Lost $10k in 3 days on +EV games
Never got a bonus round or bonus round paid squat ($500 Must Hits at $15,$25 or $50/spin).
or +EV situation never paid off (ie: Lucky Buddha @ $60/spin or Ult X Spin poker at $90/spin or Buffalo Diamond @ $6/spin).
Also played River Dragons at slightly lower than Wiz recommendations because competition and played at $5/spin. (Again, Bonus rounds paid squat)
I guess it averages out?
i hit some NICE bonuses at $200 Must Hits last month where it was almost a handpay on every Must Hit i touched but now down overall the past 2 months. :(
The good news is that once you go through a few of these really negative variance runs, it STILL pisses you off just the same. LOL. But you do begin to get used to it....to some degree.
This summer has been brutal variance.Quote: kewljThe good news is that once you go through a few of these really negative variance runs, it STILL pisses you off just the same. LOL.
But you do begin to get used to it....to some degree.
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it seems like i'm either losing or winning ~$5k almost each weekend these past few months.
Some of it is self inflicted.
was up $2k on a particular weekend.
Did a walk through and was going to leave but decided to eat lunch there.
then did another walk through before leaving and dropped $4k. :(
Lost $400 on a play when i realized the $500 must hit was at $385 instead of $485.
It was at $450 the night before and could have sworn it was at $460 before lunch but could have been $360.
That pissed me off and i started playing speculative stuff.
the more I lost, the more stupid speculative i started playing.
And yes, i'm now used to it.
Dropping $5k no longer phases me.
I guess it's a good thing since i'm no longer getting stressed about these losses.
ie: sitting down at a $6/spin buffalo like it was a 60cent game
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And yes, i'm now used to it.
Dropping $5k no longer phases me.
I guess it's a good thing since i'm no longer getting stressed about these losses.
ie: sitting down at a $6/spin buffalo like it was a 60cent game
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You know you've graduated the course of variance, when you feel 98% excitement and only 2% anxiety instead of 2% excitement and 98% anxiety finding a $20 AP opportunity...
I would like to point out in your OP that you said you won a lot more handpays when playing $200 a spin. That's most likely misleading.
For example if the wager just below $200 was $100 per spin (I have seen that at those levels) then any win $1200 - $2400 is a jackpot due to wager level.
So bet $100, getting exactly the same result as $200 in symbols pay and let's say you win $900. No jackpot.
But that same payout at $200 is $1800!
The end result is you feel luckier playing $200 per spin because you keep triggering jackpots, meanwhile the reality is you are not any luckier than the lower denom.
Meanwhile you end up slowing down the game due to the handpays.
There is always a trade-off in the world of advantage play.
um.. i said $200 must hits, not $200/spin.Quote: darkozYes you do get used to it so you don't piss your pants so much. You begin to accept it.
I would like to point out in your OP that you said you won a lot more handpays when playing $200 a spin. That's most likely misleading.
For example if the wager just below $200 was $100 per spin (I have seen that at those levels) then any win $1200 - $2400 is a jackpot due to wager level.
So bet $100, getting exactly the same result as $200 in symbols pay and let's say you win $900. No jackpot.
But that same payout at $200 is $1800!
The end result is you feel luckier playing $200 per spin because you keep triggering jackpots, meanwhile the reality is you are not any luckier than the lower denom.
Meanwhile you end up slowing down the game due to the handpays.
There is always a trade-off in the world of advantage play.
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the denom is .25 and it's the minor. (major = $5k)
so max bet $12.50/spin.
i usually do 6.25 or 3.75
You know it is a bad decision and you still do it, this usually means your emotions are overpowering you.Quote: 100xOddsSome of it is self inflicted.
was up $2k on a particular weekend.
Did a walk through and was going to leave but decided to eat lunch there.
then did another walk through before leaving and dropped $4k. :(
Lost $400 on a play when i realized the $500 must hit was at $385 instead of $485.
It was at $450 the night before and could have sworn it was at $460 before lunch but could have been $360.
That pissed me off and i started playing speculative stuff.
the more I lost, the more stupid speculative i started playing.
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I should have walked away
Quote: 100xOddsum.. i said $200 must hits, not $200/spin.Quote: darkozYes you do get used to it so you don't piss your pants so much. You begin to accept it.
I would like to point out in your OP that you said you won a lot more handpays when playing $200 a spin. That's most likely misleading.
For example if the wager just below $200 was $100 per spin (I have seen that at those levels) then any win $1200 - $2400 is a jackpot due to wager level.
So bet $100, getting exactly the same result as $200 in symbols pay and let's say you win $900. No jackpot.
But that same payout at $200 is $1800!
The end result is you feel luckier playing $200 per spin because you keep triggering jackpots, meanwhile the reality is you are not any luckier than the lower denom.
Meanwhile you end up slowing down the game due to the handpays.
There is always a trade-off in the world of advantage play.
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the denom is .25 and it's the minor. (major = $5k)
so max bet $12.50/spin.
i usually do 6.25 or 3.75
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Oh sorry, I misunderstood.
I often play $200 per spin and I win a lot more jackpots than at $100 per spin but for the reason stated above.
I thought you were referring to the spin wager, not the must hit amount.
