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    Vegas Trip Report

    Nice report, Blue. What exactly were the minimums at Mandalay Bay for the 6D shoe? You imply they were less than 25. I'm a low roller myself, so on my upcoming trip I'm on the hunt for $5-$10 min tables with good rules and decent pen. Also, what was the min for the SD at Mandalay? And what...
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    Casino solutions for South Bay Area residents?

    Living in San Jose, the closest casinos to me are Garden City and Bay 101. Unfortunately, both are non-Indian and thus offer blackjack with high house edge and crappy rules. Where do other south bay residents here go for card counting? Cache Creek, Jackson Rancheria, Twin Pine, etc are all...
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    Worries about heat for first time KOer

    So I'm glad to know heat will not be an issue, but how would I best calculate an EV number for back counting and wonging in to, let's say, a 6 deck show with fair-to-good penetration (75-85%) and fairly good rules but where the wonger ONLY ever plays the last deck or so? I realize my hourly...
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    Worries about heat for first time KOer

    ~~ Thanks for the sound advice guys. And callipygian, I don't think I'll be forgetting an analogy like that one anytime soon! :laugh:
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    Worries about heat for first time KOer

    Hi everyone, first time poster here. I've been a total BS player for the past three years, but I've been reading up/learning the KO system lately. Planning a Vegas trip sometime this summer and hoping to start putting into practice what I've been learning. My question has to do with heat. I'm a...
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