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Poker: A short-term strategy that works - By Rob Singer - 2008

Thread: Rob Singer -- Discuss discussed in Video Poker/Gambling at Wizard of Vegas
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/video-poker/34633-rob-singer-discuss/

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Poker: A short-term strategy that works - By Rob Singer - Mar 5, 2008 https://www.gamingtoday.com/poker/article/311-A_short_term_strategy_that_works

Machines be not random, and not all of the million dollars he won came from spotting patterns. Machines be cold as ice too.
Alan Mendelson & Rob Singer - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DF2GuWa72A
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Me: I always notice that machines try to figure out my play and may give me easy wins at the start to sort that out. But once they grow tired of me they go deathly cold for a long, long time. So a strategy of winning a 4 of a kind for the day at a higher denomination for a daily win goal seems appropriate to me. I could raise my denomination every 1000 hands for the day until I hit something big.

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Q: I’ve been dealt many three- and four-card royal flushes lately. What are the odds of this happening?

Playing Jacks or Better, you’ll experience the thrill of being dealt a four-card royal flush once in every 2,777 hands (roughly once every four hours on average). Once in every 92 hands, on average, you’ll be dealt a three-card royal flush (about 7-8 per hour). This is what makes video poker exciting; namely, that you’ll have several opportunities to draw for a royal flush even if the odds are somewhat long (see next question).

Q: When you hold three cards to the royal flush, what is the chance of getting the two cards that you need on the draw for a royal flush?

You have a one in 1,081 chance of getting the two cards you need for the royal flush. The following table shows the chance of hitting the royal flush on the draw when you hold x cards to the royal flush.
https://www.casinocenter.com/video-poker-about-that-royal-flush/

Q: How come every time I need one card for a royal flush, it never shows up, but that exact card that I needed always seems to show up on the very next hand?

That’s because you have “selective memory.” The computer program in the video poker machine that randomly selects the cards for each hand doesn’t use the information from previous hands to determine which cards it will deal. Every hand is a random deal regardless of what cards appeared (or didn’t appear) on the previous hand.

The Double Up Bug on Game King Video Poker Machines - 2009

Finding a Video Poker Bug Made These Guys Rich—Then Vegas Made Them Pay | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2014/10/cheating-video-poker/

Nevada Gov. Sisolak announces 30 day closure of nonessential businesses

Nevada Gov. Sisolak announces 30 day closure of nonessential businesses - YouTube - Mar 17, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AlXT3nNRlM

Nevada Gaming Control Board Establishes Minimum Standards for Reopening Casinos - Poker News Daily - May 2nd, 2020
https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/nevada-gaming-control-board-establishes-minimum-standards-for-reopening-casinos-33616/?fbclid=IwAR1dlPZyR2I-

Casino Confidential TV series 2012

Casino Confidential TV series 2012

Casino Confidential - 101 - Beginners Luck - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZPew-Z1tY

Casino Confidential - 102 - Training Day - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AtmKw1aD58

Casino Confidential - 103 - Cheaters - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bEjvToZYPY

Casino Confidential - 104 - Stormin Norman - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi4KvtqusyM

Casino Confidential - 105 - Cattle Call - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWujLRLa5E

Casino Confidential - 106 - Against The Odds - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpmXg2f5d58

Casino Confidential - 107 - Takes All Sorts - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u2b51KEOHc

Casino Confidential - 108 - Old And New - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI-p0EEl0W4

Casino Confidential - 109 - Calendar Girls - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv0FcNhRMos

Casino Confidential - 110 - End Of The Line - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVrBfFTIfQQ

I have narcissistic personality disorder.

https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/narcissistic-personality-quiz/

https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/off-topic/34217-narcissistic-personality-quiz/

Your Total: 27
Between 12 and 15 is average.
Celebrities often score closer to 18.
Narcissists score over 20.
Because you scored 18 or higher, you may want to check out the symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder.

Here's how you rated on the seven component traits of narcissism:

Narcissistic Trait Strength of Trait
Authority: 5.00
Self-Sufficiency: 3.00
Superiority: 3.00
Exhibitionism: 5.00
Exploitativeness: 4.00
Vanity: 3.00
Entitlement: 4.00
Below you will find a brief interpretation of each narcissism trait and what your score relative to that trait may indicate about you.

Authority

Authority refers to a person's leadership skills and power. People who score higher on authority like to be in charge and gain power, often for power's sake alone. You scored particularly high in authority, suggesting you see yourself as a leader or as someone who values power.

Self-Sufficiency

This trait refers to how self-sufficient a person is, that is, how much you rely on others versus your own abilities to meet your needs in life.

Superiority

This trait refers to whether a person feels they are more superior than those around them. You scored particularly high in superiority, suggesting you feel you are superior to most others.

Exhibitionism

This trait refers to a person's need to be the center of attention, and willingness to ensure they are the center of attention (even at the expense of others' needs). You score particularly high in exhibitionism, suggesting you have a higher need than most to be the center of attention in any group or gathering.

Exploitativeness

This trait refers to how willing you are to exploit others in order to meet your own needs or goals. You scored particularly high in exploitativeness, suggesting you don't mind exploiting others in order to meet your own needs or goals.

Vanity

This trait refers to a person's vanity, or their belief in one's own superior abilities and attractiveness compared to others. You scored particularly high in vanity, suggesting you have a strong belief in your own abilities and attractiveness.

Entitlement

This trait refers to the expectation and amount of entitlement a person has in their lives, that is, unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with one's expectations. People who score higher on this trait generally have a greater expectation of entitlement, while those who score lower expect little from others or life. You scored particularly high on entitlement, suggesting that you may have a higher sense of entitlement than most people.