learningtocount said:As for surrendering two 8's never do that always split them. As far as surrending 16 made up 10-6 9-7 or ther combinations against an ace I like that play.
learningtocount said:As for surrendering two 8's never do that always split them. As far as surrending 16 made up 10-6 9-7 or ther combinations against an ace I like that play.
nc-tom said:He is one of our "special" posters. .
learningtocount said:As for surrendering two 8's never do that always split them. As far as surrending 16 made up 10-6 9-7 or ther combinations against an ace I like that play.
nc-tom said:Security Risk you are going to need to be mello when reading LTC posts.He is one of our "special" posters. You will see that if you review some of his other posts.
Security Risk said:Yes, I have seen his other posts. I just thought instead of simply saying "you're wrong", I would give him the chance to defend himself and say where he got his information from. He reminds me of players at the table offering me "advice."
NYB said:Only place I ever play that offers surrender is the AOL nightly tourneys.
I'm under the impression you should surrender any 16,including 2 8s,against a dealer 10.Am I mistaken?
NYB said:I'm in Vegas fairly often,but play at Cortez,Vegas Club,Slots of Fun,Wild West and until recently Imperial Palace.I perfer double deck and am still not a regular green chipper.From walking thru most of the casinos you mention,their lo stakes games suck as badly as Harrahs do. Its their $100 games that are pretty good.Or am I mistaken. Will be there Dec 11th for a few days.Staying at Harrahs,but only playing some VP and 3 card poker there.
NYB said:IP had a nice DD game for a few months last year S17,DOA,DOS.Penetration wasn't very good though. But as I usually stay at Harrahs while on the strip,it was the closest decent game. Its long gone now,replaced by 6-5 carnival games.How is TI or Mirage?Where are their good games? I doubt I'll get down to MB.
I'm pretty sure the week of the 11th is very slow,so stakes should be low.
This isn't a real gambling trip though,so I only have an hour or two a day.
End of Jan. I'll be playing 8-10 hours a day for the week.
ihate17 said:If you count, Mirage will more likely evaluate you (they evaluate from the eye) on the double deck game after seeing a strong spread. On the shoe game your play will probably be ignored unless something catches their attention.
ihate17
Knox said:What do you consider a "strong spread?" Seems to me 1-5 would be strong enough for a $25 DD game. Strong enough to make money, but strong enough to get pit attention also? I was thinking I might go 2 hands x $75 next time I play there on high positive counts.
Knox said:Hey folks:
Been away a while, I see that my thread lives on though!
I will be in Vegas this Saturday and Sunday night. I'd be interested in some team play. I want to try out a new system for beating the 3-card poker blackjack sidebet. It is beatable. I'd like to play at 6-deck table with another counter, any system will do. That way we would each know when to up our bets and place the sidebet. If not I will have to do one or the other, or attempt to keep a (gulp) dreaded side count with a true count conversion, while playing regular KO!
Anyone interested/available, PM me and we can exchange cell numbers.
Also interested in continuing the discussion on best games in Vegas. My priority is 6-deck, best available game with the sidebet I mentioned. I am staying at the Hilton again, last time I was there it was $10 min and H17. I saw the discussion about the game with S17, DAS, ls. Unfortunately, I lost my arse last time under those conditions at Grand Vic (Cinci area). That darn negative variance!
Knox said:Hello all, I am still alive and well despite my extended absence.
The negative variance is when you do everything right and still lost 10 or 20 hands in a row, thereby ruining your session and possibly your whole trip. Meanwhile, the little old lady across the table stays on all hard 12-16s and wins every hand! Every time the count is really positive, she get blackjack or pair of 10s, you get a 10 and a 6. That, my friend, is negative variance. Another example would be the deck is very rich in tens, but the dealer keeps pulling a card out of his arse and making every hard 14-16. This random variance gets worse with more decks.
Regarding Cortez, I love the place. I was able to spread from $25-$85 on their single-deck game for hours with no problem, even got a nice comp offer in the mail. I would have like to spread bigger, but I don't want to get barred from the place. I am willing to sacrifice some to keep my welcome there.
stainless steel rat said:Things must have changed there in the last year or two. Last time I played the "el kotex", $25 to $100 drew more attention than a stark-naked playmate walking down the aisle...
(not talking about shoe games of course.)
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