Best winning streak ever?
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Came first, won £18,000 and an Audi TT car.
It was a good day.....
I didn't have to use my AK
Quote: WizardofEnglandPoker game, 1000+ runners.
Came first, won £18,000 and an Audi TT car.
It was a good day.....
I didn't have to use my AK
Very nice! You remember your pocket cards on the final hand don't you?
I wonder which is more powerful, a WizardofVegas or WizardofEngland?
Quote: clarkacalWhat is your highest one day net win, and for the poll question, at what game were most of your winings?
Dealt royal at $1 Triple Play deuces wild VP--$12,000.
Quote: clarkacalVery nice! You remember your pocket cards on the final hand don't you?
I wonder which is more powerful, a WizardofVegas or WizardofEngland?
Yep, I have it on video!
I had King-Ten suited.
We were about average stacked, I raised 3x BB
He called
Flop came Ten-Ten-Ace.
I bet half the pot, he called.
Turn was a deuce.
I bet half the pot again, leaving me with about 60% of my stack, was tempted to shove.
He called.
At this point he has to have a big ace, or worse, ace-ten.
I was so sweaty, and so red faced.
River was a King.
I checked.
He bet half of his stack.
I went all-in, and he insta-called me. I was expecting pocket kings.
He turned over Ace-King.
Happy days, I remember him wiping his hand on his jeans, my palms are so sweaty when I have a big hand.
That was a lot of money back then and I haven't had a streak like that since.
That's funny, isn't it? I have my best streak in 1996 at the Horseshoe in Tunica, a single deck game, shortly after they opened their doors. I was playing on the $25 table and spread $25 to $100. I won about $4000 in just under an hour. It felt like I didn't lose a hand all hour. I've never come close to that kind of unit score as a card counter since. And they treated me like royalty for it all.Quote: benbakdoffThat was a lot of money back then and I haven't had a streak like that since.
Best slot/vp play: +7200. Made one play, got bonus, got progressive winner. Took about 4 minutes.
Best win ever: +11,500. Wanted to play PGP, sat at LIR waiting for PGP table to open up. Hadn't ever played before. After about 15 minutes, hit straight-flush for $2000 + 10% of $103,450 progressive.
Except for BJ, I'm a table minimum guy. The LIR and slot wins put me up quite a bit on a lifetime basis.
Blackjack- +5700 using Ace-Five 10-320 at a casino with good rules in AZ (strip liberal rules BUT with 7 card charlie, 777 bonus, hit after split on aces, 1-1.5 deck cut on 6 deck shoe). They have discontinued those rules for obvious reasons. I was playing Ace-Five rather than a better method because I was there with somebody and wanted to fly way below the radar and be able to have a conversation. They were sweating it really badly and had two supervisors watching me. Glad I was using Ace-Five because it looks really clean on basic strategy when they are sweating it. It was also a good run of cards- I couldn't bust and the dealer couldn't make a hand.
Craps- +2500 at casino royale on the strip. Bet max odds on don't pass $5, full 100x odds. Took about 15 minutes. Just lucky, no skill involved.
Slots- I hit $31000 on a $15 slot in a high limit room. I had decided to play off $100 just to try slots, which I never do outside VP. The 100 turned into 350 with a couple small wins and I hit the jackpot with about 50 bucks left. Huge win and I took it cash. Working up a deduction for that win was a lot of gambling.
The best part about Laughlin is walking on the river walk w 4k in $100 bills my biggest worry was still the skunks.
Funniest was a craps roll at Foxwoods. I am already 35 min late to meet my wife for a concert at the showroom but I keep making the point. I decide to pull my bets and the whole table freaks and begs me to stay. Next throw is 7's out. After the 7 no one was begging e to stay.
Quote: Wavy70Wasn't the biggest but I would call the luckiest would be at the Edgewater in Laughlin September 09. Playing at the O'ces bar BP at .25 for a while. Bartender says he is closing . I ask for 2 beers since I am next door at the Belle and wife is playing .05 vp behind me. Almost done w last beer I switch to $1 vp. 3 hands later 4 to a royal. next card fills it.
