Two years ago I realized that a friend of mine was getting better comps than I was by playing video poker in Atlantic City. I was appalled by this. I never thought that a game that grannies played would be given better treatment by the casinos than the table games I played.
This was the catalyst for me learning more about advantage play, payouts and percentages over two years ago. It’s also partially the reason I started ECG. Hopefully people can learn from my experiences – good, bad, drunk and over-caffeinated.
Since my $15 bets in blackjack weren’t accumulating comps in the way they I wanted them to, I devoted that money to learning how to play video poker. I thought that maybe this would help my comps a little while making me a more efficient gambler. I still play $25 hands when I play blackjack, but I tend to stay away from low limits for reasons beyond comps.
Since I began playing video poker, my comps have certainly gotten better and I’ve been able to extend my gambling day as I enjoy playing video poker in the morning before the rest of the casino is awake. I’ve also come to learn what I like and dislike with all games and I’ve learned a lot about my own tendencies when I gamble.
This blog started as an into into my video poker play during my recent trip to Las Vegas, but was a little too long for an intro. Look for my video poker play later this week and why I think video poker in Vegas is lame.
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For a time, my motto was “VP for show, blackjack for dough”. I would play VP for the comps (9/6 job of course) and then play 21 when my friends arrived and that’s where i made my money.
lately though, i’ve been 100% VP and so haven’t come home a winner or even a break-even-er since. I think I’ll be returning to 21 the next time I’m in AC with friends. I’ll still avoid the tables when I’m solo as 21 players in AC generally tend to be miserable grinders. At least when the 3 of us are at the table, there’s a little bit of positive energy.
Agreed w/the AC BJ players. It’s not much fun, except at borgata where there are players with a lot of life.
the trop can be okay on weekends.
ps. check yer email 🙂