Ongoing video poker "TR", how long will this last?
10-04-2018
, 12:16 PM
Recent local casino mini-TR/rungood
I was pretty hesitant during my first trip back at the local after this most recent Vegas visit. Some weird, paradoxical gun-shyness now that my bankroll was juiced up again. I wanted to play, had the time... but prepared myself for the worst.
Turns out it was a good session. Just couldn't lose, and I spun a 1k winner into 2k, then 3k, and finally 4k. Nothing dramatic, just jackpot after jackpot in one of those quietly awesome sessions where you keep getting back more money then you put in.
On my way out, I pass by Walking Dead 2. I may have hit my stop win for VP, but I can donate a few hundred to the game. I still wanted to play, clearly, just didn't want to give back too much of my VP win and kind of just wanted to mindlessly push buttons.
I think I selected 225 credits per spin as opposed to the max of 375. All I'm looking for is longevity, it's not like I'm playing for a huge progressive or something. I put in 300$ and went to town. The machine was generally warm, a lot of bonus games and I was actually winning. I got up to 500$ and thought about cashing out, then decided WTH I planned on losing the whole 300 anyways, keep going.
Down to 200. That was dumb. Keep going. Up to 500 again. Nice, keep going. Down. Up. Down. Up.
I think I got as high as 700$ when I decided to quit when I got down to my initial 300$ stake. I'd actually been playing quite a while and figured at this point it'd be dumb to actually lose money when I got what I came for (fun and time at the machine). The machine must have heard my inner monologue, bc it started to drain the funds at an incredible rate. I was basically back down to 300 when I hit another bonus game. OK, after this one, I'm gone.
For those that don't know- with WD2 the "main" bonus game has you picking spots with a shot at the jackpots. All but the grand are nothing special. Pick three of any and that's what you win. The order is least to best is = mini, minor, major, grand. I've never even gotten a major let alone a grand. They always manage to tease you too, you inevitably will reliably pick at least 1 or 2 grands then here come the minis.
Pick- Grand. OK. Major. Not bad. Minor x 3. Sure why not. Grand again! OK, only need one more but we know it's just a tease. Major again! Same comments. Wait for it, here come the minis. Yep, mini x 5. And here come the next two minis, as predicted. Wait, Grand x 3????
That means... I've picked 3 grands. WITH a 3x multiplier! And THAT means...
Credits start piling up so fast. OMG I can't believe I binked this thing. I was just killing time! On top of it all I have the LOL bonus games to play. I pick 15 bonus games which is the highest you can get (short of having the amount of games doubled). The bonus games ain't nothing special, but does it matter when the total win is-
Machine immediately locked up, and the jackpot noise is SO LOUD and SO OBNOXIOUS. People came from all over to look which made me semi-uncomfortable. Takes them forever to unlock and pay bc apparently this is a linked jackpot. Finally they verify, I stuff the money in my pocket, take a circuitous route out of the casino while looking over my shoulder and GTFO of there.
Keep this rungood going?
My wife has grand plans for the backyard in our house. We've got a lot of space, esp for CA but when we moved in the backyard was basically a shambles. It has potential but is going to require a lot of work. The outdoors, backyard/garden is definitely my wife's thing and the one thing in the house that if she can have her way, she'd be insistent upon. I'm cool with it but ultimately we're looking at a 6 figure, multiyear project. I will freely admit we don't have that kind of disposable income to spend in one fell swoop.
Well, with this score, and the healthy bankroll anyways... sure, why not. I donate 10k to the cause. I figure, I'm going to lose it eventually anyways. Might as well have something tangible and good come out of all of it. Wife is super happy and I know I've locked in some future good will- the 10k allows the construction time table to be moved up.
And... like the degen I am- I've been several more times since then. Got the funds, got the time. EVERY SESSION has been a winner, none smaller than 2k and I had a 7k winner in there. I've successively donated another 4k in profit sharing to the garden. Here's a shot of the bankroll somewhere in the midst of this run-
In short- it's been an amazing month overall, and a phenomenal 2 months at the local. We've got another Vegas trip coming soon and I'm strangely gunshy as above LOL. So I'm sure we'll see some shot taking, but probably not as much as the bankroll could probably tolerate. Next Vegas TR to come after the fact...
