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Norm, I am not a math whiz like you but what Snyder wrote about Aces book sounded plausible to me. Can you tell us where he is wrong? It would really help me and others I think.

McDowell I am not a math guy but Snyder's explanation made sense to me. Looks like McDowell forgot that a deck without aces has much worse EV than overall BS would have. So McDowell's calculation of EV by EVaces + EVrestofdeck is too high.

But you are missing a very important idea You do not make money betting when count is high. You make money betting when count is high and then it goes down after you bet. You bet, then Ace, 10 hit table, count goes down, you are winning. You bet big when count is high because you hope count is...

Galileo Some say Galileo invented almost nothing but put together things others invented and then he took credit. But because he put them together where all could see and use, like Newton "shoulders of giants" could use it. Black Jack Attack puts things together in one book that were in many...

May you be comforted, Mr. Pill

Stuey had extraordinary memory for cards. He had standing offer about memorizing many decks, cards dealt, identify exact missing cards. No one would bet with him. Also he was top gin rummy player of all time. Many poker players start at blackjack and got barred and turned to poker.

There are internet resources you can use to check out charities. Some states have attorney general websites. Consumer websites. etc. You are right some charities put 20% of money to their cause, others 80-90%. Donate to efficient ones.

It is great to read you here Mr. Bishop. I have missed you very much. You mention Wilson and bet sizing, but it was your writing that taught me what Mr. Thorp did not - about risk of ruin and how bad swings can be. Thank you for that. I hope you see Molly sometimes and she is fine, too!

Is this real - it almost looks fake?

Isaac Asimov wrote about losing job as associate professor of biochemsitry at Boston because he was writing science fiction, but he got to keep his title because he had tenure, after "struggle" he called homeric. When you were professor with tenure you are professor now. And by the way, the...

Cut card effect

One thing that happens is when count keeps going up, this is bad, not good. You are winning while count is going down - A,10 falling on table. While count is going up, more bad cards falling on table and you are losing. Usually with higher count the next hand is good but sometimes next hand...

The difference between these games and AP gambling is Bridge and chess experts seem smart. Blackjack experts seem like bad people, gamblers! We have to keep telling people card counting is legal? Because it feels like it is not legal.

Mr. Mayor I would not expect you to name places but maybe you could suggest some things for us to look for? Surveilance sees game from above, not from table level where we look at it.

Wouldn't that be ma amie?