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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

March 21, 2008

Bad paytables are found on bad video poker machines

Dear Mark: My question involves Video Poker. My wife and I for years have enjoyed playing this game in Vegas and Laughlin, several times a year. One disappointing thing we have noticed in the past couple years, has been a nearly non-existence of Royal Flush winners. In the "good old days," it seemed it wasn't unusual to hear one of your neighboring players scream when they h... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

March 14, 2008

This Show Will "Blue" You Away

Dear Mark: Here in Detroit we have Las Vegas style casinos so I have never found the need to travel there, at least till now. The company I work for is sending me to work a booth at a tradeshow this spring and I will have at least one evening free to take in a show. After 12 hours working on the floor, what I am looking for is to just sit and be entertained. Any recommendations? Dolores N.
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Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

March 7, 2008

Ultimate Hold'em 101

Dear Mark: How about one of your Gambling 101's on a table game called Ultimate Texas Hold'em. I'd like to give it a go, but would love a primer from you before I try it out. David L.

ShuffleMaster's Ultimate Texas Hold'em pretty much has it all, David: aggressive betting, yet the ability to check through the river, optional Trips bonus bet (see question below), and yes, those bad beats and miracle... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

February 29, 2008

Command Performance by the (trumpets, please) Royal Match

Dear Mark: Once again, I lead off by writing that I closely follow your column in the Gazette
Journal in Reno since moving here nearly 4 years ago. In that time, I've not read a blurb about
the blackjack table adjunct, Royal Match. No doubt this is to put more money into action on the
table for the casino, and accordingly it probably is bad odds for t... Read More

Deal Me In by Mark Pilarski

February 22, 2008

Casino lingo 101

Dear Mark: A recent article in the Biloxi Sun Herald was entitled "What are the odds?" Part of the article listed the Table Hold percentages. Twenty-one was 13-14 percent. Can this be interpreted as the average loss percentage for blackjack players as a whole? Also listed was the "expected loss" for BJ as 0.5-1.5 percent (assuming use of perfect playing strategy). Ray F.

A reader might confuse two... Read More

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