Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Rob I have a direct question about this particular hand: dealt three 3s with an ace. Why didn't you use your "special play" strategy and hold only the trip 3s while rationalizing that you then had two chances to draw the quad 3 plus you still could draw one of the three additional aces in the deck or one of the four 2s in the deck (a total of 7 kickers)???

In retrospect you might have played the correct strategy but your "special play strategy" still would have held up for this hand. Why did you divert from it??? I would like you to explain that in detail -- why the diversion from the Singer strategy?

What you did was in effect give yourself one chance to draw the one card for the big win, while the "special play" would have given you two chances to draw at least the quad card plus 7 remaining kickers. I think this is an inconsistency and you should explain it.

Please see the video I did with you about this exact "special play" which is #16 here: http://alanbestbuys.com/id195.html
If you remember, I play most hands optimally. And as I've explained twice, I did not for for the four threes (aka, a SPECIAL play that deviates from optimal strategy) simply because four 3's would not have allowed me to attain my $1000 win goal. And if you remember in our special play discussions, no special play ever depends on getting a kicker in a kicker game, even though there's always a chance of getting it. Again, I did not divert from my strategy. You keep saying that because what I'm telling you just won't sink in for some reason. I followed the rules of the strategy to the letter for the game I was playing.

No, I do not change the mathematical odds in my favor. Those always belong to the house, whether the game is 93% or 104%. For the amount of time a player plays any machine on any visit, the casino always has the advantage. Redietz said it best when he said that I negate the house advantage with my method of play. No casino wants or expects any player to walk after getting ahead for the visit. I've figured out the optimal way of getting ahead a small amount compared to the bankroll I use, and then I walk. Procedural advantage: (by a WIDE margin) - Singer.