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May 9th, 2014 at 3:36:16 PM permalink
Where not what. The long term has been stalking you setting his trap and will take the feelings of being special away, year by year and day by day. Certainly the war will be over soon enough unless you're doing something smart and don't know it.
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May 9th, 2014 at 3:43:15 PM permalink
Quote: chrisr

Double Zero Roulette (single number bet) 0.053 35 442,756
Blackjack liberal rules 0.003 1 168,686

I'm surprised my assertions that keno is better than 10x craps
and roulette is better than a good game of blackjack went so unchallenged.

I think many don't understand what you posted. Those who do are more interested in the OT sub threads. [ed. as Mustang Sally noted, there appear to be issues with some of your N_0s]
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May 9th, 2014 at 3:53:45 PM permalink
Quote: teliot

Quote: chrisr

Double Zero Roulette (single number bet) 0.053 35 442,756
Blackjack liberal rules 0.003 1 168,686

I'm surprised my assertions that keno is better than 10x craps
and roulette is better than a good game of blackjack went so unchallenged.

I think many don't understand what you posted. Those who do are more interested in the OT sub threads.



It's not that shocking. When you are playing a -EV game you are paying for variance. It makes sense to pay more for more variance.

Of course, you could play something like 9/7 TDB and get your variance for cheap...
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May 9th, 2014 at 4:05:57 PM permalink
The long run begins where hopes, self-delusion, wishful thinking and selective memory become eroded by the combination of house edge and alcohol letting reality set in.
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May 9th, 2014 at 4:08:39 PM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

The long run begins where hopes, self-delusion, wishful thinking and selective memory become eroded by the combination of house edge and alcohol letting reality set in.



Lol...that's funny....Hunter Thompsonesk
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May 9th, 2014 at 4:42:53 PM permalink
Quote: chrisr

Double Zero Roulette (single number bet) 0.053 35 442,756

How do you get 35 as the SD?
35 is the 1 unit payout.
I get (5.762617134 / (-1/19))^2 = 11988

added:
also you have
Double Zero Roulette (even bet) 0.053 1 725
I get a 92.2% chance of a net loss after 725 spins
should it be closer to 360 for 84%?
maybe my (SD/EV)^2 is different from yours

IMHO, I do not think anyone really cares though

I may be under or still outside
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May 9th, 2014 at 7:14:31 PM permalink
Quote: FleaStiff

The long run begins where hopes, self-delusion, wishful thinking and selective memory become eroded by the combination of house edge and alcohol letting reality set in.

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May 9th, 2014 at 7:28:45 PM permalink
Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....I keep getting this vague image of someone named Don Johnson.....????
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May 9th, 2014 at 7:41:58 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....I keep getting this vague image of someone named Don Johnson.....????



Don Johnson was playing with an edge because casinos were dumb enough to give him one. Partial loss rebates can turn the game in your favor if played correctly. I don't think the amount he played would be considered very "long run" either. I dunno how many hands he actually played though. With the loss rebates, I assume he was trying for high variance, and not many hands played.
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May 9th, 2014 at 7:48:27 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....I keep getting this vague image of someone named Don Johnson.....????



Of course there are winners in the long run. People who play +EV games are winners in the long run.

People who play -EV games are losers in the long run. People who play -EV games with sub-optimal strategies like never hitting a 16 and not splitting 8s against a 10 or A are even bigger losers in the long run.
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May 9th, 2014 at 7:53:47 PM permalink
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People who play -EV games are losers in the long run. People who play -EV games with sub-optimal strategies... are even bigger losers in the long run.


This reminds me of Rob Singer who plays -EV game (below 100% VP), doesn't follow optimal strategy, and still claims winning consistently.
Of course, he is trying to sell his system.
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May 9th, 2014 at 7:53:48 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....I keep getting this vague image of someone named Don Johnson.....????

Hoax, time of discovery 1053 EST
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May 9th, 2014 at 8:03:14 PM permalink
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Hoax, time of discovery 1053 EST



Hey, I'd like to point out my post at the top of page 5, 7 and a half hours earlier than that....
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May 9th, 2014 at 8:27:02 PM permalink
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Hey, I'd like to point out my post at the top of page 5, 7 and a half hours earlier than that....

