Andy Bloch DVD *LINK*

Sonny

Sonny

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On sale on eBay no less! Is this a reputable DVD on the basics of playing or has he sold out here? I get the feeling that he's not giving up all of the MIT secrets as the ad proclaims.

Here are a few of my favorite bits:

"In this one of a kind DVD, Andy tells all about card counting, black jack strategy and how to improve your chance of winning by 20%. That s right 20%."

That sounds pretty good. I'm only winning about 51% of my sessions now. Imagine if I could win 20% more often!

"Virtually eliminate the house advantage by knowing what to do and when to do it."

Wow, if I learn this system I can ALMOST overcome the house edge...then I'll get rich!

"Also included with this video are Andy's personal strategy charts."

Does anyone else smell a John Partick style "liberal basic strategy" here? So what's the deal? Have we lost another AP to the dark side?

-Sonny-
 
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SammyBoy

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Surprising

That Andy Bloch would be asscoiated with something like this. I can understand him making a video or selling a book, but the marketing claims on the ebay listing are ridiculous.

From the ebay listing:

Andy Bloch is banned from 367 Casinos worldwide and has made millions with his MIT Card Counting Team. The knowledge in this video has been the subject of the best selling book, Bringing Down the House.

Also included with this video are Andy s personal strategy charts.

Learn from the best and make millions!

I often visit his website andybloch.com, I'll post a message asking about it.
 
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stainless steel rat

Well-Known Member
watch your math.

statisticians often mislead with this 20% better stuff.

For example, if you win 40% of your hands, someone could say "I can improve your win rate 20%". That could mean your win rate goes to 60%, as you guessed, or it could mean your win rate goes to 48%, which is a 20% improvement over 40%. :)

There are other ways to make such percentages imply something far better than they actually produce.
 
Sonny

Sonny

Well-Known Member
Maybe not his intention

> I can understand him making a video or selling a book, but the marketing
> claims on the ebay listing are ridiculous.

I agree. He probably made the video and included the basic strategy/card counting concepts without knowing what sort of marketing would be attached. It's probably a decent video for beginners but it is really cheapened by the advertisement. The distributor is probably just trying to cash in on his name and reputation.

-Sonny-
 
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MrPill

Well-Known Member
Percentage Increase

SSR,

I don't see where Sonny stated what his final win rate would be, only that it would be significantly better.

I would agree with both of you that 51% x 1.2 (20% increase) would be 61.2%, which would be significantly better if true.

Pill
 
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Dali-lama

Member
A B's DVD was according to a good source

...crap.....It covers B.S. and the hi-lo count
only. No useful info for APs
 
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