Recent content by horse_johnson

I used to play poker at the Ameristar (used to be a Resorts). Can't speak for the BJ there as I have never played it, but if you have CBJN, take a look. I don't really think any of the Chicago-area games are that playable. I think there might be a couple $25 shoe games in the area that are...

Speaking of riverboats Edited. I asked about a casino somewhat near me to see what conditions were like (also an isolated Midwest riverboat) but I went there and its game was just OK.

Sorry, I use the honorary "dude" reflexively, and probably too much. There probably isn't a "correct" answer to this quandary. But if I were given a choice to play "flip a coin" for nickels or count cards for quarters, with a bank of a Kelly-appropriate amount for the latter endeavor, I'd...

I'm a red chipper and I try to play rated. No one cares, although when playing shoes I wong so much that it's pointless to give them my card. I get away with a lot of obvious behavior (i.e., watching a lot, sitting at a table for a few shoes and cherry-picking a tiny number of hands to play)...

It's for something I would otherwise happily pay $40 for, so at least for me, it works. I feel kind of silly posting this if this is actually a common type of promo.

Due to the length of my post... my story wasn't very clear. Of course I counted and used index plays! I spread on a ramp up to 2x6 (starting with 1 box of $5 up to 2 boxes of $30). The point of my story is I tried to play as little as possible since I wasn't willing to do the 2x10 spread that...

A couple months, a local casino had a promotion that was something like this: as long as I play for about 3 hours and pump through some minimal amount of action (would have to be considerably more than 25-cent video poker, though) I get a comp worth about $40, and I find the comp useful. Playing...

It's less about the relatively small amount of money and more about who you are. I don't know you personally, of course, but my stereotype of the average card counter (if there is such a thing) is of a lone unarmed guy without friends in high places who's just wandering about with a few thousand...

I know relatively little about this subject, but this story scares the hell out of me. People who work for casinos, especially in the pit, are slimy by definition. If they know where you go for a drink, isn't it plausible that they know where you live, or where you park your car at night? You...

What's the general opinion on how UBZ performs at SD?

I know you do, and perhaps I tend to over-think things at times. I suppose I have this idea that if I'm going to true-count, I should think of how to do it in the most fantastic way possible, but simplicity is a virtue. #3 is not a great game as they only open it when they're crowded. I...

I don't want to beat an old horse to death, as this topic has been discussed several times before on here, e.g., http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=12763, but I have yet to come across a satisfactory answer. I realize this is probably not a question that has a "consensus" answer...

Kewljason, I've been following your posts for a while and I have to say I am very impressed with your work.;) I can only say my screenname is tongue-in-cheek. Hah. I live in the Midwest and play at joints that almost exclusively cater to low-roller ploppies. Haven't seen any NMSE signs at...

My max bet is $50, so I definitely qualify as a "small BR" player. I have put aside 5 grand to do this. If you don't even have 5 grand, you should not do this. Card counting is a really crappy way to make money if you don't already have multiple tens of thousands of dollars that you're...

I'm a super-low roller and I doubt I attract much attention. (That's why I was playing the $3 table; I actually can't afford to play-all at a $5 6D table.) Also I don't think that game is too impressive. The pen is decent but nothing spectacular and I don't know how it compares to Mystic...