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Bob Dancer Video Poker 365 Article - 15 JAN 2009

#1

A Matter of Bankroll

http://www.videopoker365.com/video-poker/bankroll/views/

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#2

In Bob's article ("A Matter of Bankroll"), he said, "Mark set
aside $25,000 into a special account....and decided that was
all he was going to lose."

It's a good thing Mark did not stick to his limit. Otherwise,
he would have been down $25,000 for the year, rather than
ahead by $35,000!

Stop loss limits don't work (for me). No one knows what the
next hand will be. It could be another loser or it could be the
beginning of a winning streak. You NEVER know for sure.

Bob also said, "....I play for stakes where going broke is
essentially impossible."

Me, too! :slight_smile:

That's why the idea of a set 'bankroll' means nothing to me.

Bob also said, "I'm repeatedly surprised at how everybody
has a different way of dealing with bankroll issues. There are
clearly many ways to do this and everyone's circumstances
are different."

If there are "many ways to do this" and "everyone's
circumstances are different," why would Bob be so
repeatedly surprised by how everyone deals with bankrolls
differently? I'm not.

Curtis

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On 1/21/09, vpFae <vpFae@cox.net> wrote:

A Matter of Bankroll

http://www.videopoker365.com/video-poker/bankroll/views/

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#3

Not having a stop loss limit is a sign of gambling addiction:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/20questions.html

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Curtis Rich <LGTVegas@...> wrote:

Stop loss limits don't work (for me).

#4

Nothing contained on that web page has anything to do with
using stop loss limits. And, none of the 20 questions relates
to setting stop loss limits on your play. So, not having a stop
loss limit is NOT a sign of gambling addiction, as far as that
site is concerned.

nightoftheiguana2000 is entitled to think that not having a
stop loss limit is a sign of gambling addiction. But, it's just
an opinion.

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On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 10:37 AM, nightoftheiguana2000 < nightoftheiguana2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Curtis Rich <LGTVegas@...> wrote:
> Stop loss limits don't work (for me).

Not having a stop loss limit is a sign of gambling addiction:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/20questions.html

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#5

nightoftheiguana2000 wrote:

Not having a stop loss limit is a sign of gambling addiction:
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/20questions.html

For most gamblers, having a losing proposition on their hand, I'll
grant that. (I find that the questionnaire suggests just the opposite
... players who "often" gamble until their "last dollar was gone"
effectively set loss limits for themselves.

As far as a general measurement such as this quiz, it has value but
it's limited by it's simplistic scope.

Count 8 yes answers for me (1,3,4,8,10,12,14,17), assuming a strict
reading of the questions (without inference of a specific context
within which each question was framed).

- Harry

#6

Yes, I would agree that advantage players will tend to have a number
of traits which will **on the surface** make them appear to be
compulsive problem gamblers. This is why it is usually a good idea to
keep discussions of one's casino career with friends, relatives, and
especially co-workers to a minimum. Most people just won't believe
you and will think you have a "problem", and the few that do believe
you will probably ask you to loan them money :slight_smile:

EE

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" <harry.porter@...> wrote:

Count 8 yes answers for me (1,3,4,8,10,12,14,17), assuming a strict
reading of the questions (without inference of a specific context
within which each question was framed).

#7

Boy! I will really agree with this!

..... bl

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "eecounter" <eecounter@...> wrote:

Yes, I would agree that advantage players will tend to have a number
of traits which will **on the surface** make them appear to be
compulsive problem gamblers. This is why it is usually a good idea to
keep discussions of one's casino career with friends, relatives, and
especially co-workers to a minimum. Most people just won't believe
you and will think you have a "problem", and the few that do believe
you will probably ask you to loan them money :slight_smile:

EE

#8

eecounter wrote:

... and the few that do believe you will probably ask you to
loan them money :slight_smile:

I won't bother to relate a "real-life" anecdote along those lines.

(I will note that when someone anecdotally gets a clue that you have
more than chump change lying around the house, things can get
interesting. Once got a late night call from a friend who needed bail
bond money for her brother.)

- H.