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Thanks All good ideas, thanks.

Does anyone know if it is possible to purchase used decks of cards from Mohegan Sun and if so, where?

Correct

Table minimums The previous posts regardingthe table minimums is proving correct. On Thursday there were several $10 min buy-in tables. Last night (Friday) I only saw $25 tables.

Yes I forgot to say thanks as well!

Thanks It is a good reminder to see the negative side. Reminds us newbies that we won't be entering a casino with our beginning BR and walking out the next morning high rolling millionaires with comped rooms for life.

Do friends help? To expand on the OP's question, my first thoughts when learning about backcounting included going with friends. Am I correct in my initial thought: Have a friend playing the table min and I am an innocent observer chatting with my friend who decides, "What the heck, I'll play a...

Thanks Great info and advice, I appreciate it. This makes sense. (Although admittedly I had to read it twice at two different settings.)

Short "trip" report Went to M.S. last night to play poker (not ready for BJ yet). As I was leaving, I walked through the Casino of the Winds to check out the BJ tables. There were quite a few Match the dealer tables. It was roughly 3:30am on a Wed morning. I didn't count, but roughly 4-5 $15...

I agree that the psychological part is the hard part qft

Great points qft

You can change your mindset **********

Thanks That makes sense, thanks.

When back counting, do you always start with a new shoe? What if you start back counting mid shoe when the count is -8 and you get to +5 (which is actually -3) and jump in with large bets? This is a -EV play, isn't it? What am I missing?

Can anyone send me a link to a thread with the abbreviations used here? There are a few I don't recognize. Thanks