The best part about Laughlin is walking on the river walk w 4k in $100 bills my biggest worry was still the skunks.
Funniest was a craps roll at Foxwoods. I am already 35 min late to meet my wife for a concert at the showroom but I keep making the point. I decide to pull my bets and the whole table freaks and begs me to stay. Next throw is 7's out. After the 7 no one was begging e to stay.
About twenty years ago, when I was working in Vegas for about $0 an hour, I had an after-work dinner date with a really cute girl. I was waiting for her in the casino--we were going to meet at 12:30 in the morning--when she paged me, and told me that she had to work an hour overtime and did I want to wait for her? I was in a casino, after all, so I said sure, I'll wait. I noticed there was a bingo game starting at 12:30, so I said, what the heck, kill an hour; I bought $4 worth of cards and sat down to play. I hit a $150 bingo the first game, then shared a $200 bingo the fifth game. Then I hit the coverall in 42 (!!) numbers for $5,000. I met my date outside the casino coffee shop at 1:30. She asked me if I was angry that she had showed up a hour late. I said, "no".
Quote: mkl654321About twenty years ago, when I was working in Vegas for about $0 an hour, I had an after-work dinner date with a really cute girl. I was waiting for her in the casino--we were going to meet at 12:30 in the morning--when she paged me, and told me that she had to work an hour overtime and did I want to wait for her? I was in a casino, after all, so I said sure, I'll wait. I noticed there was a bingo game starting at 12:30, so I said, what the heck, kill an hour; I bought $4 worth of cards and sat down to play. I hit a $150 bingo the first game, then shared a $200 bingo the fifth game. Then I hit the coverall in 42 (!!) numbers for $5,000. I met my date outside the casino coffee shop at 1:30. She asked me if I was angry that she had showed up a hour late. I said, "no".
Sometimes everything is going right!
Quote: aahighStill haven't gotten a yellow chip myself, but gotten mighty close many of times.
My only yellow was the result of a $700 buy-in at MGM $50 min S17 table. Just played for a few minutes, won $300 to cash out the yellow. I've hit over $4000 on a slot but my vote was BJ. I don't understand the single hit streak votes!
Quote: dmMy only yellow was the result of a $700 buy-in at MGM $50 min S17 table. Just played for a few minutes, won $300 to cash out the yellow. I've hit over $4000 on a slot but my vote was BJ. I don't understand the single hit streak votes!
I'm sorry if I didn't make it very clear. If your biggest win was on a slot machine you should have voted for "slots".
Quote: clarkacalI'm sorry if I didn't make it very clear. If your biggest win was on a slot machine you should have voted for "slots".
I'll have to amend my previous post about Pai Gow Poker. $7200 on a $5 slot playing 3 credits. Same machine next trip had three hand pays totaling $4200!!! The same evening I hit a $1 slot playing 5 credits for $3000. Really weird that both trips totaled the same. Only other big jackpot was $5050 on a nickle machine!! I was playing the max (125 credits) and hit the maximum payout. Everyone around me was playing about 10 credits and looked at me like I was crazy for playing $6.25 a pull. I think I enjoyed the look on their faces as much as collecting my winnings. This will probably never happen again as I have become primarily a table player.
Quote: clarkacalIt seems craps is the game to play if you're looking to hit it big!
It's the only game that combines many decisions/hour with a decent HE AND many bets that pay better than even money. Of course, those frequent decisions can also dig you a hole so deep you can't see out of it...
Quote: clarkacalI'm surprised at no votes for slots or sportsbetting. Seems someone would have hit a jackpot or a nice parlay...
I won $3023 the top progressive on a creepy clown carnival game at the old Nevada Palace on a 20 cent bet after about 10$ betting. It seemed to piss off a guy who was sitting two seats over who said he was never playing that machine again. And the lady next to me kept warning me to put the money away, as someone would try to take it.
