Several years ago, I gave a blackjack seminar in front of an audience of about 100. At the start of my seminar, I posed this question to them. “How does the casino get its edge in blackjack?”
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Why Am I Still Losing at Blackjack?
Basic strategy players and card counters have asked me that question umpteen times over the course of nearly 50 years of playing, teaching, and writing about blackjack. This is what I told them.
October 25,2020
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How to Play a Double-Deck Blackjack Game
September 3,2020
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Mississippi Stud Strategy Guide | Tips & Basic Strategy
The old poker maxim that you have to know when to hold'em and know when to fold'em is much more than a cliché when it comes to Mississippi Stud Poker. It's what the Mississippi Stud strategy is all about.
Mississippi Stud, created by Mark Yoseloff in 2005, has become a casino favorite for its straightforward gameplay and strategic depth. Unlike traditional poker variants, you're playing against a paytable rather than other players or a dealer.
July 13,2020
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An Unbelievably Juicy Video Poker Game
When I first started playing video poker some 25 years ago, I knew about the importance of playing with an edge. At the start of my video poker playing career, it was fairly common to find video poker games that had a theoretical return over 100%, especially in the local’s casinos in Las Vegas (and in one casino in Mississippi). Most of the time, my wife and I played a deuces wild game called Full Pay Deuces Wild (or FPDW), which returned 5 coins per coin played for 4-of-a-kind and 15 coins for 5-of-a-kind.
July 5,2020
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