百家乐是一种负收益率的赌戏,赌徒没有必胜法。一直以来,21点职业赌徒都认爲不可能在百家乐上取得优势。曾经有好几个月,我也一直被这个问题所困扰,一度想放弃研究百家乐,转练21点算牌术。而我最终能坚持下去,主要得益于《赌场的赢家机率》(《Full Time Gambler》)这本书,作者何乐威能够长期在骰子、轮盘、百家乐上赢钱,我爲什麽不能?
但何乐威实际上并没有在书上真正公开他赢钱的方法,那麽,他究竟是如何在负收益率的赌戏上取得优势呢?
今天我们看三、四十年前何乐威写的这本书,无疑会发现里面有很多过时和错误的观点(尤其在21点赌术方面),但书中仍有许多闪光的金子,尤其是他对“周期模式”的论述,给了我很大的啓发。
凡21点职业赌徒,都有很强的数学观念,对赌博上的一切数字都讲求精细准确。
我查看Macaufan 过往的帖子,完全符合上述条件。但他另外还说了一番令我觉得惊讶的话:
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Macaufan #2005/06/07 00:22
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But one thing has been in my mind for a long long time, have not tried yet...is luck. If luck exists, and if we know how to catch it, then maybe we can overcome the samll advantage and have some profit in long run.
也许有些网友不知道何乐威,那麽看看他和儿子的一段经典对话会对他有一点瞭解。
Holoway had a son who graduated MIT and was reputed to be a mathematics genius. "Dad,"
said the son one day, "you can't beat a casino. You can't overcome the odds. You just can't."Holloway told me he replied,
"You're right, son. You 're absolutely right." He paused.
"By the way, this house we're sitting in? That new automobile outside? That hefty college tuition I paid for you for four years? They all came from casino winnings. But you're absolutely right."
这段话的中文意译是:
何乐威有个毕业于麻省理工并被誉爲数学天才的儿子。“父亲,他儿子有一天说,你不可能战胜赌场,你不可能超越赌场的优势,你真的不可能。
何乐威告诉我他这样回答,你是对的,儿子,你绝对是正确的。”他停了一下,“顺便说一下,我们正坐在里面的这个房子,外面那辆新车,我付你四年那昂贵的学费,这些全都是从赌场赢回来的。但你绝对是正确的。”
摘自Lyle Stuart的《Winning at Casino gambling》