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Re: 10 play draw poker at palms? From: tomflush
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LVA Question of the Day - 23 MAR 2010 From: vpFREE Administrator
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LVRJ - REORGANIZATION PLAN: Station breakup proposed From: vpFREE Administrator
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Gold Strike Tunica VP From: thickheadedmule
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Re: Gold Strike Tunica VP From: eecounter
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NCL free cruise from Ballys From: Phyllis
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new casino From: oskerlila
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Re: new casino From: bill vandivner
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Re: Current Las Vegas DDB Recommendations From: Todd K
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M Buffet Wine - XVP From: patricia swenson
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Re: M Buffet Wine - XVP From: Jayne
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Re: Biloxi Video Poker From: vpFREE Administrator
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Re: XVP Rio Seefood Buffet From: caplatinum
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Re: Dumped by the Peppermill From: caplatinum
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Re: Showboat AC FP 9/6 JoB?? From: alan3262
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An unusual hand From: Norma Posy
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Re: 10 play draw poker at palms?
Posted by: "tomflush" tomflush@nyc.rr.com ny_urban_cowboy
Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:36 am (PDT)I dont recall Palms having anywhere near full pay QQ - could there be a pay
schedule mistake in there ?----- Original Message -----
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Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: 10 play draw poker at palms?Huh? Talent has nothing to do with odds. And from what I've heard palms
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LVA Question of the Day - 23 MAR 2010
Posted by: "vpFREE Administrator" vpfreeadmin@cox.net vpfree_3
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:10 am (PDT)QUESTION: I've wondered about a very large Big Six wheel I
saw on a Travel Channel "Las Vegas" Special. It looked to be
about 20 feet tall. I want to know what the story is. Where
was it? How big? etc. I recently saw the show again and
noticed the shot immediately preceded a shot with Anthony
Curtis in it, so I know you've seen it. What's the deal?Read the answer here:
http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/qod.cfm
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http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/qod.cfm</a>NOTE: vpFREE access to the Question of the Day link has
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LVRJ - REORGANIZATION PLAN: Station breakup proposed
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Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:21 am (PDT)http://www.lvrj.com/news/station-breakup-proposed-89100682.html
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Gold Strike Tunica VP
Posted by: "thickheadedmule" minuteman@comporium.net thickheadedmule
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:31 am (PDT)Will be going ther in April. Room and food are comps so I will play their most of the time. Any good Vp at the surrounding cainos?
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Re: Gold Strike Tunica VP
Posted by: "eecounter" eecounter@hotmail.com eecounter
Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:46 am (PDT)--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "thickheadedmule" <minuteman@...> wrote:
>
> Will be going ther in April. Room and food are comps so I will play their most of the time. Any good Vp at the surrounding cainos?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Last time I walked through the Gold Strike it was an absolute VP wasteland, which is too bad because they once had some good games long ago.
The H'shoe (Harrah's) next door is just as bad.
In contrast, the Roadhouse (another Harrah's property) next to the 'shoe does have some good VP (e.g. 99.9% single line games). They also have some multilines with ~99% games like 15/9 deuces. Be aware that playing their best games will likely result in very uninspiring future mail offers. This has been reported by others, and has also been my experience. But if you're just looking for near 100% games and not concerned with mail offers, this is the place to go.
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NCL free cruise from Ballys
Posted by: "Phyllis" PJSF1@VERIZON.NET pjsf123
Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:05 am (PDT)My husband received a free NCL cruise(we paid for port charges, taxes & cabin upgrade)from Ballys. We booked a 4 day Bahamas cruise from Miami. Does anyone know about the VP on The Norwegian Sky. Also opinions about going to Atlantis or other casinos. We stop in Freeport and Nassau.
Thanks in advance for info and suggestions.
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new casino
Posted by: "oskerlila" oskerlila@yahoo.com oskerlila
Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:42 am (PDT)What is the name of the casino where the dealers are dressed in negligees.
