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Dear Mark: Please explain the frequency of wins on a slot machine. For instance, sometimes the machine will give away money, spin after spin, and then it comes to a complete halt. I could hit that spin button 20 times in a row, and not a
winner will appear. Can the random number generator be set to stop hits after so many wins, so that I end up giving it all back in the end? Billy H.
A random number generator, Billy, has no brain, no preferences, and but one
function: generating random numbers. It doesn't give the minimal shadow of a hoot what those numbers are used for; so by design it can’t generate a predestined sequence of wins or losses.
Wins that occur spin after spin, then the
well running dry, and consequently your giving it all back, have to do with normal randomness, your short gaming timeline, and the fact that you are playing on a negative expectation game.
You can’t alter chance, Billy, but you can learn to play Froggy and leap when losing.
Dear Mark: I am curious as to which is your favorite buffet in Las Vegas. I’m going with a group from work, and as a whole, we decided that
price was not an object, just quality. Your recommendation would be appreciated. By the way, we love your column at work so much that it gets posted each week in the break room. Jason S.
Thanks for the nice words about my column.
The last time my name was posted in a break room was getting caught skiing after I had already called in sick, so my chastisement was dealing 50¢ blackjack, indefinitely, or at least until the next screw-up, screwed up.
One thing
that’s guaranteed about Lost Wages, oops, I meant Las Vegas, is that you really can’t come home from your visit with nothing. Your homecoming comes guaranteed with some extra pounds, especially if you partake of a feeding frenzy at an
All-You-Can-Eat buffet. And since you threw in that money’s no object, my personal recommendation for thriving gluttony -- where you can expand two belt sizes in one sitting -- is at Wynn Las Vegas.
Yep, the prices are
steep, $22.95 for lunch, $34.95 for dinner, but one thing Steve Wynn has always done right, going all the way back to the Golden Nugget, are buffets. The food quality and service at Wynn Las Vegas have limited peers.
If you think
it’s a little on the expensive side, Jason, sell your coworkers on the fact that it’s less than five minutes on a dollar slot machine or two hands of blackjack.
Dear Mark: I recently saw a man keeping a log of all the numbers that
were coming up on a video keno machine. This person claimed that certain numbers, especially certain odd ones, were appearing more often than others. He said he’s been tracking numbers for eight hours straight and was starting to see
distinct patterns. His proof was that he was up $250 playing specific numbers. Any merits to his system? David D.
Even with a seat time of eight hours, and assuming he is ahead by tracking numbers, I still would chalk it up to
nothing more than a lucky streak, David.
On a properly functioning video keno machine, no specific numbers or combination of numbers are any more likely to appear than any other number or combination of numbers. Possibly, your
chartist had stumbled on a machine that had had too many margaritas spilled on it, with unplanned results.
Gambling Wisdom of the Week: "In gambling, and only in gambling, nothing depends on anything." --Bersabe &
Arias, Superstition in Gambling
Dear Mark: Please explain the frequency of wins on a slot machine. For instance, sometimes the machine will give away money, spin after spin, and then it comes to a complete halt. I could hit that
spin button 20 times in a row, and not a winner will appear. Can the random number generator be set to stop hits after so many wins, so that I end up giving it all back in the end? Billy H.
A random number generator, Billy, has no
brain, no preferences, and but one function: generating random numbers. It doesn't give the minimal shadow of a hoot what those numbers are used for; so by design it can’t generate a predestined sequence of wins or losses.
Wins
that occur spin after spin, then the well running dry, and consequently your giving it all back, have to do with normal randomness, your short gaming timeline, and the fact that you are playing on a negative expectation game.
You can’t alter chance, Billy, but you can learn to play Froggy and leap when losing.
Dear Mark: I am curious as to which is your favorite buffet in Las Vegas. I’m going with a group from work, and as a whole, we decided that
price was not an object, just quality. Your recommendation would be appreciated. By the way, we love your column at work so much that it gets posted each week in the break room. Jason S.
Thanks for the nice words about my column.
The last time my name was posted in a break room was getting caught skiing after I had already called in sick, so my chastisement was dealing 50¢ blackjack, indefinitely, or at least until the next screw-up, screwed up.
One thing
that’s guaranteed about Lost Wages, oops, I meant Las Vegas, is that you really can’t come home from your visit with nothing. Your homecoming comes guaranteed with some extra pounds, especially if you partake of a feeding frenzy at an
All-You-Can-Eat buffet. And since you threw in that money’s no object, my personal recommendation for thriving gluttony -- where you can expand two belt sizes in one sitting -- is at Wynn Las Vegas.
