Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
RS___ is the worst. You should see what he says about me on Brand B... even while he posts here.

Here's the problem, RS___: Of course I would go for the royal, but you cannot judge what another does. For someone else holding the dealt flush is enough to make their day. For example-- someone is playing a $100/coin VP machine, 8/5 Bonus. What's that dealt flush worth to them?

Of course you can argue they have no business playing a $100/coin VP machine if they don't have the bankroll to try for the royal. But it's their money -- not yours. And that is the point: it's their money, and winning $2500 just might be the big windfall they need. And for them $2500 in hand is worth a heck of a lot more than $400,000 in the bush.

This is where actual results beat math and theory.

But the armchair quarterbacks (Super Bowl is tomorrow hence the analogy) would never understand that.
And if someone holds the flush over 4 to a royal, they can. It's stupid, but they can do as they wish. I would not recommend holding the flush (except in specific situations where it'd make sense to do that, but that would be rare). That is not the problem.

The problem is when you, Rob, etc. go around making awful claims (luck > skill.....advantage means nothing - only matters if you get lucky with the RNG, etc.). Or as you both claim, you can be a long term winner by using stop losses & win goals. Most of what both of you say just hurts players. THAT is the problem.