Thread: Power Baccarat 2 by Byron F. Herbert

G'day Anybody here read (POWER BACCARAT 2) by Byron F Herbert and if so what did you think of it - cheers Chopper.

It's a very good read I must say. It is very realistic about what it takes to move from recreational player to playing bac for a full-time income, hey hey.

Originally Posted by chopper999

G'day Anybody here read (POWER BACCARAT 2) by Byron F Herbert and if so what did you think of it - cheers Chopper.

I've read the first edition about 15yrs ago

This is the best book in baccarat compare to the rest of all baccarat books out there.

His method and bet selection based on logical stats

I highly recommend it for beginners

Thanks Soxfan and ktdfx for the info input - yes I brought this book from L.A. a couple of weeks ago and I am now reading it for the second time as recommended at the end of the book. - Cheers Chopper

I have that book. I ordered it two weeks ago but i have not started reading it yet.

do you mind sending it to me - I have a copy of powerplay baccarat and I am not sure if its the same one.

I have no problem but it,s not an ebook.It's a 287-page book. IT would take time to scan every single page. any suggestion on the best way to do it ?Actually there is two version. Mine is version 2

Unfortunately the author has no understanding of elementary probability theory, or wrote the book for people who have no understanding of elementary probability theory. The book has no value at all.

Originally Posted by GBV

Unfortunately the author has no understanding of elementary probability theory, or wrote the book for people who have no understanding of elementary probability theory. The book has no value at


all.

GBV, Don't be ridiculous

Let me tell you something

First, I do not know what he wrote in version 2. But version1 that I 'v read

He talked about a Logical and common sense game plan. It's not a system

I think, it will help new players understand more about the game and cut back the loss while they're having good time at the casino and may be, Who knows , they can win some money

let's talked about probability???? there's always a swing here and there back and forth and so on

there is no exact numbers ???? got it ?

I've seen a Blind Guy wins at baccarat table too, He asked the dealer to place the bets for him.

It's a game of chance , Man


Secondly, all the Baccarat books out there tell you 1 thing that Bet on the Damn Banker .....everyone knows that shiiiiiiiiii

Do you want to spend your money on those books ????

It 's a waste..


Finally, Have you been success playing baccarat yet ????

SHOW US YOUR PROBABILITY RESULT

Originally Posted by ktdfx

GBV, Don't be ridiculous

Let me tell you something

Secondly, all the Baccarat books out there tell you 1 thing that Bet on the Damn Banker .....everyone knows that shiiiiiiiiii

Do you want to spend your money on those books ????

It 's a waste..


Finally, Have you been success playing baccarat yet ????

SHOW US YOUR PROBABILITY RESULT

GBV has published his own Baccarat Book, he is a well known Professional Gambler, just in case you didn't realise it.

GBV has published his own Baccarat Book, he is a well known Professional Gambler, just in case you didn't realise it.

SO WHAT ?

DID HE COME UP WITH ANY NEW TAC TIC ????? OR HE JUST WROTE UP A BUNCH OF STATS AND INFOS WHERE YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET ????


BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE

NO SYSTEM CAN OVER RIDE THE HOUSE EDGE IN THE LONG TERM

POWER BACCARAT 1 GAVE READERS A NEW TACTIC OR NEW APPROACH TO THE GAME, AT LEAST, PLAYERS CAN USE IT TO GAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THAT'S A DIFFERENCE THAN THE REST OF OTHER BOOKS WHERE THEY ONLY TELL YOU BET ON THE BANKER

DO YOU HAVE TIME AND MONEY TO COVER THE BANKER BETS ????? OR YOU JUST GET WIPE OUT THE MINUTE YOU SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE WITH A PLAYER RUN ???


ARE YOU A FAN OF HIS ???? EGALITE ???