It wasn't officially a load then.
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May 9th, 2014 at 8:28:11 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....

I thought it was strange.

So what do you think is the long run?

Others have voiced their opinion(s)

Here is mine
Make one lifetime bet.
IMO, you are not in the long run

Now, make two bets or more, now you are in the long run

Oh, the yelling, spitting and name-calling keeps going on all over the world
as opinions fly high and far

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May 9th, 2014 at 10:01:06 PM permalink
Well, Thank you for your reply. I guess you're right and you seem to be very knowledgeable. Math doesn't lie does it .?(when applied correctly??) I must be missing something. +EV -EV. don't use it! I admit I'm worse than bad at math and don't ever hit 16 and don't split 88's against A or 10 and 12 years of playing with $12,000 or any profit at all is probably way too much $$$ and long enough for a sub-optimal strategy red chipper like myself, but then I'm not the expert. That's why I asked the question.
I probably need to change my play and start giving it all back to match the math. HaHa!!
. My simple question (if you bothered to read it) was originally directed to Michael The Wizard on his other site " The Wizard of Odds" FAQ and HE asked me to post it HERE. As far as the details I provided him ie ,length of time played, conditions and money won etc. was given for the purpose of informing him so that he could provide me with HIS most accurate answer focusing on the RESULTS of my play and NOT my METHOD of play. You're the one who commented on that, right?
Rest assured I HAVE NOTHING FOR SALE ! ! ! Except for a 2005 Yamaha 125 dirt bike that was my grandson's for $ 1250 but it has carburetor problems.
You're reading waaay waaay too much into this. It's just a simple question and I really never even intended for anybody else to see it but Michael for this very reason all this controversy. I may have been set up. I don't know why he couldn't have just answered it over there in FAQ. I can't help it if I won..... or can I ? (sorry just kidding.. I couldn't resist ) but since its been blown all out of proportion we might as well have some fun with it!!
Oh and by the way, I just accidentally won another $300 today but don't know if it was + or - EV, but I do know it was cash though .HaHa!!
Sorry if you got the wrong impression. That was not my intention but I had to respond to these inaccurate assumptions.
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May 9th, 2014 at 11:59:29 PM permalink
You have entered the long run when you can no longer sustain the loses, or you can live from the profits.
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May 10th, 2014 at 12:52:35 AM permalink
Quote: mustangsally

How do you get 35



i made that table somewhat hastily i guess.

the roulette numbers must have shifted a column in my spreadsheet. The SD for single number should be 5.69...
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May 10th, 2014 at 4:47:39 AM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Wizard,
Thank you for your answer!
Would that then not create a conflict between making an absolute conclusive statement based on a non- absolute premise .
For example, say, conclusive statements like "Everyone always loses in the "long run", or, " All betting strategies are equally worthless" when referring to a non-absolute , shade of grey term "long run".
The reason I ask is because I'm wondering why some players get banned from playing blackjack because of suspicion of card counting , for example, which includes a " Betting Strategy " which results in them being banned , and were they allowed to continue playing would they eventually win or lose in the ambiguous "long run"?
What do you think?



It is true, you cannot ENTER the long run (at least, I don't think so...but that could be a different topic altogether). But that doesn't mean that everything in the non-long-run is just "random". The more trials (hands in BJ, spins in roulette, throws in craps, pulls in slots, etc.) that are played, the closer you get to the long run. The closer you get to the long run, the closer your results will be to the expectation.

Instead of looking at it as "how long until I reach the long run", I think it should be looked at in a different way. After X amount of trials, where are my results likely to land? Well, 68% of the time you'll land between -1 standard deviation and +1 standard deviation. 95% of the time I'll land between -2 and +2 standard deviations. Or, in other words, 32% of the time I will be outside of +/- 1 standard deviation and 5% of the time I'll be outside of +/- 2 standard deviations.

