Professional Gamblers Archive

Baccarat vs Blackjack – Comparison of Odds, Strategy & Entertainment Today’s casinos offer more casino games than most of us can imagine. The majority of them are slots, designed to maximize the casino’s profit; packing in a great number of eager players in a small area, lining the walls and aisles with countless machines....

Natural Blackjack: From inherent computation to pro gambling career. There aren’t a whole lot of professional gamblers out there today. Sure, there are plenty of people who gamble a lot. Some of them might even call themselves pros. But real, genuine, career gamblers exist in a very small minority; especially when you only count...

A lot of people claim to be professional gamblers. Many of them even have the profits to back it up. But most of them are either blackjack aficionados or poker pros. A few even possess the rare skill of dice control, giving them an edge at the craps tables. But anyone seriously claiming to...

With Phil Ivey poker career alive and well, Borgata Casino demands 2-year-old $10mm judgment. Phil Ivey was once the most feared poker player on the professional live circuit. His skills on the felt were phenomenal, his poker face impenetrable. In early 2016 he disappeared from live tournaments; not without reason. That was around the...

Notorious ruler, legendary gambler, King Henry VIII of England. Of all England’s past rulers, few are more universally recognized as King Henry VIII. His ambitious political stratagem helped mold centuries of success for the nation. His notorious execution of servants and wives, and alienation of the Roman Catholic Church, destroyed his reputation. And it...

Poker players from Canada performing strong at 2018 WSOP Championship. The World Series of Poker Main Event is the most prestigious poker tournament in the world. Action got underway last week, where a field 7,874 entrants began their mission towards WSOP fortune and fame. The near-record-breaking entries to the $10,000 buy-in event promises an...

Everyone’s favorite poker player, Doyle Brunson, retires from the felt. There’s no more legendary name in poker than Doyle Brunson. Everything about him is iconic in some way, from his archetypal 10-gallon hat, to his contagious smile, to his favorite poker hand—the one that won him the WSOP Main Event not once, but twice—the...

Do you have what it takes to master the art of casino gambling? Gambling is among the oldest industries of the world. It predates any textual content. No doubt cavemen wagered on the prowess their masculinity, just as today we bet on boxers competing in the ring, and thoroughbreds racing down the track. Throughout...