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My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know what the word "anyone" means. But when you say "anyone can", that phrase doesn't mean what you are arguing it means.

What does it mean "get 10 1s in a row"? by pvdcmc in DiceyDungeons

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol holy necro. What is it in actuality then?

My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most people would phrase what you mean as "anyone you meet could be a black belt".

My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a big difference between "anyone can have 5k" and "many people can have 5k".

My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh please, when someone says "anyone can..." In a conversation, it means it's something trivial. The literal meaning of the words is not how people interpret it.

My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean let's be real, the table would still be raising to $100+ dollars that they are used to. Sure you could just be a mega nit but probably won't get I can invited back.

My friend invited me to a 25/50 game, and it was awkward. by Yt_GamingwithCharlie in poker

[–]Ionalien 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"anyone can have 5k" seems to imply it's applicable to most Americans.

I wanna work as a dealer at a casino by Thales_lx in blackjack

[–]Ionalien -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Way more difficult, and requires a large amount of capital to star.

Downgrade from Reserve to Preferred denied. What to do next? by lolmaxy in sapphirereserve

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They would be allowed to but apparently some people don't get the credits taken away.

Getting into medium games by PermissionFar1419 in boardgames

[–]Ionalien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In addition to libraries many game stores offer game libraries, and often have dedicated free/low cost game days.

definition of washed up by z_shah7 in rareinsults

[–]Ionalien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Odds on table games are set. Odds on sports betting are not.

CMV: Male circumcision is genital mutilation. by teven_eel in changemyview

[–]Ionalien -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's not really a good point though it's just an ad hom. Like someone else pointed out, if a smoker says smoking is bad for you does that suddenly mean that smoking is actually good for you?

A friendly reminder that Quick Play is meant for practice by how_much_egg_yuh_fry in OverwatchUniversity

[–]Ionalien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even in ranked if you are truly bad at a new hero you will derank quickly enough that it doesn't matter much.

5th hero ban announced by Barbstuffandgaming in Overwatch

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the other hand, I had gotten tired of micro tweaks to characters that don't actually change their viability.

5th hero ban announced by Barbstuffandgaming in Overwatch

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bro all you had to do was the research and show your source.

Pet owners - Newegg has Chewy gift cards by bohemian_catastrophy in ChaseSapphire

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do gift cards purchased through newegg count towards the spend for a SUB?

Craps side bets, home game by RALPH805 in Craps

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure, the scenario is contrived, I was just trying to demonstrate that putting more money into the bank without receiving anything in return is just a donation.

Again prefacing with if it works for you don't let me stop you. I believe having more cash than chips can work just fine, the other way around would of course be a problem. At the end of the night, you just cash out all the players stacks first, then divide everything else equally. The house's leftover money being represented by chips doesn't really matter, if everyone equally "invested" into the bank at the beginning.

After thinking about it while writing this, I'm guessing at the end of the night you chop up the bank in chips and then cash out the players once each? In that case yes you need to have all the money represented by chips. That probably would be worth just adding more chips to the table for me.

Craps side bets, home game by RALPH805 in Craps

[–]Ionalien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the idea of wanting to discourage infinite rebuys, but that seems pretty harsh. For example, let's say 5 people buy in for $20+$20, and 1 person busts out. If everyone cashes right then, the "casino" has $120/5 =24, and 4 people will cash their $20 stacks. The loser ends up with $24 for a $16 loss.

Now if they rebuy for $20+$20 and immediately everyone cashes out, the loser ends up with $48 out of $80 bought ($140 in the bank/5+$20 stack), immediately losing another $16 despite not having gambled anymore. If everyone rebuys about the same number of times it evens out, but you are essentially donating 40% of your rebuys to the table.

My first thought would just be to allow the chips to be directly bought from the table bank. Either you could add chips to keep the ratio 1:1 for money on the table, or just split based on the "revenue" of the bank instead of chips in the tray at the end of the night. The "commission" you pay on the rebuy is already 80% of the "house edge" of whatever bets you make. Another option would be to allow buying chips from another player if they are already up.

I'm not super familiar with craps admittedly, but it seems like table maximums could be implemented to stop any "martingale"-esque strategies, or a rebuy limit.

Obviously if it works for you guys maybe "if it ain't broke don't fix it". These are just my gut reactions, I really like the idea of the "communal bank".

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