This Steemit ulog is a series of posts based on my day-to-day gambling activities. Basically, I summarize my results and possibly add notes or observations based on what happened on a given day at casinos. You the reader, should feel free to ask any questions or provide any feedback in the comments.
Next-day delays in posting are common due to having no stable schedules in my line of work.
Category Definitions
I split my results into categories based on the type of game and opportunity to make a profit. These categories are:
Core video poker: These are video poker games/machines that either has a player edge built-in, or which flips the edge from the house's favor into the player's favor when a promotion is applied. If the game has a progressive on the royal flush and/or other hands, the edge is based on the jackpot(s) being at its reset value. In the absence of any other extraordinary opportunities to capitalize on, I expect to spend most of my gambling time on core video poker games.
Other video poker: All other video poker games that are not part of my normal repertoire (e.g. progressive video poker games with excessively high jackpots).
Slot opportunities: Slot machines where I know of or perceive an edge in the player's favor. This edge will always be a temporary one except under the most extraordinary of circumstances. Depending on the opportunity, a slot session could be over in just seconds or take several hours to complete.
Other gambles: Everything else. It could be results from trying out a new slot machine, or playing other games such as video keno.
Summary Of The Day's Results
I visited two casinos and have aggregated their results.
Core video poker: Played one single-line machine at $5/hand for about 1 hour, 10 minutes and finished at +$1120.
Other video poker: none
Slot opportunities: 1 opportunity, went 1 for 1. Spent 2 minutes and finished at +$52.80.
Other gambles: Needing to use different slot machines to complete playthrough requirements for low-rolling promotions at both casinos, I spent about 15 minutes total amongst them and finished at -$35.
Total: +$1137.80 for the day
Notes/Observations For The Day
It was my second Thursday visit to the new place, and I managed to stay lucky although things got off to a very rocky start. Going from -$65 to -$400 (i.e. losing $335) on just $680 coin-in (barely over 50% payback during that stretch) is no fun. Thankfully, I was able to hit two sets of $1000 quad 2s afterwards to make a good recovery.
But even my luck wasn't that impressive, as the most notable event of the casino day wasn't on my own action. While I was playing video poker, another casino patron sat down at the machine next to mine, and less than 5 minutes after starting, they got dealt a $4000 royal flush. Now a dealt royal flush... that is impressive luck.
Sweet! Good work man. Thanks for keeping up with the blog as well! Best wishes!
Sweet! Good work man. Thanks
For keeping up with the blog
As well! Best wishes!
- hansenatortravel
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Thanks man. Best wishes to you as well -- I'm enjoying reading about your trip.
Good luck tomorrow! I wish it was legal to gamble online in the US. Haha. Damn haikubot. Makes me laugh every time.
Upvoted and now following. Interesting blog. (Interesting comments too!)
Thanks -- it's not every day that I can find something insightful to comment on. If you go back through my previous ulogs and gambling posts, you'll see that often times I have no notes/observations to make.
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Nice