$4700 on VP is my best day though.
Back in mid 1990s I got 6 out of 7 numbers of the Illinois lottery that was at 20 million. Unfortunately, that was only about $2600 for me. However, that was the closest I came to having to sit down after reading the numbers I had. Sort of takes your breath away to see all those numbers come up ---- but then miss it by 1. Might as well have been a mile though.
Quote: clarkacalWhat is your highest one day net win, and for the poll question, at what game were most of your winings?
My best streak occurred when I discovered a flaw in a game. It's a long story but the result was that I won over $120,000 in just under 2 months milking the game. One day I went in and the game was gone... *poof*... just gone.
I also had a night where I bought in for about $300 or so on BJ and at one point was down to my last $10. I told the dealer I was going to double it up until I hit the table max ($500). I won the first hand ($20), hit a BJ the the next ($50), Won the next and the next ($100, $200), got another BJ ($500) and decided to go for broke and play the $500... and I got another BJ. Walked away with $1,250 from my last $10 in a matter of about 3 minutes.
Quote: TheNightflyMy best streak occurred when I discovered a flaw in a game. It's a long story but the result was that I won over $120,000 in just under 2 months milking the game. One day I went in and the game was gone... *poof*... just gone.
I would like to hear the story
Again, I must thank JB and the Wizard, as my proficiency at setting tiles earned me two "suitors" who were betting on top of my hands this past weekend for about an hour. I'll take the extra rating on my account at any time. (Each contributed an additional $20-$40 on top of my $20-$40 bets, so when marketing catches up, I may have some sweet offers)
Blackjack would have to earn a quick 2nd spot, as Usually my swings are in the $100-$200 range for a session (both Positive and Negative). I've never been lucky enough to turn anything higher.
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Quote: toastcmuAgain, I must thank JB and the Wizard, as my proficiency at setting tiles earned me two "suitors" who were betting on top of my hands this past weekend for about an hour. I'll take the extra rating on my account at any time. (Each contributed an additional $20-$40 on top of my $20-$40 bets, so when marketing catches up, I may have some sweet offers)
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Are you sure they raised your rating? In my experience they aren't very generous with raising a rating if they can find a reason not to.
-B
Up until this past weekend, my BEST streak was hitting two $1000 Royal Flush's over the course of one weekend.
However, THIS weekend, I got 3rd (I honestly thought I had WON; for $5000) in a Slot Tourney for $1500, and also hit a $1000 Royal Flush the same day! So my total win for this weekend was $2500.
On another note, I've NEVER saw anyone win big at craps, only LOSE big.
Quote: rxwineI won $3023 the top progressive on a creepy clown carnival game at the old Nevada Palace on a 20 cent bet after about 10$ betting. It seemed to piss off a guy who was sitting two seats over who said he was never playing that machine again. And the lady next to me kept warning me to put the money away, as someone would try to take it.
$4700 on VP is my best day though.
Back in mid 1990s I got 6 out of 7 numbers of the Illinois lottery that was at 20 million. Unfortunately, that was only about $2600 for me. However, that was the closest I came to having to sit down after reading the numbers I had. Sort of takes your breath away to see all those numbers come up ---- but then miss it by 1. Might as well have been a mile though.
Great story! 6 out of 6 for 20 million with one more number to check...now that's why we gamble. Also, I love the name "creepy clown carnival game" and if someone in here invented a game with this name I would gladly play it no matter what the odds!
Where do you play tiles? That seems kinda stingy.Quote: toastcmuI know they did because I earned $11 in comp dollars for about 2 hrs of play. My last 6 hr session of tiles at the same casino only earned me $6, so I am certain I was rated higher. ;)
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Quote: clarkacalI would like to hear the story
Don't hold your breath, he loves to tell that story and refuses to give any details.
Quote: EvenBobDon't hold your breath, he loves to tell that story and refuses to give any details.
Ah shrouded in secrecy...maybe he is afraid if it shows up somewhere else other people who know about it will get there first so he keeps it to himself.
