donald_forsythe wrote:
Any suggestions are appreciated.
VP Tournament Strategy
I followed Bob's strategy and it didn't work for me.
We watched Bob play in the "Beat the Master" event at
Castaway and almost everyone finished ahead of Bob.
In short, in this very short-term tourney plays, there
is no proven strategy that guarantees you of winning
the tournament. It's all luck!
donald_forsythe wrote:
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
http://www.casinogaming.com/columnists/dancer/030601.html
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Gilbert Escobar wrote:
I followed Bob's strategy and it didn't work for me.
We watched Bob play in the "Beat the Master" event at
Castaway and almost everyone finished ahead of Bob.In short, in this very short-term tourney plays, there
is no proven strategy that guarantees you of winning
the tournament. It's all luck!
You're using the word "guarantee" in the context of video poker??
Forgive me if I get a chuckle out of that one :).
The goal here is to get a bit of a leg up on the competition. Bottom
line, if the cards aren't there you're going to fare poorly no matter
what. But there's definitely strategy to be employed here to increase
the odds of your finishing in the money.
Dancer's strategy is a decent common sense one. Early on, the value
of a full house could easily mean a difference of a hundred dollars or
more should you end up running "neck and neck" as a top finisher.
Sticking pretty much with standard strategy when you've got a fair
chance to finish on top is the way to go (although I imagine I'd break
trip Aces from a full house, and would likely hold any 3 RF over a
high pair right off the bat).
If a standard 9/7 or 10/7 DB paytable is used, I might very well adopt
an initial strategy based upon a RF of 10000 credits. However, if you
get down to the latter half of the tournament and things aren't going
well, then it's time to play much more aggressively. I'd start
breaking trip 2's,3's,4's from a FH for example. And if it's clear
that I'm likely to finish well out of the running for a prize unless
something big comes along, then I'd chase the royal as if my life
depended upon it.
- Harry
Played about 4/5 times at monthly tournament that doesn't pay alot,
but pays back 20 places & is much fun. I've finished 22, 26th and
further back & desparately want to finish in $$$ just to say I did.
Sooo, couple of weeks ago played morning 1/2 hour session, got a
couple of 4oak, but no "good" ones. Played again at 3pm (or so I
thought). About 2:30pm decided to go to tournament spot, check my
morning standings & get ready for pm session. I was in 14th place, so
with "decent" afternoon might finally finish in $$$. WEll they were
breaking down. Session was at 2pm...I had it in my rum soaked, sleep
deprived mind that it was 3. So I ended up nearly last, but there was
a good side. I wasn't "carrying" a weapon. I probably woulda shot
mymyself.
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Gilbert Escobar wrote:
> I followed Bob's strategy and it didn't work for me.
> We watched Bob play in the "Beat the Master" event at
> Castaway and almost everyone finished ahead of Bob.
>
>Gotta pass along my latest Fremont VP tournament experience.