First off, I'm going to exclude card-counting from being a betting strategy, since it works very differently from betting strategies. In BJ, some cards are good and some are bad for the player. Every time a card is removed from the shoe, it changes the EV (or house edge). If lots of Aces remain, it is favorable to the player, because Aces are "good" cards for the player [more BJs, more soft hands that can be hit multiple times, etc.). When counting, you played little amounts of $ in negative EV situations (house edge) and bet a lot in positive EV situations (player edge). Overall, the player has the edge, because his edge in +EV situations outweighs the house edge in -EV situations. Thus, on average, his bet is +EV.

The closer the card-counter gets to the long run (more trials, or bets he places) the closer his results are going to be to his expectation (EV).

On the other hand, betting strategies are a bit different. They typically alter bets based on previous wins or losses, or "streaks" (roulette has many BLACKS in a row, or bacarrat has many BANKER wins in a row). Previous wins/losses or streaks have no effect on future results in these games. Thus, every bet made in these games is -EV, as it is not possible to have a +EV situation in these games (and others). [Unless you use "information", like in bacarrat, some cards benefit the player and some benefit the banker, and others for the TIE bet. But without counting, it's -EV.]
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May 11th, 2014 at 6:49:48 AM permalink
Quote: chrisr

So n0 is a good index for "bang for your buck" if you must gamble..
The best casino games to play.

My monitor doe not align your figures. Here is a readable version for those in my predicament.
Game EV (-) SD N0
Craps 100x 0.014 101 51,049,505
Jacks or Better (Full pay, 100 draw) 0.005 15 10,122,277
Jacks or Better (Full Pay) 0.005 4 923,270
Keno pick 10 0.396 332 703,406
Craps 10x 0.014 11 587,669
Double Zero Roulette (single number) 0.053 35 442,756
Blackjack liberal rules 0.003 1 168,686
Craps 3-4-5 0.014 5 121,509
Slot machine (estimate) 0.050 9 32,400
Let it Ride 0.035 5 21,695
Let it Ride $1 bonus bet 0.230 32 19,357
Blackjack standard rules 0.010 1 13,225
Baccarat banker 0.011 1 7,698
Baccarat player 0.012 1 5,870
Blackjack 6:5 0.025 1 2,116
Casino War (tie) 0.187 8 1,990
Casino War 0.029 1 1,329
Double Zero Roulette (even bet) 0.053 1 725
Baccarat tie 0.144 3 338
Keno pick 1 0.250 1 27


But I guess the SD figures are incorrect? Please let me know.

What about European roulette? Caribbean Stud (and Oasis)? European Baccarat Banker? Other VideoPoker models?
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May 11th, 2014 at 6:56:39 AM permalink
Quote: teliot

I think many don't understand what you posted. Those who do are more interested in the OT sub threads.

What is OT?
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May 11th, 2014 at 6:57:25 AM permalink
Quote: kubikulann

My monitor doe not align your figures. Here is a readable version for those in my predicament.

Great work!

Could you repost the table with two decimal digits of accuracy showing for the SD and an additional digit for the EV, with the EV's expressed as percents? That way everything has two decimal digit accuracy, allowing your computations to be easily confirmed.

OT = off topic.
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May 11th, 2014 at 7:12:50 AM permalink
Quote: teliot

Great work!

Could you repost the table with two decimal digits of accuracy showing for the SD and an additional digit for the EV, with the EV's expressed as percents? That way everything has two decimal digit accuracy, allowing your computations to be easily confirmed.

OT = off topic.

This is chrisR's data, I just formatted it in a table.

But for example, in 2-Zero roulette (even bet), I find EV=-0.052632, SD= 0.998614 and N0=360 . So there might be trouble.
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May 11th, 2014 at 7:17:54 AM permalink
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You have entered the long run when you can no longer sustain the loses, or you can live from the profits.



There it is......the long run.
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May 11th, 2014 at 7:29:25 AM permalink
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May 11th, 2014 at 9:07:28 AM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Is the "long run" the same for winners and losers?.......Ooooops!!! my bad...I forgot..they're are no winners in the " long run" which is an infinite unattainable non-absolute grey concept.
Weird....I keep getting this vague image of someone named Don Johnson.....????

The wizard cant sit around all day and answer everyone that poses questions like this. He would be here all day. This subject has been discussed many times.


