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TDW 99.9%

#1

I'll take a look at the variance in more detail, but if it comes out that the variance is too high, I might as well just stick to FPDW and deal with the slower machines and virtually no comps at stations properties... (Boulder is now no longer allowed to put their machines at max speed, joining GVR.) Even my bonus point days don't make it worth it, and I doubt I will get enuf in freeplay in the mail to balance out the loss in ev. I play anywhere from 800-1200 hands an hour, depends on how much I pause for break, get a drink, answer phone etc, but that is when the machine is at full speed...

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#2

TDW variance is about 4x FPDW, so basically for the same EV you're looking at 4x the bankroll and 4x the number of hands to get into the "long term". The "short term" will likely be painful, but I hear that sometimes even a drunk pilot can land a plane.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Mehnert wrote:

I'll take a look at the variance in more detail, but if it comes out that the variance is too high, I might as well just stick to FPDW and deal with the slower machines and virtually no comps at stations properties... (Boulder is now no longer allowed to put their machines at max speed, joining GVR.) Even my bonus point days don't make it worth it, and I doubt I will get enuf in freeplay in the mail to balance out the loss in ev.� I play anywhere from 800-1200 hands an hour, depends on how much I pause for break, get a drink, answer phone etc, but that is when the machine is at full speed...

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#3

Its really a great game - but dont expect to have too many winning sessions with a $200 session stakes bankroll and play the quarter version.
I can never figure out why the casino's are deadly scared of this game and removed all 50C and $1 versions ? If anybody has recently seen these in LV, please let me know.
For practise , I'd suggest starting out with your full pay deuces session stakes and moving down to the dime level till you get use to the game. For the quarter player, a bankroll of $10,000 should be good enough, but be careful of the royal cycles ...these can hurt. WIth FP deuces you'll be draining about $10 for every $1000 coin in - no royal, but with TPD its a hefty $19.
If you look at the glass plate logo, you see baseball bats and a diamond - there to remind you its a 9th inning homerun or you go home with your tail between your legs. In my opinion, the strategy is simpler than fp deuces. For example 3D's...throw out that WRF or 5K ...go for the quad ducks. Your stake will be going downhill much faster than FP deuces, despite minor rallies , till you hit those ducks or RF. I once hit ducks on these 3X in two hours, for a nice start with $300 cash out for $2000 score.

good luck and best...Tom

#4

Stick with FPDW. TDW sucks big time. So does Loose Deuces.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Ed Mehnert wrote:

I'll take a look at the variance in more detail, but if it comes out that the variance is too high, I might as well just stick to FPDW and deal with the slower machines and virtually no comps at stations properties... (Boulder is now no longer allowed to put their machines at max speed, joining GVR.) Even my bonus point days don't make it worth it, and I doubt I will get enuf in freeplay in the mail to balance out the loss in ev. I play anywhere from 800-1200 hands an hour, depends on how much I pause for break, get a drink, answer phone etc, but that is when the machine is at full speed...

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#5

There is a bank of 4 slant tops in front of the coffee shop that has 5,10 and 25 cent 10 coin TDW, so this is actually a 50C version, at Santa Fe Station. I saw them today.

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From: tomflush <tomflush@nyc.rr.com>
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2013 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] Re: TDW 99.9%

Its really a great game - but dont expect to have too many winning sessions
with a $200 session stakes bankroll and play the quarter version.
I can never figure out why the casino's are deadly scared of this game and
removed all 50C and $1 versions ? If anybody has recently seen these in LV,
please let me know.
For practise , I'd suggest starting out with your full pay deuces session
stakes and moving down to the dime level till you get use to the game. For
the quarter player, a bankroll of $10,000 should be good enough, but be
careful of the royal cycles ...these can hurt. WIth FP deuces you'll be
draining about $10 for every $1000 coin in - no royal, but with TPD its a
hefty $19.
If you look at the glass plate logo, you see baseball bats and a diamond -
there to remind you its a 9th inning homerun or you go home with your tail
between your legs. In my opinion, the strategy is simpler than fp deuces.
For example 3D's...throw out that WRF or 5K ...go for the quad ducks. Your
stake will be going downhill much faster than FP deuces, despite minor
rallies , till you hit those ducks or RF. I once hit ducks on these 3X in
two hours, for a nice start with $300 cash out for $2000 score.

good luck and best...Tom

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#6

I haven't been to Texas Station in a couple years but I seem to remember them having TDW in 25-50-$1. Maybe it's still there.

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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, Pat Nashick wrote:

There is a bank of 4 slant tops in front of the coffee shop that has 5,10 and 25 cent 10 coin TDW, so this is actually a 50C version, at Santa Fe Station. I saw them today.