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Mark Pilarski Gaming Guru - Page 62  Mastery at blackjack for just a buck23 February 2004
Dear Mark,
I need some Hickok history regarding the "Dead Man's Hand." I know it
consisted of aces and eights, but do you know what the kicker was? Marcus
S.
Eight years ago when replying to a "Wild" Bill Hickok Dead Man's
Hand question, I identified the kicker (fifth card) as a queen of hearts. ... (read more)
Serial/parallel, bet glossary and WSOP — what a bargain!16 February 2004
Dear Mark,
Let's say I am dealt four cards to a royal in video poker. I discard
one and hope for the card that will give me a royal flush. My
question is: is the card already behind the card I just discarded,
or dealt from the top of a deck? Dylan F.
OK, we've said it. Jurisdictional
gaming ... (read more)
Oh, say can you see: I obviously couldn't9 February 2004
Dear Mark,
A few years ago, you recommended in your column that at least once we should make
the pilgrimage to Nevada and watch the Super Bowl in a sportsbook. I had the pleasure
of doing that this year in Reno. I never had so much fun watching the game, and
I ended up a winner betting Carolina and getting the points (7). ... (read more)
Nephew not the sharpest knife in the drawer2 February 2004
Dear Mark, I have a nephew who thinks he has a foolproof system for winning
at blackjack. He is not very intelligent, does not have a good background in mathematics,
does not understand probability theory, does not know how to count, and does not
even know how to play blackjack well enough to reduce the house's advantage to
its minimum. ... (read more)
Super Bowl and deeper into faro26 January 2004
Dear Mark,
I read that the Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas has closed. What
happens to any sports futures bets that I had placed on the Super
bowl back this summer? Will the new owners honor these tickets?
Curtis R.
I believe your tickets are safe,
since Harrah's Entertainment has signed a ... (read more)
All-in is double or nothin'19 January 2004
Dear Mark,
I need further clarification on how "all-in" works in
Texas Hold'em. This happened on television the other night while
I was watching a poker tournament: Player "A" with a
massive amount of chips bet a substantial amount of money, and
player "B," with far fewer chips, consequently went
all-in. ... (read more)
Let's be fair-o to faro12 January 2004
Dear Mark,
I recently read that the most popular Nevada casino game in the
1800s was faro. The Virginia City casinos were kind enough to
offer the game 24 hours a day "for the convenience of miners
from all shifts." Have you ever heard of faro being played
in modern times? Any idea as to why it ... (read more)
Biased machines and a damned system5 January 2004
Dear Mark,
I gamble in one of three places: The South where I live, Biloxi
and Shreveport, and where my daughter resides, Reno, Nevada. I
limit my play to only video poker. Though my playing style stays
consistent, it seems I am luckier in Reno than the casinos here
in the South. My question is this. ... (read more)
Bringing down the house29 December 2003
Dear Mark,
What do you know about a group of college students who were featured
on NBC Dateline who beat the casinos in Las Vegas out of millions
by card counting? Doug F.
First, Doug, a quick point of
fact. It was ABC Primetime who did the segment, not NBC Dateline.
Here's how it went down. ... (read more)
Those hungry slots22 December 2003
Dear Mark,
Today's machines seem so complicated.
Lines going everywhere, coin amounts needed to insert confusing,
and of course, try figuring out the payoffs. Most confusing though
is multipliers and multiple paylines machines. Help!
Also, is there any consistent way to win at playing these new
machines?
Helen G. ... (read more)
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