PS. YOU AND I CAN WRITE AND SELL THE BOOKS TOO , FRIEND

CHEERS,

Originally Posted by garnabby

X-Ray Specs and Blackjack

16 December 2004

By John May

Every now and again, if you hang out on the various gambling message boards, someone asks about beating blackjack with a pair of x-ray specs to see through the card backs. They always say it in a semi-serious, aha-hah-hah-type way, to cover themselves for suggesting that a concept straight out of a comic might be a legitimate form of advantage play. But you can tell that they really do want to know if any type of device exists that could penetrate the card backs. The idea appeals to the seven-year-old in all of us.

The answer is yes. X-ray specs don't exist, of course. An x-ray is a strong form of radiation. Go around blasting people with radiation and you'll end up in jail. In any case, it isn't possible to minaturize an x-ray machine to the extent where it could be the size of a pair of spectacles.

However, the related field of thermal imaging yields much more interesting possibilities. A thermal imaging camera can be made much smaller than an x-ray device. It can tell you what rank and denomination a card is from the back because the paint on a card has a slightly different heat signature. Obviously, knowing what card you will be dealt before it has been exposed is quite enough to win any amount of money at any card game.

The difficult bit of this equation is getting a thermal imaging camera into a casino. Naturally this would contravene any sane device law. Even if no specific device law existed, the camera user would probably be prosecuted for some kind of fraud analog.
_____________________________________________


I'd be more interested in which frequencies of infrared the ink on a playing card might emit. Or even of phosphorescence.

Do I have to explain what "tongue-in-cheek" means here?

Btw Please respect author copyright and don't post the full text of articles - use a link instead.

SO WHAT ?

DID HE COME UP WITH ANY NEW TAC TIC ????? OR HE JUST WROTE UP A BUNCH OF STATS AND INFOS WHERE YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET ????


Er yes, he did come up with several new tactics. Unlike the Herbert system, you can test my methods and they will make money. You can debate whether it is worth it, but they do work. It is a lot of work and isn't easy.

The Herbert system will lose money. If you want to test it, let me deal the cards and bank the game.

Guys like Herbert are selling you false dreams and hope.

BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE

NO SYSTEM CAN OVER RIDE THE HOUSE EDGE IN THE LONG TERM

No betting system can overcome the house edge, that doesn't mean there aren't other systems.

Secondly, all the Baccarat books out there tell you 1 thing that Bet on the Damn Banker .....everyone knows that shiiiiiiiiii

I don't recommend that. Betting on banker will lose money in the absence of any other information. It will just lose less than player
and (a lot less than) the tie.

If you have some information about the next cards to be dealt, you will often bet player or even, in rarer cases, tie.
The information has to be real, valuable information though. Whether you just lost or won a hand is not real information.

Finally, Have you been success playing baccarat yet ????

Yes. I'm probably the only person here who has played baccarat with a positive expectation consistently.

Originally Posted by GBV

SO WHAT ?

DID HE COME UP WITH ANY NEW TAC TIC ????? OR HE JUST WROTE UP A BUNCH OF STATS AND INFOS WHERE YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET ????


Er yes, he did come up with several new tactics. Unlike the Herbert system, you can test my methods and they will make money. You can debate whether it is worth it, but they do work. It is a lot of work and isn't easy.

The Herbert system will lose money. If you want to test it, let me deal the cards and bank the game.

Guys like Herbert are selling you false dreams and hope.

BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE

NO SYSTEM CAN OVER RIDE THE HOUSE EDGE IN THE LONG TERM

No betting system can overcome the house edge, that doesn't mean there aren't other systems.

Secondly, all the Baccarat books out there tell you 1 thing that Bet on the Damn Banker .....everyone knows that shiiiiiiiiii

I don't recommend that. Betting on banker will lose money in the absence of any other information. It will just lose less than player
and (a lot less than) the tie.

If you have some information about the next cards to be dealt, you will often bet player or even, in rarer cases, tie.
The information has to be real, valuable information though. Whether you just lost or won a hand is not real information.

Finally, Have you been success playing baccarat yet ????

Yes. I'm probably the only person here who has played baccarat with a positive expectation consistently.

IF YOU CAN BEAT MY RECORD HERE 1 chip per shoe to Millions THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT YOUR FREAKING SYSTEM

WHAT THE F ARE U DOING HERE IF YOUR SYS REALLY MAKE MONEY ????

