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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 165  How Important Is Penetration in Blackjack?12 November 2002
It had been kind of a nondescript morning at the blackjack table--up a little, down a little. Won all four hands when the dealer busted after I split a pair of 8s, resplit and resplit again. Lost half of it back on a double down on the next hand. As I left the ... (read more)
Is There a Penalty for Ignoring Penalty Cards?5 November 2002
When it comes to refining video poker strategies, there's a definite pattern of diminishing return. Certainly it's worthwhile for the average player to learn that in Jacks or Better-based games, a low pair is quite a bit more valuable than a single high card, or that barring ... (read more)
A shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag29 October 2002
Q. I go to casinos about once a month and the following is the fourth time this has happened to me. I won a jackpot of 720 coins (quarters), five minutes later won another 300 coins and five minutes after that another 300 coins. An attendant came to put a bag of coins in the storage bin below the machine and while doing this he inserted his card in the players club slot. ... (read more)
Grochowski Reviews22 October 2002
Most of the gambling books I read are of the "how-to" variety. There's always a new twist on craps from Frank Scoblete, an insight into the comps game from Jean Scott or Max Rubin or a slightly different approach to blackjack from Arnold Snyder, Fred Renzey, Ken Fuchs, Olaf Vancura and many others to be considered. ... (read more)
Decreasing the House Edge on the 4 and 10 in Craps15 October 2002
At the most basic level, place numbers offer craps only a couple of reasonable opportunities. Place bets on 6 or 8, with house edges of 1.52 percent, are among the better bets at the table. But bets on 5 or 9, with house edges of 4 percent, and on 4 or 10, with house edges of 6.67 percent, are wagers to avoid. ... (read more)
Short Pay Machines Short-Change Players8 October 2002
She plays every week, and she knows that in the long run, a fullpay Double Bonus Poker machine that pays 10-for-1 on full houses, 7-for-1 on flushes and 5-for-1 on straights will give more back to players than a Double Bonus machine that pays less on any of those hands. "But I don't see why I should worry about what a machine is going to do in the long run," she says. ... (read more)
A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag2 October 2002
Q. I know that making a living as a professional gambler is risky and probably foolish. Assuming that I wanted to do it, however, please let me know if this makes sense: I have set a pre-tax yearly salary objective (I will pay taxes, of course). Since I don't want to work every day, I have set a target of number of days to be worked during the year. ... (read more)
Avoid 6-5 Single-Deck Blackjack Games25 September 2002
From time to time in this column, I've ranted about continuous shuffling machines, not so much because they make counting cards impossible, but because they're hazardous to the bankrolls of average players. There's no need for the dealer to stop to shuffle the cards, and that makes for a faster game with more hands per hour. ... (read more)
Responses to Video Poker Strategy Articles18 September 2002
Recent columns on video poker strategy brought a flurry of e-mail with questions from readers. Let's try to answer a few, starting with one of the most common questions asked about video poker: Q. You wrote that the video poker machine sets all 10 cards that you could see in a hand before it deals the cards. ... (read more)
A Shuffle through the Gaming Mailbag11 September 2002
Q. Recently, the Casino Queen in East St. Louis has initiated a new blackjack policy by which the dealer does not look at the hole card when showing a 10-value card. Does this add to the house advantage? If so, how? I have not seen this policy at any other casinos I frequent. Bill, via e-mail A. ... (read more)
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