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Thread: Hello, I'm happy to participate here.

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    I'm in my mid 40's and have been to Vegas somewhere around 50 times. First time was in 1995. My father took me to the daily tournament at Binions. I vividly recall shaking Jack Binions hand, sitting down and getting dealt quads my first hand. I doubled up and was promptly bounced shortly after. Good times.

    The VAST bulk of my last 15 years visiting Vegas has revolved around poker. I already had a good grasp of the game when the boom hit so I was in a good position to make some decent poker money over the years. I have a career, and poker is/was a hobby...but at times a significantly profitable one. But time has marched on, I have kids, wife, play poker once a year and my skills have atrophied as the player pool has gotten better. What used to be a week at Bellagio in June where I KNEW I would pay for my room, expenses and something for my time have ended, and now I generally eeek out a small profit or loss and usually not enough yo cover my expenses, and i don;t have the time or inclination to keep my poker skills current. That ship has sailed. I'll go donate my buy in dishing up some tournament but thats about it. Cash game grind has no appeal any more.

    However, I still love gambling and Vegas and I take it seriously. I will likely never be an AP but when I learn a new game or skill I do it seriously, if only to maximize my value through comps and minimizing losses via skill. It's just my nature.

    A year ago a lovely escort taught me DDB at the bar at Caesars. My first +EV experience with an escort! I went on to win a 2000 hit with quad aces an hour later. So I started to learn how comps worked, how to play as close to perfect strategy..etc. Then last November I went with just the goal of getting diamond at Caesars and getting the comps train going. Over four days I put in about 70k of coin in, earned diamond (up about 2k over VP and some sports) and asked the host on duty to review my play the night before I left. Everything was comped! Awesome!

    I knew enough that now I wanted to seed comps at another resort so giving I was leaving in the AM I hopped a cab over to Wynn. Play 2/DDB I hit again, this time for 4k on aces. Now I'm up 6k for the trip, I'm leaving in the AM and I'm feeling frisky. So I bump it up to $5 for @25 clams a spin, way above my normal limit. Suffice it to say i walked out two hours later up about 22k. It felt like a bank heist. All I heard as I sat in the quiet casino was the cash machine in the background. Lovely.

    I'm two weeks away from my next visit. Spending a week with four nights at CP and four at Wynn. All comped, with about 800 in freeplay spread across the hotels over that week. It was beginners luck. I joined the forum because I have a ton to learn. Finding the best machines, learning to ID a positive EV situation on a progressive, what casinos to frequent, how to use comps best. I'm a low/mid roller at best, usually budget 2k a day and get cheap if I start losing...but I still want to visit town for two weeks a year, and I want to learn from this forum how best to stretch my dollar and max value on comps. Thought a brief intro before Is tart posting is appropriate.

    Thanks!

    Jack Alope

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    This is a gimmick account, right?
    Check out my poker forum, and weekly internet radio show at http://pokerfraudalert.com

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    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a gimmick account, right?
    I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I enjoyed his in-depth first post. It was a fun read.

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    2k per day is not a low roller.
    Take off that stupid mask you big baby.

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    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a gimmick account, right?
    No, what do you mean? It was sincere. I just thought I should introduce myself before participating. What’s the problemo?

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    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a gimmick account, right?
    No, what do you mean? It was sincere. I just thought I should introduce myself before participating. What’s the problemo?
    I believe you FWIW.

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    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a gimmick account, right?
    No, what do you mean? It was sincere. I just thought I should introduce myself before participating. What’s the problemo?
    I believe you FWIW.
    I guess I’m still confused as to what came across as insincere or as a parody? Perhaps I’m misunderstanding the culture here.

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    Originally Posted by quahaug View Post
    2k per day is not a low roller.
    Well considering Wynn generally requires 30k of coin in on VP per comped night I sort of consider it middle of he road. As I mentioned I get cheap when down. I can’t remeber the last time I lost my whole roll on a trip. Poker was a great way to keep gambling on a relatively low budget but that ship has sailed. The poker room has become the most boring place in the casino these last 3-4 years.

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    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post

    No, what do you mean? It was sincere. I just thought I should introduce myself before participating. What’s the problemo?
    I believe you FWIW.
    I guess I’m still confused as to what came across as insincere or as a parody? Perhaps I’m misunderstanding the culture here.
    I guess because there are a few people who had opening Threads like yours and then never come back after the first day. I guess that's why Dan is wary.

