This is the second part of a story about this year’s Blackjack Ball. If you didn’t read last week’s installment, check it out here The game of 21 Questions as devised by Max Rubin is very difficult. Success requires some specific knowledge, often some mathematical ability, and a lot of fortuitous guessing. In 2013, I […]
Podcast – guests Rick Blaine & Max R...
The guests this week are Rick Blaine & Max Rubin. They are on to discuss this year’s Blackjack Ball. The Ball is a party held in Las Vegas once a year hosted by Max Rubin. Some of the greatest gamblers in the world attend this party, and compete in a skills competition for the Grosjean […]
Attending the 2015 Blackjack Ball — Part ...
Every year, somewhere in Las Vegas, there’s a gathering of blackjack professionals, past and present, along with some gambling attorneys and a few other miscellaneous gambling professionals, including one video poker writer. Predominantly male, many bring wives or dates, but most come alone. Perhaps it speaks poorly of how often I get out of the […]
Podcast – guest Mike Shackleford
The guest this week is Mike Shackleford . This week we discuss the upcoming Super Bowl and the many prop bets available. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Going Down in Stakes
I’ll begin this article by discussing live poker. Some of what I’m going to tell you is hearsay. I’m not a strong player at poker — but I believe what I am saying is true. When we discuss video poker later in this article, I’m on more solid ground.
Podcast – guest poker legend Billy Baxter
Our guest this week is 7 time WSOP bracelet winner Billy Baxter. Billy is one of the old time players kicking around Vegas for 40 years. We talk poker, sports betting, golf, pool hustling, a little bit of everything. A fascinating guest who we will try desperately to get back. podcast Click to listen – Alt click […]
What She Thinks Makes Sense
Bonnie, my wife of almost eight months, knows very little about intelligent gambling. Although she has assisted during a few semesters of my free video poker seminars, she concentrated more on running the projector accurately rather than evaluating what I had been teaching. Learning about gambling is simply not a priority to her. After we […]
FRS, NSA, Salamanders and Scapegoats
Every few months, some rookie posts online about a surprising backoff incident, and then speculates, “I probably got nabbed by FRS (Facial Recognition Software).” I think I’ve got a soapbox sitting around here somewhere.
Podcast – guest Anthony Curtis 6
Our guest this week is Anthony Curtis, owner of The Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press publishing. We discuss the new poker book Flop Turn, River, as well as the new coupon book from Las Vegas Advisor. Flop, Turn, River: A Hand-By-Hand Analysis of No-Limit Hold ‘Em Tournament Poker Strategies podcast Click to listen. Alt […]
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