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Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 25 SEP 2012

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Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 25 SEP 2012

"More Dogs than Bones"

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2012/0925.cfm

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Bob-

A friend of mine likes these kinda plays so I'll ask:

1. Would you mind sharing the calculations you used (on the spot) to estimate the $5EV in this play.

2. I understand that the stakes here were well below your norm, but how can one (A VP player who might have $200 - $1000 bucks in their pocket) account for the potentially high variance of this machine before making a decision?

3. What were your final results?

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Bob Dancer's LV Advisor Column - 25 SEP 2012

"More Dogs than Bones"

http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/bob_dancer/2012/0925.cfm

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Bob didn't make a calculation. He made an excellent guess. I suspect that if anyone who knew him and saw him playing that machine, he might have gotten another "how the mighty have fallen" statement. But this story actually shows what a consumate pro he is. Video poker might be my objective for being in a casino, but anytime I get a chance to pick off a little play like that, I jump on it. I consider it to be extra cashback on the video poker play.

If you want to learn how to analyze these plays then go to post #122170 and follow the thread. Everything you need to know.

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Bob-

A friend of mine likes these kinda plays so I'll ask:

1. Would you mind sharing the calculations you used (on the spot) to estimate the $5EV in this play.

2. I understand that the stakes here were well below your norm, but how can one (A VP player who might have $200 - $1000 bucks in their pocket) account for the potentially high variance of this machine before making a decision?

3. What were your final results?

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(A VP player who might have $200 - $1000 bucks in their pocket)

A gambler who only has a couple of hundred in gambling money can't afford to play much video poker, if any at all. Even with quarter full pay deuces wild you're looking at an AVERAGE cost of deuces or better at a little over $300. There are other games that are playable, however, and "must hit by" slots would be one of them, of course as in all progressives, the start number is critical.

Video of a casino hustler playing a must hit by slot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ceZI4z8dg

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