Wisdom of Mr. Probability Skill & Odds Cannot be beat. You must eventually lose if the odds are against you. You must eventually win if the odds are in your favor. If the odds are flexible and dependent on how you play, you can favorably affect the outcome by using skill. This does not mean you can win, it means only that if you play skillfully you will improve your chances. If skill affects the odds in any way then skillfull players will eventually fare better than an unskilled player. If the odds are against you it doesn't matter how you vary the amounts of your bets, you will eventually lose... Return to Blackjack Page.

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