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Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
Your Welcome Charles, hoped that helped. didn't get a PM though. Doc

Comment by Doc November 2003 permalink
Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
Hey Grifter Well its superaggresive for me at least 8). I think I have posted it before a long time ago. You already know what my usual conservative progression is. The aggressive one is a '3 Streak' progression. Basicly the goal is …

Comment by Doc November 2003 permalink
Which Direction to go after Basic Strategy?
I also have to agree with Ray, are you a guy that sees the card deck as 'pictures' in your head and they all have a mathamatical symmetry? Do you like to toss the dice and hope it will be your lucky day and want to give yourself the best c…

Comment by Doc November 2003 permalink
Blackjack software or web site.
I don't have the mind for the graphs and statistics but CV allows for everything I need in drilling for counts and basic strategy, you can't go wrong with it. It will let you adjust to near any casino rules in the country as well.

Comment by Doc November 2003 permalink
Blackjack Pro
I think Desert Dogs patented 'Phalanx Technique' is just as good. Seriously I have seen children being taught a finger counting method in which they could do remarkable add, subtract, multiply devide computations. I'm sure if someon…

Comment by Doc October 2003 permalink
Trip Report
Way to go D! I'm finally going to get back to the barges tommorow. I have been trying to move up to KISS II so don't be suprised if you 'regress' a little in speed and smoothness when you include the 3s and the 10s in your co…

Comment by Doc October 2003 permalink
Trip Report
Ray Could you recapitulate the A/9 count, or point us to the post where we can review it, sounds like an interesting trip. Thanks

Comment by Doc October 2003 permalink
Thomason progression
Thanks Grifter, I think that I'm a little different than the ' the only thing that is fun is winning' folks on this board, I'm sort of ploppyish on the whole casino experiance as an entertainment venue, I think Tuffy's play …

Comment by Doc October 2003 permalink
Thomason progression
Over 100k in play and less than a $400 dollar loss, pretty amazing statement about the strength of BS and/or Walter's progression. Since I day trip to the casinos in Tunica I don't work the 'comps' like others do. Grifter can y…

Comment by Doc October 2003 permalink
Heredity or environment?
No one in my family ever wagered on anything. My first gambling experiances were at the race track in Hot Springs Ar in college, when I was devestated and ashamed when I lost 6 or 10 bucks. I go deer hunting in Wisconsin every year with the relati…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Thomason progression
brett5: I hope that was a typo, you didn't really lose 15 k on on-line BJ I hope. If you want to learn the game I think you came to the right place, and if you pay heed to folks like Midnite you should get to step 1, which is to have an enjoya…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Why does progression work?
'Beyond Basic Strategy' starts on chapter 6 of Fred's book

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
** Anyone having any success ?
Now what are your plans for the 6:5 blackjack games, something I see as more ominous than the CSMs, at least the house advantage is less than .5% on a lot of CSM games.

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
Its what Bug is giving Buffarino :wink: Thanks for the help DD and Mr Ed

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
I find one card at a time easier than two at a time because with two you are evaluating both of the card's relationships as well as the total count, one card at a time you just have to gauge the count, so its not cheating turning two, but getti…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Aggressive play (good or bad)
Wow Ray what a question, especially from a person with such a Renezyian background, that is newtonion, mathmatical, computer engineering, trust the math kind of background. But it is something that has plauged me since I've started, I find my…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
"House's Money"
Any money I win from the house, on a session per session basis, goes home with me. In my usual progression, ie not counting, I bring enough money to play a certain number of sessions (this is just for convienence Fred, I know its all one big sessio…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
martingale system
Cpt, thanks for the report. I am continually amazed by how many times I sit down at a table and am blown away hand after hand at this 'dead even' game, of course the times I win hand after hand I ascibe to skill.

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
martingale system
Thanks Grifter for the clarification. To make it almost dead even requires getting the extra money out for those splits and doubles, nerve wracking enough, but with a martingle it would seem especially stressful since you may be at a high bet. I…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Why Blackjack ?
Right on Midnight, and I sincerely believe that if Mac knows what he is doing he will be reading this message board sooner or later (I was Mac six months ago, though now I at least know how to play the good ol dont's). PS can't we get De…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
martingale system
Cpt, I'm no mathmatician but one of the things I wonder about is how blackjack with its optimal win % of 43% is suitable for the martingale at all. I would expect that the field in craps, red black in roulette and the bank at baccarate give yo…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
Fred, again wise advice. But I'll ask for a little consolation, the standard deviation of counting is scary, it entails a strong commitmant to a significant amount of money. For the short term recreational player you have given us, in your bo…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
I'm almost nostalgic for a good ol brawl Desert Dog but I think we'll learn more about this darned game this way. One thing I've run into with the limited times I've used the count and my drills on Casino Verite is, with the pro…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
Not at all Ray, I've found your comments to be very interesting, and your style enjoyable, just the kind of people we like to here from on this site. The people I have learned from most on this board are like you, huge amounts of experiance an…

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Counting vs Progressions
Desert Dog, interesting story. Ray, I understand and accept what you are saying about progressions in relation to folks looking for a magic system, or appealing to insecurity etc. With that out of the way, lets take another example: Everyday Joe …

Comment by Doc September 2003 permalink
Disturbing trend in Vegas
Hitting soft 17 gives the house .21 extra advantage. The following site lists what the Vegas strip rules are, I don't know how up to date it is. All the Vegas downtown houses are listed as Hit Soft 17. www.customstrategycards.com/rules_lvs_N…

Comment by Doc August 2003 permalink
on win goals & loss limits
Sorry Ted I'll try again. You set a win/loss limit for each session you play. In this case your win limit goal is half your buy in. If your buy in is 2 red chips, your goal is to win 1 chip and the session is over. Your loss limit is your …

Comment by Doc August 2003 permalink
on win goals & loss limits
5 unit difference devided by total units involved (135) x 100 = 3.7% house take.

Comment by Doc August 2003 permalink
on win goals & loss limits
65% x your win limit which is 1=65 35% x your loss limit which is 2=70

Comment by Doc August 2003 permalink
comps
JH. Dog is right. Win or lose doesn't matter .Just how much and how long you get. In fact, you're probalby more likely to get comped when winning. They have no sympathy for losers, but a they figure comping a winner is a good way to get an…

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