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John Grochowski Gaming Guru - Page 70  Splitting fives in blackjack3 March 2016
For basic strategy players in blackjack, there are a few absolutes when pairs are dealt: Always split aces and 8s.
Never split 5s or 10s.
What brings this to mind as I write is an e-mail exchange with a reader who ignores one of the absolutes. He likes to split 5s, and I don’t seem likely to convince him to change his ways. ... (read more)
The 'best' games to play28 February 2016
QUESTION: If you were me what would you recommend playing at the casino that would give you the highest chance of walking away with a profit? I have been gambling for 10 years and the other night I put over $700 in the same penny machine at $1.25 max bet. The day before that, I put over $500 in the same type machine and didn't win anything over $16 the entire time. ... (read more)
Favored to win World Series25 February 2016
It’s spring training time in major-league baseball, and for gamblers that brings talk of odds to win the World Series, who’s favored and what that actually means. The Chicago Cubs are a hot topic of conversation after their breakthrough season a year ago, when they won 97 regular-season games, beat the St. ... (read more)
Four aces and 10 10s21 February 2016
QUESTION: Please explain about the video poker games with the bonuses on aces. You get 400 coins on the aces in Bonus Poker, 800 in Double Bonus, 2,000 in Double Double Bonus and 4,000 in Triple Double Bonus. The aces have to come up a lot less with the bigger payoffs, right? If they come up the same, why ... (read more)
Real live poker18 February 2016
I don’t write a lot about live poker — the Texas Hold’em, seven-card stud and Omaha that you see in casino card rooms. Most of my poker playing has been done in home games, with rules that have little to do with anything you’ll find at casinos. Just try to find a seven-card stud, low hole card wild, roll your own game in a poker room. ... (read more)
A big law case and tipping14 February 2016
QUESTION: Is there anything you can tell us about the court case over Mississippi Stud Poker? Two men in Illinois were charged with felonies when one could see the flop card and signaled it to the other. ANSWER: On Dec. 9, a judge in Joliet, Illinois, gave a directed verdict of acquittal after the ... (read more)
Electronic table games11 February 2016
Growing player acceptance has brought a whole new world of opportunity to providers of electronic table games, so much so that Rob Bone, president, North America, for Interblock, personifies the company as a 25-year startup. “Good people, technology and innovation make for a great player experience,” said Bone, who is confident Interblock is poised to rise to the top among electronic gamemakers. ... (read more)
Hitting soft 17 is good for the casino7 February 2016
QUESTION: Why are there differences between when the blackjack dealer must hit on soft 17 versus stay on soft 17? I know you'd have to be more aggressive when it's hit on soft 17, but I'm not sure about the logic for those three plays that are different. Why hit on soft 19 against a dealer 6, double on soft ... (read more)
Streaks4 February 2016
Streaks are part of life at the gaming table, but there’s no tendency for a hot streak to stay hot. Still, the hot streaks are fun. Here are a few streaks readers have shared in the last few months: Hayden: My wife and I went to a riverboat with about $300 between us. She went off to play slots, but I decided to invest my first $100 at a $5 blackjack table. ... (read more)
Stacked symbols and Megabucks31 January 2016
QUESTION: Do stacked symbols, especially the really long stacks, make it easier or harder to win on slot machines? ANSWER: Stacked symbols are a tool used by game designers to create the possibility of large, multiple-payline wins. You might even get stacks of the same symbol on every reel, covering every space on the screen. ... (read more)
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