Our guest this week is gambling writer Michael Kaplan. For my money Michael is the number one gambling writer today. Mainly we discuss two articles. The Baccarat Machine This article is about Kelly Sun’s exploits with Phil Ivey. Together they won millions of dollars at baccarat using a technique called edge sorting. How Advantage Players Game […]
Who Cares?
I was out walking for exercise and my iPhone rang. Had I looked at the caller ID, I would have seen “UNKNOWN,” usually a tip to avoid answering, but I was busy doing nothing at all important so I hit the green button and heard a recorded voice saying, “Now is the time to refinance […]
NBA Playoff Game 3s
At Golden State, the Warriors beat the Cavaliers in games 1 and 2 to open the 2016-17 NBA Finals. This now presents a situation in Game 3 that’s consistently been a premium betting spot for backing the trailing team. In addition to some impressive recent pointspread records, the down 0-2 but heading home situation itself […]
Podcast – guest Layne Flack
Our guest this week is poker player Layne Flack. Layne has won 6 WSOP bracelets, and we talk about the current 2017 World Series of poker. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
A Look at a Wheel Spin
Today’s column isn’t specifically about video poker, but it concerns a gambling situation that video poker players encounter in a casino. And most video poker players don’t care whether a $1,000 prize comes from a jackpot, a casino drawing, or a tournament. Assume a casino is giving away money. If your name is called, you […]
Podcast – guest Seth Palansky on WSOP
Our guest this week is Seth Palansky, editor in chief of WSOP.com. Seth came on to discuss the World Series of poker which begins next week. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
It’s WSOP Season
In the words of Bruce Buffer, “It’s time!!” Already? The greatest unfairness of aging is that time passes more quickly, or at least it sure seems to. Seems like yesterday I was getting out of my chair for the final time as I got KO’d from the 2016 Main Event, just short of the money. […]
Learning from Munchkin
My co-host on the Gambling With An Edge podcast is Richard Munchkin, a table games player who’s been successful at gambling for several decades. We often answer listener questions on the show and if anyone asks about a table game, Richard is the go-to guy. Sometimes I’ll have a bit to add, but mostly what […]
A Vegas Institution
White Cross Drugs opened in 1955. It stands on the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Oakey. The drug store was a Vegas Institution. A place you could go at 3 in the morning to buy a bottle of aspirin, or a bottle of Jack Daniels. Unfortunately the drug store closed a couple years ago, […]
Podcast – guest James McManus author of P...
Our guest this week is James McManus. James is the author of several books, and many magazine articles. He is also an avid poker player. Today we discuss the upcoming WSOP, and his book Positively 5th Street. podcast Click to listen. Alt click to download
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