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Reason #3 why the Wizard likes Bodog:
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In my opinion many online casinos are too stingy when setting the odds on their games. They think they will make more money that way but I believe they are misguided, because when players lose too quickly it's not fun, and those players might not come back. Bodog is one of the few casinos that understands this. They offer generous odds to let you play longer and get you a better chance of winning. Among their generous offerings are Full-Pay Jacks or Better returning 99.54%, six other video poker games paying over 99%, single-zero roulette, two blackjack variants with a house edge under 0.2%, and my favorite, Pick 'em Poker, returning 99.95%! Kudos to Bodog for not being afraid to give their players a good gamble. (Visit Bodog) One click and you're in:
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What changes should one make to blackjack basic strategy when playing just a single hand when the objective is to maximize the chance of winning that hand (for example when using a match play coupon)? It depends if the player is allowed to double and split the match play portion of the bet. Usually the player is not allowed to, which works against the player. The following chart shows how to adjust your double and splitting strategy, assuming the player may not double the match play and if the player splits the match play rides on the first hand played, based on infinite decks and the dealer standing on soft 17. The hit/stand strategy is the same.
What do you think of the claim below, that God is a Democrat as evidenced by the fact that all the counties that voted for Gore in 2000 were spared by the three hurricanes that hit Florida recently?  First, I am publishing this because author gives permission to do so at the bottom. This is a good example that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. It is easy to look back in time and find lots of coincidences. To make a case for anything a hypothesis should be stated before any evidence is gathered. Love your site, thanks for all the work you put into it. I try to click some ads every now and then though I don't gamble online. (I'm going to let my ad-man, Michael Bluejay answer this one.) I'm glad to hear that you've gotten into playing Texas Hold'em. I love the game and I'm winning online, but just barely. I've read more than a dozen books on Poker but I wanted to get your opinion on a couple of points 1. How do you feel about "Position"? Example: Do you think there are really hands that are profitable from late position but should never be played from early position? 2. What about "Pot Odds"? I understand the concept, but I've layed down a lot of hands that would have been winners, simply because I didn't have the correct odds to stay in and draw.... The charts on your website suggest that the strongest starting hands have a certain "Expected Value" if never folded. Do you recommend seeing these hands through to the river unless it's obvious that you're beaten (reguardless of pot odds)? Thank you for your time. DM Washington State First, I'm still just a beginner so am not the best one to ask. Position is very important in hold'em. The later your position the more information you have about your opponents' cards by the time it is your turn. For example if you pair the middle card on the flop, and it is check to you and you are last, then you can feel comfortable raising knowing that probably nobody paired the high card. However when you are in early position you never know how many raises you'll see by the time the betting goes around the table. If you have a good, but not a great hand, and you raise it may get reraised by players with stronger hands. If you check with such a hand it may check all the way around and you missed a chance to build up the pot and scare other players out. So don't just bet the value of your own cards, instead you have to weigh them against everyone else's cards. The later you are to play the more you will know about the other player's cards by the time it is your turn.
When I play in free-play mode at an online casino does it have any effect when I play for real money? I think definitely not, but I wanted to check with you. It shouldn't. And I will vouch that any casino advertising on this site plays a fair game. Any casino I find cheating, whether in fun or real money, I will have no compunction to add to my blacklist. Hi Wizard, I wanted to know if you can answer this. In a popular gambling game in 17th century France, a player would roll a pair of dice 24 times. He would win his bet if at least one of these rolls was a double six. There was a debate at the time over whether the probability of winning was above or below an even 50%. Can you help me? Sure, this is easy. The probability of rolling at least one 12 in 24 rolls is 1-(35/36)24 = 49.14%. So the odds favor betting against a 12. This is a clever bet because the expected number of twelves in 24 rolls is 2/3. However that does not mean the probability of a 12 is 2/3, because sometimes there will be more than one 12, and the player betting on 12 doesn't win any more for extra twelves after the first one. If the probability of winning any given trial is p, the number of trials is n, and the probability of at least one win is w then solving for n in terms of p and w gives us... Are there any real professional gamblers out there? Yes, lots. I know several personally. I'm trying to become one myself but in my opinion you need a bankroll of at least three times the annual income you are accustomed to, and I'm not there yet. For true stories of some the best professional gamblers I recommend Gambling Wizards by Richard W. Munchkin. What is the probability of rolling 1,2,3,4,5,6 with six dice, six times in a row? The probability of rolling 123456 with six dice in a single roll can be expressed as prob(second die does not match first die) * prob(third die does not match first or second die) * ... = 1*(5/6)*(4/6)*(3/6)*(2/6)*(1/6) = 0.015432. So the probability of doing this six times in a row is 0.0154326 = 1 in 74,037,208,411.
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