TRY TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS ????

Again, It's a piece of S

BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE PERIOD............................................ .............

Hey gbv !

If i were you ?
I would take the challenge at wizardofodds dot com to win $30,000 and sell more books

Originally Posted by GBV

SO WHAT ?

DID HE COME UP WITH ANY NEW TAC TIC ????? OR HE JUST WROTE UP A BUNCH OF STATS AND INFOS WHERE YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET ????


Er yes, he did come up with several new tactics. Unlike the Herbert system, you can test my methods and they will make money. You can debate whether it is worth it, but they do work. It is a lot of work and isn't easy.

The Herbert system will lose money. If you want to test it, let me deal the cards and bank the game.

Guys like Herbert are selling you false dreams and hope.

BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S A GAME OF CHANCE

NO SYSTEM CAN OVER RIDE THE HOUSE EDGE IN THE LONG TERM

No betting system can overcome the house edge, that doesn't mean there aren't other systems.

Secondly, all the Baccarat books out there tell you 1 thing that Bet on the Damn Banker .....everyone knows that shiiiiiiiiii

I don't recommend that. Betting on banker will lose money in the absence of any other information. It will just lose less than player
and (a lot less than) the tie.

If you have some information about the next cards to be dealt, you will often bet player or even, in rarer cases, tie.
The information has to be real, valuable information though. Whether you just lost or won a hand is not real information.

Finally, Have you been success playing baccarat yet ????

Yes. I'm probably the only person here who has played baccarat with a positive expectation consistently.

Mr.May,

I have your book "baccarat for the clueless". Please tell me what page number or pages you describe how you play and win.

I read your whole book and don't see where you win at baccarat.

Originally Posted by confusedgambler

Mr.May,

I have your book "baccarat for the clueless". Please tell me what page number or pages you describe how you play and win.

I read your whole book and don't see where you win at baccarat.

Very interesting

GBV, if your book is so good ???? why don't you let the readers criticize it rather than yourself ???

Originally Posted by ktdfx

Hey gbv !

If i were you ?
I would take the challenge at wizardofodds dot com to win $30,000 and sell more books

moron

We all can read all the books and systems as much as we want, the bottom line is that it is WE, as the players, need to really pay attention on. When we go to the casino, we are walking on a thin line of string. What I am trying to say is from my experience- you will make mistakes for sure, but as long as we learn from our mistakes, eventually we will be winning consistently.

I am not trying to be negative here. I am trying to let the newbies know that books and systems alone won't make us the real winner- Only we can make ourselves the consistent winners. So stick to your rigid game plan and stay disciplined at all times.

And one final note- don't forget that bet selection and money management go along like our body and its shadow.

Good luck and best wishes to all.
Loser9

LOSER9

I agreed with you , friend

But I got pissed with this guy GBV ,,, he is totally disrespect the readers

Quote
wrote the book for people who have no understanding of elementary probability theory. The book has no value at all.


IF his books is good then let the critic talk about it rather than by himself

G'day Folks - forgot to add please don't pay $300 for the POWER BACCARAT 2 book from Amazon or even $60 for a second hand version - if you want it you can but it here brand new for $19.95

Baccarat - Books - Hebert, Byron - POWER BACCARAT II

Buy it here from the Gambler's book club for $19.95 - Cheers Chopper.

Originally Posted by confusedgambler
Mr.May,

I have your book "baccarat for the clueless". Please tell me what page number or pages you describe how you play and win.

I read your whole book and don't see where you win at baccarat.


How do you respond to your reader here ? GBV

He is totally clueless how you win just like your book's tittle ?

lol

Originally Posted by ktdfx

Originally Posted by confusedgambler
Mr.May,

I have your book "baccarat for the clueless". Please tell me what page number or pages you describe how you play and win.

I read your whole book and don't see where you win at baccarat.


How do you respond to your reader here ? GBV

He is totally clueless how you win just like your book's tittle ?

lol

And the silence was deafening - lol

Yes. I'm probably the only person here who has played baccarat with a positive expectation consistently.

