Thanks everyone for the comments and advice. I used to always hold AT
suited and I have hit a couple royals but after playing so much of the VPD
simulators I thought the smart money said throw away thw ten. Never again!
Thanks again.
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From: futrend <futrend@yahoo.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, Jun 21, 2012 19:06:34 GMT+00:00
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Vegas Revenge - Part 2 the Sequel 3: Avenged
Harry,
Of course you know this. However, maybe it would have been
more clear to have used a stronger word than probably. I have
seen RGN estimates of 100,000 or more outcomes in just one
second. Obviously just a blink means many different outcomes,
much less the time it takes to make a different hold. Just
a hard concept to handle for some of us when seeing certain
final results!
The other answers are also good and to the point for specific
strategy changes that might have pertained to this specific
situation.
Obviously throwing away a ten eliminated any possibility of
royal on that hand. It is just hard to keep in things in
perspective when looking backwards. Also, some people just
do not want to throw away the ten even if it means losing
less in the long run.
I am not adding anything new here unless it is directed to
those of us how have a hard time believing how little control
we have over final results.
Bob
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vp_wiz" <harry.porter@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Bartop" <bobbartop@> wrote:
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> > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, J B <bigdawg09@> wrote:
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> > > I am also in Vegas right now and have been to a few bars, but let me
tell you my tale of woe. I became a smarter video poker player in the past
few years by purchasing Winpoker and by listening to the pros. Much to my
chagrin, it cost me $1,350 on a vp progressive at the Riviera. I was dealt
an A of Diamonds and a 10 of Diamonds and of course I threw away the 10.
What comes up but the King, Queen and Jack of diamonds. And I was without a
Royal. Is there ever a time when you should keep an Ace and a Ten of the
same suit?
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> > It's been over a year since I was in the Riviera. I vaguely remember
some 8-5 JoB progressive and some banks of 9-5 Double Double Progressive.
If it was the first one you'd hold AT-suited. If it was the other, you
wouldn't. What game were you playing?
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> When playing on a loss refund promo (which "JB" later writes he was
playing), it makes sense to play harder for a "bankable" hit. So, in this
case, suited AT was likely a viable hold.
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> Don't feel too bad. Assuming the RNG constantly cycles, the draw cards
would be determined at the time of pressing the DRAW button and a different
hold would likely result in a different draw result.
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> btw -- wife and I had decent luck with this Riviera promo 2 weeks ago. We
opted for $1 BPD and both cashed out at our predetermined win threshold of
$600 each.
>
> - H.
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