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Title: NY Times Article on Advantage Play at Casinos - describes the Phil Ivey story
Post by: Don Boyer on July 01, 2016, 09:55:28 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/magazine/how-advantage-players-game-the-casinos.html?WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-51993-7-1-L1&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=

Very cool article, worth a read.  Most of the advantage play in casinos involves card-related games.  Some people can fiddle with dice as they're thrown, some people watch payouts on slot machines or time the spin of a roulette wheel, but it's card-related games that tend to be the most vulnerable.

Title: Re: NY Times Article on Advantage Play at Casinos - describes the Phil Ivey story
Post by: Bucky on September 25, 2016, 11:39:12 PM

Thanks for sharing, it was a good read. I enjoyed the stories, and they were well paced throughout the article. I was a little worried at the start as the writing itself seemed childish in structure and prose, but it hit it's stride well enough and was a fun read.

I'll stick to my standard craps tables and leave the advantage play to the big boys.