Forum: Other Gambling Games
08-15-2007, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 111
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
08-11-2007, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 91
Re: KO count
Sorry, 4*n. You're counting 4 extra cards per deck compared to a balanced count. In a system like Red 7 where you're only counting the 7d,7h, it would be 2*n.
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
08-09-2007, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 91
Re: KO count
The pivot is 6*n away from the IRC, with n = number of decks.
The book assumes the pivot is at +4, probably because it correlates to TC +4. So it uses IRC=-20. But there's nothing wrong with...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
08-01-2007, 01:04 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 78
Re: Black Jack rules and house edge?
www.wizardofodds.com/blackjack (http://www.wizardofodds.com/blackjack)
All the info you need to calculate the player edge in this game is there. He lists the effect of every imaginable rule,...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-31-2007, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 202
Re: Craps: Any validity in precision shooting?
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Actuall buddy it was a stupid question if you ask me but i was only to try to give my opinion.
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A good advantage player knows that there aren't any stupid questions when...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-30-2007, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 78
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-30-2007, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 111
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-30-2007, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 86
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-29-2007, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 115
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-28-2007, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 202
Re: Craps: Any validity in precision shooting?
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Sorry if you didnt quite get it. My point was there is no skill in craps even for someone setting the dice and throwing them the same way everytime. I was just trying to point that out...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-27-2007, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 202
Re: Craps: Any validity in precision shooting?
jh12547,
Your post is useless and off topic. Betting patterns are worthless, and having nothing to do with dice control.
Re: dice control ... the following is a POTM from the green chip boards...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-23-2007, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 43
Re: Baccarat any thoughts?
As baccarat is dealt out of a shoe, it isn't true that every hand is independent. Card imbalances change the immediate odds just as in blackjack. However, the magnitude of these changes isn't as...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-13-2007, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-12-2007, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 316
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-12-2007, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 63
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
07-12-2007, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 86
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Forum: Poker Beats, Brags, and Variance
07-04-2007, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 90
Re: vegas sucks?
I don't understand why someone who is smart enough to win at high stakes poker can't be bothered to spend a couple of hours learning a ridiculously simple counting system that can be executed even...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
06-30-2007, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 56
Re: Golden Touch Blackjack
My personal observation is that it's not much harder to learn and use an unbalanced level 1 count like KO or Red 7. You'll get roughly a 3x increase in your earn rate using KO/Red 7 over Golden...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
04-24-2007, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 155
Re: Table Holdem, the easiest casino game to beat?
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This is just a guess, but I'd venture that with a tighter optimal strategy that pushes small edges on the turn and rive bets the house edge is closer to .05%. i have no way to qualify my...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
04-12-2007, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 48
Re: \"Double Attack\" Blackjack
In double attack BJ, you can double your bet after you see the dealer's upcard, but before you are dealt your hand. Thus, you double your bet vs a dealer 2-8. This has nothing to do with doubling...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
04-05-2007, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 48
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
04-02-2007, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 87
Re: Two Cover Plays in Black Jack.
I just ran a sim on 3 players using the KO count, with identical 1-10 bet spreads.
8D, DAS, DOA, LS, 1.5 decks cut off
Player A
Plays perfect basic strategy + about 20 index plays. Always...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
03-26-2007, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 55
Re: Online BJ with live dealers
That setup is very beatable. The problems I would consider are
1) The casino certainly knows about card counting. They likely have software analyzing your play. I would be surprised if weren't...
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Forum: Other Gambling Games
02-27-2007, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 184
Re: Blackjack EV for simple counting
Short answer - one unit per hour. (so $5 if spreading $5-$50)
Long answer
It depends on
1) The rules (hit or stand on S17, surrender, double after split, etc.)
2) Penetration ... how many...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-23-2007, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 243
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