You can always go to the public library.
They even have computers you can use.
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> is there still wifi in laughlin at aquarious now that starbucks is gone?
> any wifi at harrahs or any where else?
>
> Thanks
> JAS
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Had the same experience, but in reverse a few months ago--got high floor rooms at Palms and Rio, and found out about the floor # fudging and noise from the ROOFTOP nightclubs first hand. Off the top of my head, these are the only two properties where this would apply, and my sleep got derailed in both place!!
Sometimes you can't win!!
Sometimes you just have to laugh!!
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "VpKing77" <vpking77@...> wrote:
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> I recently read some posts on another forum about blaring nightclub noise at the Wynn and Encore. I have a 3 night invite there with freeplay through the Summer. I haven't stay there in about two years. After having a horrible experience at both Cosmo and Paris I think this is the norm rather than the exception. Pump up the bass at the nightclubs as loud as possible till about 5am. It really doesn't matter what part of the hotel towers you stay at. The sound reflects off the buildings and vibrates the windows. The Cosmo has one of their clubs do their evenings on the pool deck. The DJ screams into a microphone all evening or should I say all morning as their club goes to 4-5am also. When I stayed at Paris on my Seven Stars trip their nightclub has speakers outside or focused so the sound goes to top of the towers facing the strip. I'm sure guests at the Bellagio enjoy it. Since Las Vegas basis of profit is now clubs, food and rooms guests who complain about this get nothing but lip service. Las Vegas is still about conventions. Most of these people do their business in the morning and afternoon. No one is expecting Las Vegas to become Disney World but it has become ridiculous. You can't do anything about guests making noise in the hallways or maids banging on your door in the morning but you can do something about clubs.
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is there still wifi in laughlin at aquarious now that starbucks is gone?
any wifi at harrahs or any where else?
Thanks
JAS
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The button is the SB and button preflop. He will act first preflop and last postflop.
Also everyone should listen to what Ed Miller wrote. If you are not an expert at Heads-Up Limit Hold 'Em (and playing 6-max is NOT Heads-Up), the machine will crush you. It is simply a beast that will never quit.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" <mickeycrimm@...> wrote:
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> I don't have any experience playing limit head up holdem. So my first question is who's the small blind? Is the button the small blind and first to act before the flop? Or is it the other way around? Does anyone know?
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I don't have any experience playing limit head up holdem. So my first question is who's the small blind? Is the button the small blind and first to act before the flop? Or is it the other way around? Does anyone know?
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I know what a Sharpe ratio is. It doesn't have anything to do with dividing wins and losses into luck versus skill. It's a measure of return per unit of risk, for one possible normalization of risk.
For companies that can freely borrow and lend at the risk free rate, they want to maximize a sharpe ratio. It has applications in portfolio theory for determining your optimal allocation to risky assets.
This has nothing to do with the decomposition you are trying to give us. 95% or 99% confidence intervals are very useful for that purpose. There is some actual interpretable content in them.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpplayer88" <vpplayer88@> wrote:
> >There isn't much logic to blindly dividing edge by standard deviation.
>
>
> Well, as much as I'd like to take credit, I really can't. It's called the "Sharpe Ratio", proposed by a Nobel laureate:
>
> google.com/search?q=sharpe+ratio
>
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Just a small correction to your post. You have a players card for casino play, not your room key.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Misscraps <misscraps@...> wrote:
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> Remember the certificate is not transferable. If you bring someone with you and you can't go, they may end up being charged the "normal" rate. This is one reason for always buying the insurance. Two people from the same household cannot both have separate rooms. They can combine certificates for a one level upgrade. Two people with different addresses could each book separate cabins and each take a friend. It is possible to switch cabins once onboard.
>
> Single people get the most benefit, because they can book a double sized cabin without bringing a friend or paying extra. A very nice benefit one of my single friends loves.
>
> You can pay extra to upgrade your rooms. The cabins on NCL are very small, so adding a balcony instead of oceanview gives u a little more space (not just a better view), and a little can mean a lot. A minisuite isn't all that much bigger than a balcony however.
>
> You can't combine two certificates from two events to get a bigger cabin. Just two for people in the same household.
>
> If you have played on NCL before, you might get a better deal by calling their casino department rather than using a certificate. I tried this and got a balcony for the same cost as a oceanview.
