Originally Posted by jbjb View Post
Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Coach, let me try to pin you down on this. Other than helpfully reducing the number of hands played (always good at a negative EV game), do you really believe pausing when ahead makes you more likely to win at video poker?
Of course he'll say yes. So will Alan, Rob and a few others. Problem is, they always throw the qualifier "IF" in their answer. The real question is "CAN they do it?"

And since NONE of these guys will try and do this full time with no other income involved tells me the answer is a big fat NO!!
No. Quitting when ahead does not make it more likely you will win. But you can't win unless you do quit, pause or stop.

This AP mantra of continuous play at positive machines until you collapse or are weak with hunger or about to pee in your seat is ridiculous because these events could happen when you are showing a loss.

The only way to have a profit is to stop with a profit.

Only APs don't understand that.