There is a recent book from Huntington Press called Rock Vegas: Live Music Explodes in the Neon Desert, by Pat Christenson. It covers concerts in Las Vegas over the past 30 or so years. It’s not about gambling, but it is about Vegas, many players here have attended and/or are interested in musical events, […]
Posts in category Advantage Play
Dealing with Anguish
I received the following email recently: “I have been playing a few years and consider myself a pretty good player. I consider myself Bob Dancer-trained and try to play accordingly. I have given up at least six royals going for the high pair. My question is how you overcome the mental anguish of missing the royal. […]
Meet the Russian Slot Hacker Behind Slot Machin...
Wired magazine recently contained an article about a Russian hacker who specializes in turning slot machines into his personal ATM. This is a follow-up story to one that ran about a year ago. https://www.wired.com/story/meet-alex-the-russian-casino-hacker-who-makes-millions-targeting-slot-machines/?mbid=social_fb_onsiteshare
Does This Make Sense?
This is a column for “low intermediate” players and it involves 4-card inside straights in games where you get your money back for a pair of jacks or better, same payout for two pair, and 4-for-1 for straights. It also involves a paradox of sorts. There are a lot of these games — Double Double […]
Comparing 9/6 Jacks or Better with 9/6 Bonus Po...
This next semester of free video poker classes at the South Point casino will be on Wednesdays between August 2 and October 4. Each semester I include one game taught at the advanced level. The advanced level is much more difficult than what I usually teach, and is only for players interested in squeezing every […]
We Have a Winner!
The Main Event is over, played out live on ESPN. When I get knocked out of the ME, I always tell myself I’m sick of poker and don’t care about the ME. After a day or so I find myself glued to the screen. For poker fans, it’s a great show! Several years ago the […]
My WSOP in the Books
The WSOP is over, at least for me. I went out early on Day 3 with AK vs KQ. It’s extremely painful to get knocked out of the ME, and I always say I’m done with poker for a while. Then, after a day or so, I get interested in seeing it play out. I […]
Accidental Quadruple Deuces
A version of this article first appeared about 10 years ago. Regular Deuces Wild, played for quarters, returns $250 for four deuces. Double Deuces returns $500 for the same hand, but takes away elsewhere in the pay schedule. Loose Deuces returns $625 for that hand and Triple Deuces gives you $750. Each of these games can be […]
The Main Event!
It’s Main Event (ME) time already! The ME is the pinnacle of poker, and thousands of players are flocking to the Rio. Many an amateur player’s bucket list gets a check mark this time of year. The proliferation of amateurs plopping down 10k, many of whom have little chance to go deep, is what makes […]
Which is the Better Place?
I received an email asking which of two casinos was the better choice for this player. Casino A had 9/6 Jacks or Better with a 0.1% slot club with no multiple points ever. Casino B had 8/5 Bonus Poker with a 0.25% slot club, and he only played when there were triple points. He said […]
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