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• The four steps of video poker (26 May 2018)
• Don't fear video poker (5 May 2018)
• Beating blackjack tournaments (14 April 2018)
• Be selective in blackjack games (24 March 2018)
• Chat with champion Sammy Vaughn (3 March 2018)
• The hand that should have been (part 2) (10 February 2018)
• The hand that should have been (20 January 2018)
• Money management advice (2 December 2017)
• Getting cash in a casino (11 November 2017)
• Bad blackjack advice (21 October 2017)
• Bad blackjack mistakes (30 September 2017)
• 100x odds at craps: great deal or not? (9 September 2017)
• Blackjack tips (19 August 2017)
• The quick and dirty guide to comps (29 July 2017)
• Blackjack: True or false? (8 July 2017)
• The ultimate blackjack test (17 June 2017)
• Learning blackjack lingo (27 May 2017)
• 21 blackjack no-nos (6 May 2017)
• Stump them at blackjack (15 April 2017)
• Stump and amaze your friends (25 March 2017)
• What does a dealer do? (5 March 2017)
• Blackjack mini-tournament playing tips (31 December 2016)
• Managing blackjack losing streaks (10 December 2016)
• Losing streaks at video poker (19 November 2016)
• Wake up, blackjack players! (29 October 2016)
• Why am I still losing? (8 October 2016)
• How should I bet? (17 September 2016)
• Splitting aces and eights (27 August 2016)
• How to play those hard 8-11 hands (6 August 2016)
• Boosting your casino ratings (16 July 2016)
• What errors actually cost players (25 June 2016)
• The best Double Double Bonus Poker game (4 June 2016)
• The signs of card counting (14 May 2016)
• The power of the ace (23 April 2016)
• A remarkable royal flush streak (2 April 2016)
• Why Henry Tamburin takes insurance (12 March 2016)
• Your video poker quiz (20 February 2016)
• Understanding 'expected value' in video poker (30 January 2016)
• Sammy won a million at blackjack (9 January 2016)
• Four reasons to play blackjack (12 December 2015)
• Non-intuitive blackjack (31 October 2015)
• How to play Blackjack Switch (10 October 2015)
• Characteristics of bad blackjack players (19 September 2015)
• Blackjack misinformation (29 August 2015)
• Tipping the dealers (8 August 2015)
• Free bet blackjack (18 July 2015)
• Pitfalls of Double Double Bonus Poker (27 June 2015)
• The blackjack blues (11 April 2015)
• My remarkable streak of royals (28 March 2015)
• Video poker players: Don't be fooled! (6 December 2014)
• How to hold onto your video poker profits (22 November 2014)
• More video poker questions and answers (1 November 2014)
• Video poker questions and answers (4 October 2014)
• Casino credit and money management (6 September 2014)
• Handling money in the casinos (9 August 2014)
• Playing 18 in blackjack (26 July 2014)
• How to hold onto your VP profits (12 July 2014)
• How to play every video poker hand perfectly (29 March 2014)
• Playing soft 17 at blackjack (1 February 2014)
• How to play blackjack's beautiful ace (18 January 2014)
• How to bet at blackjack (4 January 2014)
• The ultimate blackjack quiz #2 (21 December 2013)
• The ultimate blackjack quiz (14 December 2013)
• Playing two hands at blackjack (9 November 2013)
• Making money with cashback (26 October 2013)
• Crash course in blackjack, part II (24 August 2013)
• Crash course in blackjack, part I (10 August 2013)
• Video poker for dummies, part II (29 June 2013)
• Video poker for dummies, part I (15 June 2013)
• Top blackjack questions, part II (25 May 2013)
• Top blackjack questions, part I (11 May 2013)
• Optimum video poker (27 April 2013)
• Class II vs. Class III video poker machines (13 April 2013)
• Review of Video Poker for Winners (23 March 2013)
• Some answers about blackjack (9 March 2013)
• What casinos don't want you to know (23 February 2013)
• Changing video poker machines (9 February 2013)
• A very royal flush (22 December 2012)
• How to become a better blackjack player (15 December 2012)
• Choosing the right game to play (14 December 2012)
• How to win at video poker (30 November 2012)
• Matching games to personality types (23 November 2012)
• Common mistakes made by blackjack players (26 October 2012)
• Blackjack abroad (19 October 2012)
• European no-hole-card blackjack (5 October 2012)
• Six blackjack myths debunked (21 September 2012)
• Best Jacks or Better video poker games (7 September 2012)
• The easiest ways to lose your shirt in a casino (24 August 2012)
• Royal flush cycles (20 July 2012)
• Comps 101 (6 July 2012)
• Scouting the blackjack tables (8 June 2012)
• Blackjack misinformation (1 June 2012)
• No-hole-card blackjack (11 May 2012)
• What does royal flush cycle mean? (4 May 2012)
• Numbers don't lie (13 April 2012)
• Dumb luck (6 April 2012)
• How to play straights and pairs in video poker (16 March 2012)
• How to play seven tough blackjack hands (2 March 2012)
• How to play and win playing bonus poker (17 February 2012)
• Doubling for less: Why it's a big mistake (3 February 2012)
• What do you think of this betting system? (13 January 2012)
• Helping a friend (9 December 2011)
• Comparing different casino bets (2 December 2011)
• Strategy for hitting hard hands (11 November 2011)
• Be careful when you play blackjack (4 November 2011)
• Ten mistakes blackjack players should avoid (14 October 2011)
