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free play question

#1

I play freeplay thru once and cash it out, then leave, 99% of the time. If your goal is to end up with as much money as you can expect to, then play the lowest denomination you can stomach. I almost always play mine at Wynn on the 25c BP game, which is as you say, 7/5. Some people would run the $300 thru a $5 game hoping to get a lucky hit, but that overwhelmingly does not happen. Everyone may have different opinions on this, but the non-greedy approach is mine, and I've done very well with freeplay over the years.

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From: "upside1581" <bradritt@bellsouth.net>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] free play question
Date: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 7:52 am
I have $300 in free play at the Wynn. What is the best game to play and at what denomination if i just want to only run the $300 free play through? The data base shows 9/6 JOB at $5. However that is 12 hands and your done. Whould it be better to play $7/5 BP for $1 or .25 with lower EV but more hands taking more of the volitility out? There is no 9/6 JOB in the lower denoms.

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#2

If you feel you really could use the $300
(or close to it) to make your personal finances work then play a small game.

Otherwise the $5 game is clearly better. I'd play that one for sure if I had the same offer.

Ed

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On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:06 AM, "rob.singer1111@yahoo.com"<rob.singer1111@yahoo.com> wrote:

I play freeplay thru once and cash it out, then leave, 99% of the time. If your goal is to end up with as much money as you can expect to, then play the lowest denomination you can stomach. I almost always play mine at Wynn on the 25c BP game, which is as you say, 7/5. Some people would run the $300 thru a $5 game hoping to get a lucky hit, but that overwhelmingly does not happen. Everyone may have different opinions on this, but the non-greedy approach is mine, and I've done very well with freeplay over the years.

----- Reply message -----
From: "upside1581" <bradritt@bellsouth.net>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] free play question
Date: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 7:52 am
I have $300 in free play at the Wynn. What is the best game to play and at what denomination if i just want to only run the $300 free play through? The data base shows 9/6 JOB at $5. However that is 12 hands and your done. Whould it be better to play $7/5 BP for $1 or .25 with lower EV but more hands taking more of the volitility out? There is no 9/6 JOB in the lower denoms.

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#3

If it's that important to the person to walk away with as much of the $300 as one can, perhaps he could run it through a video blackjack game at a dollar a hand, even if it pays even-money for blackjack. I think one can find these games in almost any casino. No?

-BB

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Miller <ed.miller@...> wrote:

If you feel you really could use the $300
(or close to it) to make your personal finances work then play a small game.

Otherwise the $5 game is clearly better. I'd play that one for sure if I had the same offer.

Ed

#4

The primary factor is whether you consider this $300 to be a unique piece of gambling. I wouldn't but others sometime disagree.

If you consider yourself in one long session that began with your first bet years ago

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On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:44 AM, "Bob Bartop" <bobbartop@yahoo.com> wrote:

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Miller <ed.miller@...> wrote:
>
> If you feel you really could use the $300
> (or close to it) to make your personal finances work then play a small game.
>
> Otherwise the $5 game is clearly better. I'd play that one for sure if I had the same offer.
>
> Ed
>

If it's that important to the person to walk away with as much of the $300 as one can, perhaps he could run it through a video blackjack game at a dollar a hand, even if it pays even-money for blackjack. I think one can find these games in almost any casino. No?

-BB

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#5

It appears that Mr. Dancer did not complete his thought, before clicking
'send.'

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On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Bob Dancer <bobdancervp@hotmail.com>wrote:

The primary factor is whether you consider this $300 to be a unique piece
of gambling. I wouldn't but others sometime disagree.

If you consider yourself in one long session that began with your first
bet years ago

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#6

On the other hand, if you have a small bankroll, does it make sense to play a machine that has a 20k royal?

I'd like to hear the back story about how someone who worries about these type of things accumulated 300 in free play at the Wynn. You had to be willing to take some risk at some point.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Bob Dancer <bobdancervp@...> wrote:

The primary factor is whether you consider this $300 to be a unique piece of gambling. I wouldn't but others sometime disagree.

If you consider yourself in one long session that began with your first bet years ago

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On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:44 AM, "Bob Bartop" <bobbartop@...> wrote:

> --- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Miller <ed.miller@> wrote:
> >
> > If you feel you really could use the $300
> > (or close to it) to make your personal finances work then play a small game.
> >
> > Otherwise the $5 game is clearly better. I'd play that one for sure if I had the same offer.
> >
> > Ed
> >
>
> If it's that important to the person to walk away with as much of the $300 as one can, perhaps he could run it through a video blackjack game at a dollar a hand, even if it pays even-money for blackjack. I think one can find these games in almost any casino. No?
>
> -BB
>
>

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#7

Luke wrote:

It appears that Mr. Dancer did not complete his thought, before clicking

'send.'

Exactly correct. And as I'm coming back to it, I'm thinking this is a topic to talk about at some length on this week's Gambling with an Edge. If you're unfamiliar with my thoughts on this subject, assume I'm always going to be in agreement with whatever Ed Miller posts on the subject. You won't be off very often with this assumption. Bob

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#8

Thanks for the responses. I will proceed with playing the $5 JOB. Since I don't play those high denoms it will be more fun even if it is for only 12 hands. I will be going to Winn on 7/31 (my birthday)and will let everyone know how it goes.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Miller <ed.miller@...> wrote:

If you feel you really could use the $300
(or close to it) to make your personal finances work then play a small game.

Otherwise the $5 game is clearly better. I'd play that one for sure if I had the same offer.

Ed

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On Jul 22, 2012, at 10:06 AM, "rob.singer1111@..."<rob.singer1111@...> wrote:

> I play freeplay thru once and cash it out, then leave, 99% of the time. If your goal is to end up with as much money as you can expect to, then play the lowest denomination you can stomach. I almost always play mine at Wynn on the 25c BP game, which is as you say, 7/5. Some people would run the $300 thru a $5 game hoping to get a lucky hit, but that overwhelmingly does not happen. Everyone may have different opinions on this, but the non-greedy approach is mine, and I've done very well with freeplay over the years.
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "upside1581" <bradritt@...>
> To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [vpFREE] free play question
> Date: Sun, Jul 22, 2012 7:52 am
> I have $300 in free play at the Wynn. What is the best game to play and at what denomination if i just want to only run the $300 free play through? The data base shows 9/6 JOB at $5. However that is 12 hands and your done. Whould it be better to play $7/5 BP for $1 or .25 with lower EV but more hands taking more of the volitility out? There is no 9/6 JOB in the lower denoms.
>
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