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BJI Newsletter, January 2008, #96

A WORD FROM HENRY

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our first issue in 2008 begins with Alan Krigman's analysis of the pros and cons of playing one hand or two (the results may surprise you). Our Gulf Coast Grinder reports on the blackjack conditions in the Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos, and Frank Scoblete does the same for the Atlantic City casinos. You'll also find some interesting reader feedback in the AC BJ Report including a detailed comparison of Borgata in AC vs. Bellagio in Las Vegas. Tournament Pro Joe Pane describes his big $110k win in a recent Las Vegas Hilton Tournament (as usual, you'll get some insider information from Joe). Some casinos are taking a page from poker tournaments and offering no-limit blackjack tournaments; Ken Smith has the low down, including how to best play tournaments that utilize this format. Speaking of tournaments, you don't want to miss reading the Final Two, co-written by two experienced and highly respected blackjack tournament players, Norm Sheridan and John Ressman. Speaking of veterans, Sammy Vaughn explains some of the famous partners, deals, and teams that have occurred in the tournament scene including some that involved Sammy. LVBear has a lot to growl about in the New Year including several issues that occurred at Harrah's properties ("It's been a tough week for Harrah's. Couldn't happen to a more deserving company."). More blackjack players are trying dice control as another way to gain the edge over the casino. If you want to give it a try, read Frank Scoblete's article on how to learn dice control. According to our resident poker pro Bill Burton, the best thing a poker play can do is to keep a log book and study it. Bill provides the details on how to set-up and manage your own poker log book. Last but not least, we've got a summary of major blackjack tournaments in January and February courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com.

Congratulations to BJI writer Jean Scott and husband Brad for their big video poker win. They were playing a quarter Hundred Play video poker machine (that's a total of $125 per hand) when Brad was dealt a Royal Flush in diamonds and a $100,000 payout. Kudos also to BJI writer Joe Pane for winning a recent blackjack tournament at Las Vegas Hilton for $110,000 (read about it in this issue), and for Norm Sheridan reaching the finals in a UBT tournament held at the Venetian Casino ( read about it in this issue).

Caesar's has announced a new higher-bet-limit policy that now exists at their Atlantic City and Las Vegas properties: $50,000 on one hand. These are the highest blackjack betting limits in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

Once a year, the worlds most successful blackjack players gather in January at a secret location in Las Vegas for Max Rubin's infamous Blackjack Ball. We'll have the details on this year's get-together in the February issue of BJI. Stay tuned.

If you come across an unfamiliar blackjack term in one of our articles or reports, see our Blackjack Glossary: www.bjinsider.com/questions_glossary.shtml

E-mail subscribers can also read each month's issue online at our web site: BJI Issue #96, January 2008.

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