Low Rent Cheese

[jbjb]

You really don't have a picture? There were times my phone was dead or I left my phone in the hotel room and I asked someone to take a photo and email it to me. No one ever said no.

This was taken by another player and emailed to me.

Notice how they short you on the str8 flush.

I didn't notice that till now. Good eyes. I guess that's how they're able to pay 8/5 with the progressive. That is Bonus Poker.

Actually it's a benefit as it eliminates a w2-g from the straight flush.

[Alan Mendelson]

Notice how they short you on the str8 flush.

I didn't notice that till now. Good eyes. I guess that's how they're able to pay 8/5 with the progressive. That is Bonus Poker.

Actually it's a benefit as it eliminates a w2-g from the straight flush.

You're kidding, right?

[jbjb]

No I'm not. Getting the $1250 for a full pay straight flush will cost you a few hundred in taxes. Not to mention, you'll probably tip. I'll take the $1195 and no taxes or tip instead.

[MisterV]

No I'm not. Getting the $1250 for a full pay straight flush will cost you a few hundred in taxes. Not to mention, you'll probably tip. I'll take the $1195 and no taxes or tip instead.

He need only worry about taxes if he wins more over the course of a year than he loses.

No worries.

[mickeycrimm]

Mickeycrimm wrote " You didn't take a picture of a royal that's a billions to 1 hit? How convenient."

Of course you're exaggerating the odds but your point is solid. Even I'm surprised Rob doesnt have a picture of an event like this. I would have hovered over that machine, protecting it, until I got a photo.

I didn't exaggerate. The odds of catching a razgu hand, throwing it away, and catching a reversible sequential is at least 1.1 billion to 1. You know how Rob loves to brag. The first thing he would have thought of is getting a picture. He hasn't shown a W2-G either.

[jbjb]

Mickeycrimm wrote " You didn't take a picture of a royal that's a billions to 1 hit? How convenient."

Of course you're exaggerating the odds but your point is solid. Even I'm surprised Rob doesnt have a picture of an event like this. I would have hovered over that machine, protecting it, until I got a photo.

I didn't exaggerate. The odds of catching a razgu hand, throwing it away, and catching a reversible sequential is at least 1.1 billion to 1. You know how Rob loves to brag. The first thing he would have thought of is getting a picture. He hasn't shown a W2-G either.

Easy way to explain the odds is with roulette or say a 2 card Poker hand. Odds of back to back same number on a double zero wheel are 1 in 38. Odds of a specific number, say 8, coming up back to back BEFORE spinning is 38 x 38 = 1 in 1444. In Holdem, odds of getting aces back to back is 1 in 221 AFTER getting the first aces. Odds that the next two consecutive hands are aces BEFORE being dealt cards is 221 x 221 = 1 in 48,841. Alan is thinking along the lines of getting a redraw royal AFTER you already have that throw away hand. So you both are right depending on the circumstances.

[tableplay]

IIRC there was a $1 triple play at the Venetian and a dealt sequential royal Royal paid 500k+. I know the AP who hit it.

Thanks. Purely for curiosity, I hope I run into one someday.

[jbjb]

Mickeycrimm wrote " You didn't take a picture of a royal that's a billions to 1 hit? How convenient."

Of course you're exaggerating the odds but your point is solid. Even I'm surprised Rob doesnt have a picture of an event like this. I would have hovered over that machine, protecting it, until I got a photo.

I didn't exaggerate. The odds of catching a razgu hand, throwing it away, and catching a reversible sequential is at least 1.1 billion to 1. You know how Rob loves to brag. The first thing he would have thought of is getting a picture. He hasn't shown a W2-G either.

Easy way to explain the odds is with roulette or say a 2 card Poker hand. Odds of back to back same number on a double zero wheel are 1 in 38. Odds of a specific number, say 8, coming up back to back BEFORE spinning is 38 x 38 = 1 in 1444. In Holdem, odds of getting aces back to back is 1 in 221 AFTER getting the first aces. Odds that the next two consecutive hands are aces BEFORE being dealt cards is 221 x 221 = 1 in 48,841. Alan is thinking along the lines of getting a redraw royal AFTER you already have that throw away hand. So you both are right depending on the circumstances.

I suppose you could increase those odds of a redraw royal by throwing away a hand like 22224