I just turned $0 into $587
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August 17th, 2010 at 7:40:13 PM
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I had a client meeting canceled this evening, so I had some time to kill on my way home from work. I'm busy this weekend, so I decided to go to the casino to use my weekly free slot play. I don't play slots much at all, other than to play off the promo $$ and in a few very specific advantaged situations. I don't even know why they give me free slot play, since all I play there for $$ is blackjack. Anyway, I went in with my players card, ID, and one credit card. No cash, no check card. I was only going to play off the free money and then head home.
I got to Mystic Lake (Prior Lake, MN) at about 5pm. I found a top dollar machine, downloaded my $40 free play, and decided to give it one spin at 20 lines x $2/line. I hit 4 triple bars, which basically had the effect of turning my $40 of forced play to $40 of cash. At that point, I almost left happily but I noticed that one of the banks of Mystic Money Madness machines had a mini jackpot that was about to hit guaranteed for >$73 ($25-$75, no specific bet required to win). I sat down, put in my $40 ticket, and started playing 1 line x $.02/line. I hit the mini jackpot for $74.12 about 10 minutes later (I was down about $.80 by then.) So then I was up about $113.
I was at the casino a little longer than I'd planned, so I decided to make an evening of it. I took a break for dinner (comped), then hit up my favorite bank of slots- Invaders from the Planet Moolah in a Monopoly Big Event bank. It's the only one I can stomach without some sort of advantage working for me. I put in my $113 ticket, and started playing 20 lines + bonus x $.06/line. I don't know how to describe what happened except to say that the machine malfunctioned. Right after I sat down, it awarded a 20 free-spin bonus without first hitting the required number of cascading wins (it was awarded after a loss). It retriggered 3 times for a total of 41 free spins. Coming out of the free spins, it super-charged my bonus multiplier, and I had a 15x multiplier when the Big Event hit. It was the Railroad Riches bonus. Between the free games and the bonus, I was up $130 and change. I saw a friend (a dealer from Canterbury Park) playing the Gems Wild Tiles slots. I sat with her for about 3 minutes, and spun through a few reels of 20 lines x $.10/line. On my last game, I hit 5 diamonds with a 5 times multiplier that also cleared a bonus row. After the bonus, I was up about $90 net on the Wild Tiles game ($333 for the evening).
My friend had told me that there was a silent auction and celebrity poker tournament at Canterbury tonight. I decided to go there to see what was going on (it's about 4 miles from Mystic Lake, and on the way home). As I was leaving Mystic, I put $100 into a 5 line $1...ummm...I forget the actual name...Pharoah's something-or-other machine with a $313K progressive jackpot. On my second spin, I won $150 (up $473 for the evening). I had an interesting discussion with the guy playing the next machine (see related post) before I left.
At Canterbury, there really was a silent auction. It had some interesting items, but most were bid above their fair value. One that wasn't was a year's supply of Wheaties. I think that would have to be bid on as a gift for a foe, right?
I played Pai Gow Poker for about 90 minutes at $15/hand. I was getting pretty well creamed, and on ridiculous things. My AA/KK887 actually lost to the dealers AA/23456 at one point. I almost never play the bonus, but the dealer gave me good advice (I think, see related post) and I wanted to tip. He asked me to tip the bonus, and I had to play it to tip it, so I put $5 on the fortune. I got a straight flush with no top! I pushed the hand but the bonus was worth $250, which brought me up to my $587 net profit for the evening.
I was so unbelievably lucky at literally everything I tried, I couldn't see my way past investing the $7 in lotto tickets. $87MM on the line tonight!
I got to Mystic Lake (Prior Lake, MN) at about 5pm. I found a top dollar machine, downloaded my $40 free play, and decided to give it one spin at 20 lines x $2/line. I hit 4 triple bars, which basically had the effect of turning my $40 of forced play to $40 of cash. At that point, I almost left happily but I noticed that one of the banks of Mystic Money Madness machines had a mini jackpot that was about to hit guaranteed for >$73 ($25-$75, no specific bet required to win). I sat down, put in my $40 ticket, and started playing 1 line x $.02/line. I hit the mini jackpot for $74.12 about 10 minutes later (I was down about $.80 by then.) So then I was up about $113.
