I can tell you a couple of funny stories about the play. I'll start with this one. At one time I had a slew of joints where the Aces Full meter started at $75. It's about a 5.5% chop from the 14%er, but still a strong play.
One time, right here in Great Falls, I had a joint that had a linked bank of Jackpot Aces, six machines, where the Aces Full meter started at $75. There was a nice couple that also played the game. He would even come in sometimes on his lunch break. They were smart enough to play the game but they didn't know diddly about how to play it. They were also slower than molasses. They just didn't get out very many hands per hour.
I hated playing next to them because I didn't want them to pick up on my strategy. Theres some weird moves in the game, like holding an Ace Kicker with a Pair. So the guy is friends with the owner of the joint. And the owner also had 4 other joints in town. One day I'm playing when the guy comes in and we start talking. He tells me
"You know, I was talking with the owner and told him he should have the Aces Full starting at $75 in all his casinos."
"What did he say" I asked.
"He had them changed, already."
"In all the other joints?"
"Yeah."
I hit the cash out button. I went and checked the other joints. Sure enough. So I started running a route on them. I even put my girlfriend at the time, Toni, in action. I have lots of friends in Great Falls. They all know I'm a professional gambler. They also know that I won't tell them jackall about it. Toni is the only one who has ever seen me in action. She doesn't know jacksquat about video poker, and she's slower than molasses. But she told everyone at the bar "Mickey is a magic man. He puts a little money in a machine and the machine just starts coughing up lots of money." I laughed my ass off.
So one day I walk into one of the joints and the Aces Full meter was at $10. Damn! So I went to the other joints and sure enough the play was dead. The last one I went to was where the play originally started. There was the guy sitting there.
"What happened" I asked
"The owner chewed my ass out."
"How come?"
"He told me he lost thousands. He blamed me. I didn't win anything."
"Okay, well, nice talkin' to ya. I gotta go."
A couple of years ago Toni got the red ass at me and dumped me on my ass. This is funny, Frank. She took up with a guy that worked at the milk company. That didn't work too well for her. It didn't last to long. Then she came back beating her eyelashes at me again. Sorry girl. When you play, you pay.
I ran into her again last night. Sorry girl. You like these broke ass Great Falls bums. You like the milkman. So have at it, girl. Git you all you want. But don't come around here messin' with the winners. Cause you ain't no winner, girl.
One of these days I might let her back in the door.
