Recent content by gibsonlp33stl

Just some info - cruise Carnival Valor last week and the BJ is all CSM, the only ones that were not were "Fun 21" with all the Queens taken out of the deck. So, if you want to make money, learn how to play poker b/c there is no profitable BJ playing on the cruise whatsoever.

Very good point Moo...

Plus - there's about a million ways to make money playing poker...all kinds of different strategies...just watch High Stakes Poker...all those guys play very different but they are all great players and winners in the long run. You can't argue about poker like you do blackjack, there isn't...

I think they are still making mistakes...but they are making their mistakes preflop. Their mistake is calling the way too large preflop raise for a marginal hand. That's like if someone called a flush draw on the flop for 15BB with 3BB in the pot. Obviously this is a terrible call. But then...

That makes more sense Caly...the way you said it the first time I thought you meant a standard EV and SD for Limit Poker...I didn't realize you meant that EV and SD for you playing limit poker with the people you play against. If you're just getting that from your historical data than the...

But I do agree that smaller bankroll required for poker - big plus. However, there is skill...so I don't care if your bankroll was 1 million...if you suck at poker you could lose it all. Another big plus is you don't have to worry about getting 86ed...the casino could care less how much...

First off...I'm curious how you calculate an EV and SD for poker when you don't know who you're playing against. It's still gambling, but a lot of skill is involved. If you are at a table with a bunch of pros v. a bunch of tourists in vegas...your EV would change dramatically. I don't even...

I'm on fire...just won another $508 last night in a 3 hour session. For online low stakes - you will get a lot of callers...are you playing limit or no limit? Especially limit low stakes, tons of callers. Also, if you just started playing you may be making other mistakes. If they are on a...

Yea - it's always good to start off on a hot streak...helps the bankroll. If I could keep up with $20 per hour with a BR less than 5k...definitely beats the hell out of what I could make with that BR in BJ.

OK - I may be officially done with BJ. Apparently my many hours of online poker through college paid off. First 3 hours session at 1-3NL I lost $65, 2nd 4 hours session I won $608, 3rd 3 hr session I won $550. Total profit of $1093, or $109 per hour. I know I'm high on variance, but people...

In your experiences, do places typically give you anything more than the what appears standard $1 / hr? If you ask for a buffet comp or something of that nature after 3-5 hours, any good responses? Or do they just say you get the $1/hr comp...

Maybe I'm way off on that...I thought I had seen that happen, maybe i'm just thinking of doubling...

Or as this article suggests: http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/scavengerbjfo.pdf There can be a large number of variations to splitting if it's not assumed that you have to split for the same amount. Everywhere I play allows splits/doubes for less. Interestingly - if you have...

Just curious what the norm is for poker comps...I'm sure different places have different rules, are they mainly just pit giveaways like free buffet or coffee shop or can you accumulate casino player "points"? Any thoughts appreciated:grin:

Is there ever any kind of comps playing poker? Just curious what I could expect to get, or is anything you get a bonus?