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BJI Newsletter, July, #114
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A WORD FROM HENRY
I'm looking forward to giving several blackjack seminars at the upcoming World Casino Championships in Las Vegas on August 14-17. I'll also be supervising the blackjack tournament (one of several different tournaments schedule for the weekend). This will be an exciting and fun weekend; over $75,000 in cash prizes available to be won. For details on this event, read the article on the WCC in this issue written by Melissa Kaplan. (Note: BJI Subscribers get a $100 discount... click here to sign up online with this discount.)
This month's issue of the BJI begins with Ralph Stricker's description of the close call he and his team had while making another play in Santo Domingo with their concealed blackjack computers. Mark Billings continues his discussion of Shuffle Tracking with tips on what you should be looking for when the dealer shuffles the cards. Frank Scoblete provides more details about Pat DeMauro's record four-hour roll, and his team of reporters report on some recent changes made to the blackjack games in Atlantic City. Dan Pronovost has penned a timely and informative article on how you should be gambling during this tough economic climate if you are short on cash. Joe Pane offers some sage advice on how you can become a successful tournament player. He also is asking for your help to determine who the top ten tournament players are (see his article on how to vote). We all learned early in our blackjack playing career to "always split aces." But, according to tournament pro The Babe, this may not always be the right play in tournaments. Kenneth Smith concludes his study of betting in tournaments with a few tips that may come in handy the next time you play in a tournament. Jerry Stickman offers some excellent advice on how to bet at craps when you are on a table with random shooters, and he explains the famous 5-Count, which is a simple technique that will reduce the number of random rolls you bet on to save your money. Nobody likes to lay down a good poker hand, but Bill Burton offers tips on when laying down your hand might just be the best play. Last, but not least, we have a summary of upcoming blackjack tournaments courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com.
Henry Tamburin
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HOW IT BEGAN-Part 5 by Ralph "Silver Fox" Stricker
"Our team decided to make another play in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), and we were excited about our new team member Sally H. Another reason we decided to play there again was because Sally's father was a former diplomat to the country..."
Read Sticker's complete article.
SHUFFLE TRACKING 101- Part 2 by Mark Billings
"One key to shuffle tracking is the discard rack. One of the things that make shuffle tracking possible is the fact that dealt cards are placed in the discard rack in a particular order once the round is completed. The importance of this should become apparent..."
Read Billing's complete article.
"Frank provides more information about Patricia DeMauro, who took the dice in her hands for only the second time in her life and four-hours-eighteen-minutes later she had rolled a world-record 154 times before sevening out. Frank's team of reporters also provides the latest news about the blackjack games in AC..."
Read Scobletes' complete article.
Read Pronovost's complete article.
"Ninety five percent of all tournament players have no middle game plan, and will just sit around and wait until the final three or four hands before they make a bet that's more than the minimum. Sitting around to the end is a recipe for disaster..."
Read Pane's complete article.
"There has been very little written about splitting aces in all of tournament literature, and, whatever has been written about aces in all the books on casino blackjack can be boiled down to these two conclusions..."
Read The Babe's complete article.
"For the past two months I have been publishing results of a study of an unusual tournament format intended to focus strictly on the benefit of various bet sizes. This month I'll wrap up the research with the results of all the questions posed in the original article..."
Read Smith's complete article.
"If you're looking for a great casino weekend of nine tournaments in blackjack, craps, Pai Gow poker, baccarat and slots; along with special classes taught by such experts as best-selling authors Henry Tamburin, Dominator, Bill Burton and Frank Scoblete and by such gaming columnists as Jerry "Stickman" and John "Skinny," plus added fun at parties, lunches, a chance to win $25,000 and $50,000, and a giant Awards Banquet...sound good..."
Read Kaplan's complete article.
"The best advice for betting on random shooters is, well, --- DON'T. However, only playing at empty tables or with other controlled shooters is not very realistic. Also, casinos will most likely become annoyed if you stand at a crowded craps table and bet only on yourself. They want you betting so they can win your money. They don't want you waiting 30 minutes until you get the dice back before you bet. So, since you must bet on random rollers, GTC recommends three tactics..."
Read Stickman's complete article.
"Making the correct lay downs in the right situations is what separates the winners from the losers. Getting married to a hand can spell disaster for a player especially in a tournament. Winning players have the discipline to get away from a hand no matter how good it looks to start..."
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ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACK REPORT by Frank and Alene Scoblete
HOW TO GAMBLE IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES by Dan Pronovost
"Most gamblers play casino games in a manner that they will, in the long run, lose money to the casinos. If you're one of these gamblers (and if you're not sure, then that means you definitely are), then counting on Lady Luck to turn your fortunes around is a very bad idea. But that doesn't mean you can't slow down the Grande Dame of wallet stealing, if you're smart. Here are some tips on how to do this..."
HOUSE OF PANE: ANYONE CAN WIN A BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT by Joe Pane
"ACES" by The Babe
THE ONE DECISION TOURNAMENT: Part 3 by Kenneth Smith
WORLD CASINO CHAMPIONSHIPS by Melissa A. Kaplan
DICE CONTROL 101: BETTING STRATEGIES FOR RANDOM ROLLERS by Jerry "Stickman"
ALL ABOUT POKER: WINNERS CAN LAY IT DOWN by Bill Burton
BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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