I couldn't believe I've heard this.....!!!

Originally Posted by ktdfx

Hey gbv !

If i were you ?
I would take the challenge at wizardofodds dot com to win $30,000 and sell more books

I wrote to Michael Bluejay, who manages the site with the Wizard of Odds and now deals with the $30,000 challenge, about a year ago. He would not test a card-counting system, for the simple reason that it would work:

"I just added a clarification to rule #2 which I think will make things clearer: "Also, card-counting systems in baccarat are disallowed, because the whole point of this challenge is to test traditional betting systems, where bet size and placement is based on the outcome of previous rounds."

GBV,

did you write a book? what is it called?

thanks

Originally Posted by GBV

I wrote to Michael Bluejay, who manages the site with the Wizard of Odds and now deals with the $30,000 challenge, about a year ago. He would not test a card-counting system, for the simple reason that it would work:

"I just added a clarification to rule #2 which I think will make things clearer: "Also, card-counting systems in baccarat are disallowed, because the whole point of this challenge is to test traditional betting systems, where bet size and placement is based on the outcome of previous rounds."

Originally Posted by ktdfx

LOSER9

I agreed with you , friend

But I got pissed with this guy GBV ,,, he is totally disrespect the readers

Quote
wrote the book for people who have no understanding of elementary probability theory. The book has no value at all.


IF his books is good then let the critic talk about it rather than by himself

KTDFX:

Nice to hear from you. My problem is that I read so many books and systems and I got so screwed up when I played the game. LOL

Regards,
Loser9

WHAT THE F ARE U DOING HERE IF YOUR SYS REALLY MAKE MONEY ????


So, by implication, you have been losing money? Don't you want to stop losing money?

I'm here mainly because I'm fascinated by the mathematics of baccarat and advantage play methods. I also like to fight misinformation.


TRY TO PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS ????

No. There would be no point you buying my book. You would not understand it, and would probably endanger yourself with it. Unfortunately, this would be true of many people here. This is why I have tried to avoid discussing the book since I joined the forum.

My book is sold by my publisher, but if it were up to me I would not sell you a copy. You should really give up gambling altogether. It will end up destroying you.

The sad thing is: you are aggressively defending people who have scammed you, taken your money and caused you to lose much more to the casinos, and are now attacking someone who is trying to help you. It is really sad.

Originally Posted by ktdfx

ARE YOU A FAN OF HIS ???? EGALITE ???

No I'm a bigger fan of somebody who has to play on-line with fake money, regurgitating the same attention seeking game Turbo Genius played out 5 years ago on another board "1 Million by May". Not necessarily a fan, I don’t have to be a fan, more a case of respect for somebody who’s “been there and done it” when it comes to Gambling.

If you pause for a minute before rushing to find your BOLD key and read John May's posts, you’'ll see he is not that interested in selling his book, he doesn't cash the royalty cheques and I would guess he probably comes here for some light relief and amusement like a lot of us do.

[/QUOTE]There would be no point you buying my book. You would not understand it, and would probably endanger yourself with it.[QUOTE]

So why write a book that no one can understand in the first place - sorta defeats the purpose one would think

The title of the book is Baccarat for the clueless but if I am still clueless after reading the bloody thing what good is that

Originally Posted by GBV

I wrote to Michael Bluejay, who manages the site with the Wizard of Odds and now deals with the $30,000 challenge, about a year ago. He would not test a card-counting system, for the simple reason that it would work:

"I just added a clarification to rule #2 which I think will make things clearer: "Also, card-counting systems in baccarat are disallowed, because the whole point of this challenge is to test traditional betting systems, where bet size and placement is based on the outcome of previous rounds."

Excuse me Mr. May.

I have your book "Baccarat for the clueless" and I read the whole book. I can't find where you say how you play and win at baccarat. Please can you tell what page number in your book or chapter in your book it tells me how to "play baccarat with a positive expectation consistently".

This is serious and it is good that you are here.