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Andy Bloch

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
350 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Again, here's Andy Block.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And when that one number, when your running tally gets up to seven or eight or nine, it means that there are lots of aces and tens left in the deck.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

So it's good for you, right?

This American Life
466: Blackjack

It's really, really good for you.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And that is the time that you want to start to bet big.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Like your bet should jump up to five times what it was, Andy says.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

is keep your running tally.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

And Andy demonstrated here.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

He dealt cards into a pile to demonstrate how that works.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Then it was time for Robin and I to try this.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Note that the pace changes just a little.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

Plus two, it was a three.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

You know, I'm getting confused over which one gets the plus and which gets the minus.

This American Life
466: Blackjack

You're sad when tens and aces come out, which is why they get subtracted.