>
> Although it is possible to win on a cruise ship, I have found NCL even tighter than most. On the Epic I and some friends played VP almost every day, despite bad pay tables, and found the amount of quads really abnormally bad. Craps or blackjack is your best theoretical bet onboard. The tournaments run have a LOT of people doing them and small amount of prizes. They may be fun, but generally not a good bet. Bingo is the worst. If you want to take a flyer, take the $25 (or more) you were going to spend on bingo and plunk it on a roulette number. Your odds of hitting a number are greater and if you do hit you'll get more money than a bingo hit.
>
> If you do play, be sure to ask the casino "host"/manager, if you can get comps -- these usually take the form of a free bottle of wine and free admission to one of the specialty restaurants. On the Epic, since I played a lot, after a couple of days I got free dinner for 4 people and wine in one restaurant, then free dinner in another. Also once the host is on notice (by you, it doesn't seem to be automatic), they may also start sending extras to your room such as wine, cookies, appetizers. Like you need more food! Even more important, go to the host at the end of the stay and they may increase the amount of "free play"/comps toward your room bill over the amount that was posted. In my case it was more than doubled. That money can be used to pay for Internet, spa, and some (but not all) room charges.
>
> Your boarding card also serves as a room key and a slot card (odd). You get it when u arrive at the ship. Don't lose it and take it onshore whenever u leave the ship. For many ports you won't need a drivers license or passport.
>
> Speaking of passport, be sure to make sure you have a valid one well before leaving. The passport office is backed up, so get yours in order when u book the cruise. You probably will need one for most cruises, even Alaska (you cross the Canadian border).
>
> A handy item is a plastic holder on a string (or equivalent) to wear around your neck for holding the room key. These can be bought onboard. You will use the card instead of money for any onboard purchases. You won't need foreign $ in any ports unless you go to Europe.
>
> Plan to arrive at the port the day before if you can't get there by 12-1 pm. Depart on a plane after 12 noon. Ask the cruise company if there is a question on times We often stay at a motel near the airport that has a free shuttle to the port, then go back to the airport and get on the NCL transfer bus (for a fee) to go to the port. Once onboard you will find a nice buffet. We like to arrive at the port around noon to give plenty of time to get onboard and get acclimated. Your luggage won't get to your room until a lot later in the day, so take important papers and pills with you as carryon.
>
> Lines for check in at the port can be long. Another reason to arrive early. Handicapped people should just avoid the lines, go to the front, tell the guard you are handicapped and can't stand so long and you'll get inside.
>
> In ports, listen to instructions on the time to get back to the ship, and follow these. The ships WILL leave on time. Remember that the ship will delay for its own shore excursions if they run late, but not for I dependent ones. We have never found this to be a problem because we are careful and wear watches and use common sense when booking non-NCL shore excursions. Some ports are crowded and taxis to scenic locations can get tied up in traffic. Use common sense. We often take a taxi to a beach we've seen recommended online and ask the taxi driver to pick us back up at a specific time. For common locations there are plenty of cabs if ours doesn't show up.
>
> If you go onshore a bit later than most folks, sometimes you are at the tail end of people looking for shore excursions, and you can find a real cheap bargain onshore, or bargain down the tour provider (oh it is $30 for each person, how about 2 of us for $50). For flea market situations or vendors who come up to you, always bargain, whether in Mexico or another port. Don't buy "ganja" (pot) or other drugs onshore. Some pharmacies in other countries may sell items that are not available here (codine tablets in Belize for instance). Look for local crafts as great souvenirs or gifts. Some liquor stores onshore may have booze cheaper than in the duty free onboard (but it will be held by ship til you arrive home -- and you can't take liquids onboard a plane except as checked luggage).
>
> The ship will sell bottled water as you leave the ship, for a lot of $. Buy it onshore or take some from the buffet (put it into an empty bottle you bring with you or refill one you bought onboard). Watch for special ship's sales of watches and jewelry as the voyage goes on. These can be bargains. Near the end of the voyage they will have sales of tshirts and other stuff. They may even run special booze sales onboard, so don't be too quick to buy items. Never buy loose gem stones, they are far too expensive to mount later -- buy them already in a ring or necklace.
>
> We found the spa services onboard just as expensive as in casinos, but not as good. In some places you can find a massage on the beach or at a beach resort for a good price. Adults should look for adults only jacuzzis or pools, if available onboard.
