AP White dropped out of college 3 times before finally graduating, and getting that 6-figure per year job. But once he started working he found he hated the job. He decided to quit, and go on the road as a professional advantage player. You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21 […]
Blackjack Xchange
This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page. AC says: Blackjack Xchange is one of many carnival, or “carney” games, in the market. You’ve probably never heard of it, but it’s been around a while. […]
The Value of Creating Strategies
In my opinion, much of the value of a strategy lies in the creation process — figuring out what makes this game different from the others; looking for the rare cases; figuring out how to transcribe those cases — not in using a strategy created by somebody else. When I’m looking for the rare cases, […]
Do Strong Players Ruin It for Everybody Else?
I received an email from Deke Castleman with the Las Vegas Advisor asking me if I’d answer the following QOD (Question of the Day): The QoD on Station Casinos giving zero player points on some video pokermachines generated lots of strong reader comments. One opinion is thatAdvantage Players are one contributing cause for lessening, even […]
Life is a Gamble #1 Darryl Purpose
Hey everyone. This is episode one of my new podcast. As you can see, it is called Life is a Gamble, and as the title indicates it will be about life’s gambles. I am still feeling my way here so things may morph and change as time goes on, but I hope you come along […]
HOW TO PLAY YOUR HANDS AGAINST A DEALER’S 9 UPC...
This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page. AC says: The first step toward expert play in blackjack is learning basic strategy, which is the correct way to play your hands against all casino upcards, assuming there’s […]
There’s a Reason
The following is a true story, other than the names of the gamblers. It happened at Harrah’s Atlantic City a number of years ago. Since I’ve played little at this particular casino, and always as a tourist rather than a local, I might have some of the details wrong. But the gist of this story […]
I Almost Threw It Away
Bonnie and I have been married nine years now, and she turned 80 years old June 3. From the get-go, she knew I was a professional gambler, and it became clear to me early on that she had no potential to understand advantage gambling. But she enjoys the meals, cruises, and other traveling that my […]
CASINO MONEY MATH
This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page. AC says: Don’t let the technical nature of this article put you off. The lessons it imparts are good. The discussion of independent (vs. dependent) trials explains why card […]
Hospitals Are No Fun
I missed my blog for May 30. Sometimes I have a number of blogs “in the bank,” but not at the moment. My cupboard was bare and I was too incapacitated to refill it. I thought I’d share with you what happened. It has nothing to do with gambling (although there was one AP move […]