El Cortez

[jetace]

Has anyone been to ol' Cortez recently.
Their website looks to have some interesting updates pointing to a possible new owner.

Just curious if the rules have changed at all. I'm heading to Vegas tomorrow.

Thanks all.

[Marsha]

Don't know how recently? I stayed there a couple of months ago. The hotel was undergoing major renovation. Was told there were plans to extend the dome all the way down to El Cortez. Only time i played there so not sure about rules.

[shadroch]

They are fixing it up,But Jackie G is still the owner.Ran into him Weds. nite as we were headed to Robertas.He glowed when I told the group that he had the best BJ in Vegas.

[jetace]

Just got back from the trip. Got to play poker with Jackie, somewhat fun.
Hit a bad swing like I usually do and went down 50 units, was able to recover 20 units the next day, but couldn't recover it all.

Overall a fun trip and a nice break to count on single deck.

Had a really fun hand.

Playing two hands of two units each: 8,8 and 5,6 vs. dealer 7.
Split the first hand, got a Jack on the first 8 and another 8 on the second, so I resplit. Got two more Ten valued cards on each one.
Then I doubled the 11, card was face down.

I was praying for a dealer 17, sure enough, he had one. Got paid on all 3 8's, flipped over my double down, another 10!

Made a good haul on that one.

[Knox]

Don't feel too bad, I lost about 80 units last time there and didn't get squat back.

[bj42]

Can you manage to spread 50-200 in DD at El Cortez for an hour or so per shift without being backed off?

[shadroch]

Originally Posted by bj42

Can you manage to spread 50-200 in DD at El Cortez for an hour or so per shift without being backed off?

The only time I have seen someone spreading like that,the pit was watching like a hawk.He didn't seem to be counting,just wildly changing his bets.I watched him jump from $70 to $600 on a negative count,pull a 5 card win and then drop to $25,announcing he was due to lose a few hands.
I think you could go 50-$100,and then let you winning hands ride,but am not certain.

[ihate17]

Originally Posted by bj42

Can you manage to spread 50-200 in DD at El Cortez for an hour or so per shift without being backed off?

You will win a prize. Your own personal pit. If he decides you are not counting you can probably play on but if you get way up you will be shown the door. If he decides you are counting, you will be gone in a flash.

This is a place with some decent blackjack but it is also a place that will backoff red chip players and sometimes quite quickly.

ihate17

[shadroch]

I play mostly graveyards and spread $3-25,letting $25 bets ride,and have zero heat. The swing shift has a few PBs that like to throw their weight around,but the other hours are better than they used to be.

[jetace]

I had a 1-5 spread on red chips and received no heat.
The guy next to me was a local and was using my exact count (zen) and exact spread. He said he is in there almost every night and has never had a problem.