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  1. 10-10-2016, 03:00 PM #1
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    Myths about card-counting bedevil players, casinos

    New article where our beloved Don S is quoted giving away the big secret!!! LOL!!!


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    If he reads it, he probably won't like the fact that they spelled "insure" as "ensure" in his quote!
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    "If he reads it,"

    I did.

    "he probably won't like the fact that they spelled "insure" as "ensure" in his quote!"

    I didn't! Also spelled "descendant" wrong in one of the bios. Spelling not his strong suit.

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    The house edge is smaller for perfect basic strategy players less than 1 percent. Against a card counter the house have no edge. How come with a smaller edge it doesn't seem like the house have to deal with extended losing streaks compare to a card counter?
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    Quote Originally Posted by seriousplayer View Post
    How come with a smaller edge it doesn't seem like the house have to deal with extended losing streaks compare to a card counter?
    How many hands do you have to play to get to some degree of certainty? How long does it take you to get that many hands in? Now ask those same questions of the casino.
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    Quote Originally Posted by seriousplayer View Post
    The house edge is smaller for perfect basic strategy players less than 1 percent. Against a card counter the house have no edge. How come with a smaller edge it doesn't seem like the house have to deal with extended losing streaks compare to a card counter?
    1) Because civilians never play perfect BS. Let me know when you spot one, because I haven't yet. So the HE might be .5%, but in reality, it's more like 1.5% to 2% with poor play. Probably more for the ploppies that also play side bets.

    2) Think about it... the casino will reach N0 much faster than you and I. If they deal 400 hands/hr (to the whole table) and the table is open 24 hrs a day... do the math. Even if the casino spends 4 to 5 hrs/day shuffling, that table is still getting at least 19 hrs of play with 300 to 400 rounds/hr per table. That means it takes the casino only a 24 hr period to accomplish what takes me 2 to 3 months. Get it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by moses View Post
    When will you ever begin to see this as a game of people played with cards...not a game of cards played by people.
    Love it. Is that your own?
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