Suckered By My Own Naivety

5centmclue

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This was my first experience with an online casino.

I made my very first deposit in an online casino (Bet365) recently, certain that with my "method", I would be making a withdrawal surely within a month. I was uberconfident because before signing up, I had practiced on the Jacks or Better Video Poker 'Free Play' game for over 2 weeks. I had perfected my extremely short session tactics- betting low (5 cent max bets) when the cards were cold and higher ($1-$5) when the cards were streaky. I would not accept any bonuses, because I didn't want any sneaky rules getting in the way of retrieving my windfall (LOL). In my mind, I'd already spent my superfluous winnings on Club Med and unnecessary cosmetic enhancements. (don't ask)

Before I joined, I was told in a 365'chat' session that the minimum bet in the 'Real Money' game would be 25cents - not 5 cents. Oh. O.K. ....So... I practiced some more, betting from 25cent max bets to $5 max bets. I still came out a winner on the "Free Play" game. I am a JOB demigod!

After another week to organise the deposit, (and practising and winning on the 'Free Play' game) I was ready. I logged in with major butterflies. Was I really gonna do this?
It seemed to take forever for the Jacks or Better (single hand) game to open. Yes.. there was my deposit. The denomination button read 25cents. Boldly, I clicked the plus button to increase my bet. 50 cents. I pressed again.... Huh? No $1 option. No $5 option. What?... This is not what I practised. This is not like the "Free Play" game! How could I not have asked what the 'maximum' bet would be? Stupid, Stupid Stupid!

Desperate now, I tried to download Jacks or Better (single hand) from the Downloadable Casino. Huh? The Megajacks progressive and the other video poker games would load. The slots would load. But the Jacks or Better game, the game that I had practised on, would NOT. Weird!! I chat with the friendly tech person and follow their instructions- reloading the software, restarting my computer. Nope.... this software does not want me to play single hand Jacks or Better.

But I had invested all this time and effort and was bound and determined to gamble.
I was Ashton Kutcher before the 2 1/2 men premier - full of anticipation and nerves.

Long story short: My 'method' is 'not so good' in the 'Real Money' 5 cent to 50cent game of JOB. I started to chase the big scores ( The scores I was getting on the free play game.) I needed my fix. Just one 4OK? Even a Full house would do?

Notta One.

Then came Megajacks - the jackpot was over $2500- an 'advantage game' (Or so I had read on casinomeister. Yes, new gamblers do read this forum).
I was all in.

And the rest is history.

Not the history you want to brag about... but the history you want to retreat quietly into the recesses of your mind.

Ashton, meet Charlie

So.... Well-played Bet365 and your "Free Play" Dream Machines. A tip-a-the hat to you.

As for 5centmclue?

Yah... I'll change the name myself...

Sincerely,

0centsnoclue

I just have to ask this: Where do people play video poker online and vary their bets between 25 cents (per line) to $5 (per line) (between hands) (using their first deposit)?
 
LOL great first post even if it wasn't he result you were after - but welcome to CM anyway 0cents :thumbsup:
 
Unibet casino JOB starts from €0.10 and goes up to €5.00 I thinks.

I don't play this game often but someone here who might play this game a lot will help you out, I'm sure. Good luck.

Edit: N.B. Limits for flash play version (don't know if its the same on download). Also the software is NetEnt which has a game timed out function. Which stops your current game after about an hour, you then have to reload a fresh game. Which might throw your master game plan out of kilter.
 
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Hello, and welcome to CM. Nice first post :thumbsup:

KasinoKing has a very informative website, you may be able to find something on his site to steer you in the direction you are looking for. Other members, I'm sure, will pop in to offer up some other beneficial advice also. Good luck in your future endeavours!
 
Welcome to Casinomeister, 5centmclue!!! Don't change your name just yet, luck is sure to catch up with you, if not tomorrow, maybe next month! ;) Nice first post, by the way! I think all newbies have gone through the "Wow! I can make a living doing this!" when they started playing on a lucky day. But, many here will tell you they have made some money to fix up their home, go on vacation, buy this and that. Luck and timing can play a big part of gambling, and no one always has totally awful luck, even if it seems that way sometimes. Good Luck to you. :)
 
Welcome to online gambling 5cent. Bet365 is pretty reputable, so I guess you may have used up your luck in free play, lol.