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Re: new casino
Posted by: "bill vandivner" billvandivner@hotmail.com van1275
Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:57 am (PDT)Binions has several Lingerie tables as does the Plaza. Vegas Club has the pit. All of these generally fit your question.
Remember ..... life is only what you make it. Never settle for second best.
Bill
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Re: Current Las Vegas DDB Recommendations
Posted by: "Todd K" toddkeithahn@yahoo.com toddkeithahn
Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:47 pm (PDT)Thanks for the info!!!!!!!!
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> I'll be in Las Vegas for a few days next week. What
> are some of the best casinos to play DDB, on strip
> and off strip in terms of payback? I'm willing to
> wager up to $2.50 per hand, and I probably won't
> play enough to get significant comps ($300
> bankroll per day).
>
> I realize the vpfree database has some of this info,
> but I'm interested in hearing the absolute latest
> from locals, recent visitors, etc.I'm not a DDB player, but if I were in your position, I would seek out the DDB with the 10/6 paytable instead of 9/6.
Most, if not all, Station Casinos have 10/6 DDB and also the Cannery and the Palms and a few others. They are in various denominations. Looks like 25c is the most prevalent. I don't know of any that aren't in vpFREE2.
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M Buffet Wine - XVP
Posted by: "patricia swenson" jackessiebabe@yahoo.com jackessiebabe
Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:09 pm (PDT)Jayne, my rating of the wine selection offered at the M buffet is a solid B - to C+ . It is
satisfactory (to me) table wine which can probably be purchased in a wine store for about $10.00 per bottle, or in a restaurant for $6.50 a glass. Not great wine by any means, but perfectly acceptable. I've tried the white (Chardonnay) the red (Cabernet) and the blush
(White Zinfandel) and enjoyed each variety as an accompaniment to the outstanding food.The only criticism I have of the M Buffet, is the possible long wait for a table if you don't have a buffet comp with a line pass. The wait seems especially long for the Friday night
seafood buffet.Good eating!
~Babe~
--- On Wed, 3/24/10, Jayne <jaynedoe13@gmail.com> wrote:
You had me at complimentary red! (I find that even the cheapest wine can
make anything palatable...even the cheapest wine!) LOL<jackessiebabe@yahoo.com>wrote:
....The M buffet is the only LV buffet that I've visited, which offers complimentary red,
white and blush wine, hard cider, and a made to order cappucino station with their
very extensive and yummy dessert bar.....[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: M Buffet Wine - XVP
Posted by: "Jayne" jaynedoe13@gmail.com jaynedoe13
Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:58 pm (PDT)Thanks Babe....even better knowing your rating (I'm a Two Buck Chuck kinda
gal anyway, so this might even be a step up for me!).Sounds like getting the line pass is the way to go.
I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back to Vegas...but I'm going to add M
to my list. Seems like there's a lot of good being said about it.Thanks for the info!
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 2:08 PM, patricia swenson > <jackessiebabe@yahoo.com>wrote:
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>
> Jayne, my rating of the wine selection offered at the M buffet is a solid
> B - to C+ . It is
> satisfactory (to me) table wine which can probably be purchased in a wine
> store for about $10.00 per bottle, or in a restaurant for $6.50 a glass. Not
> great wine by any means, but perfectly acceptable. I've tried the white
> (Chardonnay) the red (Cabernet) and the blush
> (White Zinfandel) and enjoyed each variety as an accompaniment to the
> outstanding food.
>
> The only criticism I have of the M Buffet, is the possible long wait for a
> table if you don't have a buffet comp with a line pass. The wait seems
> especially long for the Friday night
> seafood buffet.
>
> Good eating!
>
> ~Babe~
>
>
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Re: Biloxi Video Poker
Posted by: "vpFREE Administrator" vpfreeadmin@cox.net vpfree_3
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:06 pm (PDT)"thickheadedmule" wrote:
> Is the VP as good or better in Biloxi as Las Vegas.
