Everyone that has commented has emphasized the technical aspects such as
the support tools in books or software. That's how I learned too but there's
always exceptions. I've had the pleasure of knowing a few people who didn't
need these tools to win. What they knew you don't get in books or software
-- It's the ability to recognize situations with an edge and how to take
advantage of it.
This often meant that you don't beat a casino straight up because it was a
multi-part play and/or required participation over a period of time. One
person was a so-so vp player & never played close to technically correct &
not a genius but understood what was needed to do well in drawings &
promotions to the extent that results were much better than average.
In forums like this, you have a lot of people micro-analyzing the technical
nuances & everyone jumps on the bandwagon when the bottom line is:
Can you beat it with a good enough edge?
We make a similar jump off the deep end when we select our tools/toys based
on number or cost. It's not the number or cost that's important but the
usability index or:
How often do you use it?
As you get more experience, you recognize that you don't always have time
to do precise analysis so you fall back on experience & interpolate or
extrapolate as needed.
In a message dated 8/5/2011 2:36:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:
_Re: ramblings on the VP player and his/hers toys _
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Posted by: "Sai Sai" _gofastnismo@yahoo.com _
(mailto:gofastnismo@yahoo.com?Subject=
Re:%20ramblings%20on%20the%20VP%20player%20and%20his/hers%20%20toys) _gofastnismo _ (http://profiles.yahoo.com/gofastnismo)
Fri Aug 5, 2011 7:05 am (PDT)
You have to understand there are some math wizards out there that can
figure out problems on the fly with just a small pocket calculator or do the
math in their head. I met some pretty incredible people out there that are
geniuses. This guy may not need "special" software for the games he plays.
The challenge for him is figuring plays on the fly.
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