Al Murrays Happy Hour
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 11:04 am
Hi, I'm new (obviously) but have been reading various topics on the site for a few months now. I've just been trying to get a handle on exactly why it is that you guys are so successful and 'ordinary' punters like myself are not. I've concluded (fairly obviously) that it's down to knowledge, not just of emptiers, but also just as you guys seem to have a feel of whether a machine is loaded or not.
I've been a reasonably unsuccessful but casual player for a few years. Obviously sometimes I get lucky, usually I end up a few quid up or down, but more often than I win big, I lose a fair amount. I'm pretty undisciplined and all in all a pretty poor player, truth be told.
However, last night I wnt for a pint and played Al Murray's Happy Hour. It immediately offered me a few wins, and I was about a tenner up, but foolishly didn't walk away (as a player of my callibre probably should). Anyway it started giving nothing at all, and I ploughed £50 into it. Then it started giving loads of features, loads of shots on the board etc etc, with an extra life I got up to MS (an unusual occurance for me). It did the £70, then an extra £35. I put another quid in and it put me straight back on and pumped my cash pot up to about £30. I was just going to take it, but then I remembered reading something on here about streaking. Anyway I played on, it kicked me off, but everything stayed lit exactly where it was. Stuck another quid in and it let me resume from the same position, and then did another MS for £70 + £5, so ended up quite a lot up (for me).
What I want to know is did I just get insanely lucky, or was there some sign from the machine that would have told one of you guys it was going to do that? Also, is £180 a 'normal' amount for it to streak? I've read you guys talking about £210, so did I walk away at the right time or should I have stuck around for more? Is this machine one that you would call 'playable' or again, did I just get very lucky?
The other thing I wanted to bring up was what you refer to as fire. I mean, this is a pub that I go in occasionally but not really so as they'd recognise me, and I took £185 out, and they even changed it up for me, didn't seem annoyed at all. Admittedly I live in a pretty sleepy place where, I assume, no one would bother doing on their route, and I'm a financial adviser so I was suited etc, but the manager even congratulated me! I assume it must be fairly easy to see who's a player and who isn't!
Anyway the last thing was that I wanted to thank you, as had I not read any of this site, I certainly wouldnt have thought to put any more money in after the first MS, so cheers!
Regards,
Millseyimp.
I've been a reasonably unsuccessful but casual player for a few years. Obviously sometimes I get lucky, usually I end up a few quid up or down, but more often than I win big, I lose a fair amount. I'm pretty undisciplined and all in all a pretty poor player, truth be told.
However, last night I wnt for a pint and played Al Murray's Happy Hour. It immediately offered me a few wins, and I was about a tenner up, but foolishly didn't walk away (as a player of my callibre probably should). Anyway it started giving nothing at all, and I ploughed £50 into it. Then it started giving loads of features, loads of shots on the board etc etc, with an extra life I got up to MS (an unusual occurance for me). It did the £70, then an extra £35. I put another quid in and it put me straight back on and pumped my cash pot up to about £30. I was just going to take it, but then I remembered reading something on here about streaking. Anyway I played on, it kicked me off, but everything stayed lit exactly where it was. Stuck another quid in and it let me resume from the same position, and then did another MS for £70 + £5, so ended up quite a lot up (for me).
What I want to know is did I just get insanely lucky, or was there some sign from the machine that would have told one of you guys it was going to do that? Also, is £180 a 'normal' amount for it to streak? I've read you guys talking about £210, so did I walk away at the right time or should I have stuck around for more? Is this machine one that you would call 'playable' or again, did I just get very lucky?
The other thing I wanted to bring up was what you refer to as fire. I mean, this is a pub that I go in occasionally but not really so as they'd recognise me, and I took £185 out, and they even changed it up for me, didn't seem annoyed at all. Admittedly I live in a pretty sleepy place where, I assume, no one would bother doing on their route, and I'm a financial adviser so I was suited etc, but the manager even congratulated me! I assume it must be fairly easy to see who's a player and who isn't!
Anyway the last thing was that I wanted to thank you, as had I not read any of this site, I certainly wouldnt have thought to put any more money in after the first MS, so cheers!
Regards,
Millseyimp.
