By Monday I had been comped in at the Rainbow for 7 days with 2 more
days to go. I could keep getting comped in or change and decided to
change because I am leery of being accused of "homesteading." It goes
back to my Laughlin days. It is not good for an advantage player to
overextend his stay. With VP being rather poor on the Peppermill
properties I was relegated to playing video blackjack for the comp. An
$8200 wager gets a mid-week room night. $19,000 wager for Friday
night, and $21,000 for Saturday night. Then there are the meals. A
$15 buffet takes a $3000 wager. I still have over $400 in comp coming,
but will use it at a later time.
So I go up to the Wendover Nugget on Monday looking to make some
action for room comp. The dollar 9/6 Jacks progressive is at $5143.
One quarter 9/6 Jacks progressive is at $1332, .4% meter, the other is
at $1201, .5% meter. $200 in action gets one comp dollar, 15 comp
dollars gets one midweek room night, 32.5 comp dollars gets Friday
night, 37.5 comp dollars gets Saturday night.
So I sit down on the dollar progressive. It's not the best number in the
world but this bank gets little action and waiting a few days for a higher
number is not really an option. I ran about $4500 an hour in action
which is about 22 comp dollars per hour. I was hitting enough quads to
stay roughly even. About two hours in I was dealt AKQJ (not in that
order) of diamonds and on the draw - BOOM - here comes the ten of
diamonds for $5191.
So I still need comp dollars and switch to the quarter progressive at
$1332. I have not been running very well on this bartop game. It's at
$1400 today. I've played a total of 7751 games with only nine quads
and have been dropped for $650. But I will keep playing in my spare
time until the royal goes.
The $1201 progressive has problems. It's at the cigar bar. There are 7
machines and no bartender during the week. Only 2 of the machines
contribute to the meter. I don't know if this is just a glitch or a plot by
the house. I don't know if I should bring there attention to it or not.
It's my experience that a machine that does not contribute to the meter
also does not reset the meter when the royal is hit. Should I play one of
the 2 machines that move the meter or should I play one that doesn't? I
was up there Monday and moved into the hotel Wednesday night (last
night) and, so far, have not seen anyone playing this bank. The only
metrer movement was when I was timing the meter. Maybe there will
be a bartender there this weekend and maybe the bank will get some
action. I'll wait and see.
Until next time, good night, and good luck.
Oh yes, I am in need of a six-card charlie clinic, single deck/first hand
off. If anyone knows the strategy and would be so kind as to post it I
will be forever greatful.
