Big problem I had with the movie

[dan13no]

Besides the other small inaccuracies listed by many members thus far... another scene annoyed me in this movie...

The first table Ben plays at in vegas he seems to get the hang of it and starts winning. And then the movie goes into a sort of fast forward, with everything and everyone speeding around him while Bens character stays in regular motion. The scene makes it appear as if Ben has been sitting in that one chair for hours and hours.

But doesnt that go against the whole premise of their team-counting strategy? The BP is supposed to cash out as soon as the table starts cooling and than table- hop to a hotter table. That was the whole premise!!

Maybe I'm being a little nit-picky here, but that little part just really annoyed me, because it obviously wasnt thought through.

Your thoughts?

[SD Padres]

The whole movie annoyed me.

[victor777]

Originally Posted by SD Padres

The whole movie annoyed me.

so sad...

But for me, I really liked the movie. Especially their signs and codes. It is one of the best casino-related movie I've ever watched...

[FLASH1296]

The movie is absurd. It is nothing like real life.

The single most annoying thing to me is that the B.P.
is called in at True Counts which hardly exist;
in fact the T.C. was always like +12. +16, etc.

The team used Hi-Lo as everyone knows.
The B.P. would be dropping chips on the felt with T.C.'s that were +3,
but NEVER in this movie did they make a bet at ANY single digit count.

In real life, most pro players are looking to
get their MAX bets down at +5 or +6.

[1357111317]

I'm pretty sure they would flash the running count to ben not the true count. That way he could keep counting by himself after.

[HarryKuntz]

Originally Posted by FLASH1296

The movie is absurd. It is nothing like real life.

The single most annoying thing to me is that the B.P.
is called in at True Counts which hardly exist;
in fact the T.C. was always like +12. +16, etc.

The team used Hi-Lo as everyone knows.
The B.P. would be dropping chips on the felt with T.C.'s that were +3,
but NEVER in this movie did they make a bet at ANY single digit count.

In real life, most pro players are looking to
get their MAX bets down at +5 or +6.

Flash, I think your getting confused.

The count that is passed on to a BP is the RC not the TC. The counts discribed in the movie could have been accurate depending on how many decks were left at the time (sorry I didn't watch it that closely). The only reference to a TC converstion (that I remember) was by Lawrence Fishburne's character when he caught them.

Maybe, you were thinking of gorilla play?

[takinfromindians97]

Originally Posted by victor777

so sad...

But for me, I really liked the movie. Especially their signs and codes. It is one of the best casino-related movie I've ever watched...

Try the movie the grand with woodie harelson

[rollem411]

Originally Posted by takinfromindians97

Try the movie the grand with woodie harelson

I heard that movie was absolutely hilarious. My one buddy called me to tell me about it...haven't gotten the chance to see it yet, but im hoping soon.