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This is going to be a long (measured in linear feet due to quotes, not measured in my own witty contribution) post, but it must be said:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Awesome Strategy = How The Casinos Can Build Those Magnificent Edifices and Still Afford To Serve Free Booze

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Do you understand the difference between these two phrases? I'm thinking that you don't.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Okay, while it's admittedly more fun just to keep poking sticks at jb... here's a link that does a very nice job debunking the (very, very old and still just as flawed) Martingale betting system that he's advocating here:

hxxp://wizardofodds.com/askthewizard/bettingsystems-martingale.html

In short, while it seems like a pretty small chance that you will run out of bets to make to get back to that small win -- the chance of getting there and actually losing a lot outweighs the actual benefit of the tiny wins that you do achieve with this betting system.

You basically end up with a long series of results that look something like this:

+5
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-1280
(oh, fuck)

Originally Posted by QuikSand

Please stop.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I assure you it is not my game. But at least I'm aware of that fact.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm now sorry for my continued contributions to the thread at this point. Either I am up against:

- a guy who revels in his complete cluelessness, making any honest efforts totally pointless (in that case, best of luck to you jb)

or

-an alias address who enjoys tweaking this forum (and others) and has dedicated an absolutely enormous amount of time to doing so (in that case, well done, yuk yuk, fuck you)

Originally Posted by QuikSand

This thread is becoming a free-for-all now.

What would really be great would be if we could all get together, connect all our computers to a lot of other ones, and be able to do research and actually find out about this sort of thing. You know, some kind of inter-network system that people like us could use to actually learn what is actually correct, rather than just spouting off on what we think might be correct. That would be so cool... then stuff like this wouldn't even have to happen.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

There are definitely tons of idiots around these tables.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

If you had started with "no, I realize it doesn't mean anything to my ability to win or lose, I just find it tough to deal with" then we wouldn't all be salivating over the idea that we have another aspiring jb in our midst. But if you really want to insist that the game's actual odds change based on other people's play... please, by all means, entertain us.

Originally Posted by QuikSand

They have that game, it's called baccarat.

While jbmagic has clearly earned some sort of award with his performance in this thread, props to QuikSand for a transcendant supporting role. Well done as usual, QS.