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Boredom and VP.

Some critics of the activity of playing VP seriously -a movie critic
among them- point out that playing millions and millions of hands of
VP must be very boring.

I enjoy playing VP, but then, I don't play that much since I'm around
casinos a small fraction of the year. At home on the VP softwares,
one has more distractions. One can navigate the Internet after half
an hour or so, and during the playing sessions one can check strategy
tables to find out where the mistakes in the cards held were, etc.

Does it get boring to play ten hours a day in a casino?

One of the great things about LV (as opposed to AC, for example) is
that the area presents you with a number other activities that you
can do when you hit the saturation point in casinos. I enjoy playing
VP as much as anyone, particularly in LV where I've actually
experienced winning. However, after a few hours of parking myself in
front of a machine, I need to do something else. For me, it's going
out to experience the surrounding area like Red Rock, Lake Mead, etc.
Some people might be absorbed enough to stay in a casino for 10 hours,
but I'm not one of those. Not being judgmental here. For me 10 hours
in a casino is way beyond my limit of tolerance. Yes, I do get bored,
but I also just need to get up and move!

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "mubowor" <erchalb@c...> wrote:

Some critics of the activity of playing VP seriously -a movie critic
among them- point out that playing millions and millions of hands of
VP must be very boring.

I enjoy playing VP, but then, I don't play that much since I'm around
casinos a small fraction of the year. At home on the VP softwares,
one has more distractions. One can navigate the Internet after half
an hour or so, and during the playing sessions one can check strategy
tables to find out where the mistakes in the cards held were, etc.

Does it get boring to play ten hours a day in a casino?

mubowor wrote:

> Does it get boring to play ten hours a day in a casino?

keenman55 wrote:

One of the great things about LV (as opposed to AC, for example) is
that the area presents you with a number other activities that you
can do when you hit the saturation point in casinos. I enjoy playing
VP as much as anyone, particularly in LV where I've actually
experienced winning. However, after a few hours of parking myself in
front of a machine, I need to do something else. For me, it's going
out to experience the surrounding area like Red Rock, Lake Mead,
etc. Some people might be absorbed enough to stay in a casino for 10
hours, but I'm not one of those. Not being judgmental here. For me
10 hours in a casino is way beyond my limit of tolerance. Yes, I do
get bored, but I also just need to get up and move!

I'm hard pressed to imagine spending 10 hours a day at the machines
under normal circumstances, but I likewise find it almost unimaginable
to pound the machines for much less than 8 hours a day.

In AC, one can only spend so much time at the pool or treading the
Boardwalk. So I generally get right down to business upon arrival and
play hard and heartily until it's time to go.

However, the occasion of an infrequent, exceptional promotion in AC
has seen me hold steady at the machines for 15 hours in a 24 hr.
period. (Can you imagine that in the one case where such play was my
first at a certain casino they were surprised I didn't play with such
vigor on future trips?)

LV is, of course, just the opposite situation. It rightfully could be
an appropriate vacation destination without setting foot in the
casinos to play. But I'm still so tickled on my visits by the
available plays and promos that I'm driven out of shear pleasure to
play my heart out!

We'll find our way out to Red Rock yet. For that matter, we very well
may book a stay at our affiliated timeshare to finally explore the
area at length and, indeed, not step foot in a casino (unless to take
in a show).

- Harry

I never get bored playing VP…I usually do 6 to 8 hours a day when in
Las Vegas. Husband does about 1/2 hour and he's off somewhere else.
My only problem is not moving around enough. After a long long
session at one machine I can hardly get around. (Getting old???
Nah???Only 70…just a young chick).

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

mubowor wrote:
> > Does it get boring to play ten hours a day in a casino?

keenman55 wrote:
> One of the great things about LV (as opposed to AC, for example)

is

> that the area presents you with a number other activities that

you

> can do when you hit the saturation point in casinos. I enjoy

playing

> VP as much as anyone, particularly in LV where I've actually
> experienced winning. However, after a few hours of parking myself

in

> front of a machine, I need to do something else. For me, it's

going

> out to experience the surrounding area like Red Rock, Lake Mead,
> etc. Some people might be absorbed enough to stay in a casino for

10

> hours, but I'm not one of those. Not being judgmental here. For

me

> 10 hours in a casino is way beyond my limit of tolerance. Yes, I

do

> get bored, but I also just need to get up and move!

I'm hard pressed to imagine spending 10 hours a day at the machines
under normal circumstances, but I likewise find it almost

unimaginable

to pound the machines for much less than 8 hours a day.

In AC, one can only spend so much time at the pool or treading the
Boardwalk. So I generally get right down to business upon arrival

and

play hard and heartily until it's time to go.

However, the occasion of an infrequent, exceptional promotion in AC
has seen me hold steady at the machines for 15 hours in a 24 hr.
period. (Can you imagine that in the one case where such play was

my

first at a certain casino they were surprised I didn't play with

such

vigor on future trips?)

LV is, of course, just the opposite situation. It rightfully could

be

an appropriate vacation destination without setting foot in the
casinos to play. But I'm still so tickled on my visits by the
available plays and promos that I'm driven out of shear pleasure to
play my heart out!

We'll find our way out to Red Rock yet. For that matter, we very

well

may book a stay at our affiliated timeshare to finally explore the
area at length and, indeed, not step foot in a casino (unless to

take

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in a show).

- Harry

we very well
may book a stay at our affiliated timeshare to finally explore the
area at length and, indeed, not step foot in a casino (unless to take
in a show).

- Harry

I find that very hard to believe from someone like Harry Porter!! LOL!

Scot

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-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Porter [mailto:harry.por…@…net]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:39 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Boredom and VP.

ME TOO

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Krause" <krauseinvegas@worldnet.att.net>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:40 PM
Subject: RE: [vpFREE] Re: Boredom and VP.

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Porter [mailto:harry.por…@…net]
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:39 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Boredom and VP.

we very well
may book a stay at our affiliated timeshare to finally explore the
area at length and, indeed, not step foot in a casino (unless to take
in a show).

- Harry

>>I find that very hard to believe from someone like Harry Porter!! LOL!

Scot

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"> One of the great things about LV (as opposed to AC, for example) is

that the area presents you with a number other activities that you
can do when you hit the saturation point in casinos. . . . For me, it's

going

out to experience the surrounding area like Red Rock, Lake Mead, etc."

When last checked, the Atlantic Ocean was still a tad larger than Lake Mead.
And Cape May and Great Adventure aren't too shabby, either.

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keenman55 <keenman55@yahoo.com wrote:

keenman55 <keenman55@y... wrote:
"> One of the great things about LV (as opposed to AC, for

example) is

> that the area presents you with a number other activities that

you

> can do when you hit the saturation point in casinos. . . . For

me, it's

going
> out to experience the surrounding area like Red Rock, Lake Mead,

etc."

When last checked, the Atlantic Ocean was still a tad larger than

Lake Mead.

And Cape May and Great Adventure aren't too shabby, either.

Yeah I know, but I'm an East Coast guy and I've been near the
Atlantic Ocean my whole life. Out in the LV area, there are places
you can go to where you can stop and hear nothing but the wind. I've
had that experience in Red Rock, VOF and Death Valley. Can't get to
that kind of solitude in the AC area. It's a nice experience and a
nice contrast to the din of casinos.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "MHS" <mspevack@m...> wrote: