I feel that you were not adequately bankrolled especially for $25 if $10,000 was your trip bankroll.
I too at times have thought that I got the same card back but the way the cards are dealt on some machines they do not flip but rather just change by changing the suit. Most times you get the same card, same color suit but a different suit. Such as the two of hearts becomes the two of diamonds. Looks very similar.
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