best ways to conceal chips from the table

[guy9bundes]

What are the best ways to conceal chips from the table?

[eps6724]

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[SilentBob420BMFJ]

why not just take them off the table and put them in your pocket? its not hard.. unless you are betting blacks and the cameras are watching you (highly doubtful), it wont matter.. i honestly think that some ppl get off on being covert, and think that everything you do has to be done in a secret manner.. chances are nobody knows or cares your counting, or how much youve won.. in fact if you bought in for $200, and 2 hours later had $500 sitting in front of you, i highly doubt the pit crew would be like "hmm hes up $300, better start watching him".. but if for some odd reason you think they are watching you, ready to boot you after you win too much, then its easy, you simple take all your chips, go to the bathroom (lots of ppl dont leave their chips), and put a few blacks in your pocket, then come back

[ChefJJ]

Originally Posted by SilentBob420BMFJ

why not just take them off the table and put them in your pocket? its not hard.. unless you are betting blacks and the cameras are watching you (highly doubtful), it wont matter.. i honestly think that some ppl get off on being covert, and think that everything you do has to be done in a secret manner.. chances are nobody knows or cares your counting, or how much youve won.. in fact if you bought in for $200, and 2 hours later had $500 sitting in front of you, i highly doubt the pit crew would be like "hmm hes up $300, better start watching him".. but if for some odd reason you think they are watching you, ready to boot you after you win too much, then its easy, you simple take all your chips, go to the bathroom (lots of ppl dont leave their chips), and put a few blacks in your pocket, then come back

If a person is a successful card counter/AP, then continually winning decent amounts of green and/or black chips at the same casino can draw unwanted attention. Ratholing some of those chips can make big wins look like modest ones, and perhaps even losses.

As far as the original question goes, 420 poses a good technique in which you take your chips with you on a bathroom break, and return with a couple less chips. Another one I like to use is during the shuffle...palm one or two big chips and get them in my pocket while doing a little "stretching" or checking of the cell phone for texts.

good luck

[shadroch]

That works fine for red chips,but most casinos track black chips.Hide a few in your pocket and when the PB asks the dealer where his black chips are,he'll reply-in that guys pocket.

[ChefJJ]

Originally Posted by shadroch

That works fine for red chips,but most casinos track black chips.Hide a few in your pocket and when the PB asks the dealer where his black chips are,he'll reply-in that guys pocket.

Good point...I should have left my comment to green chips, because that's honestly the only denomination I've ever personally ratholed!

[guy9bundes]

I am playing black chips

[shadroch]

Originally Posted by guy9bundes

I am playing black chips

Play at a table with a lot of purple chips.

[Sonny]

Here's a great post from last week about ratholing:

http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?p=49311

-Sonny-

[guy9bundes]

Thanks all.