You are obviously a lot younger than I am (54)!
Stanford Wong is undoubtedly the single most important person ever in the
world of teaching advantage gaming!
Many of the older people in this group (including me ) own his Video Poker
software which was published in 1991. It is the forerunner of VPtutor,
Winpoker, Frugal etc. If you need a strategy for games with variable
payouts for trips (Nevada Bonus, High Fives etc.) you still need to use
this (I do not have Optimum VP so I do not know if it handles that.). It
handled most progressive games better than Winpoker 5 (but not better than
Winpoker 6). He is often credited with inventing team play at BJ and back
counting is often called wonging. For the tournament BJ player his
Professional BJ is considered the bible.
Dice influencing does exist. Frank Scobette (Guerilla Gambling) works with
a team teaching the techniques. I do not play craps but if you now look at
a modern craps table you will see extra bumps built into the felt to try
and counteract this. I understand that it is not perfect but experts at
this (I understand the practice needed is incredible!) can lower the
occurrence of sevens from 1 in 6 to 1 in 7.8 or so.
[Original Message]
From: Glen Hardy <ghardy222@yahoo.com>
To: <vpfree@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 5/16/2005 2:26:09 AM
Subject: [vpFREE] Travel Channel: Gambling With The ProsHere in Az. the above show was just on from 11-12. Several observations.
1. Most major casino games were discussed.
2. Each 'pro' either clearly sold something or was in the business, or I
had to look them up on the internet to find that they work in one manner or
another.
3. The craziest clip was about craps. It said some people may be 'dice
influencers'. WTF?? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but once the dice
are thrown and they hit the other end of the table with all those random
cones, the word 'influence' is out of the picture.
4. The BJ segment was interesting but outdated. No 'team' will ever be
able to do what the M.I.T. team did years ago, and individual players
weren't really discussed. There was a lot of talk, but that's all it was.
5. Horse racing: The guy who talked here (I think his name was Meadow)
seemed confused and unsure of what to say to the camera. Picking a winning
animal that runs is no easy business.
6. The most comical presentation was that of sports bettor Fezzik. He
came on saying he had to wear some silly disguise, but then proceeded to
talk about how he does what he does, what he used to do in the corporate
world, and why. All on CAMERA!
7. The most anticipated part was last, at least for me. Bob Dancer came
on and talked vp. It was interesting that they introduced him as "A pro
who has won MILLIONS at a certain type of slot game" before the commercial,
but afterwards said he had won one million in 6 months. Strange, but I
have W2G's that show I've won millions of dollars too since I've been
playing in 1994. But I've lost a bit more than that. I also haven't
worked a day since I turned 50 in 1994. Maybe they should have interviewed
me!
8. The most believable of the bunch was a guy named John Robison, Slot
Expert. He came right out and said "No one can make a living playing the
slots". Thank God for an honest John.
9. Someone named Stanford Wong came on and input into several segments,
and it said he was a professional gambler for 40 years! I looked him up,
and he doesn't even LIVE in a gaming town. But he does sell a whole lot of
stuff and has pay-to-use sites.
10. Lastly, when a floor manager was asked what he thought of
professionals playing in his casino, he said something to the effect of
"Bring them in and we'll let them play. As long as they think they have
the advantage we love having them here. The more they think that the more
they'll play". Amen. That's me.
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