Recent content by madscout1996

Aren't you only supposed to use the indices in the second half of the shoe, according to Blackbelt In Blackjack?

I just successfully backcounted and Wonged in on the second half of a shoe for the first time ever, winning a little money. I don't know why I've never done it before, but I liked it! It was a nice feeling knowing I was playing almost the whole remainder of the shoe with an advantage. But I...

bonus bets Alot of good discussion in this thread about ploppies being annoying, criticizing your play. But bonus best haven't been mentioned yet. My usual place has $10-15 tables with bonus bets like High-Tie or Perfect Pair. I never play those because of course it's a bad bet. But...

This happened at a casino near me, last year. The DD game lasted from the spring through the fall. When they first offered it, my friend who works there told me that I should play the game because it had been getting "b**ch-slapped" lol. Obviously it got slapped a little too hard and the...

I was playing the other day at one of my regular places and I was so focused on the count in my head that I reacted a little slowly to one of my hands. Dealer showed a 6, and I had a three-card total of 12. But it took me a long time to realise what my cards were because of the count in my...

Update It seems that this casino is using 6 decks at 3 out of the four main pits, and then that last pit it uses 8 decks. The S17 tables are all 6 decks, and the H17 tables are either 6 or 8 decks. That seems strange. Wonder why. And the reason I'm hesitant to ask dealers or pit bosses...

When the count is high enough to warrant taking the insurance bet, how do you take it regularly without attracting suspicion? I mean if it's a blackjack and you take even money that's one thing. But any other hand? Would pit bosses start to notice that you take insurance when you have more...

Doesn't it also mean shuffle more often? Plus they use ASM, they don't shuffle by hand. And the old 8-deck discard trays are still in use at some tables while the 6-deck discard trays are used at others.

I'm guessing the decks don't come preshuffled because I watched a dealer getting ready to open a new table by spreading all the cards out on the table in order as he checked each card. The penetration has always been and is still good, they cut out 1 - 1.5 decks in a 6 deck shoe. Some tables...

This is my first post in this forum! :) A casino near me for a long time had 8 deck games that were $10-$25 min. and were H17. They had 6 deck games that were $25-up and S17. Just a month ago, they switched ALL their tables to 6 decks. Why would they do this? Isn't this better for players?