>
> NCL ships have a free cafe called the Blue Lagoon (usually) with 24 hour food. We found these places a great place for a snack or even a meal (especially breakfast). Free room service is also available, except there may be a fee for pizza (for unknown reasons) and for late night hours. If you fall sick, see if additional meal choices can be brought while confined to your room.
>
> When choosing your room, look at a map of the ships layout (available at NCL.com). Don't choose a room too close to an open atrium area (too much music or announcements), under an area with people walking above you, or close to the ship's motors/screws if possible (stern faxing rooms with balconies can have great views, especially useful on an Alaskan voyage, but can be noisy, so decide what is important). Once onboard you probably will NOT be able to switch rooms if yours has a problem.
>
> Beds can generally be converted to single or double. Take dramamine or patch with u if u get seasick, though modern ships are a lot better with good stabilizers (but I still start out taking dramamine).
>
> A great item to take for swimming is a holder on a necklace that holds your room key and some money. They sell them onboard. This saves you from needing to worry about your purse and money when swimming, it goes with you.
>
> Dress up if you like on NCL, but casual is pretty much all you need nowadays. Formal nights are optional and plenty of people will not dress up. You cannot wear shorts in the dining room at dinner though.
>
> Save money by planning your excursions or town visits in the morning or afternoon in port, and go back to the ship for lunch. Why pay for an excursion that includes a meal? (at least I dont generally). Fruit cannot be taken on and off the ship.
>
> Some people love the art shows and buy art. But I found if I liked an artist they sell, I could find the same or similar pictures on EBay from other people who took cruises for less $. I won't go so far as to say the art shows are a scam, but some of the prices quoted during the auctions seem to be inflated ("We value this painting at $1000 but you can buy it at $250" --- Just who is valuing it??"). But they can be fun to attend, and give out free champagne. Also costs for them to crate and ship artwork home can be very high. Best bet, buy already framed items you can put in your luggage if you really want art from them, unless you are a more sophisticated buyer. Note this same art company runs all the auctions on NCL, and maybe other ships, and a lot of these prints and artists will be the same on other voyages.
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> Pack light. You can wear the same clothes more than one day! If needed, laundry facilities are onboard.
>
> Internet at sea is expensive. Once onboard your phone will be connected to the ship's service at high prices. You don't want to run up a fortune phoning or browsing the Internet on your phone/device. Do phoning onshore, or in ports if you get a signal from outside the ship. Do Internet sparingly onboard if you must or from Internet cafes. In some ports you may be able to latch onto a Internet network from the shore for free (I've done it in Mexico and elsewhere).
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> Have fun, and don't be like one man we saw who was so eager to get onboard he ran and tripped, broke his leg, and never got onto the voyage!
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I apologize if the machine are lass two then the psyed odds dont matter.
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Fix link:
http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1955/20228/V/Bank_NO1.htm
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...> wrote:
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> Luck(hands) = SD = sqrt(variance x hands)
> Edge(hands) = edge x hands
> %Luck(hands) = 100 x Luck/(Luck + Edge)
> Luck=Edge at N0 hands, N0 = variance/edge/edge hands
> For FPDW+0.25%, variance=26, edge=.01, N0 = 260,000 hands
>
> other N0's:
>
> west-point.org/users/usma1955/20228/V/Bank_NO1.htm
>
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Barry Glazer <b.glazer@> wrote:
> >
> > I found these figures to be surprising, but I assume the math behind them is solid. I am interpreting the figures as saying "luck is xx% and skill is 100-xx% in contributing to your likelihood of experiencing real-life returns consistent with the theoretical return of the game after nn hands" - is that correct? If so, it's fascinating to me that the skill factor doesn't begin to exceed the luck factor until 800,000 hands have been played!
> >
> > My peak play rate (which I know includes about one error per hour) is about 800 hands per hour, and so that's probably well over my lifetime play range, as I think I only play 4 hours a day, for two-four days a month, and even if it's several times that, it's still many lifetimes.
> >
> > Even for a pro playing 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year, and 1,000 hands per hour, which is 2,000,000 hands a year, getting the luck factor under 10% would take a full lifetime of play! Seems a little too tough to me, considering that there are reportedly many successful pro's, and that no one seems to know someone who plays perfectly and yet loses year after year after year, which according to these figures, should be happening to a significant percentage of such players.
> >
> > As I'm curious what the luck/skill factor is for other games (e.g., blackjack with card-counting producing a 0.5% edge for the player or a 1.0% edge for the player), can you (or anyone) provide a short math tutorial on how to do the calculations that generate such a chart?
