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BACCARAT
- Baccarat Angst
- Baccarat Card Counting Flimflam
- Baccarat Card Counting: Update #1
- Baccarat Combinatorial Analysis the Easy Way
- Baccarat: The Known Card
- Baccarat Tie Bet Flimflam
- Beating Baccarat
- Beating the Baccarat Tie Bet
- Card Counting 2-to-1 Baccarat
- Card Counting 7 Up Baccarat
- Card Counting Commission Free Baccarat Variations
- Card Counting in Baccarat
- Computer-Perfect Play against the Baccarat Tie Bet
- Computer-Perfect Play against Baccarat
- Edge Sorting in Baccarat
- Edge Sorting in Baccarat, Update #1
- Exploiting Loss Rebates in Baccarat
- First Carding the Dragon Bonus Baccarat Side Bet
- Known-Card Play against the Knockout Baccarat Side Bet
- Optimal Play against Baccarat Rolling Chip Programs
- Risk Analysis of Baccarat NN Programs: Confidence Intervals
- Risk Analysis of Baccarat NN Programs: z-Score
- Shoe-Shopping Baccarat
- The Future of Baccarat Advantage Play
- The World’s Greatest Baccarat Betting System
- The World’s Greatest Baccarat Player
BACCARAT SIDE BETS
- A Baccarat Side Bet with a 10.32% Off-the-Top Player Edge
- A Favorable Side Bet in Nevada Baccarat, by Thorp and Walden
- Beating the Lucky Pairs Baccarat Side Bet
- Beating the Lucky Pairs Baccarat Side Bet: Update #1
- Beating the Lucky Pairs Baccarat Side Bet: Update #2
- Card Counting Baccarat Insurance: Natural 9
- Card Counting the Colour Match Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Dragon Bonus Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Dragon Side Bet in EZ Baccarat
- Card Counting the Dragon/Fortune 7 Side Bet
- Card Counting the Easy Six Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Lucky 8 Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Lucky Nines Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Lucky Win Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Natural 9 and Natural 8 Baccarat Side Bets
- Card Counting the Rabbit Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Super Pay Egalite Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Tie Max Baccarat Side Bets
- Card Counting the Tiger Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the Tiger 7, Ox 6 and Kill the Ox/Tiger Baccarat Side Bets
- Card Counting the Total Shot Bonus Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting the UR Way Egalite Baccarat Side Bet
- Card Counting Zoo Baccarat (ZooBac)
- Cheating the Lucky Pairs Baccarat Side Bet
- Co-Card Counting the Dragon and Panda Side Bets in EZ Baccarat
- Computer-Perfect Play against the Baccarat Pairs Bet
- Dragon 7 and Panda 8 Known Card Play at Baccarat
- EZ Baccarat Dragon and Panda Side Bets: Response to an E-mail
- Safeguarding Baccarat Side Bets
- Shoe-Shopping the Dragon Bonus Baccarat Side Bet
- The Desirability Index of Baccarat Side Bets
- The Dragon 7 and the Naturals Count
BLACKJACK
- Blackjack: An Ace or Ten in the Hand
- Blackjack Card Counting vs. Blackjack Side Bets: Six Decks
- Blackjack Card Counting vs. Blackjack Side Bets: Two Decks
- Blackjack Combinatorial Analysis by Simulation
- Blackjack Promotions and “Hold”
- Card Counting Blackjack Variants
- Don Johnson #2: How He Beat Blackjack
- Getting Lucky at Blackjack
- Hole-Carding Blackjack Shoe Games
- Insurance Pays 2.2-to-1
- Let Blackjack Card Counters Play
- My Single-Deck Blackjack Skilled-Cutter Fantasy
- Splitting for Less in Blackjack
- The Effect of Cut Card Placement on Blackjack Profit
- The Effect of a Riffle on Table Game Profit
- The Not-So-Illustrious 18
- The Win-Rate of the Average Blackjack Card Counter
- The World’s Greatest Blackjack Card Counter: FAQ
BLACKJACK SIDE BETS
- An Introduction to Blackjack Side Bets
- Beating the 21+3 Blackjack Side Bet
- Beating the 21+3 Blackjack Side Bet: Some Really Cool Graphs
- Beating the 21+3 Blackjack Side Bet, Update #1
- Beating the Pair Square (Bet the Set) Blackjack Side Bet
- Beating the Royal Match Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting Blackjack Insurance
- Card Counting the 18 Bet Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the 19 Bet Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the 20 Pays Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Bust It Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Buster Blackjack Side Bet, 2 Decks
- Card Counting the Buster Blackjack Side Bet, 6 Decks