I think its been explained to you. What you are experiencing with your winning streak is Variance/Luck. Nothing more nothing less. It may or may not continue.

The "long run" changes for each different game you play. The better or worst the theoretical percentage is will play a big part in how quickly you will see some results the. For instance if you have a 10% edge in blackjack and you are flat betting, you should see a profit fairly quickly. It will also depend on where the edge is coming from. You could have a 10% edge on Mega Bucks slots all tied up on the top jackpot. Chances are you will never ever see your 10% even with a significant amount of play. In this case the longer you play the more likely you are to lose. If you only play for an hr, there is a chance you will win or lose more then 10%.
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May 11th, 2014 at 9:47:48 AM permalink
Quote: chrisr

i made that table somewhat hastily i guess.

the roulette numbers must have shifted a column in my spreadsheet. The SD for single number should be 5.69...

So then, please, because IMO there are so many errors in it to render it meaningless, edit it.

And your comment about the very skewed payouts for some bets.
"The pay-table on some of these games are pretty skewed.. so the normal approximation won't be totally accurate (i.e n0 won't be 84% chance) .. but n0 is still a good index i think."

So making a Keno game with a SD of 330 #1 is then so useless you must agree
where is your simulation data showing what the distribution looks like to validate Keno sitting in #1?

I am certain that member teliot could whip up a convolution program to calculate the distribution.


instead of doing these type of "oh, fits all, maybe, I think"
That goes over well in college math text books
Thanks for all your opinions
that is what this forum is really all about
one opinion after another

my keno view of 64,000 (pick 11) with an SD of about 33.75 (10 times less than your Keno pick 10, but you already know that)
and house edge of 13.25% would = 64,880 games
Let us see how close this looks to a normal distribution

This may be helpful in forming an opinion

IMO, why should even one person pay attention to your data that you posted here?

I have an answer.
To learn that everything you see and read may not be a truth or even an accurate representation of something.
So verify to be a bit more confident in what you may have learned.
I did
Some want to learn, not all care about how accurate the things they do learn, IMO

Thank you for the learning experience
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May 11th, 2014 at 11:20:41 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

I think its been explained to you. What you are experiencing with your winning streak is Variance/Luck. Nothing more nothing less. It may or may not continue.



Axel, if you believe that this guy's results are really what he says they are, I have a winning baccarat system to sell you.

He is trolling, pure and simple.
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May 11th, 2014 at 11:51:33 AM permalink
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May 11th, 2014 at 12:14:47 PM permalink
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My knowledge is not for sale, Who's fishing now?



You've already told us the secret. Never hit 16 and don't split 8s. If this gets out the casinos are doomed!

Are you going to play the bumblebee card soon? The suspense is killing us.
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May 11th, 2014 at 12:18:42 PM permalink
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I have a winning baccarat system to sell you.


I beg for it.
Don't have money to pay it upfront, but I can pay after I've won using the system.
winning streaks come and go, losing streak never ends.
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May 11th, 2014 at 12:34:49 PM permalink
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You've already told us the secret. Never hit 16 and don't split 8s. If this gets out the casinos are doomed!

Are you going to play the bumblebee card soon? The suspense is killing us.


Thank you for that laugh that's awesome funny ...and just as I suspected, Nice Try! !You're Definitely Fishing but using the wrong bait' Haha! the only thing that would be doomed would be my feeding grounds. haha!
Again , read the question and answer it if you can, if not don't muddy up the water, you might scare the fish !!Haha !!
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May 11th, 2014 at 12:37:49 PM permalink
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Thank you for that laugh that's awesome funny ...and just as I suspected, Nice Try! !You're Definitely Fishing but using the wrong bait' Haha! the only thing that would be doomed would be my feeding grounds. haha!
Again , read the question and answer it if you can, if not don't muddy up the water, you might scare the fish !!Haha !!


Oh, sorry, I forgot to answer the bumblebee card question, only if it is WILD! Haha!
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May 11th, 2014 at 2:58:52 PM permalink
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Oh, sorry, I forgot to answer the bumblebee card question, only if it is WILD! Haha!

Yes, definitely trolling. Moderators?

