Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
Vegas_lover was writing out of emotion rather than what his sense is telling him. His comment about using a monkey to play ignores the strategy, which is partly a combination of optimal play (mostly simple common sense), and special plays that deviate from optimal play. In other words, knowing the math is very important, but that alone will not make you a winner. Otherwise, these "authors of advantage play" who all sell us their videos, books, strategy cards, and time, would all be lining up offering to prove that they've won and that they will continue to win. They have never done anything close to that of course and never will, because perception based on principles is as good as any smoke & mirrors presentation.