I have often wondered on this general point. Can I ask this in a slightly modified way? Let's change the denominations to $1 and $5. Let's set the starting bankroll at $500. Let's say that the $5 machine is 9/6 JOB and the $1 is 8/5 JOB. I know this is apples and oranges, but is a realistic situation. In this situation am I better of playing 1 coin at $5 versus 5 coins at $1
I agree at equal games the 5 coin lower denom is better
Jim in Chicago
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From: Curtis Rich <LGTVegas@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:35:59
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] LVA Question of the Day - 9 FEB 2009
Hi Dennis.
I believe that answer given by LVA QOD is still wrong, even
if they were addressing the "minimizing dollar loss" issue.
They should have answered, "Play five coins at a lower
denomination."
I still believe that advising players to bet one coin was
irresponsible and misleading (which, by the way, is what
the casinos want). That is why I started this thread by
saying that I've lost a little respect for LVA and its QOD.
Curtis
On 2/11/09, Dennis Salguero <salguero@gmail.com> wrote:
No, the QOD answer is still correct.
You're missing the spirit of the question which was to minimize the *actual
dollar loss* for the day, not the EV percentage numbers. Surely you realize
that there are different bankroll requirements for playing 25-cents VS
$1.25
per hand. The conclusion merely states that one-coin is ideal for
minimizing
*dollar* loss and, if bankroll allows, no other choice but 5-coin should be
played.D
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:12 PM, Curtis Rich <LGTVegas@gmail.com> wrote:
> Over the long term, playing 9/6 JOB, (not counting
> comps, cash-back, etc.), you lose 1.63% of your
> money when playing one coin. But, you only lose
> 0.46% of your money when playing five coins.
>
> Yeah, it's a no-brainer!
>
> Five coins.
>
> Always.
>
> (*THAT* should have been the answer in the QOD!)
>
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