Statistically there are 16 cards that are equal to 10 out of 52...so 16/52 or 8/25ths. Therefore it is more likely that the next card is a 10....just based on the number of cards.....however, if you are counting the cards, you can lower the chances against you. Look at it this way, it is not always about a 2 or a 3, sometimes...Walsh was hitting when the dealer had a 5 or a 6, and at that point it is more likely that the dealer will bust. Now the problem is that Mr. Walsh had a 14 or a 13 when he was doing this....this is not only bad form, but stupid play. I am just glad he got clocked. DaDakota
DaDakota...wouldnt it be 8/26ths? and thank you for joining us today on how to trun a thread about That Dell kid is a PRICK into blackjack probability. stay tuned next week when we derail a thread about steve francis's migranes into a thread about proper car care...
The statistical analysis of blackjack and the Dell prick discussions going on in one thread... how does this happen?
youre absolutely right. I own a television set and about 200 thousand movies, and a VCR. Cant afford cable, and I dont even have the basic networks. so I also missed out on Survivor, Millionaire, Fantasy Island, Fear Factor, and everything else that is popular on TV, or MTV for that matter. missed out on Sopranos, Six Feet Under, and anything else that is worth watching. I looked up his profile, his real name is Ben. What a tool. When he was signing the list to play the winner in Eight-Ball, he looked up and whined "There's six people in front of me?!" YEAH GET OVER IT. WAIT IN LINE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. if only I had that dartboard printout, I would have put it on the dartboard.
Thanks for reminding me about the dealer having to hit below 16, bobrek. That makes sense, and helps explain why you are better off staying at a low number like 13. That gambler-assclown still shouldn't have gotten mad at Walsh. It's freaking gambling!!! Hard core gamblers playing the percentages is the lamest thing I've ever heard of. You gamble to have fun, blow off steam, hope you win. There's no fun if you aren't allowed to gamble the way you want, play your hunch, roll the dice. If you have to play a "system" telling you what the percentage play is, let me tell, you, the percentages say you need to invest that cash, not gamble it. Guess what... in the end, the house always wins! The system is always in their favor. To top it off, Walsh wasn't hurting the rest of the table at all. red, DoD...
I like these kinds of stories. they remind me of when I met leo DiCaprio. I live on shelter island which is out in the hamptons. There is a bar/club/place to be seen here where all the young NY A-list people come. every summer the list of celebritys is long. and Leonardo named shelter Island as his favorite place in some mag once. well as his fame peaked a few years ago he was out on the Island. so a bunch of us were talking **** about how funny it would be to go up to him and say hi, then knock his arse out. now this would involve a beating by his body guards, but think of it. every man in the world would have thought you were the collest, and owed you thanks, every girl may hate you, but every time they swoon to him they will also know that he is a skinny little wuss. well I did end up next to him and met him, but the damn shame was that he was really chill and a pretty funny b*stard. I bet he is much more jaded now, but back then he had his guard down and made me feel like an ass for thinking hitting him would be funny. mind you saying all of this i have never punched anyone without being forced to, so i wouldnt have done it any way. but the entertainment ones own mind can create PEACE
i gamble for money...i have rent, allamony, child support... Listen here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker after the first half hour at the table then you are the sucker.
Hehe, he's a loser. Dude, you're getting ripped off!! It seems to me that he's gotten too full of himself. I mean come on now, he's a one-trick pony. He'll NEVER do another thing after this Dell job goes by the wayside. He'll never be in a movie, commercial, tv show, radio show, anything!! He's branded himself with ONE thing -- the Dell logo. No one will ever hire him again. Before you know it, he'll be on "E! True Hollywood Story" about how he wasted it all on crack and prostitutes, thinking he'd never be off that pedestal.
I see three words in his future: "Fox Celebrity Boxing" I'm still trying to figure out "Horshack" v. "Screech"
