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Blackjack

  • 14-10-2004 2:17pm
    #1
    careca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭


    I know its not poker but there is a horizon special on BBC2 tonight, 9pm about a maths teacher who goes to Vegas trying to win at BJ (now thats at BJ rather than a BJ). He borrows mob money to play. Could be good.


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  • #2
    Lafortezza
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    Brag is the new Black(jack)


  • #3
    karlh
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    This is a GAMING forum, no gambling here please....


  • #4
    Sleepy
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    For anyone with even a passing interest in Blackjack I'd just like to recommend Ben Metzinger's "Bringing Down the House". Just finished it last night after borrowing it off a mate. It's about a group of MIT students who took Vegas for millions through a card-counting system they'd developed. Very interesting read.


  • #5
    Iago
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    lafortezza wrote:
    Brag is the new Black(jack)

    One of my mates played in the €100 game in the fitz on monday and got knocked out in 23rd or so, he then went to the brag table changed 100 and played for 25 on pair plus

    first 3 games were blank 4th game gave him brag and €800....

    I'm thinking I should probably investigate this game further, although having got a brag on that table a couple of months ago I'm not really due another one yet..


  • #6
    [nicK]
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    careca wrote:
    I know its not poker but there is a horizon special on BBC2 tonight, 9pm about a maths teacher who goes to Vegas trying to win at BJ (now thats at BJ rather than a BJ). He borrows mob money to play. Could be good.

    that's the story that Ben Metzinger's based his novel "Bringing Down the House" on..


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  • #7
    careca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭careca


    Sleepy wrote:
    For anyone with even a passing interest in Blackjack I'd just like to recommend Ben Metzinger's "Bringing Down the House". Just finished it last night after borrowing it off a mate. It's about a group of MIT students who took Vegas for millions through a card-counting system they'd developed. Very interesting read.


    I've read it sleepy and its good alright. As for the documentary last night, I fell asleep during it. Tells you what I thought of it.


  • #8
    careca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭careca


    Iago wrote:
    first 3 games were blank 4th game gave him brag and €800....


    Something similar happened to me. Got three nines on second ever hand. Won 150. Gave that and lots more back before I quit. Haven't played brag or bj in about ten visits to Fitz or Merrion. Thats a record for me.


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