Recent content by ARK

You need to post your spread, rules and penetration to get accurate ROR.

Bored at work so instead of working, thought I'd get some conversation started on game quality... All of us would happily play a S17 DAS LS game with 90% penetration, and we would all avoid a H17 shoe game with 50% penetration. The reality is that most games fall in the middle of these games...

I think the idea is not that an 800 dollar rebuy causes red flags. It's that when the pit comes over to record your buyin, you push out a 400 dollar bet when the FIRST time you bought in, you were betting 25 or 50 a hand. Your rebuy is not alarming but it brings the pit to the table just as a...

KJ, glad you chimed in. I was going through some old threads and saw you mention about you buying in for 4 units which i thought was pretty interesting and smart in terms of heat. It's probably not worth it at my local stores where sometimes $25 tables are in the high limit room! But it's...

Situation: You are spreading 25-400 in a good shoe game. You buyin for 500 dollars and with about 2 decks left (1 cut off) the count goes 10+. You get a few max bets out there and brick them all. Now you are out of chips, the count is sky high and you need to rebuy. What's your amt to rebuy...

Hmm agreed, it is not a 1:15 spread. I've been trying to wrap my head around the math with spread hands. Spreading 5-2x50 is not spreading 1:20 - you would need 5-2x75 to do that. Using my 54 card example, you would go through 4 rounds betting $20 a round (4x$5) for $80 total wagered vs 10...

Using the standard 2.7 cards per player, let's assume there is a 54 "negative run" of cards . We would see the following number of rounds for this run 1 player vs dealer: 10 rounds 2 players vs dealer: 6 2/3 rounds I've seen it recommended to play 2 hands at min bet in negative counts to...

Out of Stock Thanks for the link FLASH. I found the same link but it's out of stock and I can't seem to find this book anywhere else on the internet!

I'm a MAC user who doesn't have the capability to run windows so CVCX is not an option for me. Are there any other resources out there? Currently im looking to spread 25 - 400 (sometimes 2x200) on a S17 game with 66% and 75% pen using Zen count. The free CVCX calculator gives me C-SCORE but...

I was playing in the "high-limit" room of a small local store, $25DD crappy rules. The dealer was an extremely chatty fellow who enjoyed telling me about all the "action" games he liked: BJ switch, Spanish 21, and his latest favorite Mississippi Stud. While he was running down all the extra...

This is what I meant to say... I know that I cannot be "barred" so they would try different methods to counter that. Seems like a lot of negative sentiment towards AC. Is it really that bad? How soon do these counter measures kick in? I would have thought that lots of short sessions at...

This is NOT a thread asking what games are good in AC. So no need to divulge your secrets. :) I'm Chicago based but found some dirt cheap flights direct to AC. I'm relatively new to counting and have only played in the Illinois/Indiana area. Since counters cannot be banned in AC, I've read...

Read Sonnys link on Snyders Folly. He was able to do what you are talking about, but found that he couldn't always process the information fast enough to make accurate strategy decisions. I would be interested to see if someone has ever simulated something like this, just to see what the...

I'm basically stuck with shoe games in my area so currently using the Zen Count. What do you think about side counts for shoe games? Worthwhile or not enough return?

Really interesting stuff. The secrecy APs often take about their methods is often frustrating to me yet at the same time completely understandable. Are you these against shoes? My understanding of Advanced Omega II was that its one of the best for pitch games but I haven't seen anyone using...