- Card Counting the Dealer Bust 21 Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Deuces Wild Blackjack Side Bet, 6 Decks
- Card Counting the Field Gold 21 Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Golden 21 Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the High Tie Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the In Between Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the King’s Bounty Blackjack Side Bet, 6 Decks
- Card Counting the Lucky Ladies Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Lucky Lucky Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Lucky Lucky Side Bet: Update #1
- Card Counting the Match the Dealer Side Bet in Spanish 21
- Card Counting the Over/Under 13 Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Over/Under 13 Blackjack Side Bet, Update #1
- Card Counting the Red Flex Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Royal 20′s Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Shortie Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Slingo Bonus Bet 21 Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Super Sevens Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Upcard Luck Blackjack Side Bet
- Card Counting the Wild Aces Blackjack Side Bet
- Discovering the Lucky Lucky Blackjack Side Bet
- Fear, Loathing and Blackjack Side Bets
- Lucky Ladies: 10 Years Later
- Lucky Ladies and the Insurance Count
- Perfect Play against the 21+3 Extreme Blackjack Side Bet
- The Slingo Bonus Bet 21 Challenge
NOVELTY GAMES
- Card Counting the Bonus Side Bet in Over/Under
- Card Counting Over/Under
- Caribbean Stud Collusion
- Comments on Ultimate Texas Hold’Em Hole-Card Play
- Crazy 4 Poker Goof
- Crazy 4 Poker Hole-Card Play
- Criss Cross Poker Hole-Card Play
- Double Draw Poker Collusion
- Edge Sorting Casino War
- Edge Sorting Three Card Poker
- Flop Poker Hole-Card Play
- Four Card Poker Bad Beat Bonus: Faulty Math
- Four Card Poker Hole-Card Play
- Heads-Up Hold’em Basic Strategy and House Edge
- Heads-Up Hold’em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card
- Heads-Up Hold’em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card and One Flop Card
- High Card Flush Collusion
- Hole-Carding Pai Gow Poker
- Hole-Carding Three Card Poker: Random Walks & ROR
- Let it Ride Hole-Card Play
- Mississippi Stud, Beating
- Mississippi Stud, Cheating
- Mississippi Stud Collusion
- Mississippi Stud Poker Hole-Card Play
- Mississippi Stud Poker Hole-Card Play: Update #1
- More Ways to Beat Mississippi Stud
- One for the Money Hole-Card Play
- Racing Card Derby: A Cautionary Study
- Racing Card Derby: The Known Card
- Raise It Up Stud Hole-Card Play
- Seven Reasons to NEVER Count Cards
- Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card
- Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card and One Community Card
- Texas Hold’em Bonus Poker Hole-Card Play: Two Dealer Cards
- Three Card Poker and the Ace Shuffler Hole-Carding Bias
- Three Card Poker Hole-Card Play
- Three Card Poker Hole-Card Play: Update #1
- Top Carding Caribbean Stud
- Top Carding Three Card Poker
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em: Basic Strategy and Beyond
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Basic Strategy and House Edge
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Collusion
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Goof
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card and One Flop Card
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Hole-Card Play: One Dealer Card and One Turn/River Card
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em Hole-Card Play: Two Dealer Cards
- Ultimate Texas Hold’em: The Known Card
- Ultimate Three Card Poker Hole-Card Play
EDGE SORTING
- A Few Historical References to Edge Sorting
- Baccarat: The Known Card
- Edge Sorting, 101
- Edge Sorting Caribbean Stud
- Edge Sorting Casino War
- Edge Sorting Harrah’s Cards
- Edge Sorting in Baccarat
- Edge Sorting in Baccarat, Update #1
- Edge Sorting Let it Ride
- Edge Sorting Mississippi Stud
- Edge Sorting Mississippi Stud, Update #1
- Edge Sorting: The Most Dangerous Card
- Edge Sorting: The Safest Card
- Edge Sorting Three Card Poker
- Survey of Sortable Cards
- VIDEO: An Introduction to Edge Sorting
- VIDEO: A Survey of Edge-Sortable Cards
- VIDEO: Edge Sorting Demonstration Video
- What is Edge Sorting?