> >
> > THANKS!
> >
> > --BG
> > ======================
> >
> > > 5b. Re: Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 26 MAR 2013
> > >
> > > Edge can be positive or negative, one side or the other has
> > > the edge, for example here's perfect 9/6 Jacks (a negative
> > > edge game):
> > >
> > > at 1 hand, luck = 99.9%
> > > at 100 hands, luck = 98.9%
> > > at 1,000 hands, luck = 96.5%
> > > at 2,000 hands, luck = 95.2%
> > > at 10,000 hands, luck = 89.8%
> > > at 100,000 hands, luck = 73.6%
> > > at 200,000 hands, luck = 66.4%
> > > at 400,000 hands, luck = 58.3%
> > > at 800,000 hands, luck = 49.7%
> > > at 2,000,000 hands, luck = 38.4%
> > > at 5,000,000 hands, luck = 28.3%
> > > at 10,000,000 hands, luck = 21.8%
> > > at 100,000,000 hands, luck = 8.1%
> > >
> > > I guess you're postulating a player who plays Jacks so badly
> > > that they have a -3.5% edge? That would look like this
> > > (close to Bob's numbers):
> > >
> > > at 1 hand, luck = 99.2%
> > > at 100 hands, luck = 92.7%
> > > at 1,000 hands, luck = 80%
> > > at 2,000 hands, luck = 73.8%
> > > at 10,000 hands, luck = 55.8%
> > > at 100,000 hands, luck = 28.5%
> > > at 200,000 hands, luck = 22%
> > > at 400,000 hands, luck = 16.6%
> > > at 800,000 hands, luck = 12.4%
> > > at 2,000,000 hands, luck = 8.2%
> > > at 5,000,000 hands, luck = 5.3%
> > > at 10,000,000 hands, luck = 3.8%
> > > at 100,000,000 hands, luck = 1.2%
> > >
> >
>
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "vpplayer88" <vpplayer88@...> wrote:
>There isn't much logic to blindly dividing edge by standard deviation.
Well, as much as I'd like to take credit, I really can't. It's called the "Sharpe Ratio", proposed by a Nobel laureate:
google.com/search?q=sharpe+ratio
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Mickey" <mickeycrimm@...> wrote:
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> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@> wrote:
> >
> > Radio show interview of poker pro making a living off the bot in Vegas:
> >
> > pokerfuse.com/poker-podcasts/filthy-limper-poker-radio/1741/#
> >
> This poker pro is in a very unique spot. He's doing what 99% of poker players can't do. But the question is....is he street smart? If I were in his shoes, and the hourly rate was good enough, I would locate every machine in the state. To ensure the survival of the machnes I would make sure they got plenty of dead money action to cover up my earn. I would run a circuit on them taking out only so much money per machine, per a set amount of time.
>
> NOTI, I couldn't find the podcast. Do you have the date of the podcast? Thanks.
>
> Mickey
FLPR Season 2 Ep. 4 - Mar 30,2012
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/flpradio/2012/03/30/flpr-season-2-ep-4.mp3
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Not true – my husband and I upgraded twice to Owner's Suites on NCL using our 2 7* cruises. It just depends on what's available at the time you book.
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpFREE@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of joel0457
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 10:39 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] NCL upgrades
You can not upgrade above a mini-suite. I received a suite and my wife received a balcony. Tried to upgrade to a 2 bedroom suite but it was not available. I was told that you can combine certificates to upgrade to a maximum of a mini-suite. Ended up paying $250 each for the upgrade. We wanted the bigger suite since we are taking our daughter.
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From: Misscraps <misscraps@aol.com <mailto:misscraps%40aol.com> >
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com <mailto:vpFREE%40yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 11:26 PM
Subject: [vpFREE] NCL upgrades
Two household members with balcony can upgrade to minisuite. I don't know if there are further upgrades should 2 people get minisuite or higher. Best offer I ever got was minisuite for 1 person. Presumably some higher level players do get suite offers.
Certificates are so variable there is no figuring them out. We had heavy play in Tahoe and Biloxi and have gotten offers for balcony from one and oceanview from other. Play in New orleans used to be heavy but offers went suddenly from high of minisuite to zero for me. New Orleans used to give cash too to pay for port taxes, now seems to have eliminated that, at least for us.
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