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Teddys on Jeopardy!
| January 28th, 2012 at 6:44:20 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6776 | Okay, let me address table game tournament strategy quickly. In tournaments you are not trying to beat the dealer, but trying to beat the other players. It is imperative to size your bets to have the greatest chance to win. For this reason, position is extremely important, the later to act the better. On the last hand all kinds of crazy things can, should, and will happen. You'll see players double on anything, for example hard 19, if it is their only shot to win, because there are often max bet rules. In craps tournaments it is often correct to make hop bets if you're way behind, because it is the only way to catch up. You have to remember that if the goal is to finish first at the table, finishing $1 behind first is no better than finishing with $0. A good book to read about casino tournament strategy is Casino Tournament Strategy by Stanford Wong. He also has software for playing blackjack tournaments. I might add that a major reason Ken Jennings did so well on Jeopardy was he was very clever with the Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy. He understood the goal was not to maximize your money at the end of the show but to beat the other two people on the stage. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| January 28th, 2012 at 8:02:49 AM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | I wish I understood that when I was on the show. I've gone over my last game so many times. I bet big on a daily double and lost. My opponent was a strong player and I figured a needed a big cushion going into final jeopardy to beat him. It pretty much crippled me for the rest of the game. I actually got more questions right than my opponent, but he knew the final jeopardy answer and I didn't. In the end, he just beat me. "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 28th, 2012 at 10:39:25 AM permalink | |
| bigfoot66 Member since: Feb 5, 2010 Threads: 10 Posts: 257 | Teddy can we get a link to a youtube of you on Jeopardy? Ron Paul 2012! |
| January 28th, 2012 at 11:03:11 AM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | No, Sony Pictures is pretty strict with their copyright. I'll see what else I can find. "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 28th, 2012 at 2:58:14 PM permalink | |
| EvenBob Member since: Jul 18, 2010 Threads: 231 Posts: 6400 |
Oh yeah? Well, did you learn your lesson after it was beaten into you that you have to tip security or pay the consequences? Casinos always have your best interests in mind, but you have to play by the rules. Its a tough love thing... LOL! One casino owner to another: "It would be so much easier if we could just hit them over the head, steal their money, and throw their bodies in the creek." Al Swearengen, Deadwood |
| January 28th, 2012 at 4:34:14 PM permalink | |
| bigfoot66 Member since: Feb 5, 2010 Threads: 10 Posts: 257 |
Please do. I have enjoyed reading your blogs and you inspired me to do the Harrah's Great Race west coast version with a post about it so I would enjoy seeing you on Jeopardy... Ron Paul 2012! |
| January 28th, 2012 at 5:36:16 PM permalink | |
| teddys Member since: Nov 14, 2009 Threads: 100 Posts: 2723 | Link to my video hello bit. Link to my player page. Strategy, betting, you-are-a-moron-for-not-knowing-The-Beatles comments welcome. "If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss..." -Rudyard Kipling |
| January 29th, 2012 at 3:28:05 AM permalink | |
| Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 14, 2009 Threads: 313 Posts: 6776 | I'm honored to have a two-time Jeopardy winner on the forum! I'm quite sure I wouldn't even be able to get past the entrance test. I'd love to hear the whole story. For now, here were Teddy's Final Jeopardy bids: Game 1: Jen: $6,900 Teddy: $10,800 Matt: $14,900 Teddy bid $2599 and won. Game 2: Teddy: $13,200 Tom : $8,500 Katie: $2,400 Teddy bid $3800 and won. Game 3: Teddy: $13,000 Bob: $14,000 Leila: $8,000 Teddy bid $7001 and lost. I'd be interested to hear your strategy behind each bid. It's not whether you win or lose; it's whether or not you had a good bet. |
| January 29th, 2012 at 6:17:56 AM permalink | |
| pacomartin Member since: Jan 14, 2010 Threads: 545 Posts: 6200 |
You should host a Vegas version of Cash Cab. If you win then the Bovada girls take you into a fancy club and you get a private table for an hour. The questions would be gambling, Vegas history, and Spanish Word of the Day. Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly -Edgar, betrayed son of Gloucester in King Lear |
| January 29th, 2012 at 6:29:25 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Nov 11, 2009 Threads: 218 Posts: 7275 |
And if you lose you get two hours :) This space is closed for remodeling |
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