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23592
I just got done going through Arnold Snyders' Blackbelt in Blackjack section on the Basic Strategy. I knew I had been playing the DD's and splits wrong, and...
frankie69_98
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May 3, 2005
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23593
These things may sometimes seem contrary to logic but are based on computer sims of millions of hands. With a soft 18 vs dealer 3-6, you have 3 ways to improve...
Victoria Rosado
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May 3, 2005
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23594
Very well said! I cannot argue with a computer. Thank you for clarifying that for me....
frankie69_98
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May 3, 2005
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23598
I am a little Devil who can make you very hot! Join my hell and you will become madly wet and damn excited! Kiss my legs on my soft pantyhose and cum on my...
Mark
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May 9, 2005
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I've read the many posts on this subject and most opinions are that they don't work. I agree it doesn't add any additional advantage to the player, however,...
frankie69_98
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May 9, 2005
7:33 pm
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Is anyone still doing the online casinos? I'm looking for any info I can get about them before I try them myself. I wish I'd joined this group while Rob...
catman_182
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May 10, 2005
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I am leaving this one up for entertainment value....
sys381
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May 10, 2005
12:13 pm
23602
... no ... next ... Cursory scans of the cards on the table are not enough to beat the modern game. Good luck, but I expect your luck will not last long. You...
sys381
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May 10, 2005
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23603
... myself. ... Unfortunately, no. Because Rob was such a fun guy I don't think any one appreciated just how much work he put in or how damn difficult it is to...
sys381
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May 10, 2005
12:21 pm
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I understand scanning the cards at random will not help me in the long run and may end up hurting me because I don't start the scan from the first hand in the...
frankie69_98
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May 10, 2005
12:37 pm
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... Here's some food for thought. Progressions are primarily based on taking advantage of "streaks." It has been said many times that the only way you can...
Mike Abercrombie
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May 10, 2005
1:47 pm
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How, if your chances of winning one hand is approx 1:2, can your chances decrease with every consecutive win? Aren't the odds of winning the first hand the...
frankie69_98
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May 10, 2005
4:14 pm
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Yes, on any given hand, it is 1:2 that you will win. However, for starting any given hand as "hand 1", the chances of getting 2 wins in a row is 1:3 (aprox)...
Mike Abercrombie
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May 10, 2005
5:44 pm
23608
You are explaining it fine. I'm too stubborn to believe it. Part of me says what you're saying makes sense simply because in reality, how can anyone win 20...
frankie69_98
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May 10, 2005
6:33 pm
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You should win 44%, loose 48% and push 8%. Or if you do not count the pushes 48% win, 52% loose. Why, because of perhaps the most important rule in blackjack....
Victoria Rosado
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May 10, 2005
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I was like you. I had to "see" the math of blackjack in action and didn't have time to spend weeks dealing and recording results. I found the simulator and...
Mike Abercrombie
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May 10, 2005
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23611
See, now you hit the nail right on the head with my argument. As long as you win a lot and lose a little, how can the house win? Yes, the house will win more...
frankie69_98
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May 10, 2005
10:25 pm
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Blackjack is a game of conditional probabilities. frankie69_98 <FrankTimJr@...> wrote:See, now you hit the nail right on the head with my argument. As...
Rich Illing
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May 10, 2005
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... Rich, It is not likely in the near future that a casino will be built in or around Wichita. It was in Park City that the site was proposed. The funding...
Mike Abercrombie
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May 10, 2005
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23614
I'd like to find a progressive system that works too. I wrote my own simulator that let's me set decks, basic strat and progressive system. So far I haven't...
catman_182
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May 11, 2005
2:48 am
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... Folks, when the count is high, the house still wins more hands than the player. The reason the counter makes money is when the count is high, he gets more...
Victoria Rosado
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May 11, 2005
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23616
... True, but don't forget the doubles and splits :)...
catman_182
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May 11, 2005
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23617
I realize that the computer simulations don't lie but as I try to become competent at counting I have been playing a simple progressive system by betting units...
rose rose
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May 11, 2005
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I usually play against 8 decks. I haven't seen a 12 in a row streak yet, but I'm sure it will happen. I like your progression, and I have had runs of 6...
frankie69_98
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May 11, 2005
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... Oh yes, how foolish of me, I said splits and doubles, not doubles and splits. test'; ">...
Victoria Rosado
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May 12, 2005
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hello, can your simulator also allow setting counting and betting on the count? regards, sagefr0g catman_182 <catman_182@...> wrote: I'd like to find a...
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May 12, 2005
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So if I'm understanding all of this dialog correctly, you're saying that even though 3 out of 5 trips were successful, eventually I will be on the other side...
frankie69_98
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May 12, 2005
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I'm sorry Victoria, I was half asleep when I posted that :) All I noticed was the bit about blackjacks....
catman_182
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May 12, 2005
2:39 pm
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Hiya sagefr0g, Short answer, no. The simulator does change the bet based on the progressive system you test. It also lets you set House Rules, Stop-Loss,...
catman_182
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May 12, 2005
3:52 pm
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I work in surveillance in a casino in Vegas, and what a lot of you may not know is that if you are a card counter, your picture and possibly your name is put...
pesty46
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May 13, 2005
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