Once a year for the past 20 years, the finest blackjack players in the world get together for an evening of drinking, visiting, drinking, dining, drinking, and testing themselves against one another. The event is hosted by wit and raconteur Max Rubin with some help from Barona Casino. A few lawyers and other gambling professionals […]
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Drawing to a Suited KQ
If you draw three cards to a suited ‘KQ’, which is more likely—a royal flush or a K-high straight flush? In games with no wild cards, like Jacks or Better or Double Double Bonus Poker, both jackpots are equally likely. In both cases you need three perfect cards to complete the hands. When you draw […]
A Difference in Perspective
Bonnie and I invited some friends to dinner at the Silverton. The husband, Joe, is a competent video poker player and his wife, Sarah, is a recreational player. Sarah is simply not interested in investing the time and energy to become better. Joe mentioned that neither he nor Sarah had ever been in the Silverton […]
Teaching Advanced 8/5 Bonus
The new semester of free video poker classes at the South Point will begin on Wednesday, January 27, at noon, in the Grandview Lounge — which is eight days after this article is originally published. Everyone at least 21 years of age is welcome.
Do You Need to be Good at Math to Succeed at Vi...
There are people who have never liked mathematics or been particularly good at it. Would that attitude or lack of ability make success at video poker more difficult? I believe that mathematically-challenged players rarely get very good at this game.
Concentrating on the Wrong Little Stuff
A friend of mine, “Paul,” is convinced he’s being cheated at a casino. He played 25,000 points the other day to earn a gift card. He then took a picture of the card reader with his points displayed. He pulled his card and re-inserted it and a total of 24,986 points appeared. He had been […]
When Do You Quit?
There is a slogan by a major beer manufacturer that says, “Know when to say when”. A slogan by one state’s Council on Problem Gaming says, “Winners know when to quit.” The attitude expressed by the two slogans is virtually identical — that is, to drink and gamble responsibly. And there is no doubt that […]
A Difference in Perspective
On the November 24, 2015 Gambling with an Edge radio show, our guest was surveillance expert Willy Allison. Willy provides consultation to casinos, helping casinos protect themselves from a variety of “threats” including strong players. One of our questions for Willy related to the lawsuits involving Phil Ivey. We suggested that however the cases work […]
Can You Count Drawings?
Sometimes I post on the www.videopoker.com forum. Compared to the players who frequent the vpFREE forum, on average the players on the videopoker.com forum are more recreation-oriented. They typically aren’t as knowledgeable about video poker. Still, everybody has to start somewhere.
A Response to Dennis Krum’s Devolution of...
Not so long ago, a man named Dennis Krum posted an article on vpFREE about video poker and the devolution of gaming. www.gamblingforums.com After a quick read, I found the premise interesting and invited Krum as a guest on my Gambling with an Edge radio show. Krum accepted. That particular show may be heard at […]
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