fewer by each passing year. I was happy to hear that you like the 99.7% DW game as it’s one of my favorites. I know there are full pay quarter Deuces at the the Palms but I much prefer the fifty cent NSUD game that is there also. Well glad you had a good trip with some decent wins and made it home safely. Thanks for all the interesting updates and my best to you and Brad, Terry Haile Post Falls, Id