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    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post

    I believe you FWIW.
    I guess I’m still confused as to what came across as insincere or as a parody? Perhaps I’m misunderstanding the culture here.
    I guess because there are a few people who had opening Threads like yours and then never come back after the first day. I guess that's why Dan is wary.
    Well I’m real, I promise. I have a decent Instagram following under thejacka_lope my biggest claim to fame is getting a shout out from Joe Rogan on his podcast because I have a massive Hunter S Thompson/Fear and Loathing collection that’s currently among the tour of museums around the country. I’m not sure how much I’ll participate...more based on content that interests me, however I’m real. Everything I posted it true, and I have no agenda other than learning something.

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    Do you think maybe the issue is that Dan Druff has access to IP addresses and knows a little more than you think he knows. Like who is a sock puppet and who isn't. That is my immediate thought from his comment.

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    THE OP SAID "A year ago a lovely escort taught me DDB at the bar at Caesars."

    Taught you what? I would be willing to bet she had no clue about the game other than it has big pays and if she gets you to play it you might become a sucker and giv e her some money.

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    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    I have a decent Instagram following under thejacka_lope
    Please post a note on there that says "Hi VCT".

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    Originally Posted by kewlJ View Post
    Do you think maybe the issue is that Dan Druff has access to IP addresses and knows a little more than you think he knows. Like who is a sock puppet and who isn't. That is my immediate thought from his comment.
    If Dan Druff has an issue with the IP I think he would have said something like,"Tasha was posting from the same IP as Nathan was. Tasha is banned for being a sock of Nathan."

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    Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    I have a decent Instagram following under thejacka_lope
    Please post a note on there that says "Hi VCT".
    Lol. Meaning you dont believe me? Either this place is crazier than I thought or I’m really coming across shady.

    Go ahead and check my IP address. It’s in NY.

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    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    I have a decent Instagram following under thejacka_lope
    Please post a note on there that says "Hi VCT".
    Lol. Meaning you dont believe me? Either this place is crazier than I thought or I’m really coming across shady.

    Go ahead and check my IP address. It’s in NY.
    If even ONE person(Me) out of a BILLION believes you, that's something worthwhile.

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    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
    Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    This is a gimmick account, right?
    I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. I enjoyed his in-depth first post. It was a fun read.
    Originally Posted by Tasha View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
    Please post a note on there that says "Hi VCT".
    Lol. Meaning you dont believe me? Either this place is crazier than I thought or I’m really coming across shady.

    Go ahead and check my IP address. It’s in NY.
    If even ONE person(Me) out of a BILLION believes you, that's something worthwhile.
    Tasha, your track record speaks for itself, remember UCFX? Here is your afterthought after the banning:

    Oh mercy mercy me, it seems that EVERYTIME I give someone the benefit of the doubt, they turn out to be either a Scammer or a Sock! :/

  18. #18
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    Originally Posted by tableplay View Post
    Originally Posted by TheJackalope View Post
    I have a decent Instagram following under thejacka_lope
    Please post a note on there that says "Hi VCT".
    Lol. Meaning you dont believe me? Either this place is crazier than I thought or I’m really coming across shady.

    Go ahead and check my IP address. It’s in NY.
    I believe you....but many accused me of being a 'sock puppet' when I signed up last week. They've obviously had some issues with that....and maybe dealing with a little PTSD or other mental health issues...Ok...It really is crazier than you thought. But I'll say Welcome Aboard!

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    Jackalope, you made some nice hits. But with the payscales you play at Caesars they will wind up cleaning your clock.
    "More importantly, mickey thought 8-4 was two games over .500. Argued about it. C'mon, man. Nothing can top that for math expertise. If GWAE ever has you on again, you can be sure I'll be calling in with that gem.'Nuff said." REDIETZ

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    Originally Posted by AxelWolf View Post
    THE OP SAID "A year ago a lovely escort taught me DDB at the bar at Caesars."

    Taught you what? I would be willing to bet she had no clue about the game other than it has big pays and if she gets you to play it you might become a sucker and giv e her some money.
    Yeah, it's a freeroll for her. You hit big, and she's "entitled" to a cut. You lose, it's "lol better luck next time", as she slinks away to find another mark.

    One fun thing about this town is that who is and isn't a hooker isn't always obvious right off the bat.

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