Quote from: bacply on June 10, 2017, 02:48:22 PM
After reading your post I bought the book in Kindle form.  I read it in about an hour.  I like most of the premise of your system but not sure I like the risk/reward aspect.  I will not give anything away, but I am willing to try it.

Thanks,

John

John,

   As my wife was trying to be nice or something, she purchased the Kindle version of TUBPBWS for me as a surprise and I got notice of it this morning when I logged on to my iPad.  Oh swell.

   I've warned her about buying things I "browse" when on Amazon but evidently this had the word "baccarat" in it so she "one clicked" it away.  Said something about it costing less than a hot dog and a beer at the casino.   It is also why I have all kinds of odd gadgets for the Glocks that I'll NEVER use.  Most of that stuff gets given away to people who think they need it.

   But I digress.  It's in my possession now so I'll see what it does.   For those of you who are curious, it is very close to Ellis' System 40 but eliminates System 40's strength on runs.   

   For the near future I will now run VDW/2 and TUBPBWS in tandem when anybody posts a live shoe here on the forum and report back the results.  At least you'll have some kind of benchmark.

  Also, I haven't actually purchased a baccarat book probably since before the internet and looking that old book, it does look like it was literally typed with an old Royal Selectric typewriter and edited into a manuscript.   Having just seen what passes for an internet Kindle "book" on baccarat, I may have to start publishing.

  So, when I have ample time, I'll play all new shoes posted running both methods, just for grins.

  AD

Quote from: stringbeanpc on May 16, 2017, 12:00:12 AM
ADulay, how do you define a  legitimate starting point

Any "1-2" start will suffice.

AD

Quote from: Nickmsi on May 14, 2017, 07:49:24 PM
Hi All,

Aduly says that after a BBB wins start a new session.
 
This is correct if you are playing the conventional VDW method which is to play the next 9 spins.

VDW can be played in many different ways.

Think about playing the LAST 9 spins instead.
 
Mathematically it is the same but you get so many more bets.

Cheers
Nick

Nick,

  Very true.

  Another way is the "rolling 9" meaning after any win simply back up to a legitimate "starting point" and resume from there.

  AD

Quote from: Baelog on May 14, 2017, 03:34:38 PM
Ok, so I have ran some simulations in Excel that I am posting here based on the information I have seen in the forum. I feel like I am very close to how Nickmsi is playing the game, but not all the way.

This is how I set up my excel program
- Only the 9 AP's
- Avoid mutual bet
- 500 random Descisions ( no live decks)
- Flatbet
- No stop loss

Here we go.

Baelog,

  Thanks for joining in on the discussion with your testing.

  I took a look at the first one and I don't believe it's being played correctly, at least from the standpoint of VDW proper.

  What is the wager at hand #2?

  Also, with the win at hand #5 (BBB) you would restart the sequence as any "win" ends the VDW session and starts a new one.

  Thanks for posting up.

  AD

Quote from: Blue_Angel on May 02, 2017, 05:42:37 AM
You should know better after all these years, I didn't expect to receive this respond from someone like you.
Just a friendly tip, the best way to decide what to bet is to wait to see where the most money have been bet and then bet the opposite.
If you are the only person at the table then good luck...!

The question remains unanswered: "Just how are they (the cards) arranged"?

Not the particular method as that would be pretty simple to do.

I'd like to know the arrangement they make so that everyone, or most, lose at the baccarat table.

And if they're rigging the shoe so that the wagers on the most money are losing, I'd really like to know that one.

Thanks.

AD

Quote from: Blue_Angel on May 02, 2017, 01:46:33 AM
Don't play those machines because they arrange the sequence of the cards,!

And just how are they "arranged"?

AD

Quote from: Baelog on May 01, 2017, 03:03:26 AM
ADulay
Could you teach me your style of play using VDW?

Baelog

I will grab one of the recently posted shoes on the site and transcribe it to a worksheet and post it up here with details of the line by line play.

Probably tomorrow as today is pretty well tied up with scheduled duties, 9 holes of golf and a shooting match tonight.

AD (Monday night Match Director)

Quote from: Blue_Angel on April 26, 2017, 03:21:00 AM

Nothing prevents results to form a streak of 10, or a streak of chops or any other permutation you can imagine at any given time.
Why you cannot (don't want) understand common sense?!

BA,

  Would you care to explain why a streak of 10 or a streak of chops is a bad thing?

  It would be even better if you could explain why it is bad under the VDW play.

  Thanks.

  AD

NickMSI is currently writing about VDW over on the GamblersForum and the boys over there are being pretty harsh.

Most of them have apparently missed what he was attempting to explain so it would be pointless for me to jump in and attempt a mid-course correction of the discussion.

I still find the concept reasonably fascinating and having boiled it down into 4 simple wagers, it can be played "sans card" if you prefer.

123, 246, 147 and 258 from time to time.   You'll avoid the mutual win wager by restarting at 12 when it shows up.

Flat betting "solves" the Terrible Twos and allows you to mark time until the inevitable streaks of P, B and singles show up.

Just my two cents on the subject.

AD

Chicago.

Thanks.

AD

So come on people, don't you do anything else besides read gambling forums?

Trains, boats, cars, bikes, sports?

Maybe a Pez collection?

AD (don't make me post my skydive videos)

You know, with the Indian casino being gracious enough to "purchase" a new sidearm for me (to use in the IDPA Revolver division) I figured it was only fitting to add this video to our always popular (two people) section on "What Else Do We Do?"

So, for those of you who wonder what I do on Monday night, here's a sample.

AD (hmm, seemed a bit blurry on the screen for some reason)

As this is the "Off Topic" area, I figured I'd post up something other than a gambling subject.

One of my other past times is flying the Phantom drone around.

I have been waiting for about a year to catch this particular train coming out of the trees and crossing a specific drawbridge over a river down south of me.

This would be the result.   

Not my best effort, but it was getting late and the wind was picking up so this is what I managed to edit to completion.

AD (hmm, didn't realize it would fill the screen here)

Quote from: DoctorSudoku on April 07, 2017, 08:28:06 AM
A Dulay,

I was wondering how has your recent experience with betphoenix.ag been.

Have you had any problems with internet connections getting cut off or with money withdrawals?

I am interested in joining that outfit as a member, but still worried about any unethical games they might play. I am based in the the US, so my online options are obviously limited.

Normal connections with a few slow evenings.  Other than that, no problems.

AD

Quote from: Wewin2222 on April 06, 2017, 02:11:46 AM
Played at 5 Dimes and would win small wagers and loose every time I increased my wager without fail. They would always take my money on anything larger than 200.00. I have wagered on sports through them but it's like pulling teath to get your money. You feel like a begger to get any money at all from them.

Wewin2222

Thanks for the update.

Were the table game wagers on the "live" games or RNG?

AD