The guest on the show this week is Bill Zender, head of Bill Zender and Associates Consulting. Bill is a former gaming control agent, and has worked in many aspects of the casino business, from dealer to casino manager. He is the author of, How To Detect Casino Cheating at Blackjack, and Advantage Play for the Casino Executive as […]
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Forming a team – part 1
There has been a lot of chatter on the blackjack boards recently about new teams forming. I wanted to take this opportunity to pass on some of my thoughts on teams. I have played on 5 or 6 teams over my career, and what I mean by a team is a group of players who […]
Podcast – guest Andy Bloch
The guest on the show this week is Andy Bloch. Andy is a very well known professional poker player, and a former member of the MIT blackjack team. podcast click to listen – alt click to download
Podcast – guest Colin Jones
The guest on the show this week is Colin Jones. Colin is one of the founders of the “Church Team” which was profiled in the documentary The Holy Rollers. You can read my review here. http://www.richardmunchkin.com/2012/02/holy-rollers-documentary-about-card.html He has the website Blackjack Apprenticeship where he trains new card counters. http://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/ podcast click to listen – alt click […]
Disguise Part 2
In part one I talked about some disguises that didn’t work, and a few that did. The bottom line is that everyone I know gave up on them because they were too much of a hassle. Now I want to talk about the things you can do that are more practical. Here are the things […]
Disguise
When I talk to civilians about professional gambling a question I often get is, “Do you wear disguises?” I have on a couple occasions worn a disguise, and I think the topic of changing your appearance is an important one. My first attempt at disguise was a character I called “The Mover From Vancouver.” (This was 30+ years ago.) I […]
Random thoughts on random posts
A couple posts on the blackjack forums caught my eye this week. The first was from a player who asked, “What is the best casinos for APs to play?” I had to laugh. First of all, the answer to the question is going to be completely different for every player depending on his circumstance. A […]
Shuffle Tracking & Ace Sequencing
Card counters spend a lot of time learning to count. They memorize basic strategy, then slowly learn to cancel the pluses and minuses. Next they learn to estimate the number of cards in the discard rack, and adjust their running count to a true count. They memorize index plays so they know when it is […]
Podcast – guest Cat Hulbert
Our guest this week is Cat Hulbert. Cat was a professional blackjack player 30+ years ago. She played with the Czechs, and on the Ken Uston team in Atlantic City. She then turned to professional poker. She is the author of Outplaying the Boys, and is featured in Gambling Wizards. podcast Click to listen – […]
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