12/9: AQU ($51k Carryover)

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Steve,why don't you get carryovers as big as we do out here?

Steve,

We talk about that a lot on the radio, and I think the answer lies in the heritage of the bet originating at Agua Caliente, being a part of the menu earlier than on the East Coast, and earning a prominent place in the West Coast player's wagering. I think that East Coast/NY bettors see the P6 as a "big money player" wager whereas the West Coasters are happy to feed into the pool with small ticket home run swings.

Andy Beyer has written regularly that guarantees of P6 pool size helped grow the popularity of the wager as well, something that the East Coast tracks eschewed upon introducing it here. It would grow the interest in it if commenced as carryovers regularly demonstrate.

If you go back to that spate of crazy Cali P6 carries earlier in the year, we noticed that suddenly the NYRA P6 pool started to get $65,000-$80,000 in it where $35,000-$50,000 had been the norm. There's no doubt that P6 carryover fever from anywhere builds awareness and willingness to try the play on a more widespread basis. And without being provincial, I think the way we concentrate on them and discus them here has a positive effect on interest in the Sextet as a regular part of people's play.