Everyone loves a good movie. And everyone (at least everyone who visits this blog) loves blackjack. Now take blackjack and make a story out of it and make it into a good movie and you get the new movie being filmed by Columbia Pictures – 21.
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Blackjack is game that takes on certain twists and when they turn to you favor, there is nothing that you can do but latch on to that streak and be as aggressive as you can. That way, you can get the most out of it. This has been said many times over. Yet how true is it? I was reading Blackjack guru Fred Renzy’s take on this one. Let me share it with you.
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For some people, this is no issue at all. Yet there are those who feel that one is better than the other. Let us take a look at the pros and cons of each type of gambling and then you decide which one is better.
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If you are a substandard blackjack player who loses more than you win in a consistent basis then quite frankly you don’t really need to read this post. If, however, you plan on being a really good blackjack player so much so that you’ll likely get kicked out casinos with the total amount of your winnings then you do need to learn more about camouflaging.
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Before anything else, I’d like to say Happy New Year to all of you. Here’s to hoping that you met the New Year with high hopes and lots of happiness. I, for one, had a very busy one yet for all that, it was very much worth it. Our celebrations involving the whole family – from infants to grandmothers – there wasn’t really much room for any blackjack (or poker for that matter). All we did was eat, talk, eat some more, and then talk some more. Of course, this has nothing to do with blackjack, or gambling in general. I just thought that it would be nice to share some holiday fun with you before we all go back to the mundane world tomorrow.
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It’s been a while since we talked about the Ultimate Blackjack Tour yet with the festive mood most everyone is in these days, I thought it would be great to feature an interview with the first ever UBT Tournament of Champion winner. The lucky man is Dave Matthews, who won a couple of months ago. He is best known for his emotional displays at the table. Though many pros are perceived to be ice cold when it comes to tournaments, Dave Matthews is the exact opposite. This is one reason many viewers like him – he shows that blackjack pros are still quite human.
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While we’re on a Max Rubin roll, let’s cross over to the lighter side of things and look at some gambling quotes this Hall of Famer has been attributed to. Actually, he says that they are “possible” originals. That is, he’ll gladly admit that these quotes are of his own conception – until someone else tells him the opposite.
Enjoy!
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Wonging is a method first introduced by Stephen Wong wherein a blackjack player watches a table and uses card counting techniques to determine the time when the more favorable cards will be dealt before joining in on the game. wongers are card counters but have an additional advantage of sitting out during the parts of the game where players have a less chance of getting blackjacks thus avoiding having to lose money unnecessarily.
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Good news to blackjack lovers! A recent report concluded that the king of casino table games is blackjack. Of course, there are some who dispute that poker is more popular in casinos than blackjack. The poker boom has definitely added weight to this assertion. Yet no matter what the real deal is, one thing is for sure – blackjack can be found in any casino anywhere in the world.
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Dubbed as “The Master of Blackjack,” Ken Uston is considered by many people as the most famous blackjack player of all time. He was born in January 12, 1935 and as a teenager, he was certified a genius, with an IQ of 169. He started studying at Yale at 16 and got his MBA from Harvard. Ironically, it was his brains that made him the blackjack player that he was.
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