vpFREE2 Forums

why would anyone play 9/6 JoB?

#1

Jacks or Better is just like Caesars Palace. There's no apostrophe.

In a message dated 8/16/2004 5:41:37 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
tismurph@hotmail.com writes:
   "All work and no pay makes Jack's or Better a dull game."
                      --VP Pappy

   "Whenever you switch from Deuces Wild to Jack's or Better, your
first four of a kind will be Deuces."
                       --Skip Hughes

   "Consider Jack's or Better as the Hershey bar of the video poker
candy store: classic, reliable, straight-forward, and simply
satisfying."
                      --Andrew Brisman

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

#2

I do no know about anybody else, but I use 1$ JOB to assure my daily
average is high enough to assure good comps and offers. I find just
a hour a day at 1$ JOB is enough to do it with my other VP play. I
then have the time to do other things, and not worry about how much I
am putting through the machines. Besides often I come out even and
sometimes ahead playing JOB.

Paul Skofield

#3

Paul Skofield wrote: "I do no know about anybody else, but I use 1$ JOB to
assure my daily average is high enough to assure good comps and offers. I
find just a hour a day at 1$ JOB is enough to do it with my other VP play.
I then have the time to do other things, and not worry about how much I
am putting through the machines. Besides often I come out even and
sometimes ahead playing JOB."

Yes...as boring as I find JOB to be, I too play $1.00 JOB enough to keep
comps & offers coming from my "home" casino. Once I've done that, I head
right to the bonus games. :slight_smile:

Liz

#4

Elizabeth wrote:

Yes...as boring as I find JOB to be, I too play $1.00 JOB enough to
keep comps & offers coming from my "home" casino. Once I've done that,
I head right to the bonus games. :slight_smile:

I'd like to find myself in your camp, Liz. But my bonus offerings are
pretty much in the 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB, 9/6 DDB menu. Even at the $.50
level I'd rather pay up for other kicks rather than get them at the ER
cost of those games.

Of course I'd kill for $.50 10/7 DB in AC. Unfortunately, $1 10/7 DB
- which I consider a real pleasure to play, is considerably outside of
my bankroll now (having largely killed off a prior one with it ;).

- H.

#5

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" <harry.porter@v...>
wrote:

Of course I'd kill for $.50 10/7 DB in AC. Unfortunately, $1 10/7

DB

- which I consider a real pleasure to play, is considerably outside

of

my bankroll now (having largely killed off a prior one with it ;).

- H.

i don't think it's playable without at least half percent cashback or
+300 on the royal or +50 on the sf or +2 on the quads or 50 play
with .125%cb (other multiplays somewhere inbetween)

#6

"nightoftheiguana2000" wrote:

i don't think it's playable without at least half percent cashback or
+300 on the royal or +50 on the sf or +2 on the quads or 50 play
with .125%cb (other multiplays somewhere inbetween)

"Playable" is relative. Living in Philadelphia, play is necessarily
predominantly recreational. Truly positive plays in AC are scarce and
travel cost negates the possibility of positive LV play under most
circumstances.

Fortunately, I'm not looking for a profit expectation, just an all
round entertainment experience in my play. So, playable in my case
means a near breakeven play, with a denomination/volatility mix that
doesn't pose undue threat of premature bankroll demise.

Of course, I'm ever mindful of the risk inherent in break-even play,
which keeps me pretty conservative in my choices.

- H.

#7

Harry Porter wrote:
"I'd like to find myself in your camp, Liz. But my bonus offerings are
pretty much in the 8/5 BP, 9/7 DB, 9/6 DDB menu. Even at the $.50level I'd
rather pay up for other kicks rather than get them at the ER cost of those
games.
Of course I'd kill for $.50 10/7 DB in AC. Unfortunately, $1 10/7 DB -
which I consider a real pleasure to play, is considerably outside of my
bankroll now (having largely killed off a prior one with it ;)."

- H.

I understand that completely, I mostly stick to the 24 cent DBDJ at
Harrah's with an ER of 100.9. While it's can be pretty violitile, I've done
OK with it. If I am having a bad run with it - I just head back to the $1.
JOB and conquer the boredom remembering how much I just put thru the DBDJ.
:slight_smile:

Liz

Liz

#8

--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" <harry.porter@v...>
wrote:

"Playable" is relative.

Risk of Ruin and N0 aren't relative, they have precise mathematical
definitions

#9

nightoftheiguana2000 wrote:

Risk of Ruin and N0 aren't relative, they have precise mathematical
definitions

A reply that might just have likely come out of my own mouth, but
nonethless ... no s***.

#10

Hi H

Playable and travel costs. Sad but true for us unlucky folks from
the east. Since I travel from western Pa, a good price for airfare to
Vegas is about $300 X 2 people. Last two trips I booked I got in for
$200 per person round. Of course U S Airways has to stay in business,
as the trips are booked for Sept & Nov. So in my mind I would figure
about $150 driving cost to AC. Subtract that from airfare and get at
least $250 difference added to my cash back. However, there is a lot
of vacation value in going to Vegas. AC is good for 3 night trips.
Vegas I always go for 7 - 10 days. AC is more playing and less relax.
Vegas less play per day and some shows, pool, casino hopping,
visiting, conventions and a couple gourmet meals. I like both for
different reasons.

Cheers...Jeep.

P S Us Pa folks are only unlucky relative to traveling to good
gambling jurisdictions. Otherwise I love Pennsylvania. Instead af a
winter home in Fla as some like, the ideal for me would be vacation
home in Vegas and still live in Pa. Then again, maybe live in Vegas
and vacation in Pa? Nevada has some good tax rules? Oh well, that's
another story.
.
.--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "Harry Porter" <harry.porter@v...>
wrote:

"nightoftheiguana2000" wrote:
> i don't think it's playable without at least half percent

cashback or

> +300 on the royal or +50 on the sf or +2 on the quads or 50 play
> with .125%cb (other multiplays somewhere inbetween)

"Playable" is relative. Living in Philadelphia, play is necessarily
predominantly recreational. Truly positive plays in AC are scarce

and

···

travel cost negates the possibility of positive LV play under most
circumstances.

Fortunately, I'm not looking for a profit expectation, just an all
round entertainment experience in my play. So, playable in my case
means a near breakeven play, with a denomination/volatility mix that
doesn't pose undue threat of premature bankroll demise.

Of course, I'm ever mindful of the risk inherent in break-even play,
which keeps me pretty conservative in my choices.

- H.