I assume these swings happen to all of us. My wife and I are in the midst of a drought where we have played through SIX royal cycles (almost entirely quarters) and gotten ONE royal (10-coin nickels - argh!). Lucky for us we had built up nicely before the drought hit so we are still well ahead. And this is mostly FPDW.
In a message dated 9/7/2004 8:27:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "john_chinnock" <chinnock@hotmail.com> writes:
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Ok, this might be a corny post, but after a successful 18 months of
playing 25c video poker (primarily JOB, but some others as well), I
decided to switch over to $1 games to increase my comps substantially
and get all of the perks that the "high rollers" who play $1 VP
receive. �Unfortunately, after only 3 months of $1 VP play (with
extensive hours), I am stuck slightly over $20K!!! �Luckily, I have
the bankroll to support big downswings, but I am over 5 royals behind
expectation with the amount of hours that my wife and I have put in. �
It's getting to the point where we bring 3K down to the casino each
weekend and we feel like it's just going straight into the fireplace!I know that there are many higher-stakes players than me on these
boards, and I'm sure that people have experienced way worse
downswings than this, so I just wanted to know if someone else could
share their horror stories of VP past, and perhaps provide a pep talk
for the rest of us. �I'm quite sure that I'm not the only one on
these boards who would benefit greatly from the wisdom of the higher
stakes players and the trials and tribulations that they have been
through. �I hear about pros who play $5 VP, and I can't even imagine
the nerves of steel that these people must have.Thanks in advance,
John
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