Too bad too, because the N_0 discussion is actually a good one to address this common question with substance rather than the usual folly.
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May 11th, 2014 at 3:04:40 PM permalink
Quote: teliot

Yes, definitely trolling. Moderators?



Yeah, looks like Gamblor is back.

Quote:

Too bad too, because the N_0 discussion is actually a good one to address this common question with substance rather than the usual folly.



There was a different thread where the Wizard proposed a measure that was something like "edge over tandard deviation" -- which is essentially the same thing.
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May 11th, 2014 at 3:22:18 PM permalink
Quote: AxiomOfChoice

There was a different thread where the Wizard proposed a measure that was something like "edge over tandard deviation" -- which is essentially the same thing.

There is an interesting question I have never seen answered which is to find the "basic strategy" in blackjack that maximizes N_0 rather than EV. I wanted to know this strategy back when i was bonus hustling online casinos about 12 years back m/l.
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May 11th, 2014 at 6:16:16 PM permalink
Quote: teliot

Another way of viewing this is that 5% of the players are still beating the house by pure luck after this number of hands.



Not exactly. For a zero house edge, the Banker bet should have a commission of 2.69317%. I think your statement would have been true at 2.5%.
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May 11th, 2014 at 7:17:14 PM permalink
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My knowledge is not for sale, Who's fishing now?



I'm not near the mathematician that some on this site are but I think that if you take a sample space of 1 million non counting BJ pkayers that have played for about the same stakes and length of time as you, that a small percentage of them will be net winners. Then they get to come on WoV and brag about beating the math.
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May 11th, 2014 at 7:30:12 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Hi Michael,
Your math skills are amazing . I'm not good at math.
I've played blackjack 67 times in the last 2 years at $5, $10, and $25 tables averaging 5 hours per trip broken into 2 to 3 sessions / trip at 2 deck, 6 deck, and CSM's at 3/2 and 6/5 tables. I follow your recommended basic strategy for H,S, Sp, DD with the exception I don't ever hit 16 nor split 88 against dealer A or 10.
I've made a profit of $1850 during this time and made $10,000 profit in the previous 10 years.
I keep records of all my wins and losses.
Life is short.
What is considered the "the Long run" when commenting that blackjack cannot be beaten in the " long run"?
Best Regards!



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May 11th, 2014 at 8:02:38 PM permalink
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May 11th, 2014 at 8:37:33 PM permalink
Quote: mickeycrimm

I'm not near the mathematician that some on this site are but I think that if you take a sample space of 1 million non counting BJ pkayers that have played for about the same stakes and length of time as you, that a small percentage of them will be net winners. Then they get to come on WoV and brag about beating the math.


Wasn't a brag.. Don't take that statement out of context. It was merely a response to a false implication and a sarcastic challenge of the validity of my play. No more no less. There are those who are easily intimidated by things they can't understand and will resort to sarcastic criticism to help themselves cope with their ignorance. If my play beat his math, so what ... I could care less ... My message to him was.." I don't play by his math so don't challenge my play and I won't challenge your math......!! Fair enough? Hope that clears things up for you!
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May 11th, 2014 at 8:47:27 PM permalink
Quote: cwwbjr

Wasn't a brag.. Don't take that statement out of context. It was merely a response to a false implication and a sarcastic challenge of the validity of my play. No more no less. There are those who are easily intimidated by things they can't understand and will resort to sarcastic criticism to help themselves cope with their ignorance. If my play beat his math, so what ... I could care less ... My message to him was.." I don't play by his math so don't challenge my play and I won't challenge your math......!! Fair enough? Hope that clears things up for you!

Nope you came in playing dumb then when challenged, revealed your true level of sophistication and your actual agenda and motivation.
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May 11th, 2014 at 9:40:26 PM permalink
I'm going to spin this into an Ask the Wizard question somehow.

Here is a table that shows the number of hands required for the casino to show a profit for various probabilities.

