Two Royals

[DAAnMAAn]

Usually a quarter player, one day decided to try my luck on $1
9/6 JOB. About 30 min in, I hit a royal holding 3 cards. I was amazed, my first $1 play royal ever, $4000. Was going to leave but the guy said I should play a bit longer. So I played a bit longer and was about to leave when the machine locked up. I thought I broke it, but nope, was dealt a royal flush for another $4k. Was pretty amazing stuff. Same machine btw.

[FAA]

Dan, what was your bankroll on your dollar play day? I am a quarter player, but I want to try the next rung too. That was a quick $8,000 for you.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=DAAnMAAn]Usually a quarter player, one day decided to try my luck on $1
9/6 JOB. About 30 min in, I hit a royal holding 3 cards. I was
amazed, my first $1 play royal ever, $4000. Was going to leave but the
guy said I should play a bit longer. So I played a bit longer and was
about to leave when the machine locked up. I thought I broke it, but
nope, was dealt a royal flush for another $4k. Was pretty amazing stuff.
Same machine btw.[/quote]The same thing happened to me in 2008.  I hit a max coin $4K royal playing Jacks or Better then hit another one about 20 minutes later. The next day I went to another casino and hit two more.  I have the W2Gs framed hanging on my wall.  What a memory!

[FAA]

You two have me itching to launch dollar play! Beyond green with envy.

[case]

FAAHow are you making out overall on quarter play? How are the pay tables where you play? Just curious.

[FAA]

Can't complain. Full pay land, rare losing trips. I would clearly bust at quarter play on my roll, so I'd have to greatly increase risk exposure. 

[case]

Sounds like you really enjoy the VP and so do I.  To this day I play all levels of VP from 5 cents to dollar. I have played a bit higher but the fun goes out of the game do to the pressure of losing to much.The first time I decided to play strictly dollars in Vegas on a trip I got my butt kicked. So since then I play at all levels. Ya hitting a 4oak in nickels is not as exciting as higher denominations but I just enjoy playing.  Quarter is where I play most but go up and down depending how I am doind and pay tables. At Bolder Station I can play full pay in nickels right up to dollars on the same machine.  Perfect for me.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=FAA]You two have me itching to launch dollar play! Beyond green with envy.[/quote]Before you charge off with dollar signs in your eyes, here's the rest of the story. After I hit the four royals, I started going back to Biloxi on a regular basis.  I stuck with $1 Jacks and managed to give it all back within 3-4 months.  I was taking $3,000 with me on each 4 day trip and lost it all more than once.  To survive long term at the dollar level even if you can play 9/6 Jacks requires a bankroll of at least $20K.  You need to be comfortable with regular loses in the 10K or even higher level if you hit a long bad streak.  These days I only play $1s if I'm doing exceptionally well and I quit if I hit a decent jackpot.  That's one of the reasons I like to play Deuces because a $1,000 quad deuce jackpot is a good payday for me.    I don't see anything wrong with giving it a try once in a while just for fun and you may get lucky.

[FAA]

Thanks for a more detailed account of your plunge down the parabola of fate. "Exceptionally well" should be my cue as well. I should be up at least $90 before I venture ever so briefly for an out the door score. Slammed for ten hands? Still Winnerland.

[luvzlyfe]

Last month I met AZ Barb while in LV. We drove out with her friend and my former (nuff said) to Laughlin. She hit a RF within the first 8 hands and then less than 10 minutes later hit a 2nd time!!