Recent content by mattmd

So 42%W, 51%L, 7%P is incorrect?

So if I did the math correctly, the strategy in my first post should be a break even one.

If we start with $100 total and play 10 hands, and the betting goes like this: bet $5 - lose - total = $95 bet $10 - lose - total = $85 bet $15 - lose - total = $70 bet $20 - lose - toal = $50 bet $25 - lose - total = $25 bet $30 - win - total = $55 bet $25 - win - total = $80 bet $20...

Hi, A friend told me about this strategy that looks like it works, but I am not a math guy and I have read before that betting strategies don't work, so I would like someone to explain to me why this won't work because I can't figure it out :) If you play basic strategy, the house...

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Thanks, I was pretty sure that she was wrong.

Hi, I was at the casino the other day, and I had 2 queens. I split them just because I felt like it and the bets were only $10 each that hand. I said that I knew it was the wrong move, but I like to do it anyway sometimes. I won both hands and the dealer said something like "you won this...