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Original BORG topics (threads from rec.gambling, 1993-1995)

Referenced to Google thread URLs by Michael Maurer, 25 Jun 2002

Updated 23 Jun 2004.

Poker

·         Omaha Questions and Advice Solicitation (Jun 1993)

·         Going All-In an Advantage? (Jul 1993) – including Andy Latto’s original magic glasses post

·         What makes a good poker game (Feb 1994)

·         Malmuth on loose, wild hold'em games (Sep 1994)

·         Poker *does have an optimal strategy dammit* (Sep 1994)

·         My Ethical Dilemma with Playing Casino Poker (Oct 1994)

·         How to deal with aggressive pot-stealers? (Nov 1994)

·         How to Survive a No Limit Tourney (Nov 1994)

·         That bright flash over at C8 on Tuesday... (Dec 1994)

·         Counter strategy to overaggressive players in Hold 'em (Jan 1995)

·         Do I suck at 15-30 Hold 'em? (Jan 1995) and reply

·         When to fold big pocket pairs (Jan 1995)

·         Percentages in Hold'em (Feb 1995)

·         The most successful poker format ever? (Feb 1995)

·         Play vs. super-loose hold'em opponents (Feb 1995)

·         Pocket Rockets--commentary? --AJ (Feb 1995)

·         Desert Inn No Limit Hold 'Em Tournament (Mar 1995)

·         How to write a good poker-playing algorithm? (Mar 1995)

·         HOLDEM VS. 7STUD (Mar 1995)

·         scooter's tourney analysis (Mar 1995) part 1/4, part 2/4, part 3A/4, part 3B/4, part 4/4

·         Hold'em vs Omaha vs 7-stud (was: Best Omaha Hi-Lo Hand?) (Jun 1995)

·         Remarks on Nonlinear Utility for Poker Winnings/Money (Jun 1995)

·         The Incredibly Silly Subject of Money Management (Jul 1995)

·         Probability Analysis Help? (Jul 1995)

·         Expected Return For "Made" Hands vs. Drawing Hands -- Mathematical! (Oct 1995)

·         How to Bluff (was: Poker hand I'll never forget) (Jul 1995) and previous thread

·         Short table strategy (Oct 1995): lost article <mhallDH0vs1.6pp@netcom.com> originally from this thread, with a follow-up by Ramsey

·         Betting Patterns (Was: A trick play that worked) (Dec 1995)

Blackjack

·         Blackjack Counting Systems Study of 1990 – essay never posted by Matt Wilding (but a web copy is here), related post by Michael Hall

·         BJ 'perfect' strategy - Equations PLEASE (Jun 1993)

·         Have you ever been barred? Please explain. (Mar 1995)

·         Morons at blackjack! (Apr 1995) in long thread

·         Bryce Carlson on card clumping (Aug 1995)

·         MSTing: BJ AUTHORS ADMIT SECRET CASINO CONNECTION (Sep 1995) and object of parody

General

·         Red Dog Report (it is free) (May 1994), and this older thread (Jan 1992)

·         Baccarat Card Counting (Aug 1994)

·         Video HoldEm Guide (Oct 1994)

·         expectation vs outcome (Dec 1994)

·         Reverse engineer video poker (Jan 1995)

·         Pai Gow Optimal Strategy (1/N, N yet undetermined) (Jun 1995)

Not in original BORG, but interesting

·         Video Poker - Royal Flush (Aug 1995)