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Got mine, all $600. Thanks to all who helped!

From experience I can tell you I racked up way more comps in one night of 3CP play at $10 tables than I did in 10 nights of BJ play at $25 tables. This was at the evil empire, so it may vary at other places, but their blackjack comps are close to meaningless, and I was racking up what felt like...

I play the lucky ladies when the count justifies it. One time I got queen of hearts pair and the dealer had blackjack, but no bet out, count didn't justify betting it then...

Podcast was good, glad I listened. Validated that my initial plan for carrying cash, just rubber banded to my players cards in my carry on is probably good start. Best was Bob Nersesian's cell number. It's definitely in my cell phone now, but of course only for emergencies!

I've seen a lot of dealers that just flash it really fast and scoop them all up, but they almost always at least turn it over....

I actually had a dealer once that really thought I was insuring all my stiff hands just in hopes that I wouldn't have to play them and started feeling sorry for me and giving me advice, like "You gotta stop insuring these 14s, you're just throwing your money away, please stop..." It just...

Excsuses for Insurance When I get comments on taking insurance, I say something like: "Well, I have a lot of money out there now, so I thought maybe I would insure it, I worry less when its a smaller bet..." Which is applicable when the count is high and I have a big bet out. or "I...

The section from Portland to Bend, still includes a climb from 152 ft to 1972 ft and then another climb from 1250 ft to 4883 ft. The second climb is an average incline of 8.5% for more than 7 miles. While this is certainly much less elevation change than crossing to Reno from California, I...

Sorry everyone, I am gonna bite and answer as if its a serious question... Where are you starting from on your trek to Reno? How are you going to carry luggage? If you haven't been riding a lot, I think a 570 mile ride will end up being pretty painful. All in all though, I...

There's no actual bj in San Jose. You would need to drive 2hrs to an Indian store or 3 hrs to tahoe, 4 hrs to Reno.

Tahoe? I'll be going to Lake Tahoe sometime next month if someone wants to trade cards for another location, just PM me.

River Rock I think I got $20 in match play when I joined at River Rock. That was a few months ago.

Laughlin? I am off to Laughlin next week, if you want to mail me a TR card to take for you, just PM me.

There really are only two DD tables on the main floor that are regularly open. I believe there is another table that looks like its set up for DD, but only is open at peak times. The DD tables are packed during busy times of the day, and are often empty during slow times. If the tables...

The wizard's survey only includes 3:2 games as he considers 6:5 to not be blackjack.