A.P. - Reasonable response to Bob's column. But I disagree with your approach.
Active video poker play is chock full with irrational distractions. A couple of examples:
-- You're playing 9/6 JB and your session is suddenly flush with quads with kickers. You enjoy 9/6 DDB, and it's hard to content yourself that you're really playing the stronger game this session.
-- You have a stronger EV with promotions at casino X, but you always seem to fare better on your session at casino Y.
It's true that in the case of the "change machine" example that there's no EV penalty to changing machines during a sour session. But the very act of doing so implies a mental relief that you've opened the door to better luck.
Once you open that door, it's difficult to shut it, even in situations that involve an impaired EV through a change. I find it far better advice to focus on the truth at hand and simply dispel the irrational from your mind.
Once you accept that bad sessions happen, and develop the discipline to play through them (where sensible), you're a stronger player for it. I think that's doubly true for a casual player.
---In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, <ehpee@...> wrote :
Your answer to the question of when should I move is of course technically correct, however, you don't acknowledge the psychological implications of having a bad session. If I am playing a machine and am getting beat up on it, you should agree that moving one space over and playing the exact same game is not a negative move (except for the 10 seconds lost in the move). It could though be a positive play for the simple
reason that it allows you to reset your mind and refocus your play. I believe that doing this would probably lead to less playing errors as a result of being less ticked off at the machine that I was playing.
Not all of us can play with the robotic skills that you have. Most of us have negative reactions to bad sessions, and like I have said many times, you are not teaching to professional gamblers, don't assume that everyone has your mind set.
Regards
A.P.
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