Game Bet Edge Std dev 0.9 0.95 0.975 0.99
Baccarat Banker 1.06% 0.93 12621 20791 29520 41588
Baccarat Player 1.24% 0.95 9741 16046 22783 32097
Baccarat Tie 14.36% 2.64 555 915 1299 1830
Blackjack Strip rules 0.28% 1.15 277046 456388 648001 912912
Casino War 2.88% 2.24 9935 16367 23238 32739
Craps Pass 1.41% 1 8259 13606 19318 27216
Craps Don't Pass 1.36% 0.99 8631 14219 20188 28442
Pai gow 1.5% 0.75 4106 6764 9604 13530
Pai gow poker 1.46% 0.75 4334 7140 10137 14281
Three Card Poker Ante 3.37% 1.64 3890 6407 9098 12817
Three Card Poker Pairplus 7.28% 2.85 2517 4146 5887 8294
Jacks or Better 9/6 0.46% 4.42 1540713 2538073 354151 5076903
Jacks or Better 9/5 3.54% 4.42 142034 243072 350929 500032
Jacks or Better 8/5 2.7% 4.4 48094 84383 123102 176586
Jacks or Better 7/5 3.85% 4.38 25100 43688 64109 92533
Jacks or Better 6/5 5% 4.36 13754 26569 39923 58235


This is based on the Normal Distribution in all cases except for Jacks or Better. That approximation becomes untrustworthy if the number of expected events of any one outcome is five or less. So, for video poker, I used the Poisson distribution for the royals and the Normal approximation otherwise.

"Strip Rules" are: 6 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, surrender allowed, re-splitting aces allowed.
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May 11th, 2014 at 10:16:17 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

"Strip Rules" are: 6 decks, dealer stands on soft 17, double after split allowed, surrender allowed, re-splitting aces allowed.


I think we should just start calling these "MLife rules," since those are the only places left on the strip you can find them (excepting the CP high limit room).
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May 11th, 2014 at 10:51:23 PM permalink
Quote: onenickelmiracle

Nope you came in playing dumb then when challenged, revealed your true level of sophistication and your actual agenda and motivation.



Interesting....Would you prefer that I had come in pretending to be a know it all so you could then call me a liar and a bragger. I didn't ask to be judged. Your imagination is working overtime. Also, could you please elaborate on agenda and motivation, since you know me so well.
I asked , Mike The Wizard, who directed me here, what I thought was a simple question in the context of my personal play comparative to the norm.( which I had hopeful expectations of exceptional results compared to the norm) It seems to be the case at this point! And yes that makes me happy.. Real Happy!
The details of my play were presented to accurately support the context of my question, not the subject of my question. You know More detailed question,..more detailed answer, you agree so far?
Ok! So then I get a few different answers from a few different people which completes the process...... I ask a question,.. I get answers .... End of story Right?
Wrong ! Here comes the confrontational, judgmental sarcasm, false assumptions, criticisms, wrong impressions. What's up with all of that?

If I want anyone"s opinion on my play I'll ask for it... my play is not the issue here...Why would anyone try to make it such. It's not up for discussion here. If you would care to provide your interpretation of " the Long Run" in the context of the circumstances which I presented , please do. If not, then that's fine too. Let's move on. Hey, I not mad at you!

I would appreciate however if you would please leave my play out of it for it is not the subject of my question . I really don't care about opinions regarding that.
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Why don't we do this....Lets just start all over and we'll just say "Hypothetically"......
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May 11th, 2014 at 11:34:50 PM permalink
Quote: AcesAndEights

I think we should just start calling these "MLife rules," since those are the only places left on the strip you can find them (excepting the CP high limit room).



They don't even exist at M-Life casinos.

6 decks games there don't allow re-splitting of aces (they do allow surrender though)

The double deck games have the same rules, except, no surrender. This results in a lower edge than the 6-deck, although I consider both to be very good games.
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May 11th, 2014 at 11:40:36 PM permalink
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/general/17819-who-is-sick-uncomfortable-etc-of-ev-being-called-long-term-result-to-the-average-person/

There is no "the long run". It's a misnomer for people who do not know what EV is
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May 12th, 2014 at 3:27:34 AM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I'm going to spin this into an Ask the Wizard question somehow.

Wonderful, but if you do that, how will BBB ever meet her suspension quota?
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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