Thanks to everyone who has expressed their good wishes, and especially to Ken
Smith for posting that link. I actually read his message an hour ago, then
got absorbed in that website and lost track of time. I'd have to agree that
his somewhat sanitized version of "any moron can win" is so true - I'm a walking
talking poster boy for that!
P.S. See? That's why I declined to give Harry a specific answer as to what
I'm going to do in L.A. Ya just never know who's reading this stuff, and Ken
might be one of my tablemates. Since I'll be the most unknown quantity there
(that means "Dead Money" in poker parlance), I'm not about to release that
microscopic advantage.
- Brian in MI
In a message dated 12/21/2006 10:19:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
kensmith@blackjackinfo.com writes:
Brian, Good luck in LA! For tournament strategy, we discuss this
stuff in minute detail over at http://www.blackjacktournaments.comAs Bob indicated already, card counting matters very little in
tournament play. But there's a whole set of tournament skills that
may be more disturbing to you.The good news is that anyone, regardless of skill level, has an
excellent chance of winning if they have some good cards at key
points. And, as others have pointed out, you worked hard to get this
far. Go in with the certainty that you have a good chance of succeeding.For more study, there are 3 more UBT TV shows coming up right away on
CBS...
Dec 23rd at 1 PM EST (Episode 8)
Dec 25th at 3 PM EST (Championship round)
Dec 30th at 2 PM EST (Legends of Blackjack)
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