Yep, the prices are
steep, $22.95 for lunch, $34.95 for dinner, but one thing Steve Wynn has always done right, going all the way back to the Golden Nugget, are buffets. The food quality and service at Wynn Las Vegas have limited peers.
If you think
it’s a little on the expensive side, Jason, sell your coworkers on the fact that it’s less than five minutes on a dollar slot machine or two hands of blackjack.
Dear Mark: I recently saw a man keeping a log of all the numbers that
were coming up on a video keno machine. This person claimed that certain numbers, especially certain odd ones, were appearing more often than others. He said he’s been tracking numbers for eight hours straight and was starting to see
distinct patterns. His proof was that he was up $250 playing specific numbers. Any merits to his system? David D.
Even with a seat time of eight hours, and assuming he is ahead by tracking numbers, I still would chalk it up to
nothing more than a lucky streak, David.
On a properly functioning video keno machine, no specific numbers or combination of numbers are any more likely to appear than any other number or combination of numbers. Possibly, your
chartist had stumbled on a machine that had had too many margaritas spilled on it, with unplanned results.
Gambling Wisdom of the Week: "In gambling, and only in gambling, nothing depends on anything." --Bersabe &
Arias, Superstition in Gambling
German Makes History – and $8.7 Million – at World Series of Poker
Held at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Pius Heinz Captures Germany’s First-Ever WSOP Main Event Victory
A 22-year-old student and professional poker player made 
history early this morning by becoming the first German resident to win the largest, richest and most prestigious
poker tournament on the globe – the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Pius Heinz, of Cologne, became just the second German ever to make a Main Event final table. His unprecedented first-place
finish earned him the most coveted trophy in all of poker – the World Series of Poker gold bracelet – and (U.S.) $8,715,638.
Heinz bested a total Main Event field of 6,865 players from 85
different nations in ages ranging from 21 to 91 to capture the title. When play began Tuesday in Las Vegas, Heinz was a significant chip leader. Through the hours that followed, the lead changed hands multiple times,
until Heinz sealed his victory about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. Heinz’s ace of spades and king of clubs held up against the runner-up Martin Staszko’s 10 of clubs and 7 of clubs
Asked how his victory would be received in Germany, Heinz replied: “I can only imagine. I think it’s going to be huge when I get home.”
Staszko, who collected $5,433,086 for his second-place finish, also made history as the first player from the Czech Republic to make a final table. The 35-year-old poker pro resides in Trinec, near the border with Poland.
Both players outlasted Ben Lamb, a 26-year-old poker professional from Las Vegas and Tulsa, who was eliminated in third place. Lamb took home $4,021,138 as a consolation prize.
The dramatic conclusion to this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event was carried nearly-live – with a 15-minute delay – on ESPN.
This year’s WSOP Main Event final table featured players from seven different nations, the most
geographically diverse in the tournament’s 42-year history. Each of the 6,865 players who participated in the Main Event paid $10,000 to enter, creating a massive $64,540,858 prize pool.
Tuesday night’s action with three players followed the tournament’s penultimate session on Sunday, when six of the final nine players were eliminated. The competitors broke out in the following order, collecting the following prize money:
9th place: Sam Holden, 22, of Sussex, Great Britain: $782,115
8th place: Anton Makiievskyi, 21, of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine: $1,010,015
7th place: Badih Bou-Nahra, 49, of Belize City, Belize: $1,314,097
6th place: Eoghan O’Dea, 26, of Dublin, Ireland: $1,720,831
5th place: Phil Collins, 26, of Las Vegas, Nevada: $2,269,599
4th place: Matt Giannetti, 26, of Las Vegas, Nevada: $3,012,700
As has become tradition in recent years, Main Event play was suspended in July when the tournament reached its final nine players. It resumed with the “November 9” taking to the felt Sunday with 34 minutes,
57 seconds remaining in Level 36, with antes 50,000 and blinds at 250,000 and 500,000.
The 2011 WSOP attracted a record 75,672 players from 105 different nations competing for a total prize
pool of $192,008,868 over the 58-event, 50-day extravaganza.
Wynn Las Vegas Daily Poker Tournaments
Wynn pokerroomWynn Las Vegas has recently made
changes to the poker tournament schedule. The Poker Room will hold daily tournaments with $100/$20 buy-in.
The schedule will be as follows:
Monday – No Limit Hold’ Em
Tuesday – No Limit Hold’ Em
Wednesday – Limit Omaha Hi Lo
Thursday – No Limit Hold’ Em
Friday – No Limit Hold’ Em
Saturday - No Limit Hold’ Em
Sunday – H.O.R.S.E.
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