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Teaching the uninitiated and stubborn

#1

In a message dated 9/7/06 10:39:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
fenster@swina.com writes:

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So I've been slowly but surely trying to teach my fiancée some of the
fundamentals of video poker (specifically Deuces Wild and Double Bonus), but
she seems kind of stubborn about listening to the optimal-play strategies.
She seems to like going for flushes and straights, which is why I've tried
to steer her more towards DB than FPDW, but she's having a hard time
grasping the intricacies and differences between the strategies for the two
games. She's slowly but surely getting better but at the same time plays
way too many hunches and generally disregards my advice frequently - then
gives me a dirty stare when one of her draws is a winner, or when one of my
computer-strategy recommendations comes up bust (Incidentally, she's outwon
me since she got here, which I explained to her as "you haven't been playing
long enough for the math to catch up with you"). "It's all random" is a
refrain I keep hearing from her as well.

Anyone have any advice about how I can encourage my fiancée to play better
video poker? I've installed Frugal Video Poker on her laptop, but
motivating her to practice hasn't been a whole lot of easy.

Still, for beginner's luck she's done gangbusters, hitting all kinds of
quads on DB and racking up a $100 quad deuces at the Tuscany.

I'd like to make both of us into advantage players but she's not quite
getting it yet.

Jean, would your new book be suited for someone like this?

Thanks for your advice.

~Jay

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You have to go to separate bankrolls for sure. Then keep track of the play.
Sooner or later you will shine.

I would also quit calling her "stubborn", even behind her back.

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#2

In a message dated 9/7/06 10:39:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
fenster@swina.com writes:

So I've been slowly but surely trying to teach my fiancée some of the
fundamentals of video poker (specifically Deuces Wild and Double Bonus), but
she seems kind of stubborn about listening to the optimal-play strategies.
She seems to like going for flushes and straights, which is why I've tried
to steer her more towards DB than FPDW, but she's having a hard time
grasping the intricacies and differences between the strategies for the two
games. She's slowly but surely getting better but at the same time plays
way too many hunches and generally disregards my advice frequently - then
gives me a dirty stare when one of her draws is a winner, or when one of my
computer-strategy recommendations comes up bust (Incidentally, she's outwon
me since she got here, which I explained to her as "you haven't been playing
long enough for the math to catch up with you"). "It's all random" is a
refrain I keep hearing from her as well.

Anyone have any advice about how I can encourage my fiancée to play better
video poker? I've installed Frugal Video Poker on her laptop, but
motivating her to practice hasn't been a whole lot of easy.

Still, for beginner's luck she's done gangbusters, hitting all kinds of
quads on DB and racking up a $100 quad deuces at the Tuscany.

I'd like to make both of us into advantage players but she's not quite
getting it yet.

Jean, would your new book be suited for someone like this?

Thanks for your advice.

~Jay

******
You have to go to separate bankrolls for sure. Then keep track of the play.
Sooner or later you will shine.

I don't believe this will do any good. Some people, even otherwise
very intelligent, are just totally incapable of a long run point of
view towards gambling. They see no need to keep records, since "it's
all random" and there's no way to improve on their approach, anyway.
Talking science to the religious is a daunting task.

I would also quit calling her "stubborn", even behind her back.

I agree. Too much truth is one of the great relationship destroyers.

#3

I was once told my children were not stubborn, they were "goal
directed." That has stuck with me ever sense. It gives it a little
more of a positive spin on it, and it reminds me that it can be very
important to be stubborn.

- John

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I would also quit calling her "stubborn", even behind her back.

#4

In a message dated 9/7/06 10:39:17 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
fenster@... writes:

> So I've been slowly but surely trying to teach my fiancée some

of the

> fundamentals of video poker (specifically Deuces Wild and Double

Bonus), but

> she seems kind of stubborn about listening to the optimal-play

strategies.

I would also quit calling her "stubborn", even behind her back.

I agree - "obstinate" and "mulish" are so much better. And
probably quicker too! :slight_smile:

Paison

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