Archive for December, 2007

David Blaine impresses two hotties at the roulette table

Monday, December 24th, 2007

I mean this is why David Blaine is a genius: he walks up to two hot women, gives ‘m $100 to win 5 bets in a row (totalling 3200$ if they get really lucky) — and at the end of the run he has two busty beauties loving him for giving them a $3200 birthday present…

This is one way to win big at gambling… :D

The Bellagio: Playing Poker in Vegas

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

The Bellagio is the best poker room in Vegas hand down. It is gorgeous. Most of the local professionals play here. If you are lucky you may also see a famous face or two in the elevated high limit section.

The actual fixtures and fittings are lovely and you could not feel more up market if you tried.

The competition at the Bellagio is actually quite tough. Especially at the mid to higher limits. Everyone knows this is the place to play and it draws out a better than average punter. This being said it also brings out the poker wannabes with a stack full of Daddy’s money to burn. If you have the patience, a better than average player can definitely win money at the lower limits. You will not see big action though as the tables can be very tight and you have to be prepared to wait to get on them.

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Splitting Pairs – Double your Cards, Double your Money?

Friday, December 7th, 2007

split aces blackjackSplitting pairs in blackjack gives you the chance to split a pair and play two separate hands with one new card for each.

The dealer will then deal you an additional card to each hand, and you will play each hand individually. It is important to know the different splitting pair types when you play blackjack. Not every pair should be spilt.

You should ALWAYS split a pair of Aces. Just over 30% of the cards in a single deck have a value of 10, so you have a good chance of hitting two more 10 cards and to improve both your hands into a blackjack. (Although the house may not pay out 3:2 on Blackjacks that come from split Aces).

Don’t split 10s you numpty. 20 is a winning hand. If you split 10s the dealer is morally obliged to slap you with a wet fish.

You should always split 8s. A total of 16 is not good enough to stand but you are likely to bust almost two thirds of the time if you hit. With a large proportion of the pack being 10s you have a good chance of ending up with two hands with a total of 18.

For other hands the decision should be made based on the dealer’s upcard.

Dealer’s Up Card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

Pairs

2 2

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

3 3

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

4 4

H

H

H

P

P

H

H

H

H

H

5 5

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

H

H

6 6

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

H

7 7

P

P

P

P

P

P

H

H

H

H

8 8

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

9 9

P

P

P

P

P

S

P

P

S

S

10’s

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

A’s

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Action: H = Hit S = Stand D = Double P = Split

I would stress that like doubling up; splitting pairs can also affect the effectiveness of your betting strategy. This is especially true if you are using the Paroli or Martingale system. You should make the decisions about when you are going to split pairs and the effect it might have on your betting system and stick to them.