--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" <mainstream20...@...> wrote: > > Shemp at his best - he blows away the MIT delusions of grandeur. > Great, focused, unrelenting post, Shemp. Thanks. > -Mainstream
Well, gosh, thanks for appreciating my compulsiveness! > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > <big snip>.. > > But what happens when the dealer's turn comes and HE goes over 21? > > Well, he may lose against any player that is still in the game (those > > who held at 21 or under)...but EVEN THOUGH HE, THE DEALER, HAS TIED > > THE PLAYER WHO ALSO WENT OVER 21, HE HAS COLLECTED THAT PLAYER'S > > MONEY ALREADY...HE DOESN'T GIVE IT BACK TO HIM EVEN THOUGH THEY > > TIED!!! > > > > That, my friends, is the SOLE advantage the house has in Blackjack > > and the SOLE basis for the house making money in Blackjack. > > > > And it's also why the MIT people -- even with card counting -- will > > never, ever beat the house (and despite what the movie and the book > > may have told you, they didn't beat the house in the long run). >
