LV Bear Interview @ BJINFO!

[zengrifter]

My 7000th post at BJINFO.

Two years ago I was playing at a Vegas casino known to me and Edgecapper. I had previously noticed a distinguished gentleman playing at 1st base and thought he was a ploppy, though he was playing bigger than others in the casino.

This time i watched him more closely. He was betting a 1-30 spread at 2D! Management was oblivious to what was happening.

After about 45-minutes more had past the mysterious gentleman ended session cashed out and departed.

I caught up to him on the street and said, "Thats the most obnoxious spread I've seen in years!" He was noticeably perturbed and replied, "Oh well, I just got lucky." I laughed and said, Save that sh*t for the pit!"

He was bothered by my forwardness and quickly got in his car. As he was pulling away I motioned for him to roll down his window, and he did so reluctantly. I blurted out, "I'm Zengrifter."

He laughed and replied, "I'm LV Bear, how the hell are you!" we chated for the next 20-min.

LV Bear is one of gambling's most competent professionals, and probably the industry's staunchest critic through his industry weblog The Bear Growls. He is also a frequent contributor at Tamburin's BJ Insider, BJ21, and he is one of BJINFO's newest members.

It is my distinct pleasure to announce that BJINFO's Interview Page has added LV Bear, enjoy! zg

[supercoolmancool]

That my friends is about as good of advice that you could hope to recieve
on an internet message board. As usual your rational reasoning is of great
help, thanks.

[Automatic Monkey]

What a guy, he really understands. Gaming is much more practicable as a part-time enhancement of a full-time career where you actually provide something of benefit to your neighbors.

The ignorance of the gaming public is our enemy, for sure. In AC, there is at least one VP machine with a payoff of greater than 100%. It's a multi-game machine marked Keno, it has Keno and a few VP games, and one of those games is full-pay All-American Poker with a return of 100.7%.

You'd think that in a huge venue like AC there would be AP's playing those games 24 hours a day. And those machines are usually quite busy- with people playing Keno! I've never seen anyone else playing the AA, and the Keno players give me funny looks when they see me playing it, like I'm missing out on this great opportunity.

[21forme]

Very interesting reading. Thanks for posting.

[nc-tom]

Originally Posted by supercoolmancool

That my friends is about as good of advice that you could hope to recieve
on an internet message board. As usual your rational reasoning is of great
help, thanks.

Great interview i love reading his webblog. SCM i am honored you have actully quoted me

[supercoolmancool]

Originally Posted by nc-tom

Great interview i love reading his webblog. SCM i am honored you have actully quoted me

Yah, I saved it because I thought it was such a great quote, but I had since forgotten who originally said it. I like to keep it handy for just such an ocassion.

[jack,jackson]

That was nothing short, of a dedicated and successful professional.
Sharing his experiences with us about the real-life ups and downs of and
advantage player.

You could almost say theirs no thrill in victory, without agony in defeat!

And again focuses my attention and concerns about the future of twenty-one and the incompetent casinos and over zealous personel that control and operate these games.

Where do we go from here, and what we do now? Will the games get better or will they continue to get worse! I guess we'll have to wait and see and have the future answer that for us.


That pretty much says it all, ten years of an advantage player, displayed on a single page, wrapped up in a nutshell.

[Mimosine]

awesome interview!

[Canceler]

Originally Posted by Mimosine

awesome interview!

I'll go along with that. LVBear, don't be shy about posting!

[Geoff Hall]

A comprehensive account of the ups and downs of being an advantage player. It also embellishes the fact that players' overall acceptance of high-edge games has resulted in the expansion of games such as 6/5 Blackjack.

Good luck with your continued success.