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Gamblers--can you make a living?

An SI Board Since June 2005

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Emcee: Solon	Type: Moderated

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38	I have been a recreational gambler for many many years. I play at the various ca	Chas.	-	8/26/2005
37	Undoubtedly, you are right. Probably, it is an ideal mix right now for many of	Solon	-	8/25/2005
36	Nice work if you have the talent. A lot of these people probably would have bee	Glenn Petersen	-	8/25/2005
35	Interesting article! When I was playing serious poker it was mostly 7 card stud	Solon	-	8/24/2005
34	<b>THE PLAYERS A new generation makes a card game a career choice.</b&	Glenn Petersen	-	8/23/2005
33	I probably should not even be saying this on a public board: but in (say) a fiv	Solon	-	8/19/2005
32	Great to hear! I started playing down the river in the late sixties and through	Solon	-	8/12/2005
31	I'm making progress, playing for significantly bigger stakes than when I sta	redfish	-	8/11/2005
30	<i>"I've been playing online poker and am holding my own but I do	Solon	-	8/10/2005
29	I was knocked out in the second round. I played middle of the road while severa	Solon	-	7/7/2005
28	<i>"For example, in a single deck game where the dealer shows a 10, i	Solon	-	7/6/2005
27	<i>Actually, it is 16 to 4 --regardless of the decks</i> Oops, gues	Mark Marcellus	-	7/6/2005
26	<i>"That is 40 cards vs. 4</i>" Actually, it is 16 to 4--	Solon	-	7/5/2005
25	<i>Using your argument one could say that one should not double down on 11	Mark Marcellus	-	7/4/2005
24	Perhaps I can express this in a better way than my first response? For the purp	Solon	-	7/4/2005
23	If myself and the dealer BOTH have 12 to 16, then he will break about 50% of the	Solon	-	7/4/2005
22	<i>I also double on tens against a ten when the dealer has checked and fou	Mark Marcellus	-	7/4/2005
21	I'm not sure of the vig, but .3 or .4 sounds about right. The trouble there	Solon	-	7/2/2005
20	<i>"Learning the most favorable decision odds-wise for each hand in b	Solon	-	7/2/2005
19	<i>>>I also double on tens against a ten when the dealer has checked	SI Dave	-	7/2/2005
18	Yes..how you play your OWN hand is critically important. It is just that the pr	Solon	-	7/2/2005
17	"This is a gambler's fallacy." One that is particularly annoying	redfish	-	7/2/2005
16	Actually, I sat in on a game at the Hilton in Reno but spent most of my gambling	Solon	-	7/2/2005
15	<i>"Craps has the best odds (lowest house edge) when played correctly	Solon	-	7/2/2005
14	The last time I bet at the dog track was in Tampa about 20+ years ago. The dog I	Jagfan	-	7/2/2005

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