Recent content by lagavulin62

book killer, the advantageplayer site is very reputable for ordering. have never heard of the other site but I have been away from these boards for awhile. you might try bj21.com as an alternative. mike

gordon, this post is a little late but been real busy lately. since you don't state what count system you are using I would assume you are using hi/lo. for a complete list of index numbers, -/+, you can find them in wong's "professional blackjack" book. if you decide to purchase one of the...

netto, I use an unbalanced count and play 6 decks at most so never have that problem. still, for calculating true count you would divide your rc by the number of decks remaining in the shoe,(or half decks, depending on your methods) regardless of where the cut card might be. the fact that the...

I would also agree with canceler that 7 is not much of a sample, but from experience with practice and in a real casino I would say about 1 in 3-4 shoes result in never having the opportunity to raise a bet due to the count. so after 7 seems like you should have some opportunities to lay out...

silent, I don't use red-7. I use ko which is similar. I practice on cvbj so not familiar with those two practice programs you speak of. what I do know is if you are not moving past +1 after 7 shoes something is not right. thats only a difference of 13 points and thats not much for a running...

yeah thats pretty much how I play it. once in a blue moon I will play the don't pass. the line has always been good to me and the method works well.

mike, there has been all kinds of speculations on many of the other blackjack boards as to Mr. Wong's past. maybe you have read some of the posts? many of them, on his own board, are hilarious. I wonder if you have a take on this? how did you know for sure that was him?

cycling, you have the right idea of making most of your betting action geared around the 6 and 8. the true odds of making either the 6 or 8 before the 7 is 6/5. if you make place bets on 6 or 8 they will give you 7/6. not the same but not that big a difference, so not a bad alternative. when...

cycling, yes craps is one of the most exciting games in the casino and if you learn the basics and stay away from the sucker bets you can last with very little bank for a long time. you will always feel that camraderie with the other players, especially when you have that long roll of the...

as e-town posted in another thread if you will check out the card counting strategy advisor at http://www.qfit.com, it will list all of the popular, and proven, strategies and will rank them according to your needs and skills. then you can research further those you are interested in.

one more thing. for the indexes to that count I would recommend "blackbelt in blackjack", arnold snyder.

yes, hi-lo is a balanced count so you would start counting at 0. once you finish the deck, or decks, if you counted correctly you should end with 0.

bama, hope you took your laptop to vegas as I know this is a little late. thought these looked good. all are for 2 deck games, min bet 5 or less, pen .8 or better. the only s17 was for the plaza which you know about so it's not included here. check out these: boulder station, casino...

oh nothing at all, they are great for good conversation. after looking at your first post I see that it was my mistake, I should be referring to them as "70 year-YOUNG ladies". shame on me!

bama, very interested to know how the trip goes, looking forward to your post report. last time I was in vegas we visited the liberace museum. next door is his italian restaurant that was opened I believe just before his death. it has pretty good food at reasonable prices. can't remember the...