• A chat with Sam Vaughn (7 October 2011)
• Is blackjack card counting for you? (16 September 2011)
• Casino surrenders at blackjack (2 September 2011)
• A detailed look at blackjack hands (27 August 2011)
• Splitting aces and 8s (12 August 2011)
• Shuffle tracking 101 (15 July 2011)
• Chances of hitting the royal flush (1 July 2011)
• What do those "suits" do? (24 June 2011)
• Blackjack seat rental (10 June 2011)
• The skinny on baccarat (27 May 2011)
• Blackjack side bets: Are they worth betting? (13 May 2011)
• A different type of blackjack quiz (answers) (16 April 2011)
• A different type of blackjack quiz (15 April 2011)
• How to beat the casinos at their own game (1 April 2011)
• Why card counting works (11 March 2011)
• Blackjack tournaments 101 (4 March 2011)
• Splitting 10s: Smart or dumb? (18 February 2011)
• Card counting basics (4 February 2011)
• Blackjack tournament tips (21 January 2011)
• My pet peeves (14 January 2011)
• Always insure a good hand (24 December 2010)
• Calculating the expected return of cashback offers (10 December 2010)
• Doubling 11 against an ace (19 November 2010)
• Interview with a blackjack dealer (5 November 2010)
• Busting popular card-counting myths (15 October 2010)
• Playing more than one hand (8 October 2010)
• The 12 versus 2 dilemma (24 September 2010)
• Blackjack quiz (27 August 2010)
• Blackjack quiz (20 August 2010)
• Dealer mistakes: What happens when they occur (13 August 2010)
• Attracting new blackjack players (23 July 2010)
• Getting barred from playing blackjack (9 July 2010)
• You're never too old to learn something new (25 June 2010)
• Blackjack tournament tips (21 May 2010)
• Blackjack faux pas (7 May 2010)
• Worst dealer's upcard and more (answers) (9 April 2010)
• Worst dealer's upcard and more (questions) (26 March 2010)
• You're an idiot! (19 March 2010)
• 6:5 single-deck 21 (19 February 2010)
• Splitting aces and eights (5 February 2010)
• Tales from the video poker trenches (22 January 2010)
• Blackjack side bet: Streak (8 January 2010)
• Blackjack and comps (25 December 2009)
• Advanced basic strategy (11 December 2009)
• Father-in-law wins big playing wrong game (20 November 2009)
• My pet peeves (6 November 2009)
• Avoid misplaying these blackjack hands (30 October 2009)
• A better way to tip a blackjack dealer (16 October 2009)
• Video poker tips (2 October 2009)
• Blackjack myths revisited (18 September 2009)
• Blackjack fact or fiction? (4 September 2009)
• Sometimes it pays to discard a winning hand in video poker (7 August 2009)
• Blackjack phobia (24 July 2009)
• Blackjack card counting 101 - part 2 (10 July 2009)
• Blackjack card counting 101 - part 1 (19 June 2009)
• Calculating cash back (29 May 2009)
• Splitting aces and eights (22 May 2009)
• Hitting a royal the hard way (8 May 2009)
• 21 things you should never say or do when you play blackjack (1 May 2009)
• Video poker tips (24 April 2009)
• Barring, dealer advice, speed count and more (17 April 2009)
• Blackjack training tools (24 November 2002)
• Winning more by doubling down (28 October 2002)
• Getting maximum comps by playing blackjack (13 September 2002)
• Disturbing trends (21 August 2002)
• Winning hands in blackjack (12 June 2002)
• Winning hands in blackjack (12 June 2002)
• How to calculate the casino's edge in blackjack (26 May 2002)
• How to calculate the casino's edge in blackjack (26 May 2002)
• Splitting 10s (25 April 2002)
• Blackjack side bets revisited (24 March 2002)
• More reader questions on blackjack (1 February 2002)
• Continuous shufflers revisited (18 November 2001)
• Readers' blackjack questions (26 October 2001)
• Blackjack myths debunked (12 September 2001)
• Is card counting legal? (1 June 2001)
• Basics of blackjack tournaments (23 March 2001)
• Digital 21 (29 January 2001)
• Winning streaks (24 November 2000)
• Top 8 player-favorable blackjack rules (17 September 2000)
• A game plan for winning at blackjack (21 August 2000)
• Playing multiple spots (27 July 2000)
• Blackjack quiz (answers) (18 June 2000)
• Blackjack quiz (questions) (4 June 2000)
• Soft 17 rule (27 May 2000)
• How to cut the casino's edge in blackjack (22 April 2000)
• Common mistakes by casino players (18 March 2000)
• Getting the edge (27 February 2000)
• Top 10 reasons to play blackjack (23 January 2000)
• How to win more at blackjack (23 December 1999)
• Tournament playing tips (18 November 1999)
• Splitting aces and 8s (25 October 1999)
• Blackjack quiz answers (28 September 1999)
• Blackjack quiz (23 September 1999)
• Best Mississippi blackjack games (21 August 1999)
• 'Blackjack Autumn' review (18 August 1999)
• Losing blackjack hands (18 July 1999)

Henry Tamburin

Henry Tamburin is the author of the best-selling book, Blackjack: Take The Money and Run, editor of the Blackjack Insider e-Newsletter, and Lead Instructor for the Golden Touch Blackjack course. For a free 3-month subscription to his blackjack newsletter with full membership privileges, visit www.bjinsider.com/free. For details on the Golden Touch Blackjack course visit www.goldentouchblackjack.com or call 866/WIN-BJ21. For a free copy of his casino gambling catalog featuring over 50 products call 888/353-3234 or visit the Internet store at www.smartgaming.com.

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