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offers stragtegy tables for a wide varitey of Video Pokers.

The house has an edge in all games, so the best we can hope to do is come out ahead in a session.

Other than follow perfect play, you can play to maximize your chance of the big win, something that favours the house in the long run.

If you stick with accredited casinos, so if you do win you get paid, and you don't spend more than you can afford to lose, you can have a lot of fun playing, with lots of losses and some cashouts.

There is no strategy that's going to beat the house long term.

Recently hit a straight flush on my first hand at Inetbet. Sometimes you are just lucky, othertimes not so much.
 
I used to play Microgaming Jacks or Better alot when Casino Action were around and did those 24 hour wager challenges on that game. Some days, I played tens of thousands in wagers, all funded from an initial 3 figure deposit, and ended the day ahead in the casino, and placed first in the tournament. It seems that slight changes in the amount of big paying hands can make a huge difference between playing "forever" on one deposit and even winning, or busting out quickly on several deposits. The house edge of this game is around half a percent, and the variance modest (for Video Poker).

The system may have appeared to work because you managed to hit those 4OK hands shortly after increasing the stake because the cards looked "hot". Whilst it may appear you caught on to a pattern, you were just lucky in that you made those hands connect at the right time. When you switched to real money, you had to modify your system because the parameters were different. This threw you, and then you had some of the bad luck in that the hands did not connect often enough when you lifted your stake.

Even though you had problems loading the game, this "system" should be the same for any other video poker game (i.e, it won't work on any of them, it's just a bit of fun).

Trying to find a method of play to beat the house is all part of the fun of taking on the casino. Had you caught a Royal during real play, you would have convinced yourself the system did indeed work, and you would have rushed to find other casinos with this game, and probably lost it all back before the weekend was over.

Those who tell tales of having big wins that enable them to pay for some luxury, or work on the house, are probably just being sensible with a big PAYOUT which returns some years worth of lost gambling money. By spending it this way, they ensure the casino has to wait several more years to win it back, whereas having a big win just sitting around creates a temptation to increase levels of play to the extent that all is quickly lost back.

I have lost some, even all, of some pretty big wins in the past, especially when I first started out, because I developed a false sense of confidence in the game that lead me to believe I would hit again. I also had the win just lying around in my Neteller account, making it very available to lose back.

I now withdraw the excess of a big PAYOUT from my Neteller account to leave only my "normal" level of float easily available. This makes it hard to be tempted to throw it all back.

My recent payout of some 10K will hit my card (£2000), and Neteller (£8000), this week. I will immediately remove £3000 of it from Neteller to bring my float there back down to a more usual £5000. Even this is slightly more than the norm.

Having to wait for payment sometimes has it's advantages too, as it gives time for the player to come down from the high of a big payout, and approach the next session in a better frame of mind. Oddly enough, the casino mistakenly believes that making me wait is always to THEIR advantage:p
 
Thanks for your replies. I took a brief hiatus to mull over your comments and to decide if I really want to be a "gambler". I'm still not sure I'm cut out for it. But my Charlie side wants more. (Until my limited gambling fund runs out that is.)

I checked out some sites suggested and ended up going with 32Red (since I need to use Canadian funds) but only after I grilled a CS person about the amounts I could bet in Video Poker (Jacks or Better). He assured me that what I saw on the free play game was what I would get on the "Real Money" game - and he was as good as his word. -A pleasant surprise.

After a glass of cheap Zinfandel, I made my second ever online casino deposit. It was my birthday, and I was feeling lucky!!'

To make my money last longer and to get a bit of exercise, I turned up my stereo and danced for a few minutes to Coldplay between bets.

FYI. Dancing does not improve your odds. (Neither does Coldplay!)

I lost my 32RED deposit! LOL

But I feel like I got a bit of a workout.

Diamond Geezer, I am comforted by your lament: "£200 gone an about five minutes playing BJ."

Maybe luck will catch up on the next deposit?
 
