Richard Munchkin and I regularly get “how do you do it” questions which we periodically answer on our podcast. Sometimes I have to give a briefer answer than I want on the air because a more complete answer requires that people see things written down. Plus, my blog is read primarily by players who understand […]
Posts in category Advantage Play
With travel, a few hours can make a lot of diff...
I recently took a trip to Las Vegas. My flight out of Detroit left at 6:20 PM on 4/10 (Saturday) and got into Phoenix at 8:00 PM and the connecting flight to Las Vegas left at 8:50 PM, getting in at 10 PM. The flight out of Detroit was delayed 20 minutes due to storms […]
Backgammon Then and Now
Author’s Note: I played backgammon professionally for almost 20 years, then gave it up completely. I reached the high intermediate level, but most of the players that were interested in gambling with me were better. That was a prescription for disaster. I needed to get a job because I was not a winning player anymore. […]
Unrealistic Expectations
Many of you know that I participate in storytelling events. I’ve been regularly attending a workshop to improve my skills. Recently, after we had all practiced our stories online for the day, Pete, the leader who lives on the East Coast, asked me if I would be willing to take him around and show him […]
Further Analyzing Dotty’s Double Up Promotion
Last week I went through the basics of playing NSU Deuces Wild for $75 per hand and using the Double Up feature every hand until it was either at least $1,200 (generating a W2g) or reduced to zero. I never played this personally. I didn’t believe the promotion would last, and so I let others […]
A Very Different Approach
On February 23, my blog addressed the subject of quitting while you’re ahead and other similar strategies that do absolutely nothing to the expected return of a game. I received a number of comments to that blog, including the one I’m going to share with you today: “I stop when I’ve won a decent jackpot, […]
Coronavirus V: The Blackjack Call
The Blackjack Ball, an annual get-together of professional gamblers, was historically hosted by Max Rubin over New Year’s, when the big card-counting teams would create their own fireworks all over Vegas. It was great fun while it lasted. But New Year’s became a victim of its own success. Vegas is so crowded on holiday weekends […]
Looking at a 50-coin Penalty for the Straight F...
There is a version of 10-6 DDB that pays 200 for the straight flush rather than 250 and that change drops the return from 100.06% to 99.96%. Casinos which have a firm policy of never offering a game returning more than 100% sometimes have this game. I refer to the games as 10-6-50 and 10-6-40, […]
A Birthday Present That Keeps on Giving
I turned 74 years old in mid-February. Not a big deal. I have a birthday every year. But this time it turned out to be special in an unusual way. My Nevada Driver License expired on my birthday. Again, not a big deal. It always expires on a birthday, every three or four years. But […]
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