Greg Wilson You just finished a 200-hand session at a $25 table. The math says you should have lost about $53. Instead, you’re up $275. Does that mean you found a winning system? Not even close. It means variance did what variance always does: it overpowered the house edge in the short run.
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A four-hour baccarat session at a $25 table costs you roughly $18.55 per hour if you stick with Banker. That’s less than a movie ticket and popcorn. But switch to the Tie bet, and suddenly you’re burning through $251.30 per hour for the same stakes. The difference between those two numbers is expected value, and…
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