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Mark Pilarski Gaming Guru - Page 66  3 cards, 2 plays, 4 wins . . . WOW!19 May 2003
Dear Mark, In a recent column, you mentioned a game called Three
Card Poker. I guess my questions are, what is it and how do you play?
Kerry D.
Three Card Poker, with the right pay table (ya had better check out next
week's column), is a fast and exciting poker game that offers two ways
to play and four different ways to win. ... (read more)
Mr. Virtue and taxes12 May 2003
Dear Mark, This week Newsweek reported that former Education Secretary
William Bennett lost eight million dollars over a decade in Las Vegas and
Atlantic City. Even with those huge losses, would Mr. Bennett have any tax
liability on his winnings? Dave T.
Oh, yeah. ... (read more)
Friday night player wants to go BIG TIME5 May 2003
Dear Mark, I have been enthralled by watching the World Poker Tour
on the Travel Channel. Talk about a show that hooks you. I actually have
visions of grandeur and think that I too could play at the level I have
seen on TV. I usually do quite well in my Friday night game with friends
from work. ... (read more)
Dealers do bust, really, with a little help from you28 April 2003
Dear Mark, When the dealer is showing a bust card (2, 3, 4, 5, 6),
how often does she really bust? Dan A.
Never, as in "When I'm playing, they never bust," overstates it, Dan,
though we've all had that feeling. But they do bust, as often as 43%
of the time when a six ... (read more)
Buy, lay, place - What's a player to do?21 April 2003
Dear Mark, Although you state it is a terrific bet, I generally do
not make a pass line wager on a craps game. Instead, I prefer betting
specific individual numbers. The craps table offers different
opportunities: A buy bet, a place bet, and a lay bet. Of these three
... (read more)
Slots and pots revisited14 April 2003
Dear Mark, If the house edge is only .05% on a 9/6 video poker
machine, how important is hitting the royal flush in the overall payback?
I usually play a $1 machine. Joe L.
As stated in past columns, 9/6 (full house: 9, flush: 6, one coin
inserted) Jacks or Better ... (read more)
Video poker is more skill than luck7 April 2003
Dear Mark, Outside of putting coins in a slot machine and pulling
the handle, I am lost in a casino. Others have recommended that I try
video poker. Before I try video poker, could you please share some tips
and strategies? Devin F.
In slots, no matter how adroitly you ... (read more)
Bruisin' the old billfold31 March 2003
Dear Mark,
I know most of the craps bets and associated odds, but I have a
question that has been bugging me. Reference the following craps
scenario: Suppose I come to a table and the point is six. I make a come
bet and the shooter rolls an eight. I like the action and take the max
odds on my come bet. ... (read more)
There must be easier ways to make a living24 March 2003
Dear Mark, The other day I played keno with my best 20 lucky
numbers. The special bonus was to hit all twenty numbers and win
$30,000, or not catch one number and win close to $400. Well, my numbers
were lucky in the fact that none hit. I want to know what the odds are
of picking no numbers and of picking 20. ... (read more)
Midstream switch?17 March 2003
Dear Mark, While playing pai gow the other day, the dealer set his
cards and was in the process of turning the players'. He turned my set
and announced two winners. As the dealer was checking the next player's
cards, the pit boss came over and had the dealer reset his cards. ... (read more)
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