Resolution #257: Play A Pai Gow Video Game Like It's Real... And Track The Winnings For A Year...

Date: 9-14-2014

Due Date: 9-14-2015

The Resolution: Pai Gow is by far my favorite game in any casino. Not only is it a fun game but due to the combination of… the way the beginning position is established… the fact that the deal goes to every spot, even if it's just you and the dealer… and the fact there are a lot of ties… you can sit at a Pai Gow table for hours with very little money.

Also if you don't know what you're doing you can just show your cards to everyone and ask for suggestions.

When I go to a real casino I only bring $35 and use a modified progressive loss betting strategy. I start by betting $5 if I win I continue to bet $5, if I lose I bump the bet up to $10. If I win with the $10 I drop back down to $5, if I lose I bump it up to $20. If I win the $20 bet I drop back down to $5, if I lose I go home.

If I'm winning a lot of money I'll bump the minimum to $10 and the max to $40. Whatever it is I keep it to three betting amounts and leave when I lose the highest amount.
 
I've done really well with this strategy in the past, and am interested seeing how much I could potentially win in a year. Since I'm too broke to test this strategy for real, I'm going to test it virtually.

(Note: To keep this honest I will set up two users, one specifically for Pai Gow and the second for when I just want to goof around in the casino making crazy all-in bets to rush to be a millionaire.)

Result #257: I Successfully Didn’t Really Win 310.00 Fake Dollars!!!

Update #1: The Conclusion…

Date: 9-14-2015

So I started with 10,000 fake dollars and though I didn't play as much as I wanted, I did manage to win 310.00 fake dollars playing Pai-Gow exactly the way I would in real life. I only allowed myself 40.00 fake dollars a day and would only bet 5.00, 10.00, or 20.00 fake dollars using my above mentioned progressive loss betting technique.

I wish I would have found a different virtual casino than the software I decided on. I thought I wanted a bare-bones game since I didn't want to even be tempted by any sort of carnival bet. It turned out this casino was too bare bones.

There are no options to speed up the action so it takes forever to get through one hand. Every time I tried to play I would get so bored I'd wish to lose so I could be done. Because of this slow play I only played a hand full of days, but I did manage to come out on top.

I think I learned that gambling is good!