> We are looking at a trip to Beau Rivage in April
> and would like to know of any advise.I would say that the video poker on average is better in Las Vegas
than in Biloxi, but some casinos in Biloxi have better video poker
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10a.
Re: XVP Rio Seefood Buffet
Posted by: "caplatinum" belairgold@aol.com caplatinum
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:12 pm (PDT)The Rio seafood buffet is a joke. Many people want to eat seafood for health reasons. A lot of the stuff at the Rio is fried. You will find few healthy selections there. Lobster, they have some little spiny things - I think they are lobster birth defects or something.
I would also suggest the M as a much better choice. Even the seafood options on the regular buffet at M, or Wynn or Bellagio are better than the Rio Seafood buffet.
As for the lines at the M Buffet, even the VIP does not work any more as they have made it a "disabled" line and everyone is now disabled.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Bill and Jenn" <billvandivner@...> wrote:
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> We are planning on one of our quarterly trips to Vegas the first week of April. We do not play at Harrahs so we have no RC's that we need to use. We are also going to have my 75 yo M/L in tow that hates the food ANYWHERE we choose to eat. Jenn & I love seafood and were considering the Rio buffet. My questions are 1. Is the buffet worth the price considering no comps are involved. 2.How is the food quality and 3.How are the lobsters served. We spend most of our time playing downtown or at the Palms. Any comments/suggestions are welcome.
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Re: Dumped by the Peppermill
Posted by: "caplatinum" belairgold@aol.com caplatinum
Thu Mar 25, 2010 8:16 pm (PDT)How do you get comps being an employee?
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "tulum0617" <tmckay3@...> wrote:
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> Hello, Have any of you Peppermill players stopped receiving offers? I have and also when I swiped my card last month at their kiosk my PIN didn't work. It was a PIN I've been using for years. The Player's Club let me set up a new one and I haven't been back to see if that one is blocked but will check it when I return to Reno in a few weeks. Also, I've had charges on my credit card from several visits last fall that only said Peppermill Front Desk on my statements. I asked my host several times over 3 months what the charges were for and would not get an answer!
>
> My credit cards had been charged with room charges in the past and asked him what they were for and he was very open with me and said that they were meals that should have been comped and he would credit my cc.
>
> Last month I called VIP services to see if I could get some details of what was on my cards and was told that some were from the spa and then others were from Biscotti's, the espresso bar and the deli.
>
> I was told those restaurants were part of my "package" and they would always be comped. I was also told by my host that my spa treatments would be comped.
>
> The VIP Services person suggested that I talk to Accounting and maybe they could give me more details of the $$ amount of each charge. This is my credit card that I have a right to know what's on it!!
>
> I spoke with a woman in Accounting and she said that the charges were from 4 different trips! She said that she would contact a Mktg person and get them taken off and call me back. When I spoke with her again she said that he wouldn't comp any of them because he looked at my account and I had no comps left! huh?
>
> I wasn't winning in August or September. I had an amazing run in Oct and November and came out ahead for the year. I was pissed about the cc situation and not feeling like a valued guest so I cancelled my reservation in December and let them know why and stayed at the Atlantis and Harrahs and got clobbered. The Peppermill could have had my winnings and more back if they weren't so elusive and dishonest.
>
> I met a former vp player at the Peppermill at Harvey's last week and told him about how I was feeling about the Peppermill and he said that he had enough points to being Diamond and his host told him that it would have to be approved by his boss even though he had the points! He said that he had won a slot tournament and also had a winning year 2 years ago, I beleive. He was playing there one day and decided to go up to the Player's Club to get the Diamond Card himself and they gave it to him because he had met the point requirement.
>
> A short time later he received a call from the Peppermill that he would no longer be able to earn comps because he had a winning year but he was always welcome to play! He hasn't been back in almost 2 years.
>
> He also told me about a friend of his who used to work there and was a big slot player and they cut her off since she was a winner and she can't have access to the large amount of comps she had earned as an employee.
>
> What's sad is that the Peppermill has been my favorite place to play for so long. I'm really bummed and upset about this. They don't have to be so dishonest and elusive.