There is no strategy that's going to beat the house long term.
Usually not, but if comp points are credited for doubling up there can be a strategy that's going to beat the house long term. If I want to play VP I always select a casino that credits comps for the double up feature. Then I play the VP game with the lowest house edge and follow perfect play while I use the double up feature excessively, i.e. trying to double multiple times in a row. This can easily result in a player edge of around 0,5% (referring to the starting bet).
 
My first casino experience was Betfair
I played hi-lo, then moved to blackjack, then discovered that when you press help, betfair will give you whole perfect strategy chart...

I couldn't believe why on earth Betfair would give out such "important" and "viable" information on their website for free :thumbsup::oops:
Rest is history.
 
Maybe you need to dance a more seductive dance to entice the cards ;)

Are you saying that dancing like a tipsy spastic chicken in thick flannel PJs is not enticing enough? :)

I must rethink my strategy.

In hindsight, I guess choosing a band whose name includes "cold" + "play" is also not a good choice in the enticement department.

0centsnoclue
 
This was my first experience with an online casino.

I made my very first deposit in an online casino (Bet365) recently, certain that with my "method", I would be making a withdrawal surely within a month. I was uberconfident because before signing up, I had practiced on the Jacks or Better Video Poker 'Free Play' game for over 2 weeks. I had perfected my extremely short session tactics- betting low (5 cent max bets) when the cards were cold and higher ($1-$5) when the cards were streaky. I would not accept any bonuses, because I didn't want any sneaky rules getting in the way of retrieving my windfall (LOL). In my mind, I'd already spent my superfluous winnings on Club Med and unnecessary cosmetic enhancements. (don't ask)

Before I joined, I was told in a 365'chat' session that the minimum bet in the 'Real Money' game would be 25cents - not 5 cents. Oh. O.K. ....So... I practiced some more, betting from 25cent max bets to $5 max bets. I still came out a winner on the "Free Play" game. I am a JOB demigod!

After another week to organise the deposit, (and practising and winning on the 'Free Play' game) I was ready. I logged in with major butterflies. Was I really gonna do this?
It seemed to take forever for the Jacks or Better (single hand) game to open. Yes.. there was my deposit. The denomination button read 25cents. Boldly, I clicked the plus button to increase my bet. 50 cents. I pressed again.... Huh? No $1 option. No $5 option. What?... This is not what I practised. This is not like the "Free Play" game! How could I not have asked what the 'maximum' bet would be? Stupid, Stupid Stupid!

Desperate now, I tried to download Jacks or Better (single hand) from the Downloadable Casino. Huh? The Megajacks progressive and the other video poker games would load. The slots would load. But the Jacks or Better game, the game that I had practised on, would NOT. Weird!! I chat with the friendly tech person and follow their instructions- reloading the software, restarting my computer. Nope.... this software does not want me to play single hand Jacks or Better.

But I had invested all this time and effort and was bound and determined to gamble.
I was Ashton Kutcher before the 2 1/2 men premier - full of anticipation and nerves.

Long story short: My 'method' is 'not so good' in the 'Real Money' 5 cent to 50cent game of JOB. I started to chase the big scores ( The scores I was getting on the free play game.) I needed my fix. Just one 4OK? Even a Full house would do?

Notta One.

Then came Megajacks - the jackpot was over $2500- an 'advantage game' (Or so I had read on casinomeister. Yes, new gamblers do read this forum).
I was all in.

And the rest is history.

Not the history you want to brag about... but the history you want to retreat quietly into the recesses of your mind.

Ashton, meet Charlie

So.... Well-played Bet365 and your "Free Play" Dream Machines. A tip-a-the hat to you.

As for 5centmclue?

Yah... I'll change the name myself...

Sincerely,

0centsnoclue

I just have to ask this: Where do people play video poker online and vary their bets between 25 cents (per line) to $5 (per line) (between hands) (using their first deposit)?

I just have to ask this: Where do people play video poker online and vary their bets between 25 cents (per line) to $5 (per line) (between hands) (using their first deposit)?



3 dice has the best array of VP on the net
 
At the end of the day, I would say that it would be charged to your experience. Don'tworry, things like these are just learning curves making you better.
You're a bit late with your advice - this thread is over a year old.. :eek2:

KK
 

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