PROMOTIONS, COUPONS, REBATES AND DISCOUNTS
- A Baccarat Promotion Designed for Advantage Players
- APs on Beating Promotions
- Beating Loss Rebate Programs: The Biggest Advantage Play
- Beating Video Poker
- Blackjack (un)Happy Hour
- Car-A-Day Giveaway
- Don Johnson #1: The Master Speaks
- Don Johnson #2: How He Beat Blackjack
- Don Johnson #3: Could He Have Won More?
- Don Johnson: How He Did It
- Exploiting Loss Rebates in Craps
- Exploiting Loss Rebates on Single Zero Roulette
- Exploiting Loss Rebates on Double Zero Roulette
- Fact-Checking an Article on Donald Johnson in CHANCE Magazine
- Four Ways to Beat Video Poker
- Loss Rebate Theorem Excel Spread Sheet
- Loss Rebate Theorem Spreadsheet with Risk of Ruin
- Revel 100% Loss Rebate Promotion
- Revel Casino Loss Rebate Promotion Update
- The Challenges of Match Play
- The Loss Rebate Theorem
- The Mathematics of Non-Negotiable Chip Programs
- The Second Loss Rebate Theorem
- The Third Loss Rebate Theorem
SURVEYS
COMMENTARIES
- Beating the House: From Affleck to Ivey
- Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $1075
- Escaping the Expensive Legacy of Edward Thorp
- If the IRS Gets Its Way, Players Should Revolt
- I’m at a Loss about Loss Rebates
- Is Your Shuffle Procedure All Mixed Up?
- Phil Ivey and Yellow Journalism
- Phil Ivey’s Appeal and Small Measures
- Response to “Casinos are the ‘Enemy'”
- The “Atlantic City 14” and the Future of Advantage Play
- The Use of Deadly Force at South Point Casino
- What’s Skill Got To Do With It
- Why Advantage Players Play
OTHER POSTS
- “21 News” – A Free Newsletter from 1990
- A Plea for Surveillance
- Advantage Play Against Slots
- Advantage Play in California Card Rooms
- Advantage Play in California Card Rooms, Update #1
- Advantage Play in California Card Rooms, Update #2
- An Introduction to Advanced Advantage Play
- Approved Final Judgment: Ivey vs. Crockfords
- AUDIO: CEM Audio Edge: July 19, 2013
- AUDIO: Gambling With An Edge: March 1, 2012
- AUDIO: Gambling With An Edge: December 6, 2012
- AUDIO: Podcast at Bluff.com about Phil Ivey, April 17, 2014
- AUDIO: Podcast from the Gambler’s General Store: April 28, 2015
- AUDIO: House of Cards Radio, June 14, 2014
- AUDIO: House of Cards Radio, October 14, 2014
- AUDIO: House of Cards Radio, July 22, 2015
- AUDIO: House of Cards Radio, February 01, 2016
- Card Counting, 101
- Card Counting Analysis 101
- Card Counting Everything
- Card Counting Proprietary Games
- Collusion, 101
- Conspicuously Absent: Pai Gow Poker
- Dealing in an iDEAL World
- Eight Common Mathematical Misunderstandings
- Fear, Loathing and Blackjack Side Bets
- Galaxy Gaming and Game Protection
- Hole-Carding, 101
- Introduction to Gaming Mathematics
- James Grosjean
- Little Ace of Horrors
- Married to the Blackjack Tables
- My “Backrooming” Experience
- Phil Ivey and Yellow Journalism
- Protecting Proprietary Games
- Richard Munchkin Says …
- Simulations, Combinatorial Analysis and Biscuits
- Summary of Baccarat Side Bets
- Summary of Blackjack Side Bets: 2 Decks
- The “Best Game” at Raving’s Cutting Edge Table Games Conference
- The Cause of Suffering is Desire (DI > 50)
- The Importance of Procedure
- The Not-So-Ideal iDEAL Shuffler
- The Problem of Protecting Proprietary Games
- The Top 5 Ways to Win More and Lose Less
- The Top Five Advantage Plays in 2014
- Top 10 Funniest Table Game Icons
- VIDEO: A Brief Tutorial on Combinatorial Analysis
- VIDEO: Join the Strip Club!
- VIDEO: Proprietary Casino Table Games and Side Bets
- VIDEO: Shuffle Procedure Demonstration Video
- Why Advantage Players Play