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C-Taylor Loyal user 261 Posts |
His name was mentioned in PP. I googled it but nothing interesting came up. Does anyone have a reference or info on the guy?
"theres a lot of good card magic in that book, unfortunately you have to have skill to do most of it."
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iamslow Inner circle Proffessional Slacker 2001 Posts |
Whats PP?
"Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the face" Mike Tyson
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Hansen Special user Down Under 653 Posts |
PayPal?
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Mr. Z Special user 818 Posts |
Spencer wrote the book Dice: Tops, Squares, and Shapes under the pen name of "Burton Williams."
Forte considers him one of the two best card and dice guys he's ever met. He's still around although he's getting very up in age, I believe he's in his 90s. You can read a bit more about him in the back of Casino Game Protection.
"...if you have to say you is, you ain't."--Jimmy Hoffa
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silverking Inner circle 4574 Posts |
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On 2008-04-20 14:31, iamslow wrote: Poker Protection?......Forte's "little" book. |
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h2o Veteran user 305 Posts |
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On 2008-04-20 17:03, Mr. Z wrote: Who's the 2nd one? |
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Stepanov Regular user Russia, St. Petersburg 184 Posts |
John Bertolaro
BTW, Another book: Craps Procedures Manual - Paul Spencer, 1984.
Stepanov Oleg Anatolievich
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C-Taylor Loyal user 261 Posts |
Ya "PP" is poker protection, PP is just more FUN. Z Thanks once again. I knew about the book but was just wondering if there was anything else.
"theres a lot of good card magic in that book, unfortunately you have to have skill to do most of it."
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Expertmagician Inner circle 2478 Posts |
"PP".....My 5 year old daughter usually uses that term too - But, she does not mean Poker Protection or PayPal
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JasonEngland V.I.P. Las Vegas, NV 1728 Posts |
Stepanov,
Do you actually have the Resorts booklet prepared by Spencer or were you just referencing it from Forte's book? I'm curious because as far as I know there is only one copy in private hands. Myself and a few others here have a pdf version of the book, but I was wondering if a hardcopy was floating around somewhere in Russia. Jason
Eternal damnation awaits anyone who questions God's unconditional love. --Bill Hicks
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Mr. Z Special user 818 Posts |
I think he was just being his usual silly self.
Considering he misspelled John B's last name just like it was in CGP I'd say there's your answer, Watson...
"...if you have to say you is, you ain't."--Jimmy Hoffa
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Stepanov Regular user Russia, St. Petersburg 184 Posts |
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Do you actually have the Resorts booklet prepared by Spencer or were you just referencing it from Forte's book? I'm curious because as far as I know there is only one copy in private hands. Dear Mr. Jason. This is just easy search. Book what named Mr. Z was from "Casino Game Protection" "CONTRIBUTORS" section, where name of mr. Paul Spencer on title of paragraph. This is easy find when you have book on your hands. But book what I find - inside of "Casino Game Protection" on Chapter 5 "CRAPS" - "CROOKED DICE" - "Flats". To find it you need little more time. Unfortunately, craps (and any dice games) not much popular in Russia. So find somebody who interesting this book here not easy. On Asiatic part of my country popular games like backgammon, where used two dices, but hardly believe somebody so interested this book.
Stepanov Oleg Anatolievich
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Stepanov Regular user Russia, St. Petersburg 184 Posts |
Dear Mr. Z.
Would be you so kind help me? What means "his usual silly self"?
Stepanov Oleg Anatolievich
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Mr. Z Special user 818 Posts |
Oh, I mean the cartoonish Russian "accent" you're fond of using around here. Don't worry, I think it's great, tovarisch.
"...if you have to say you is, you ain't."--Jimmy Hoffa
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h2o Veteran user 305 Posts |
Well, that makes me remember of some jokes:
What do you call one Russian? A drunk. What do you call two Russians? A fight. What do you call three Russians? A Party cell What do you call someone who knows 3 languages? A genius. What do you call someone who knows 2 languages? Brilliant. What do you call someone who knows 1 language? An American. lol |
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Stepanov Regular user Russia, St. Petersburg 184 Posts |
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On 2008-04-21 15:28, Mr. Z wrote: Ops. Apologize. I was fooled by word "silly"... I find only "silly face self"...
Stepanov Oleg Anatolievich
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silverking Inner circle 4574 Posts |
This thread got a little off track, but the Spencer book is one of the few I've got that, upon reading through the book you realize that this guy really knew what he was talking about.
I thought Scarne on Dice was the dice bible until I read the Spencer book. I initially bought it thinking it would have a lot more in it about physically making dice (which it doesn't) and realized quickly that the focus of the book was really more on living and playing craps in an era when games popped up almost everywhere folks gathered. Definitely a different era, and reads like a novel you can't put down in places. I'd enjoy reading more from Spencer. Does anyone know if he ever wrote more on dice under his own name, or his pen name? |
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ronfour Regular user 162 Posts |
Was he a cheater?
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C-Taylor Loyal user 261 Posts |
He was a Entrepreneur
Ronfour I saw your newest video. nice.
"theres a lot of good card magic in that book, unfortunately you have to have skill to do most of it."
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ronfour Regular user 162 Posts |
C-Taylor,
You are mistaken, I did not make a video. |
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