{"id":120984,"date":"2020-06-11T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=120984"},"modified":"2020-06-10T17:34:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T00:34:40","slug":"podcast-guest-bill-robertie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-guest-bill-robertie\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – guest Bill Robertie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our guest this week is two time backgammon world champion and author, Bill Robertie.<\/p>\n

We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

podcast<\/a>
\nClick to listen – Alt click to download<\/p>\n

Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n

[00:00] Introduction of Bill Robertie, 2x winner of the World Backgammon Championship and author of How to Play the Opening in Backgammon, Part 1: A New Way of Thinking<\/p>\n

[00:57] What makes How to Play the Opening in Backgammon different from other books?<\/p>\n

[05:53] Will excluded positions be included in a future part of this series?<\/p>\n

[07:53] What over topics will be covered in Book Two and Book Three?<\/p>\n

[10:10] Could the content of these books change as bots improve?<\/p>\n

[15:26] Playing openings versus understanding openings<\/p>\n

[18:41] Scoring tournaments by lowest impact of errors<\/p>\n

[20:53] Does Bill still play in tournaments?<\/p>\n

[24:13] Is the proliferation of XG good for the game?<\/p>\n

[30:13] Do published PR scores reduce gambling?<\/p>\n

[33:33] South Point Casino June promotions – Free Play with a Kicker<\/p>\n

[35:12] Predictit.org\/promo\/edge<\/a>\u00a0– place small bets on political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners<\/p>\n

[35:40] BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a> – card counting community and training site with boot camp events<\/p>\n

[36:54] VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a> – Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners<\/p>\n

[37:45] Learning from writing and publishing<\/p>\n

[40:36] Does Bill revisit any of his pre-bot matches or books?<\/p>\n

[43:14] Michy’s endgame book, EndGame Technique<\/p>\n

[46:35] What will Bill’s next project be?<\/p>\n

[47:53] TheGammonPress.com publishing, blog, history, news, etc.<\/p>\n

[49:12] Recommended – Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly, Bosch on Amazon Prime, John Lescroart books, and The Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker<\/p>\n

Sponsored Links:<\/b>
\nSouthPointCasino.com<\/a>
\nPredictit.org\/promo\/edge<\/a>
\nBlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a>
\nVideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a><\/p>\n

Sites Referenced:<\/b>
\nTheGammonPress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Books Referenced:<\/b>
\nHow to Play the Opening in Backgammon,\u00a0 By Bill Robertie\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2zna7e7<\/a>
\nEndgame Technique by Michihito Kageyama\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BShPh3<\/a><\/p>\n

Recommended:<\/b><\/p>\n

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ffc4s2<\/a>
\nDevil in the White City by Erik Larson\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/37uWupX<\/a>
\nNine Dragons by Michael Connelly\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fdE7bG<\/a>
\nJohn Lescroart books\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dSHO6e<\/a>
\nThe Spenser Series by Robert B. Parker\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/3dR32S5<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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