Why the RF Bonus?

[onemoretry]

Very few of us have unlimited recreation/entertainment budgets. There is a need to decide how much to spend on variuous activities, and where to spend it.

Having said that, to me, playing short coin video poker is akin to going to a concert or sporting event and sitting in a cheaper seat with a restricted view because you can get it cheaper - it'ss just not the same!

[billryan]

It's an addicts mentality.
Sophisticated drinkers go for the Blue, drunks think they get more bang for their buck with ripple.
Video junkies don't care about quality, they need quantity. Winning doesn't matter. It's the action they crave. Playing longer is more important than playing smarter.

[FAA]

Keep burning your cash on those losing sessions. And they're overwhelmingly losing sessions. Nothing wrong with selective max, unless you blow a jackpot. If telling off short coiners makes you feel better, have at it. You probably have a worse "addiction," if we bother to compare time on device.

[FloridaPhil]

I agree it's all about quantity vs. quality.   Some players want to enjoy the casino experience on a budget.  Providing them with solid reasons why they should choose to play max coins is a good thing.   Condemning them for choosing to play single coin is not. In Florida casinos we have a lot of seniors.  Many of them are retired living on pensions and SS.  Today I went to Tampa with my wife.  Sitting next to me was an older lady playing a slot at 18 cents a spin.   While I as there she hit a $57 jackpot and you would have thought she won the lotto.    I'm sure she would have played one penny a spin if they let her.    I think she has all the right in the world to be in that casino and play any way she wants.Playing single coin quarter video poker is a choice, not a crime.  It saves money and allows players to enjoy the game without the risk.  Stomaching a $62.50 royal flush is punishment enough!   

[onemoretry]

Keep burning your cash on those losing sessions. And they're overwhelmingly losing sessions. Nothing wrong with selective max, unless you blow a jackpot. If by "blowing a jackpot" you mean hitting a short coin royal, how do you prevent that, and, for that matter, why would you want to?

[FAA]

You cannot completely prevent it. I just resign myself to compounding the gamble. Consider it the ultimate side bet. Look, the savings are significant, as the member above has documented ad infinitum. This is my effort to end run the losses. Whether it backfires remains to be seen. 

[FAA]

Stomaching a $62.50 royal flush is punishment enough! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------I don't even like ingesting a $12.50 quad. Or $50 on dollar play. I never do one coin. Even I won't make that sacrifice.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=onemortry]If by "blowing a jackpot" you mean hitting a short coin royal, how do you
prevent that, and, for that matter, why would you want to?[/quote]Playing single coin quarters is a negative VP game strategy with a primary objective of reducing your cost to play and/or allowing you to play more hands with the same bankroll.  The wins are tiny, but the losses are scaled down as well.  At a quarter a bet, each $20 is now equal to $80 at max coins.  Quad deuces pay $50 and a royal pays $62.50.  You are not playing to win big jackpots, you are playing to stay in the game.When playing 25 cents a hand a $62.50 royal isn't a bad thing unless you start beating yourself up for not playing max coins.  Players never think about how much they lost on the way to that max coin royal.  If you read books like "Million Dollar Video Poker" (one of my favorites), you will read how the author lost $30,$40,$50 thousand dollars or more before hitting one and he was playing positive games with skills you will never have.  Playing negative games requires different strategies.   That's why I think this forum is important.

[FAA]

Austerity Mode can squelch a nice hit. Do not be so timid that you fail to bump denom once or twice when the machine is running hot. A $10 JOB bet can suddenly be a $250 quad.

[FloridaPhil]

[quote=FAA]Austerity Mode can squelch a nice hit. Do not be so timid that you fail
to bump denom once or twice when the machine is running hot. A $10 JOB
bet can suddenly be a $250 quad.[/quote]Now we're getting into the fun part of single coin VP!   Before anyone gets in a tizzy, let's get a few things straight.  There is absolutely no way to tell in advance if a VP game is going to run "hot".  Further more, there is no way to tell when it starts or stops until after it happens.  That said, streaks do happen, especially in wild cards games.  Over the years I have been the beneficiary of many a max coin jackpot played while I played 90% of my hands at single coin.  These are always nice and they are all due to being at the right place at the right time.  There is no math, skill or strategy involved with this.  No professional VP player would ever use a "luck" based strategy.   "For Fun" VP players do it all the time.I developed a way to systematically do this in rhythm with the game and it worked well for me.  Did it work better than picking max coin hands randomly out of the sky?  Most likely not.  The fact that I did play 10% of my hands at max coins is what made it possible.