The 2,000,000th post game

[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[PlyCount "36"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. Qf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 3. d3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 4. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. Bxd8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 7. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} exd3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 8. gxf3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} dxc2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 10. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 11. Kxc2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nxc7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 12. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 0-0-0 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 13. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 15. Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 16. N1h3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 17. Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 18. Nxg7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a4# {[%emt 0:0:8]Mate} 0-1

A match awaiting chess.com illustration ...

This one featured a very destructive bishop and pawns on either side.

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In California, roulette is played with cards.

California has strange gambling laws, and one of the stipulations there is that gambling is legal, but the only device that can be used to generate results is a deck of cards. As a result, clever casinos there offer “California roulette”, which is played with cards rather than a spinning wheel and a ball.

This adaptation of roulette rules and bets being adapted to a card game is also common among casinos in the state of Oklahoma, where they also have craps games where the outcomes are determined by a deck of cards.

The odds and payouts for these games are the same. The only difference is the methodology used to generate the results.

One gambler bet all his worldly wealth on a single spin of the roulette wheel and won.

My favorite roulette anecdote concerns a gambler named Ashley Revell. He sold everything he owned and raised $135,000.

Then he bet it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel at the Plaza in Las Vegas.

And he won.

This is a great example of a strategy called “maximum boldness”.

This is a great example of a strategy called “maximum boldness”.

Here’s the theory behind this:

If you’re playing a game where the house has an edge, your best bet is to place as few bets as possible, and make them as large as possible. This increases your chances of doubling your money.

Here’s how that would work:

If you bet on black at the roulette table, you have a 47.37% chance of doubling your money.

But if you place 2 bets on black at the roulette table, you have to win twice in order to double your money. The probability of winning 2 bets in a row is 22.44%.

The more bets you place in a game where the odds are against you, the more likely it is that your results will resemble the expectation.

On the other hand, if you have an edge, your goal is to place small bets and grind out a small win over time. This is called a “minimum boldness” strategy, and this is the way card counters in blackjack and professional poker players manage their bankrolls.