Quote: clarkacalAh shrouded in secrecy...maybe he is afraid if it shows up somewhere else other people who know about it will get there first so he keeps it to himself.
Lightening seldom strikes the same place twice.
Quote: EvenBobLightening seldom strikes the same place twice.
Actually, it often repeatedly strikes the same place, over and over and over. That's why tall buildings have lightning rods. That's why tall trees such as redwoods or sequoias usually have burnt, blasted crowns. Old wives' tale, Bob.
Quote: mkl654321Actually, it often repeatedly strikes the same place, over and over and over. That's why tall buildings have lightning rods. That's why tall trees such as redwoods or sequoias usually have burnt, blasted crowns. Old wives' tale, Bob.
Hence the word 'seldom'. "occasionally, not often, once in a while, infrequently, sporadically". Seldom..
Quote: EvenBobHence the word 'seldom'. "occasionally, not often, once in a while, infrequently, sporadically". Seldom..
Yes, as you now realize, that word was incorrect. Took you up to a C+, Bob.
Caesar's or Trump Plaza?Quote: toastcmuAtlantic City. I usually only play for table min ($20) for my sessions, sometimes playing 2 hands instead of 1. The piggyback bets were midway thru my session, so I was probably rated at $20 for an hr and $100 for 30-45 mins...
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Quote: TheNightflyMy best streak occurred when I discovered a flaw in a game. It's a long story but the result was that I won over $120,000 in just under 2 months milking the game. One day I went in and the game was gone... *poof*... just gone.
Quote: clarkacalI would like to hear the story
Quote: EvenBobDon't hold your breath, he loves to tell that story and refuses to give any details.
Quote: clarkacalAh shrouded in secrecy...maybe he is afraid if it shows up somewhere else other people who know about it will get there first so he keeps it to himself.
No, it's no secret and I doubt that I or anyone will ever see this game again. It is however a very long story but I don't mind sharing it with anyone who cares to take 10 minutes or so to read it. I actually included the story in a book of short stories I've written and although it does seem rather fantastic (in the literal sense) it is all true. I won't bog down this thread with it but you can read it under a new thread called SIC-BO.
Quote: teddysCaesar's or Trump Plaza?
neither. Borgata. I believe my issue is that I look 25 even though I'm almost 40, so I get rated lower. I try to make up for it with discretionary comps which seems to work for me
-B
Quote: toastcmuneither. Borgata. I believe my issue is that I look 25 even though I'm almost 40, so I get rated lower. I try to make up for it with discretionary comps which seems to work for me
-B
I never heard perceived age affects rating?! Seriously? Anyway, they have your age info right in front of them don't they?
Ah, the one place in AC I haven't played tiles. Actually, I haven't been able to find the tiles game there. I don't go much to the Borgata, but maybe I should. Would you say it is the best place to play tiles in AC?Quote: toastcmuneither. Borgata. I believe my issue is that I look 25 even though I'm almost 40, so I get rated lower. I try to make up for it with discretionary comps which seems to work for me
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Where is the best place to play Spanish 21?
Quote: teddysAh, the one place in AC I haven't played tiles. Actually, I haven't been able to find the tiles game there. I don't go much to the Borgata, but maybe I should. Would you say it is the best place to play tiles in AC?
Where is the best place to play Spanish 21?
The two (2) tiles tables are in front of "Noodles of the World" and also catty corner to the gypsy bar. It's also the pit where the $5 blackjack table hides sometimes, amongst the asian games. I'm not particular in terms of where I play, but I do like the atmosphere of the Borgata - it seems like the floor there still has the discretionary comp at their disposal, as the last 2 times I've played there, they've had no problem comping me meals (up to $45). I know at the CET houses they usually just tell you to use what's on your card.
As for Sp21, I'm partial to the Trump Marina, even though the decor's stuck in the 70's. They usually have 3 tables of it going, so sitting down's not a problem, and it can be $5 once in a blue moon.
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