Hi JT,
Even your Uncle Howard, the non-gambler, would have cringed at that
play! We won't even mention how this would affect your Uncle Skip.
Just when you're sure you've seen every stupid play known to VPdom,
a new one surfaces.
One evening, while parting with a substantial portion of my
derriere, while attempting to conquer Downtown Deuces at the El
Cortez, I overheard the following conversation between a husband
& wife who were playing the machine next to me.
Wife: "Oh look!! I have 4 Aces!!"
Not having any self-control, I looked at her screen. Uh Huh.
3 deuces and an Ace. REMEMBER, this was NOT any variation
of Bonus Deuces.
Husband: "Well, of course you must hold the 3 twos and the Ace.
If you throw the Ace away, you might wind up with a lower 4 of a
kind!"
Wife: "O.K. I'll do it".
With gritted teeth I glance at screen again. Of course, the 4th
deuce has shown up.
Wife: "WOW!! Now I have FIVE Aces! But why does the screen say,
'Jackpot, Call Attendant'?"
I cashed out the $3.75 remaining from my Bennie, and went to my
room, thinking dark thoughts about hours of practicing on BDWP !
Babe
This is a repeat of a Hard Rock experience of a couple years ago,
maybe three or four. I was playing the then NSUD progressive. In the
three seats next to me were three related tourists having the
greatest of time, cheering when they hit a four of a kind etc. Two
of them went bust and decided to be coaches for the remaining lady
who was seated next to me. Their discussing wrong hands to hold then
holding them didn't bother me until... The lady drew three Dueces
and exclaimed, "Oh I have a four of a kind." I coulnd't resist. I
stopped and tried to explain to her the value of just holding the
Deuces. She swivled around, looked at me then stared at my shoes. I
guess she heard somewhere that degenerate compulsive gamblers always
have old shoes. Well, she was right, old shoes. She held all five
cards, hit draw. They all cheered at getting a four of a kind.
JT
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-- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, JT Hughes_iii jt_hughes_iii@y.wrote:
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