I was at the casino a little longer than I'd planned, so I decided to make an evening of it. I took a break for dinner (comped), then hit up my favorite bank of slots- Invaders from the Planet Moolah in a Monopoly Big Event bank. It's the only one I can stomach without some sort of advantage working for me. I put in my $113 ticket, and started playing 20 lines + bonus x $.06/line. I don't know how to describe what happened except to say that the machine malfunctioned. Right after I sat down, it awarded a 20 free-spin bonus without first hitting the required number of cascading wins (it was awarded after a loss). It retriggered 3 times for a total of 41 free spins. Coming out of the free spins, it super-charged my bonus multiplier, and I had a 15x multiplier when the Big Event hit. It was the Railroad Riches bonus. Between the free games and the bonus, I was up $130 and change. I saw a friend (a dealer from Canterbury Park) playing the Gems Wild Tiles slots. I sat with her for about 3 minutes, and spun through a few reels of 20 lines x $.10/line. On my last game, I hit 5 diamonds with a 5 times multiplier that also cleared a bonus row. After the bonus, I was up about $90 net on the Wild Tiles game ($333 for the evening).
My friend had told me that there was a silent auction and celebrity poker tournament at Canterbury tonight. I decided to go there to see what was going on (it's about 4 miles from Mystic Lake, and on the way home). As I was leaving Mystic, I put $100 into a 5 line $1...ummm...I forget the actual name...Pharoah's something-or-other machine with a $313K progressive jackpot. On my second spin, I won $150 (up $473 for the evening). I had an interesting discussion with the guy playing the next machine (see related post) before I left.
At Canterbury, there really was a silent auction. It had some interesting items, but most were bid above their fair value. One that wasn't was a year's supply of Wheaties. I think that would have to be bid on as a gift for a foe, right?
I played Pai Gow Poker for about 90 minutes at $15/hand. I was getting pretty well creamed, and on ridiculous things. My AA/KK887 actually lost to the dealers AA/23456 at one point. I almost never play the bonus, but the dealer gave me good advice (I think, see related post) and I wanted to tip. He asked me to tip the bonus, and I had to play it to tip it, so I put $5 on the fortune. I got a straight flush with no top! I pushed the hand but the bonus was worth $250, which brought me up to my $587 net profit for the evening.
I was so unbelievably lucky at literally everything I tried, I couldn't see my way past investing the $7 in lotto tickets. $87MM on the line tonight!
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
August 17th, 2010 at 8:15:49 PM
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Congratulations on your good luck!
I had some better luck this afternoon, too. I went to a nearby casino that I rarely visit; they don't know me there. I bought in for only $100 and did not show my players card. I bet $5 PL and two come bets with 3-4-5x odds. I won a couple right away and never had to get more money out. I cashed out for $450 after playing for about an hour.
I had almost forgotten how fun craps could be!
I had some better luck this afternoon, too. I went to a nearby casino that I rarely visit; they don't know me there. I bought in for only $100 and did not show my players card. I bet $5 PL and two come bets with 3-4-5x odds. I won a couple right away and never had to get more money out. I cashed out for $450 after playing for about an hour.
I had almost forgotten how fun craps could be!
August 18th, 2010 at 12:15:14 PM
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Quote: rdw4potus
I was so unbelievably lucky at literally everything I tried, I couldn't see my way past investing the $7 in lotto tickets. $87MM on the line tonight!
I hit 3 white balls on ticket #4, and won $7 (broke even). I was so lucky yesterday that i didn't even lose at the lottery.
Quote: HeadlockI cashed out for $450 after playing for about an hour.
I had almost forgotten how fun craps could be!
Good for you! Glad to see that your amazingly bad luck has, at least temporarily, gone away.
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