I was pretty hesitant during my first trip back at the local after this most recent Vegas visit. Some weird, paradoxical gun-shyness now that my bankroll was juiced up again. I wanted to play, had the time... but prepared myself for the worst.
Turns out it was a good session. Just couldn't lose, and I spun a 1k winner into 2k, then 3k, and finally 4k. Nothing dramatic, just jackpot after jackpot in one of those quietly awesome sessions where you keep getting back more money then you put in.
On my way out, I pass by Walking Dead 2. I may have hit my stop win for VP, but I can donate a few hundred to the game. I still wanted to play, clearly, just didn't want to give back too much of my VP win and kind of just wanted to mindlessly push buttons.
I think I selected 225 credits per spin as opposed to the max of 375. All I'm looking for is longevity, it's not like I'm playing for a huge progressive or something. I put in 300$ and went to town. The machine was generally warm, a lot of bonus games and I was actually winning. I got up to 500$ and thought about cashing out, then decided WTH I planned on losing the whole 300 anyways, keep going.
Down to 200. That was dumb. Keep going. Up to 500 again. Nice, keep going. Down. Up. Down. Up.
I think I got as high as 700$ when I decided to quit when I got down to my initial 300$ stake. I'd actually been playing quite a while and figured at this point it'd be dumb to actually lose money when I got what I came for (fun and time at the machine). The machine must have heard my inner monologue, bc it started to drain the funds at an incredible rate. I was basically back down to 300 when I hit another bonus game. OK, after this one, I'm gone.
For those that don't know- with WD2 the "main" bonus game has you picking spots with a shot at the jackpots. All but the grand are nothing special. Pick three of any and that's what you win. The order is least to best is = mini, minor, major, grand. I've never even gotten a major let alone a grand. They always manage to tease you too, you inevitably will reliably pick at least 1 or 2 grands then here come the minis.
Pick- Grand. OK. Major. Not bad. Minor x 3. Sure why not. Grand again! OK, only need one more but we know it's just a tease. Major again! Same comments. Wait for it, here come the minis. Yep, mini x 5. And here come the next two minis, as predicted. Wait, Grand x 3????
That means... I've picked 3 grands. WITH a 3x multiplier! And THAT means...
Credits start piling up so fast. OMG I can't believe I binked this thing. I was just killing time! On top of it all I have the LOL bonus games to play. I pick 15 bonus games which is the highest you can get (short of having the amount of games doubled). The bonus games ain't nothing special, but does it matter when the total win is-
Machine immediately locked up, and the jackpot noise is SO LOUD and SO OBNOXIOUS. People came from all over to look which made me semi-uncomfortable. Takes them forever to unlock and pay bc apparently this is a linked jackpot. Finally they verify, I stuff the money in my pocket, take a circuitous route out of the casino while looking over my shoulder and GTFO of there.
Keep this rungood going?
My wife has grand plans for the backyard in our house. We've got a lot of space, esp for CA but when we moved in the backyard was basically a shambles. It has potential but is going to require a lot of work. The outdoors, backyard/garden is definitely my wife's thing and the one thing in the house that if she can have her way, she'd be insistent upon. I'm cool with it but ultimately we're looking at a 6 figure, multiyear project. I will freely admit we don't have that kind of disposable income to spend in one fell swoop.
Well, with this score, and the healthy bankroll anyways... sure, why not. I donate 10k to the cause. I figure, I'm going to lose it eventually anyways. Might as well have something tangible and good come out of all of it. Wife is super happy and I know I've locked in some future good will- the 10k allows the construction time table to be moved up.
And... like the degen I am- I've been several more times since then. Got the funds, got the time. EVERY SESSION has been a winner, none smaller than 2k and I had a 7k winner in there. I've successively donated another 4k in profit sharing to the garden. Here's a shot of the bankroll somewhere in the midst of this run-
In short- it's been an amazing month overall, and a phenomenal 2 months at the local. We've got another Vegas trip coming soon and I'm strangely gunshy as above LOL. So I'm sure we'll see some shot taking, but probably not as much as the bankroll could probably tolerate. Next Vegas TR to come after the fact...
