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[Sam Odom]

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is that Fishhead ?

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the first one, the guy is whining about almost being out of money, ruining his life gambling, and so on an so on.....

might have been jj

[Optional]

Met a poster from the forum in Vegas who told me about a crew of people who grind VP and actually make a living.

Sounded like it was real and worked the way he explained it. But with the time taken to play and discipline to monitor the machines and play right and do it for hours, I'd bet they could make more money putting the same effort into almost anything else in the world.

[Sam Odom]

when living in Vegas... jjgold wanted to be a semi-pro VP player

did not have the discipline

Met a poster from the forum in Vegas who told me about a crew of people who grind VP and actually make a living.

Sounded like it was real and worked the way he explained it. But with the time taken to play and discipline to monitor the machines and play right and do it for hours, I'd bet they could make more money putting the same effort into almost anything else in the world.

[INVEGA MAN]

Need lots of money and play fast and no mistakes

[jjgold]

Anyone grinding at Something and just making a small living you could do that at any job

It's a penny business now

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Anyone grinding at Something and just making a small living you could do that at any job

It's a penny business now

Beats working at the glory-hole.

[jjgold]

You will never see a gambler with the finer things in life even so called pros

Even a guy like Billy Walters made his money illegally...booking and illegal real estate and stock deals

[Fishhead]

Met a poster from the forum in Vegas who told me about a crew of people who grind VP and actually make a living.

Sounded like it was real and worked the way he explained it. But with the time taken to play and discipline to monitor the machines and play right and do it for hours, I'd bet they could make more money putting the same effort into almost anything else in the world.

It is real, I'm one of the few that play professionally, and have known or do know most of the top players of the game over the past 20-25 years here in Vegas.

[Sam Odom]

It is real, I'm one of the few that play professionally

[Fishhead]

You will never see a gambler with the finer things in life even so called pros

.............some of the top machine players live in 500K+ residences and drive 50K+ vehicles, and have the freedom to travel and take time to do many things they enjoy.

There are those that are retired or choose to be semi-retired because of gambling, some through videopoker.

[Sam Odom]

not much middle ground in this discussion

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It is real, I'm one of the few that play professionally, and have known or do know most of the top players of the game over the past 20-25 years here in Vegas.

Yeah, I believe it can be done. This fellow seemed well enough off from what I could see. No doubt you probably know him and his brother as they have been at it there for more than 25 years.

[Fishhead]

not much middle ground in this discussion

There are very few people on forums such as Sbr, tgf, rx, or eog that truly know how top pros attack VP or know the top players........a couple that would are VOODOO and RMI...........forums such as Covers, WizardofVEGAS, twoplustwo have a few more.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

You will never see a gambler with the finer things in life even so called pros

Even a guy like Billy Walters made his money illegally...booking and illegal real estate and stock deals

Dream on. Live in your own cocoon, Mr Fantasy Land.

[jjgold]

Gamblers are broken down people definitely live in glass houses it's a profession you do not want to get involved in.

[Fishhead]

Gamblers are broken down people definitely live in glass houses it's a profession you do not want to get involved in.

Good advice for 998 out of every 1000 wishing to attempt it........

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Gamblers are broken down people definitely live in glass houses it's a profession you do not want to get involved in.

What jobs have u worked at that you're so proud of?

[jjgold]

Chuckie I have owned Corbin electric, Joey slats fencing, Sethlin security

I lost them all due to gambling

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Those were cool businesses:

"Corbin Electric, may I help u?"

"$880 firm."

[Fishhead]

What jobs have u worked at that you're so proud of?

He's rattled out close to a quarter of a million posts here at SBR

[ChuckyTheGoat]

He's rattled out close to a quarter of a million posts here at SBR

That's true. Not bad.

[darrell74]

so anyways, hada rigrous workweek where I was self-destrustctive in the short month of February

Passesed out rrom shots of whiskey and guiness-endless for all intents

Woke up with several hundred hundred dollar bills, scattered in my living room, just now
IDK how it happened, but I can pay the rednt in a few hours from now

[Auto Donk]

fishhead, maybe you can bare this out as a strategy or not....

it seems, now that I've watched a bevy of royal flush hittin' vids, and have had some success with this strategy on slots, but when you have a royal draw on the board, many hit the royal after not drawing for a time span of 2-5 minutes before hitting the draw button..... it's as if the delay summons the royal.

have you employed this tactic, particularly when you are one card from a royal?

[TxAaron]

fishhead, maybe you can bare this out as a strategy or not....

it seems, now that I've watched a bevy of royal flush hittin' vids, and have had some success with this strategy on slots, but when you have a royal draw on the board, many hit the royal after not drawing for a time span of 2-5 minutes before hitting the draw button..... it's as if the delay summons the royal.

have you employed this tactic, particularly when you are one card from a royal?

My dentist friend and I were playing in the Gold Nugget at the high limit back in January when he got 4 towards a royal. We BS'd for 3-4 mins talking about how many chicks we would pick up at the Blue Martini later that night if it hit. Eventually he finally pushed the button and hit the royal and a 10x multiplier. 10k payout.

Maybe there is something to stalling.

[darrell74]

hIT MY FIRST rOYAL fLUSH!!!!!
1K!!!!

3 1/2 YEARS SINCE i MOVED OUT HERE.
Drunk and at home with $800+ left ($100 tip to the bartender nd bet $100 back into the machine)

[stevek173]

Nice one dude!

[darrell74]

[manny24]

your PRO career starts today Darrel congrats

[daneblazer]

I'll wait until someone dumps money into the machine without winning anything and walks away a loser. Then go in behind to clean up. Have to wait until the coast is clear tho, some people don't like that

[Grits n' Gravy]

Completely incorrect.

More than a handful of individuals make their living playing the game............and there are numerous semi-pros that make profits from the game in varying degrees.

So out of millions who play vp a "handful" make a living? Great odds.

You forgot to mention that the living they make is no better than the people working on the machines. The only difference is the "pros" you speak of are getting shitty gifts like hot dog bun warmers or a 2016 Kentucky derby tshirt for all of their troubles. The reason casinos give shit to these"pros" is because they are losers who will lose even more for free cheap shit.

If you play vp for fun every now and then you will be ok. If you think you will beat the machines in the long run without cheating you are a dumbass like fishhead.

Guys- do not listen to fishhead....he gets a boner when he finds expired meds and food while digging through dumpsters.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Grits, get a clue.

[Sam Odom]

If you think you will beat the machines in the long run without cheating you are a dumbass like fishhead.

Guys- do not listen to fishhead...

Stinging

[SharpAngles]

Is Allen Kessler still the king of Vegas video poker?