Million Dollar Video Poker

by Dancer, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780929712116
• ISBN10: 0929712110
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Huntington Press

Summary

Bob Dancer is the best known video poker player and writer in the world. In just six years, after coming to Las Vegas with a $6,000 bankroll, Dancer won more than $1 million playing beatable machines. Million Dollar Video Poker recounts the events of those six years, with stories about his meteoric ups and downs, and lessons for players of all skill levels. Video poker is one of those rare casino games that can be beaten by a talented and informed player, and Dancer explains how it's done. Never before has a top video poker professional shared so many of his winning secrets.

Author Biography

Bob Dancer is the world’s foremost video poker expert. A regular columnist for Casino Player, Strictly Slots, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, tens of thousands of casino enthusiasts look to Bob Dancer for advice about playing their favorite gambling game. His Video Poker Strategy Cards, Winners Guides videos, and software are the best-selling video poker tutorials of all time.

Table of Contents

The Ins and Outs of Video Poker	p. 1
The Easy Part of Video Poker	p. 1
The Hard Part of Video Poker	p. 2
How Good Am I?	p. 5
How Much in This Book is True?	p. 9
What You Need to Know About Video Poker to Understand this Book	p. 10
From Backgammon to Big Vegas	p. 15
Lessons From the Cavendish West	p. 15
What I Learned from Playing Blackjack	p. 20
Blackjack Partner Ginnie Woo	p. 28
Scouting for Stanford	p. 35
Vegas World Revisited	p. 37
Playing at the Sahara in 1994	p. 40
I Meet a Knowledgeable Man	p. 50
Vacation Village in My Early Days	p. 54
My First Play for Dollars	p. 58
Letting Them Do the Math	p. 65
How Are Your Flushes Running Today?	p. 68
I Learn How Comps Add Value	p. 71
My Ship Has Come In	p. 74
Players React to the Rio	p. 84
Finding a Backer	p. 90
Loose Deuces at the Frontier	p. 95
Courting Shirley on a Budget	p. 101
A Second Woman Enters the Picture	p. 105
Reducing the Outflow	p. 108
Big Time at Bally's	p. 112
Living on the Dark Side	p. 122
Trying to Go to the Bahamas	p. 125
Teaching Shirley to Play	p. 129
Royal Coupon Adventure at the Casino Royale	p. 134
Shirley Doesn't Always See it My Way	p. 140
Invitational Giveaways	p. 145
Invitational Slot Tournaments	p. 148
Triple Play--Being in the Right Place at the Right Time	p. 151
At the Orleans with the Dailys	p. 155
The Care and Feeding of Slot Hosts--Part I	p. 160
The Care and Feeding of Slot Hosts--Part II	p. 162
Common Questions and Uncommon Answers	p. 164
Bob Dancer, Inc.	p. 169
I Meet Jeffrey Compton	p. 169
Writing My Reports	p. 173
Consulting for the Casinos	p. 178
Liam W. Daily--Master Strategist	p. 180
Dean Zamzow--An Important Ally	p. 181
Teaching Video Poker	p. 186
My Million-Dollar Six Months	p. 193
The Dancers at the MGM Grand	p. 193
Shirley's White-Knuckle Ride	p. 194
There's Luxury, and There's Luxury	p. 198
Still the Best Deal in Town	p. 201
Playing On	p. 206
NSU Deuces at the MGM	p. 209
Double Holiday Gift Shoppe Points	p. 213
Taking the Occasional Potshot	p. 226
Big-Time Potshots	p. 229
Bonanza at the Holiday Gift Shoppe	p. 231
The First Forty Days and Forty Nights of 2001	p. 235
Our Biggest Night Ever	p. 238
Knowing the End is Near	p. 242
Facing the Inevitable	p. 244
The Venetian Dances to its Own Drummer	p. 250
Let's Be Fair	p. 253
Winning is a Process, Not an Event	p. 257
Index of Additions	p. 261
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