Immediately after one of my classes at the South Point, a man, “Joe,” came up to me and asked if I would mentor him in becoming a professional video poker player. He told me he had plenty of bankroll and wanted to turbocharge his learning process. He had heard that I would do private consulting […]
The Lower the Cut Card the More the CASINO Also...
I would be willing to bet a good portion of my bankroll that the majority of Advantage Players’ got their start by playing Blackjack, specifically using a card counting strategy that moves the wager up and down with the count. Somewhere in the first year of training, the counter concludes that the deeper the penetration […]
Mean Streets
I had dinner the other night with some guys who have been around Vegas poker for a long time. Naturally, there were lots of stories. One thing we agree on is that there were a lot more “characters” when the players were from the “road gambler” era than there are now. I’ve always held a […]
Podcast – guests Romes & Bruce
Our guests this week are two professional blackjack players. In addition to counting cards they exploit casino carnival games, and various casino side bets. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Is it Wrong?
I’m glad my articles are now posted on the GamblingWithAnEdge.com website. That provides a forum and often people take the time to respond to what I’ve said — or to comment on other responses. A while ago somebody posted there, “Is it wrong to see someone drop money and you don’t tell them?” I want […]
Podcast – guest Ed Thorp
The guest this week is Ed Thorp. the father of modern blackjack. His book Beat the Dealer was the first to discuss card counting, and paved the way for thousands of card counters over the last 50+ years. His new book is A Man For All Markets. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to […]
Why Did You Print the Wrong Information?
I received an email from a player who told me that he found an error in Dream Card. I was definitely interested. If I verified that it was an error, I would send the information along to the folks at IGT (who manufacture the game), videopoker.com (who invented the game), and the player community. Whether […]
Professor Ed Thorp on GWAE this week
Our guest this week on Gambling With an Edge will be Ed Thorp. We will primarily be discussing his new book A Man For All Markets, but we are open to questions from our listeners. We are taping Thursday morning so post your comments here, or send them to us at [email protected].
Podcast – Blackjack Ball 2017
Our guests this week are Max Rubin, Don Johnson and Anthony Curtis. We discuss this year’s Blackjack Ball. The Blackjack Ball has been going on for 21 years, and is hosted by Max Rubin. This year Don Johnson was voted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame, and Anthony Curtis won the skills competition. For more […]
Anatomy Of A Bridgejumper
So it finally happened. After 50 Super Bowls with no overtime a small percentage of bettors watched helplessly as the Patriots converted their second 2pt conversion to knot the game at 28-28 with less than a minute to play. Atlanta had blown off all three of their timeouts earlier in the half so they had […]
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