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BJI Newsletter, August 2011, #139
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A WORD FROM HENRY
Dan Pronovost concludes his analysis of Loss-Discounts and explains how this strategy can give high-stakes blackjack players the advantage. Stu D. Hoss reports on blackjack playing conditions at three Boyd properties in Downtown Las Vegas: California, Fremont, and Main Street Station plus the Golden Gate and El Cortez casinos. Meanwhile, K. C. Brooks visited three casinos on the south end of the Strip (Silverton, South Point, and M) and reports on the playing conditions there, and Riverboat Flyer reports on the conditions in several Tunica casinos. Even gotten sick on a trip to Vegas? Read what happened to Ralph Stricker on one of his trips there with his "big player" M.R. If you've been disgusted when you lose hand after hand playing perfect strategy while the ploppie next to you wins every hand, you've got to read Basil Nestor's article for some inspiration. Frank Scoblete has a two part report on Atlantic City. The first covers a trip that he and several Golden Touch dice controllers undertook; namely, they visited and played craps in every casino in Atlantic City. The second part of Frank's report is an update on blackjack playing conditons in A.C. I can take no credit for Vinny DeCarlo's "experiment" in which, after my reading my book Craps: Take the Money and Run, he... well I'll let you read what that maverick did. John Grochwoski answers three good questions from players, one dealing with the hold statistic in blackjack, another on the "Five Count" in craps, and a third dealing with payout changes in Three Card Poker. Frank Kneeland discusses the risk and rewards of playing progressive video poker machines and shows you how to determine the value of a game. Last, but not least, we have a summary of upcoming major blackjack tournaments.
On October 21 in Las Vegas, I will be presenting two seminars at the one-day Golden Touch Advantage-Play Friday event. My first seminar will cover how to get the advantage in blackjack, and the second on how to get the edge in video poker. If you want to gain the advantage over the casino at either game, consider attending this great event. Classes are filling up. For details, click here.
You can watch me answer common questions about card counting by clicking on this new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZOe4TLtV-Q.
In the Article Spotlight
PLAYING BLACKJACK "HEADS UP" vs. "FULL TABLE" by Fred Renzey
This month's great "insider" article appeared in issue #98 of the BJI. Fred Renzey looks at the pros and cons of playing blackjack at a crowded vs. empty table from a recreational and professional view point.
Enjoy the issue.
Henry Tamburin
Editor
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LOSS-DISCOUNTS: BEATING THE CASINOS AT THEIR OWN GAME-Part 2 by Dan Pronovost
"After I wrote the Part 1 article last month on loss-discounts, more details about Mr. Johnson's exploit surfaced, including the following two constraints the casino imposed on him..."
Read Pronovost's complete article.
LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: LV DOWNTOWN CASINOS-PART 2 by Stu D. Hoss
"As the calendar turned to July, with the 4th of July holiday weekend staring me in the face, I realized I could stay home all weekend and watch the four walls of my house slowly close in or I could do what any patriotic, degenerate gambler would do that owed readers a Part II to the downtown experience. Friday afternoon I called my downtown headquarters and got a comped room for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights. I would spend the holiday weekend on Fremont Street..."
Read Hoss' complete article.
"The modern architecture, spectacular views of the strip and surrounding valley, the awe-inspiring Villagio Del Sole pool and entertainment Piazza, make M a must see destination. As for the games..."
Read Brooks' complete article.
"It was time for another trip to play blackjack in Mississippi. This was going to be a longer trip than usual. After hearing and reading about the casinos in Biloxi for years, I was going to visit them for the first time..."
Read Flyer's complete article.
"M.R. and I spent four uneventful days playing at casinos we hadn't frequented before. We covered expenses, and M.R. left to return home with the understanding that we would make our next play in Connecticut..."
Read Stricker's complete article.
"The lady at third base is a twenty-something chain smoker, slightly drunk. She hits her hard 13 against the dealer's 3. It's a stunning violation of basic strategy. Everyone rolls their eyes. Even the dealer hesitates. But she insists..."
Read Nestor's complete article.
"The first part of my report summarizes our odyssey of playing craps (and some pai gew poker) with my Golden Touch team in every casino in A.C. The second part is an update on blackjack conditions in A.C..."
Read Scobletes' complete article.
"In casino statistics online from various gambling states, I see casino hold percentages and win percentages in blackjack listed at 16, 17, and 18 percent. How can that be? I know there are some bad players, but no one should be giving the house 16 percent..."
Read Grochowski's complete article.
"Recently, I scrolled through a concisely written book with the title "Craps, Take the Money and Run" by Henry J. Tamburin. I was so amazed by its simplicity and Tamburin's wording and detailed explanations about the game that I purchased seven copies. Why seven copies..."
Read DeCarlo's complete article.
"If you're thinking R&R stands for rest and relaxation, you don't know me or the life of a progressive player very well, those "R's" aren't part of the job description. No, it stands for Risk & Reward, two aspects of progressives I have not given proper attention to in this series of article. Let's fix that now..."
Read Kneeland's complete article.
"Check out the schedule of major blackjack tournaments in August and September by region in our Blackjack Tournament Report courtesy of
blackjacktournaments.com..."
LAS VEGAS BLACKJACK REPORT: Silverton, M, and South Point Casinos by KC Brooks
MISSISSIPI GULF COAST AND TUNICA TRIP REPORT-Part 2 by Riverboat Flyer
HOW AND WHERE IT BEGAN: LACK OF DISCIPLINE LEADS TO DESTRUCTION-Part 8 by Ralph "Silver Fox" Stricker
WHEN BAD HANDS HAPPEN TO GOOD PLAYERS by Basil Nestor
AC UPDATE by Frank Scoblete and Alene Paone
CASINO ANSWER MAN by John Grochowski
THROWING HENRY TO THE WOLVES by Vinny DeCarlo
PROGRESSIVE VIDEO POKER-PART 10: RISK vs. REWARD by Frank Kneeland
BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE by blackjacktournaments.com
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