>
> My hosts at Harrahs in Reno/Tahoe and at the Atlantis are great! They are very polite and upfront about my status and there are no questions left unanswered. Of course Harrahs and Atlantis have comp systems where you can see exactly what you have where you never know with the Peppermill. The rooms in their offers come out of your comps and their "free play" used to also. It was printed on the offer even though my host insisted that free play wasn't taken out but it was for a long time.
>
> I could go on but perhaps another post.
>
> Off the subject: I have some great somewhat recent screenshot pics from Inetbet on vpfree-online.
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Re: Showboat AC FP 9/6 JoB??
Posted by: "alan3262" alan3262@yahoo.com alan3262
Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:11 pm (PDT)I was there March 16-17. The 8 machines were moved to the area near the promotional kiosks, which is in a non-smoking section. I saw the machines, but they are currently not in service. I don't know when they are supposed to be put back into service. As far as I know they will still be 9/6 but I couldn't say for sure.
In the meantime, there is a single 9/6 JOB machine in the high limit section, towards the center. It is a $1/$2/$5 machine and unfortunately this is in the smoking section.
--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, m_savorelli@... wrote:
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> Hello all,
>
> I regret to inform our East Coast VP community that the 4 machine 9/6 JoB carousel at Showboat's House of Blues entrance has been taken out of the property in order to make room for "entertaintment section expansion'" - as per Showboat's employee.
>
> Does anyone else know of any other FP machines here at Showboat AC? Otherwise may have to stop coming by
>
> Thanks,
> -- Manuel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@...>
> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:45:59
> To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Highest you can play with an advantage in LV?
>
> The $100 FPDW was real, have you checked to see if they put it back yet? In credit play mode (no stopping for handpays or taxables) it could have been worth around $2,300 per hour (1000 x $300 x .0077). Of course, the Kelly bankroll would be over about a million dollars ($300 x 26 / .0077). Doesn't hurt to have the bankroll of a Microsoft billionaire to be able to play such a game.
>
>
> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, stonegate5@ wrote:
> >
> > Fine, mock me all you want.. Was just a question.
> >
> > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "nightoftheiguana2000" <nightoftheiguana2000@>
> > Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:48:43
> > To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Highest you can play with an advantage in LV?
> >
> > Is that $100 full pay deuces wild still at Caesar's?
> >
> > http://www.brodietech.com/liontales/2007/04/lucky-me.html
> >
> > --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "stonegate5" <stonegate5@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Not that I'm gonna play it, just curious lol. Where's the highest you can play in LV with an advantage and how much is it?
> > >
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An unusual hand
Posted by: "Norma Posy" normagirl9@yahoo.com normagirl9
Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:19 pm (PDT)I ran into something interesting while playing "reduced pay deuces wild" with the following payoff table (to 1, with 5 coins in):
RF: 800
4D: 200
WR: 25
5K: 15
SF: 9
4K: 4
FH: 4
FL: 3
ST: 2
3K: 1Dealt: 2S, 2C, JS, JD, 10S
It turns out that the E.V. of 4.9362 is identical for discarding either the 10S or the JD!
This is so surprising that I made a hand calculation:
Discarding the 10S:
4 cards will give a 5K, and 43 cards a 4K
(4*15 + 43*4) / 47 = 232/47 = 4.9362Discarding the JD:
5 cards will get a WR; 3 for a SF; 6 for a 4K; 4 for a FL;
18 for a ST; and 12 for a 3K
(5*25 + 3*9 + 5*4 + 4*3 + 18*2 + 12*1) / 47 = 232/47 = 4.9362Question: Is there any "volatility" issue here that would decide the better discard?
Or is this really a flat-ass tie?
(As it happened, I discarded the JD and drew a deuce for the wild royal.)
Note: For the "full pay" deuces wild payout schedule, there is no tie.
Discard the 10: EV = 5.8511
Discard the JD: EV = 4.9574- - Norma
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