Hello everyone, I plan on making a trip to Vegas in a couple weeks. I'm a pretty good BS player, dibbled alittle on counting but never found the knack. So I don't waste my time looking for a place with some of the better rules for BS players, I thought I'd ask here. I'll be staying at Hooters which is on the south end of the strip. Thanks.
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A lot of rules change frequently so it may be a good idea to pick up a current copy of CBJN (published/updated monthly). Tropicana has a good shoe game, S17 which includes late surrender. If you're into less decks, Mirage has a great DD game, dealt face up, which is S17 with DAS, but no surrender. Mirage's shoe game is also S17. Wynn has S17 games for higher minimums (both shoe and DD).
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CBJN is a waste of money if you are a BS player. Avoid the 6-5 games,and you'll be okay wherever you play. Since you are playing BS, I assume you are flat betting or close to it.
Be sure to sign up for players cards wherever you play. Both Hooters and Trop give nice MP coupons to new members. As does Planet Ho, which is nearby.
Be sure to check out the comedy show at Hooters. You get free tix just by joining the players club. It's a blast.
Be sure to sign up for players cards wherever you play. Both Hooters and Trop give nice MP coupons to new members. As does Planet Ho, which is nearby.
Be sure to check out the comedy show at Hooters. You get free tix just by joining the players club. It's a blast.
For south strip action check out the monte carlo. They have 6 deck shoes, some tables are S17, late surrender, and of course DAS. $5 - $10 minimum depending on the time of the day.
IIRC Hooters had an "OK" double decker - but no DAS. The 6deck shoe game with DAS and S17 is a better game. Also know that the dealers at Hooters keep their own tips so they will try to hustle.
IIRC Hooters had an "OK" double decker - but no DAS. The 6deck shoe game with DAS and S17 is a better game. Also know that the dealers at Hooters keep their own tips so they will try to hustle.
Thanks for all the replies and info. I was going to try a betting scheme that I learned on the site a while ago. It's kind of a progressive but with a limit. 10 first hand, lose, double to 20, lose, double to 40, win or lose go back to 10. I've spent hours practising it, with some sucess. Any thoughts.
If you're a basic strategy player, the minor rules are irrelevant. The difference between H17 and S17 on a shoe game is 0.22%, which means that if you play 10 hours of $10 blackjack ($10,000 bet total), it'll cost you an extra $22 to play a H17 game rather than a S17 game. This may seem like a lot, but chances are you won't notice - your standard deviation for that same time frame is about $360, which means that 68% of the time you'll end up between -$420 and +$300, and 95% of the time you'll end up between -$780 and +$660.
For a short-term player, luck will outweigh any sort of skill.
My advice:
(1) Don't play any sort of progression system. It will only make you lose faster.
(2) Split your total gambling bankroll into n parts, where n is the number of days you're staying. Each day, gamble only that day's portion, and stop if you lose it all or double it. Never borrow against the previous days or future days.
(3) Find the lowest minimum shoe game you can find ($5 at the Tropicana and maybe $5 at the Monte Carlo in your neighborhood) without too much thought into the minor rules. The only rule that you need to worry about is 6:5 blackjack. Avoid that rule like the plague. The advantage you'll get from double deck is offset by poorer minor rules.
(4) Full tables, rather than one-on-one, will give you the fewest hands per hour (and decrease your expected losses). It's also more social and more fun.
For a short-term player, luck will outweigh any sort of skill.
My advice:
(1) Don't play any sort of progression system. It will only make you lose faster.
(2) Split your total gambling bankroll into n parts, where n is the number of days you're staying. Each day, gamble only that day's portion, and stop if you lose it all or double it. Never borrow against the previous days or future days.
(3) Find the lowest minimum shoe game you can find ($5 at the Tropicana and maybe $5 at the Monte Carlo in your neighborhood) without too much thought into the minor rules. The only rule that you need to worry about is 6:5 blackjack. Avoid that rule like the plague. The advantage you'll get from double deck is offset by poorer minor rules.
(4) Full tables, rather than one-on-one, will give you the fewest hands per hour (and decrease your expected losses). It's also more social and more fun.