Merry Christmas! I have presents for many bj21'ers...

DD' - Santa gives you a bankroll boost and a trip back in time to meet Ken Uston

Walter Thomason - Santa gives you a simulator, that way you can simulate your progression and find out that doesn't work.

Clarke Cant - Santa lands you a job at MIT. You will be teaching theoretical physics. If the students can comprehend you, you will keep your job.

NA - Santa gives you a scholarship to MIT, that way you can be one of Clarke's students.

Grifter - Santa gives you nothing! You were naughty this year!

GBV - Santa gives you an editor for your blackjack book and a trip to NY to meet Don.

Bootlegger - Santa sets you up on a trip to meet George W, the president you honor and respect and will vote for in 2004.

Don Schlesinger - Santa gives you a trip to Vegas to play against a flashing dealer.

Stanford Wong - Santa gives you running shoes a copy of "Comedy for Dummies"

Cyrus - Santa gives you...well, make your wish. Santa gives you whatever you want.

That's all Santa had time for. I have many other presents to deliver tonight.

Cheers!

But I'd rather Ken take a visit to our time. I'd like to hear his comments about bj in the US today. Would he even bother?

"What I'd like"? I'd like to switch gifts with Bootlegger.

And a Merry Christmas to you and yours.

After the initial shock wears off (No, we did *NOT* keep Early Surrender) I'm sure that the same old Ken Uston would be back and swinging. Reading his works, I'm convinced that he has the mindset that would make him try and beat the game regardless of its conditions.

M.

I thought that he and his team had about given up when the game, mostly penetration wise, was still better than it is now.

winning blackjack year. Only one more playing session for me in 2001.

the year isn't over yet and there's always a chance. :)

It's the day after Christmas. I stayed up all night waiting for the sound of hoofs on my rooftop... even left cookies and milk next to the fireplace.
Most likely wouldn't make any difference. Everytime I personally use a simulation program and find results which favor my point of view I'm told that the program is flawed or I lied about the results.
Hope you've recovered from your travels... Happy new year!

"Everytime I personally use a simulation program and find results which favor my point of view I'm told that the program is flawed or I lied about the results."

Actually, neither. You're most often told that you didn't perform a sufficient number of trials and that when you would run the same number of hands again and get a result that doesn't favor your point of view, it would be nice if you reported those, too!

Don