10-04-2018
, 01:19 PM
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Awesome local run, Leon! I know u didn’t use a 50 for the WD2 game, but you should prank you mom and send a picture that hit and say, “thanks for the lucky $50 mom!” Lol
Huge props to you for contributing portions of big wins to household projects! Here’s hoping you don’t have to dip into the life roll anymore...but if you do, let me tell you from experience, it’s stings less knowing a decent portion of past winnings went towards something worthwhile, versus, playing back all the winnings and dipping into the life roll. Again, thumbs up, cheers to you, and hope this train keeps rolling and rolling!
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Huge props to you for contributing portions of big wins to household projects! Here’s hoping you don’t have to dip into the life roll anymore...but if you do, let me tell you from experience, it’s stings less knowing a decent portion of past winnings went towards something worthwhile, versus, playing back all the winnings and dipping into the life roll. Again, thumbs up, cheers to you, and hope this train keeps rolling and rolling!
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That was one of the first things that helped me sell my wife, and to a greater extent her parents on poker in the first place. They never had much money, gambling was seen as a near-sin and all that. So the idea that one could gamble with control, let alone make money from the game was completely ridiculous to them. It wasn't until major life things got paid for with gambling and my wife could see the daily swings that she really "got it". Sure, 4 figure session swings were common, but as long as that graph kept moving up- she figured it out. The swings, good or bad, only tell part of the picture. With her convinced, she managed to convince her parents all was well. Now here we are 15 yrs later and things are still fine so while they might never fully approve they can't claim gambling has ruined our lives.
The now-common VP swings took a little for the wife to get used to, but I told her it's just an extension on the same themes- we're just better off, more risk-tolerant and I have a bigger roll now
3 figure swings used to be big. Then 4 figures were a big deal. Now even the wife hears about mid-4 figure swings and is like "meh whatever". Hopefully I'll get to regal her (or better yet, have her personally witness) a 6 figure upswong but never a 6 figure downswing...
10-04-2018
, 03:46 PM
Hey, you can get a full sized Harley out of that stack!
I have a "blow off" box where I throw "found money". It's for me to spend frivolously whenever I want something that can be paid for by the box, without regard to practicality, etc. I put in tax refunds sometimes, weird product rebates, and like that. It's a way for me to blow off 500 bucks with a clear conscience. Last year, after the tax cut was announced, my employer gave me an $1100 Christmas bonus - into the box it went. But now, ruh roh, the box is getting too full, and now it seems really stupid to blow it all off, regardless of the original intent. It sounds like maybe your bankroll is getting too big to lose, even after backyard donations.
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In short- it's been an amazing month overall, and a phenomenal 2 months at the local. We've got another Vegas trip coming soon and I'm strangely gunshy as above LOL. So I'm sure we'll see some shot taking, but probably not as much as the bankroll could probably tolerate. Next Vegas TR to come after the fact...
10-04-2018
, 05:08 PM
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I have a "blow off" box where I throw "found money". It's for me to spend frivolously whenever I want something that can be paid for by the box, without regard to practicality, etc. I put in tax refunds sometimes, weird product rebates, and like that. It's a way for me to blow off 500 bucks with a clear conscience. Last year, after the tax cut was announced, my employer gave me an $1100 Christmas bonus - into the box it went. But now, ruh roh, the box is getting too full, and now it seems really stupid to blow it all off, regardless of the original intent. It sounds like maybe your bankroll is getting too big to lose, even after backyard donations.
Guess I'll just have to lose it a bit at a time like before so it doesn't sting so badly
10-05-2018
, 04:54 PM
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If u mean u got 10x before the 5th card showed up, then yes, I think u can get the 5th card and the automatic jump to 20x. I think I remember reading this happening on another forum.
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10-05-2018
, 07:45 PM
