bill

Cash in chips, or bring them home?
i have heard of stories where people wait too long to cash in and the casino gives them a hard time about the when and how they won the "chips". but i would imagine that only counts for cashing in a lot of chips. it would suck if they c…

Comment by bill January 2004 permalink
another progression system...
jlc, i have played that progression before. i got it out of John Gollehon's books. i had moderate success playing blackjack. and i had huge success with a modified version of it at the craps table. but i caught some good streaks at the…

Comment by bill January 2004 permalink
Need Progression Advice @ New Shoe
i dont like to keep my bet up on new shoes. i like to start a new progression with each new shoe. i dont think that i have ever seen any stats on what you are talking about. but my thinking is: 1. if i just had a good shoe. im not going to push…

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
lack of discipline confession....
good point that it was only a few hundred $$. but it was still a lot to just throw away. especially playing like a big dumbass. and i know what you mean about grinding it out and not really showing a profit. sometimes that gets to me too. and …

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
lack of discipline confession....
bug, i dont know. i didnt really take a lot of money. a few hundred $$. but i usually play good enough for that to at least last me the full day. playing along side my buddy was a problem. we both just wanted to sit and play for a while. so …

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
lack of discipline confession....
bug, that sounds about the same as me. i use to be really bad. doing all of those things you just described. but i had quit all of that nonsense. until this past weekend. i guess i fell off of the wagon. but i am going back to good sense gamb…

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
lack of discipline confession....
well, i will never forget it. it will be with me a LONG time. it was a valuable lesson. it will NEVER happen to me again. it will stick with me. i have lost at the casino before. and was able to just accept that it wasnt my day. but for some…

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
Moderators' Memo #2
thank you.......... do you guys ban people for such things? i see a lot of things on here that are not related to bj. i think repeat offenders need to be booted.

Comment by bill December 2003 permalink
*STUBBORN* BJ Friend... Please Help!
speaking as a stubborn person, you cannot & will not convince him. the only way he will change, is if he wants to. you are better off just playing your way and letting him play his way. just enjoy yourself and dont worry about him or his mon…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Great Book & A Question
eddiebo, on your question about.... winning one and losing 2 or 3 hands, etc. if that is happening to me. i will go to the restroom. maybe even set out a few hands. or just quit. cause you're just getting killed slowly. a good way to w…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Walter's progression wins huge
walter, i am curious as to why your progression stops at 2.5? i have read your book, but i dont recall you saying why not to keep raising the bet. just wondering the philosophy. my guess, is to not be so greedy to lose more of what you have a…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Walter's progression wins huge
PJ, walters progression says to stay at 25 until you lose a hand. and winning three or four hands in a row is profitable in his progression. you really dont need to win 8 or 10 hands in a row. but of course, it would be nice.

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
AN EXPERIMENT IN BJ
i learned a long time ago, that most people sitting at a bj table are the most dangerous people in the world...... which is, someone who thinks they know but they really dont know sh!t. they are much worse than someone who does not know, but at…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Thomason progression
regarding the quit point at 4. i use to play with a quit point at 3 loses in a row or 3 out of 4. from my limited experience, it seems that (with the proper bankroll), 4 is better. a lot of times i would be sitting at 3 loses. my old way, i w…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
AN EXPERIMENT IN BJ
is there any merit to this? i heard some guy say this once. so take that for whats it worth. the house wins 97% of the time on the first 3 hands of a new 6 deck shoe. my first thought was......... wow! i have 3% advantage. but the guy that s…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
like i said, i really didnt look through it. i just kind of went through it real fast. i look at it later on. but if its bs, it should be simple. will the casino let you have that at the table? :)

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
i used the link and got tons of info. it seems complicated. trying to remember that chart. ???? just wondering. i didnt spend a great deal of time looking at the method.

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Trip Reports
i posted my trip from sunday on another topic. but i thought i would post it here also. well, my wife won again. she didnt double her $ but she ended up with about a 75% profit. this time she used Walters progression. she loves it. she is rea…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
AN EXPERIMENT IN BJ
good luck.... i will be looking for your results.

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Comps
thanks Walter, that makes sense. and Walter. my wife and I used your progression this past weekend. thanks.... my wife is a fan. :)

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Thomason progression
i like wt's progession for these reasons: i hardly ever get on huge winning streaks (5-8 winning hands in a row), but i get a lot mini-streaks (winning 2-4 hands in a row). and with wt's progression, those mini-streaks become profitable.…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Comps
ok, i have a question about comps. lets say i buy in at a table and get rated. things dont go well, so i'm out of there after 5-7 hands. i go to the cage, get cash. and go to another table. give them my cash and give them my players car…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
A8v6 with h17
ok, think of it this way. figure out every card possible that you could get and the total. would you want that hand vs. a 6? and would you want the ability to double your bet? i dont think all strategies say to double on that. but i could be wro…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Shreveport - Bossier casinos????
I am not completely done with trying to count. but like i said, i lost and my wife won. she was using Walters progression. she had a lot more fun than i did. thanks to Walter for her winnings. i got a few bucks out of her and she bought me din…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
A8v6 with h17
where did you see that strategy?

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Shreveport - Bossier casinos????
PJ, I'm not sure why the pit boss would have been looking at the cards. Maybe, to see if they had been marked (probably not). she might have thought that the dealer made a mistake on paying you when you lost. so she was looking back throug…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Shreveport - Bossier casinos????
PJ, you're right about no surrender at the Shoe. its another casino over there, i cant remember which one. maybe harrahs or boomtown. i cant remember. btw, i got my brains beat in last weekend. luckily my wife did very well...... so she …

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
Ray makes a very good point. everyone develops their own philosophy. i try to listen and read as much as possible. and apply as much knowledge to my philosophy. there is a ton of information out there. i just try to absorb it all and use wh…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Progression Bank Roll
thanks Walter. I will get your book soon. and its great to have access to you for your help.

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink
Progression Bank Roll
is Walters betting progression in 21st century blackjack? im looking for a simple progression for my wife to learn. she's got bs down and would like to take her game up a notch. but she refuses to count. so im looking for a good progressio…

Comment by bill November 2003 permalink

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