Our guest this week is Rob Reitzen, the 2019 inductee into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. We talk about early blackjack days, banking games in CA, and solving limit hold em. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen […]
I Can’t Help
I keep strange hours. Sometimes I’m up all night. Sometimes I’m up all day. Overall, I get my sleep, but nobody knows at any given time of day whether I’ll be awake or not. At about 2 a.m. on a recent night, I was writing an article when I received a text message from a […]
Podcast – guest Prozema
Our guest this week is Prozema, a successful part-time player who focuses mainly on slots. We talk about the advantages of playing in places other than Las Vegas, and how he got connected with other APs. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on […]
A Look at In the Game Until the End: Winning in...
From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, I played backgammon regularly at the Cavendish West Club in greater Los Angeles. Through much of that period, a man named Bob Wachtel also frequented the club. I got to be a strong intermediate backgammon player. I learned to stay out of the same games that Wachtel played […]
Podcast – Kim Hultman
Our guest this week is Kim “LetsGiveItaSpin.com” Hultman, a slot player who streams his play, and uses bonuses and affiliate money to be profitable. We also dip into their mailbag and answer some of your questions We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. […]
Games I Prefer
Generally, I’m going to play the game that returns the most — including slot club, promotions, and mailer. Sometimes, however, I have a choice between a few different games that return about the same amount. Here is my approximate ranking — your mileage may vary. Hundred Play > Fifty Play > Ten Play > Five […]
Podcast – guest Seth Palansky on WSOP 201...
While Richard takes the week off, Bob interviews Seth Palansky, Vice President of Corporate Communications for the World Series of Poker. Seth discusses the upcoming WSOP, which begins at the Rio beginning in late May. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. […]
If Bob Dancer is Playing . . .
A few years ago, for several days in a row, I was hammering a $5 Five Play 9/6 Double Double Bonus game. This game returns 98.98% and it is very un-Dancer-like to play so much on a game that bad. I received an email from somebody I didn’t know asking me why I was playing […]
Podcast – Barry Meadow
Our guest this week is Barry Meadow. We discuss his new book “The Skeptical Handicapper: Using Data and Brains to Win at the Racetrack.” Meadow is a long-time winning player, and shares many secrets to winning at the track. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me […]
Chasing a Progressive
There are hundreds of video poker progressives in greater Las Vegas. As a general rule, I avoid these games. Progressives are not my bread and butter. Still, I occasionally do sit down at a progressive that catches my eye, and recently there was such a case. A $2 9/5 DDB progressive at the South Point […]
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