Our guest this week is poker professional Phil Hellmuth, aka “The Poker Brat.” . podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
A Different Voice
One of the mantras I keep harping on is, “Today’s Score Doesn’t Matter.” I’m sure each of my regular readers has seen that dozens of times. Most of my readers who are willing to be persuaded already accept that. Others will never accept that no matter how often I keep repeating it.
Nevada’s Prop 3: A Bad Bet for Gamblers
This is a rare but timely guest-blogger contribution, penned by renowned Las Vegas attorney Robert Nersesian, the top counsel representing players who run into legal problems involving casinos including (famously and on many occasions) James Grosjean. (For more of this, check James’ own guest contribution to Arnold Snyder’s now-defunct Blackjack Forum publication.)
Podcast – No guest this week
No guest this week. Bob and I discuss reader emails, as well as current gambling in the news. . podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
Mr. Marty
In 1986 I got a phone call from a friend named Alan. He told me there was a really great blackjack game at Walker Hill casino in Seoul, S. Korea. I forget all the rules, but the game had early surrender vs. 10, and 6 cards was an automatic 1/2 win. All in all the […]
Knowing a Strategy versus Using a Strategy Card
Strategy cards can be useful. Generally speaking, they use some sort of notation to shorten and simplify a written strategy. Most cards intentionally give up some accuracy in favor of ease of use. I sell strategy cards and Winner’s Guides which include strategies.
Podcast – guest Bob Nersesian #11
The guest this week is Bob Nersesian. Bob is a frequent guest to the show, and always entertaining. Bob is the lawyer who advocates for the players against the casinos, and has successfully sued many Vegas casinos on the behalf of players. He is also the author of Beat the Players. This week we discuss the […]
It’s a Mindset
There are definitely certain skills necessary to be a successful gambler, but in addition to the skills, your mindset is important as well. Playing games well, whether for money or not, requires thinking in a way that the general public usually does not.
Podcast – guest Ken Adams
The guest this week is Ken Adams. Ken is a prolific writer about the gambling industry. You can read his work at cdcgamingreports.com. podcast Click to listen – Alt click to download
The Phil Ivey case
For those not familiar with the Ivey case let me give you a brief recap. In August of 2012 Phil Ivey, and a partner named Cheung Yin Sun played Punto Banco at Crockfords in London. He won 7.7 million pounds over 2 days. (Spoiler alert – he was edge sorting.) Crockfords said they would wire […]
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