Mike , you make a lot of good sense. I take all this blah, blah,
blah in
stride, knowing there are plenty of Trolls on this board, and the same
people posting under different names. My interest in VpFree is
mainly in
finding out where the best machines are - and that's a rare post
these days,
since people fear that posting full pay means "goodbye" play.
Tom, perhaps some remedial reading is on order:
http://paladingaming.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36&Itemid=1
In this day and age, posting FP will kill the play, particularly if
it's a good play in Vegas. You see, it's not like 10 years ago,
everyone knows how to play now. I posted a marginal quarter play and
it got taken down within 48 hours (and I thought no one at Stations
reads me..LOL). In the article I discuss theo and how to use it when
calculating EV. This is something which is really valuable, and really
too valuable for me to publish, but I did it anyway. So, when I see
something really valuable, and it's discussed here, and we're talking
pver $10K/year in EV to me, you can understand why I cringe.
I guess since I've never published any books, I must be a total
claimer at this and everything I write here is speculation. Actually,
Tom, in our business, the people with the merit badges are the ones
who don't publish. Generally, what separates the successful from the
non-successful is the ability to Get It. Either you do, or you don't.
Please don't take it out on me because you don't.
You posted something a couple of weeks ago about suspected
non-randomness of VP machines in AC. Frankly, it was too ridiculous to
even comment on, particularly when you realize the toughest gaming
license to get anywhere is a NJ one, particularly for a slot machine
manufacturer. The machines are on the square, and without going into
details, substantially more money was won playing AC than Vegas by the
top pros. This much is clear.
(whine)
> is not a pro and in the know is wasting time here. It makes me feel
> a little like I've been taken for a ride, that there is in fact no
> way I'm ever going to be able to achieve even parity (nor less a
> small profit) with the casino unless I'm:
>
> a) A VP author who is able to work hosts/comps to the bone so s/he
> can write about how great Casino X is;
>
> b) Someone who has "moles" in casino marketing so as to find out the
> exact mechanisms and hidden plays made up just for them;
>
> c) A "pro," the status of which seems to be based as much or more on
> who you know rather than what you know, such that you are a member of
> a secret society entered into only by blood oath and memorizing the
> handshake, and most of us are distictly UNinvited.
>
> I study, I practice, I try to keep abreast of what is going on
> through this chat board and some published stuff. I do as much as I
> can of what the Great Books tell me, and yet maybe it is all a hoax
> to keep the pros in business and I'm just a rube who bought into a an
> elaborate con.
You, sir, obviously don't get it. See, your tone is totally insulting
and dismissive, but that's ok. I have over twenty years experience in
advantage play, and unlike a lot of APs, I can actually function in
the straight world as well. By comparison, I would never tell you how
to do your day job. I share insight with you why certain things are
good ideas and certain ones aren't, and if you don't like the tone,
well, sorry. Next time some newbie burns down your 5% play because
they told the management they thought something was a mistake, and
they don't even play the game, get back to me.
It's not a question of invitation or inclusion. AP has never been a
team sport, it's one of turf, and always will be that way, especially
in Vegas, where the credo is: burn it down before someone else does.
You do your job professionally, things generally take care of
themselves. Just like in the real world.
You guys always want something for nothing, whine when your bottle is
taken away from you prematurely, and it grates on me. Why not do what
I do, and instead of being wheeled around and being spoon fed, learn
at least to crawl. I worked out most of what I know about AP on my own
without any mentors, and with a lot of trial and error (mostly error,
but in my experience to be able to succeed you must learn to fail
first). Successful, professional VP is a lot more than learning to
play FPDW and 9-6 Jacks. What's really insulting right now is that
there are a number of good plays (as I repeat myself yet again)
revolving around 9-6 Jacks. Instead of debating me, go find out where
they are, and how to maximize your edge-several of them have been
published here.
When you get to the $5 level, then working the system becomes
important. But not really before then-I'm sure Jean's books are
helpful gap fillers until you reach that point. In the meantime, try
developing some smarts and working stuff out on your own. Or be a
pleasure player-there's certainly no harm in that.
I play five to seven games lights out, including two of the most
difficult ones out there. I also play four or five more at 99.99% of
perfect. When I am working, from waking to sleeping I'm either
playing, researching, or practicing. Do you have this much devotion to
your job?
Bob Dancer advises those to walk the Strip. Not only have I walked the
Strip, I've done two laps across the USA looking for stuff. Bob
actually beat me to a great play in MS a couple of years ago by a few
days (and he has the sweatshirt to prove it! rofl...)
Finally, I've never had to bribe a tech to, say put in a big denom
FPJW, or juice a slot host. A couple of my hosts are patently
coin-operated, but that just makes them easier to deal with-you always
know where you stand with them. If you're playing quarters you don't
have these issues.
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