A big FUCK YOU to Evil Chris!

[Ronaldo]

Chris takes me over to play Let it Ride in Vegas. I sat there for about 45 minutes without winning a hand. In $200, I buy another $100. Both him AND the dealer say they rarely, if ever, see a bad run like I had. At the end of it all, I end up winning it back with a blind bet on the end that paid out about $150 or $200.

Seriously though, great to see you again Chris. I could listen to your father-in-law stories all night long.

[Casa Nova]

lol Atleast you won it all back. I still have never been to a casino.. I really feel like losing some money but I'm afraid I'll become addicted lol

[AbulletAway]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

Chris takes me over to play Let it Ride in Vegas. I sat there for about 45 minutes without winning a hand. In $200, I buy another $100. Both him AND the dealer say they rarely, if ever, see a bad run like I had. At the end of it all, I end up winning it back with a blind bet on the end that paid out about $150 or $200.

Seriously though, great to see you again Chris. I could listen to your father-in-law stories all night long.

Ya I love that bet. By blind bet, he bet like a maniac on never looked at his cards till the hand was over. The outcome, he a pair of kings or something like that? Or was three kings? Dirty bastard!

[Ronaldo]

Two pairs. 10's and 7's.

That was nothing though. We played with Connor the next night and he hit two full houses at 11-1. He only played for about half an hour and was up about $800. He was nice enough to buy us dinner at least.

[Funbrunette]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

Seriously though, great to see you again Chris. I could listen to your father-in-law stories all night long.

You meant to tell me he speaks about my father and NOT about me!!!!! OUTRAGEOUS! I'm going to have to a little talk with Mr. Evil Chris!

[Evil Chris]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

Two pairs. 10's and 7's.

That was nothing though. We played with Connor the next night and he hit two full houses at 11-1. He only played for about half an hour and was up about $800. He was nice enough to buy us dinner at least.

Great hanging with you Ron.

Those 2 full houses Connor had were unreal! I have never seen two high hands like that in one whole evening, nevermind within the span of about half an hour!

[TheEnforcer]

If you're gonna play a form of oker play REAL poker where the house doesn't have a huge edge like they do in Let It Ride.

[TheEnforcer]

Oh, and in case you are wondering the house edge on soem bets on LIR is like 46% which is HUGE!!

[TheEnforcer]

I should point out that is the bonus bet I am referring to.

[TheEnforcer]

In case anyone is interested here are the house edge on the most common casino games.

http://wizardofodds.com/gambling/houseadv.html

Game Bet/Rules House Edge Standard
Deviation
Baccarat Banker 1.06% 0.93
Baccarat Player 1.24% 0.95
Baccarat Tie 14.36% 2.64
Big Six $1 11.11% 0.99
Big Six $2 16.67% 1.34
Big Six $5 22.22% 2.02
Big Six $10 18.52% 2.88
Big Six $20 22.22% 3.97
Big Six Joker/Logo 24.07% 5.35
Bonus Six No insurance 10.42% 5.79
Bonus Six With insurance 23.83% 6.51
Blackjacka Liberal Vegas rules 0.28% 1.15
Caribbean Stud Poker 5.22% 2.24
Casino War Go to war on ties 2.88% 1.05
Casino War Surrender on ties 3.70% 0.94
Casino War Bet on tie 18.65% 8.32
Catch a Wave 0.50% d
Craps Pass/Come 1.41% 1.00
Craps Don't pass/don't come 1.36% 0.99
Craps Field (2:1 on 12) 5.56% 1.08
Craps Field (3:1 on 12) 2.78% 1.14
Craps Any craps 11.11% 2.51
Craps Big 6,8 9.09% 1.00
Craps Hard 4,10 11.11% 2.51
Craps Hard 6,8 9.09% 2.87
Craps Place 6,8 1.52% 1.08
Craps Place 5,9 4.00% 1.18
Craps Place 4,10 6.67% 1.32
Craps Place (to lose) 4,10 3.03% 0.69
Craps Proposition 2,12 13.89% 5.09
Craps Proposition 3,11 11.11% 3.66
Craps Proposition 7 16.67% 1.86
Double Down Stud 2.67% 2.97
Keno 25%-29% 1.30-46.04
Let it Ride 3.51% 5.17
Pai Gowc 1.50% d
Pai Gow Pokerc 1.46% 0.75
Pick 'em Poker 0% - 10% 3.87
Red Dog Six decks 2.80% 1.60
Roulette (single zero) 2.70% e
Roulette (double zero) 5.26% e
Sic-Bo 2.78%-33.33% e
Slot Machines 2%-15%f 8.74g
Spanish 21 Dealer hits soft 17 0.76% d
Spanish 21 Dealer stands on soft 17 0.40% d
Super Fun 21 0.94% d
Three Card Poker Pairplus 2.32% 2.91
Three Card Poker Ante & play 3.37% 1.64
Video Poker Jacks or better (full pay) 0.46% 4.42
Wild Hold 'em Fold 'em 6.86% d


Notes:


a
Liberal Vegas Strip rules: Dealer stands on soft 17, player may double on any two cards, player may double after splitting, resplit aces, late surrender.
b
Las Vegas single deck rules are dealer hits on soft 17, player may double on any two cards, player may not double after splitting, one card to split aces, no surrender.
c
Assuming player plays the house way, playing one on one against dealer, and half of bets made are as banker.
d
Yet to be determined.
e
Standard deviation depends on bet made.
f
Slot machine range is based on available returns from a major manufacturer
g
Slot machine standard deviation based on just one machine. While this can vary, the standard deviation on slot machines are very high.

[Ronaldo]

Originally Posted by Funbrunette

You meant to tell me he speaks about my father and NOT about me!!!!! OUTRAGEOUS! I'm going to have to a little talk with Mr. Evil Chris!

Actually, he told me you were doing well and about what you're doing for a living now.

Sorry though darlin'. The stories about your dad are pretty cool. He told me about the daycare donation story. I've never been a Habs fan, but that is a great story.