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  • Econ's Avatar
    Today, 07:08 AM
    I'm using the term experiment, because it is my first experience with a significant betting spread. For the last year, i've been back-counting until a TC of +2 but my bet spread was never more...
    4 replies | 389 view(s)
  • drunk's Avatar
    Today, 06:14 AM
    drunk replied to a thread Sports picks in General Blackjack Forum
    . yesterday's pick_______________W today - 1:10 p.m. Angels/Rays
    159 replies | 77571 view(s)
  • Intermediate's Avatar
    Today, 05:14 AM
    I assume your simulations are valid. I would be interested to know what specifically your “experiment” objective is. You say you’ve been practicing counting at the casino, so is this next step to...
    4 replies | 389 view(s)
  • purplechipla's Avatar
    Yesterday, 08:46 PM
    I think that is a decent and creative idea that could work, Sidecount. I see a couple of ways it could go sideways. The first $5,000 buy in, whether it be at blackjack, craps or baccarat, would...
    5 replies | 547 view(s)
  • Sidecount's Avatar
    Yesterday, 05:38 PM
    Spitballing an idea that is imperfect and COULD end up causing more headaches if they check on this or catch you. But also possible that it would work....maybe. Buy in at blackjack for $5,000+...
    5 replies | 547 view(s)
  • Cacarulo's Avatar
    Yesterday, 03:08 PM
    Hi Don, I've also considered that root-mean-square, but my problem is that I'm not sure which "mean" is the most accurate. If it were EVs, it would be simpler since the problem is solved by...
    11 replies | 3312 view(s)
  • Archvaldor's Avatar
    Yesterday, 03:08 PM
    There's a book called "Read The Dealer" by Steve Forte which covers this. But as others have pointed out procedural changes mean that mostly nowadays the dealer has little or no information to leak....
    4 replies | 400 view(s)
  • 21forme's Avatar
    Yesterday, 03:04 PM
    A number of years ago, when 6:5 was just getting started in Vegas, I was in a casino at the south end of the Strip named for a Burmese city. I saw a $50 min table that was an 8D game with 6:5 BJ. ...
    2 replies | 201 view(s)
  • Archvaldor's Avatar
    Yesterday, 03:02 PM
    I have played online for two decades now. My results are within expectation. I have never had any evidence of cheating. I am up very significantly. There are many credible players who attest to...
    15 replies | 567 view(s)
  • Archvaldor's Avatar
    Yesterday, 02:53 PM
    It can be beaten in the sense that you have a positive expectation. You get quite a low return on investment fro any single table however. Which I think is what you mean. That is why you play...
    15 replies | 567 view(s)
  • DSchles's Avatar
    Yesterday, 02:28 PM
    No, it would make no sense to think that the SCORE for scenario B is S2 + S3. It's fine to use the metric of SCORE for each half of the shoe, but that value is gained for only a half at a time. So,...
    11 replies | 3312 view(s)
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