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Stretching That Diminishing Bankroll

#1

Howdy

After losing 3/4 of my accumulated bankroll I have chosen to cut back on the
amount I now take to the casino. Whereas I brought 300 , I now bring 200.
With the 300 I had the choice to play the whole amount or quit at 1 or 2 hundred
depending on mood or luck. or both. I seldom dropped the 300. It was too
depressing though I got over it quickly. The sun will come out tomorrow.

The point is I am trying to slow down this losing process and hang on to my
remaining bankroll till my luck changes. I want to play the same machines at
the same level. I just might have to leave the casino a little earlier at
the moment.

Feedback is gratefully welcome.

Grumpy

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#2

Go down to nickel games.

Howdy

After losing 3/4 of my accumulated bankroll I have chosen to cut

back on the

amount I now take to the casino. Whereas I brought 300 , I now

bring 200.

With the 300 I had the choice to play the whole amount or quit at 1

or 2 hundred

depending on mood or luck. or both. I seldom dropped the 300. It

was too

depressing though I got over it quickly. The sun will come out

tomorrow.

The point is I am trying to slow down this losing process and hang

on to my

remaining bankroll till my luck changes. I want to play the same

machines at

the same level. I just might have to leave the casino a little

earlier at

the moment.

Feedback is gratefully welcome.

Grumpy

**************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL

Living.

(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-

campos-duffy/

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#3

I could give the "wise-guy" answer and say that you could get a second job to replenish your
bankroll continuously.

But, since I am not a "wise-guy", I will not do that.

..... bl

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Grumpy

#4

The point is I am trying to slow down this losing process and hang

on to my

remaining bankroll till my luck changes. I want to play the same

machines at

the same level. I just might have to leave the casino a little

earlier at

the moment.

OK. At Moment X you lose the current hand, and you are down $200. You
a) decide to quit b) keep on playing. You need to realize that unless
decision a) means "quit FORVEVER", then there is no meaningful
distinction between a) and b). Presumably you are playing a positive
EV game. If this diminished bankroll still IS a "bankroll", then you
have mentally committed that entire amount to playing the game. In
effect, the diminishing of your bankroll simply means that you are
facing a higher risk of ruin.

If you plan to leave the casino every time you fall behind $200 for
the day, even if that means quitting after, say, 45 minutes, but then
you will return to the casino sometime later, that strategy is
inefficient, in that you will be taking more time, burning more
gasoline, etc. to accomplish the same amount of play as if you had
resolved to play one long session.

Accepting long losing streaks is part and parcel of playing VP; and
if one starts with a minimally adequate bankroll, the sad truth is
that the most likely result is that that bankroll will drop to
inadequate levels. So don't worry about being underfunded; things may
very well turn around. If your goal is to stay in action no matter
what, you might consider dropping down to nickels, but that almost
always entails accepting a much worse paytable.

#5

Howdy

After losing 3/4 of my accumulated bankroll I have chosen to cut

back on the

amount I now take to the casino. Whereas I brought 300 , I now

bring 200.

With the 300 I had the choice to play the whole amount or quit at

1 or 2 hundred

depending on mood or luck. or both. I seldom dropped the 300. It

was too

depressing though I got over it quickly. The sun will come out

tomorrow.

The point is I am trying to slow down this losing process and hang

on to my

remaining bankroll till my luck changes. I want to play the same

machines at

the same level. I just might have to leave the casino a little

earlier at

the moment.

Feedback is gratefully welcome.

Grumpy

If you are playing 9/6 JOB, your new $200 session bankroll should be
plenty sufficient for daily play. If you aim for 2000 hands (say 4
hrs at 500/hr or 5 hrs at 400/hr), you will have just a 15% chance
of leaving early, according to Dunbar's Risk Analyzer for Video
Poker. Even when you bomb out, you will have almost always played
for at least 1000 hands. (DRA-VP says just a 1% chance of bombing
out before 1000 hands; just a 6% chance of bombing out before 1400
hands.)

--Dunbar

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