Hello all.
I am new to the group and I am going to throw my two
cents in here. (puts on hard hat) Please hang with
me, as there really is a point to this story.
About 8 years ago (I think), I bought Mr. Dancer's
book "Deuces Wild Video Poker; A complete guide How to
beat the Casino". Before that I had only played JOB
with no luck whatsoever.
I have not visited Las Vegas for 4 years now. And I
only ventured out thar yonder about once a year before
that. My last trip resulted in me needing to clear my
head after going through a difficult divorce. Trip
included my mom and sister. (no comments from the
gallery please)
Anyway, my stake was 700 dollars for three days. I
divided it up into roughly three parts, one for each
dAY, and I planned to play Mr. Dancer's intermediate
strategy (100.70 percent, I think). The "quick and
dirty" strategy couldn't be that much more difficult
than the once under discussion here, and the "pro"
strategy was just too much for me, and would likely
result in more mistakes and kill any theoritical
advantage anyway.
The first two days were dismal, and only on the second
evening did I get four deuces. Anyone that plays FPDW
will tell you that you can loose very quickly at
times, even at the quarter level, so even 4 deuces was
a nice break. The last day, with only a few hours from
leaving town. I was playing the progressives at the
Palms and I was down to my last 20 dollars. Then,
WHAM, the royal for over 1300 bucks. I got paid, then
walked back to Aladdin to pack. I had about and hour
left before the shuttle was to pick us up, and I
walked accross the street (Once of the Coast casinos,
I think), and within 10 minutes I did it again for
another grand.
My questions (and potential point) is this: I know
that some don't think that 1 percent is much to give
up by learning Boyd's strategy. But, would a large
portion of the percent you give up learning Boyd's
strategy be in something other than the Royal being
delayed. And, had I given up even half of a percent,
would I have been in the game when those royals came
up? My guess is that my last 20 dollars would have
been lone gone, and Lady Luck would have been stood up
on her date (And back then, I sure need a good date).
I rarely get to Vegas, but I am heading out there
again on July 1. When I get there, my strategy is
this: lose slowly enough that when lady luck shows up
I can be there to enjoy it. In my experience one half
to one percent can be huge.
Just my two cents.
B