The Sisyphean Gambler

[arcimede$]

OK, but what if that last hour big win didn't give you a winning session? What if you were still in the hole?

It would depend on how I felt. If I felt good then I would probably continue. If I was tired I would quit.

And if you meant that "hit for a $1000 or more" meant a profit of a thousand dollars or more, then really you're not much different than the rest of us who would quit to preserve a big win. Quite frankly, a thousand dollar profit is one heck of a win goal for someone playing dollar video poker. Rob has a win goal of $2500 and he's willing to play right up to $100 machines to get it, and says he will usually reach it at the $10 level. Me? I'd be darn happy with a $1,000 profit playing $5 games now. (I wasn't like that in the past but I have since scaled back my win goals.)

But, I'm talking about having played the minimum amount already, so it has nothing at all to do with win goals. It's just a factor in my last hour of play as I'm already starting to feel the fatigue. It's just something that gets me off my butt.

Arc, I was expecting you to say that if you had a $1,000 win you might as well keep playing your normal routine -- whether that be six hours or reaching your point of fatigue --- because picking a random exit point would make no sense in your do-it-by-the-math world.

I'm already in my normal routine. I've already played 6 hours or more. So, it's just down to deciding the precise minute I'd leave which really doesn't make too much difference.

I also usually play to a $100 boundary. Again, no reason other than making the bookkeeping easier.