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- From: jacobs@cs.utah.edu (Steven R Jacobs)
- Subject: Re: E. Clifton Davis & New Blackjack
- Message-ID: <JACOBS.92Nov16122102@cells.cs.utah.edu>
- In-reply-to: jil@donuts0.uucp's message of Mon, 16 Nov 92 16:04:25 GMT
- Organization: University of Utah CS Dept
- References: <1992Nov16.160425.22767@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 12:21:02
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- In article <1992Nov16.160425.22767@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> jil@donuts0.uucp (Jamie Lubin) writes:
-
- >Got something in the mail re a "free" BJ seminar. It's run by E. Clifton
- >Davis who has written a book (they say) entitled "New Blackjack." Then an
- >agenda is listed including:
- >
- > Basic Strategy makes you lose
- > card counting doesn't work
- > win 75% of your double downs
- > win more hands than the dealer
- >
-
- A couple of comments here: the goal is not to win more *often* than the
- dealer, but to win more money than you lose.
-
- > This is followed by endorsements by BJ author Jerry Patterson, BJ dealers,
- > BJ pit bosses, etc.
-
- I would guess that just about anything endorsed by pit critters is likely
- to favor the house rather than the player.
- --
- Steve Jacobs ({bellcore,hplabs,uunet}!utah-cs!jacobs, jacobs@cs.utah.edu)
- "Don't worry, I just have these harmless pocket rockets...."
-