Big Casino Wins and Jackpots

[regnis]

Sorry for getting this thread back on track but hit this nice progressive yesterday. Got the hand pay and left.

[dannyj]

Beautiful regnis! Congrats.

[Alan Mendelson]

Congratulations on the royal, regnis.

Did you mention that you took the handpay and left to appease Rob? LOL

[regnis]

Thanks-- I had planned on playing for several more hours as I have had a grueling few months at work. But when that popped I said get your ass out of there or you'll lose it all back at dice.

[Alan Mendelson]

Thanks-- I had planned on playing for several more hours as I have had a grueling few months at work. But when that popped I said get your ass out of there or you'll lose it all back at dice.

Don't tell me that! I was hoping you were a true DI.

[slingshot]

Sorry for getting this thread back on track but hit this nice progressive yesterday. Got the hand pay and left.

Finally! A worthwhile post! Congrats- on both decisions!

[regnis]

Thanks-- I had planned on playing for several more hours as I have had a grueling few months at work. But when that popped I said get your ass out of there or you'll lose it all back at dice.

Don't tell me that! I was hoping you were a true DI.

DI emeritus

[regnis]

Thanks Sling

[RS__]

Gratz on the royal.

I see it's triple double bonus. That game is usually brutal. Hopefully you hit that RF rather quickly.

[Rob.Singer]

A STRONG vp player is one who does what's best for himself, and is able to keep the temptations of the casino as well as his own weaknesses from dictating terms. Tired or not, regnis did what almost everyone else here could never do: take a great handpay and immediately leave with that amount of profit.

Now the second most important question: I hope he was smart enuf not to just give away free money to the floor people for simply doing their job and not performing any type of requested service by regnis. Is this correct?

And BTW, you DO realize you really did not win anything at all, right? With that trimmed TDBP payable, every hand you played--including this one--cost you money!

[slingshot]

A STRONG vp player is one who does what's best for himself, and is able to keep the temptations of the casino as well as his own weaknesses from dictating terms. Tired or not, regnis did what almost everyone else here could never do: take a great handpay and immediately leave with that amount of profit.

Now the second most important question: I hope he was smart enuf not to just give away free money to the floor people for simply doing their job and not performing any type of requested service by regnis. Is this correct?

And BTW, you DO realize you really did not win anything at all, right? With that trimmed TDBP payable, every hand you played--including this one--cost you money!

[regnis]

Gratz on the royal.

I see it's triple double bonus. That game is usually brutal. Hopefully you hit that RF rather quickly.

I am not a big TDB fan. I usually play DDB or SDDB. But with the progressive, I was really just trying to stay alive and was playing Bonus. It was very cold and I switched to DDB which was also cold. Switched to TDB for the last few spins and hit.

I took a marker for 2500 a couple hours earlier. I put $100 in this machine and had 2800 left in my pocket before the hit. My range was down 300 and up 400 during that time. Also didn't repay the marker which will get me called in for a warning.

And yes you take a marker because you don't want to be carrying cash to a casino to which you have to go through the south side of Chicago to get to. Uneasy going home with the cash.

Rob--sorry to say that after tax there was an odd seven dollars on the hand pay and that was given as a tip.

[Rob.Singer]

Is there some kind of state tax, or do you mean you had them deduct federal income tax? And why would $7 not be important enough to keep?

TDB is a highly volatile game, and playing that game because the royal is progressive (especially at 9/5) is a play only a gambler's mother could love. But all that's NOTHING compared to braving a trip thru the south side of Chicago in order to go to a casino. You're work must have been mind-boggling in order to have put together such a day. Overall with all things considered, I'd rate it at D+.

[Alan Mendelson]

regnis just curious: how many four to the royal draws did you go through before hitting this one? Do you think it was more or less than 47?

[regnis]

This was actually the only one. I wasn't even getting 3 to the royal that often. But I was getting decent but not great cards whatever game I was playing. No long cold streaks and a few quads to maintain.

[regnis]

Is there some kind of state tax, or do you mean you had them deduct federal income tax? And why would $7 not be important enough to keep?

TDB is a highly volatile game, and playing that game because the royal is progressive (especially at 9/5) is a play only a gambler's mother could love. But all that's NOTHING compared to braving a trip thru the south side of Chicago in order to go to a casino. You're work must have been mind-boggling in order to have put together such a day. Overall with all things considered, I'd rate it at D+.

State tax Rob. Both Illinois and Indiana take tax on jackpots. A lousy $7.00 takes it from an A+ to a D+. You're tuff--maybe you should grade on a curve.

We have had occurrences of gamblers being followed home and robbed and even killed in addition to just the threats of driving through the south side. Somewhere in this forum I have mentioned the night I got attacked by 3 fine young men after a hockey game just off of downtown. It's an unfortunate fact of life in an otherwise great city.

[Alan Mendelson]

This was actually the only one. I wasn't even getting 3 to the royal that often. But I was getting decent but not great cards whatever game I was playing. No long cold streaks and a few quads to maintain.

the only one ever???

I didn't mean just in this one trip/session, but over your life?

[redietz]

Congrats, regnis. Nice hit.

Save some shekels. I hear the DRF is starting its own horse racing championship, and no money is taken out of the pool for administration. Maybe a worthwhile investment.

Congrats again!

[slingshot]

Gratz on the royal.

I see it's triple double bonus. That game is usually brutal. Hopefully you hit that RF rather quickly.

I am not a big TDB fan. I usually play DDB or SDDB. But with the progressive, I was really just trying to stay alive and was playing Bonus. It was very cold and I switched to DDB which was also cold. Switched to TDB for the last few spins and hit.

I took a marker for 2500 a couple hours earlier. I put $100 in this machine and had 2800 left in my pocket before the hit. My range was down 300 and up 400 during that time. Also didn't repay the marker which will get me called in for a warning.

And yes you take a marker because you don't want to be carrying cash to a casino to which you have to go through the south side of Chicago to get to. Uneasy going home with the cash.

Rob--sorry to say that after tax there was an odd seven dollars on the hand pay and that was given as a tip.

My guess is saying winning ANYTHING is better than losing sounds kinda shallow after this experience. It did, however, add another chapter in my quest on the subject of changing games while playing- since, if I understand correctly, each game is run by its own seed. Too many "coincidental" wins for me to just diss it off. Great post.

[regnis]

This was actually the only one. I wasn't even getting 3 to the royal that often. But I was getting decent but not great cards whatever game I was playing. No long cold streaks and a few quads to maintain.

the only one ever???

I didn't mean just in this one trip/session, but over your life?

Sorry--it is the second time I have hit a royal on a 1 card draw. My royals are usually on a 3 card draw.