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    Boards closing, discussion

    Ken, you're a class act! Thanks for the good times, Ken. Thanks for all you've done for all us little people! You've given us a place to share, vent and revel in relative anonymity. Thanks for the memories! HockeXpert
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    What are the odds?

    That sure is a lot of "cover" you played.
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    Ace Advantage?

    You're assuming that you ARE going to get the ace. The dealer will get it 1 in 7 times putting all your hands at a large disadvantage (maybe 10% off the top of my head). Stick with Sucker's 2% advantage on each hand in the first round and see if it's worth it. It sounds like he has a better...
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    Ace Advantage?

    On a modern DD shuffle? PM welcomed!:grin:
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    Ace Advantage?

    Don't get me wrong, I like the idea and I hear you about the power of a first card A (52%) but it's all the other bets that offset that +EV. You play all the other hands at a small HE but add the loss of the A and it's greater than you think. A better betting pattern like reducing your bet or...
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    Ace Advantage?

    My guess is -EV. With only one ace guaranteed in the first 14 cards, you'll have 5 hands at a disadvantage IF the dealer doesn't get the A and 6 at a disadvantage if the dealer does get the A which will occur 1 in 7 times. You're also at -EV the other 20% of the time went you CAN'T cut the A...
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    New (To me) ploppy lingo. Wtf?

    You learn something every day. Thanks 21!
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    New (To me) ploppy lingo. Wtf?

    "Monkey" is a misquote/mispronunciation by Asians of the word "Monarchy".
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    what to do when this happens?

    Because he would take the dealer's bust card:laugh:
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    what to do when this happens?

    All hands are played independent of each other. EV is +10.5 if you hit and -1.5 if you stand at a pretty high tc.
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    Good for a laugh

    This month's Game Protection newsletter "View from the Catwalk" has a humorous poll in it. They need a cartoon of a pc sweating a red chipper while a guy is killing a game betting purple to accompany the poll...
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    Is my casino shuffling?

    That machine is a continuous shuffle machine. Look for tables that DON'T have those shuffle machines.
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    Kid I found trying to cheat

    Read post #15 above. I admit it is cheating but, as you pointed out, it can't be proved. I was not being sarcastic. I was being sincere. That was a clever analogy you used. That's the trouble with email and forums. People often assume others are being nasty because the reader can't hear the...
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    Kid I found trying to cheat

    You better return all those mispays you have collected over the years.:eek:
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    Kid I found trying to cheat

    You got me there tthree. This is a legal form of cheating similar to the free hit. You get a 4+ card 17, scratch for a hit and then see what the next card is. A-4, you tuck. 5+ you turn your cards over and say "oops, I thought that was 16. I would never hit hard 17" and see what happens...
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