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Idiot counting Ace as 1 instead of 11 Over the weekend I was playing Double Deck pitch at a local casino. First hand out of the shoe I have 11 so I double down. The double card is tucked under my chips. The dealer has a 5 up. The guy at third base hits and gets a 5, then hits again and...

I had the following happen this last weekend. I was at a table with one other player. He was at 1st base. He was dealt a 12, I had 7 and the dealer had a 9 up. The guy at 1st base was talking to the pit and made some motion that the dealer took as a stay. She then dropped an 8 on my 7 for...

At one of my local casinos they have a very strict policy with alcohol. I've seen numerous people removed from the tables and escorted to a waiting room where they can wait for a ride. You cannot leave that room until someone claims you and then they will not allow you back on the floor...

Probably best to ask on the sister blackjacktournaments.com web site. Couple questions you'll need answer to before you'll get an answer What Type of tournament is it, Elimination, Accumulation or a combination. What is your starting bankroll and betting limits How many hands How many...

According to the Find a Store link on that page there are no Kroger stores within 50 miles of my zip code. That means going to the casino would cost me less in gas than any Kroger store.

I couldn't care less about the promotion. I don't drink Pepsi products anyway. I am only interested in knowing if my numbers are anywhere near correct.

A local casino is having a promotion the month of July. For Slot players every 100 points gets a ticket for a 6 pack of Pepsi or Diet Pepsi. It's takes 500 credits to earn a point so that 6 pack will cost $500 in action to get. For BJ players they need to get a "Natural" Blackjack to...

It was an ASM which I would assume would make it tough to track the Aces.

What's the most Aces you've seen on the table at one time? In the midst of an unbelievable run of cards last weekend, I was at a table that had 13 Aces on the table at one time and not one Blackjack among them. There were 5 people at the table. The player in centerfield had a pair of...

At the casino I play at in Iowa, if the dealer forgets to check or misreads the card it is no longer a BJ. It's simply a 21, so it will pretty much beat everyone anyway. It's actually a state imposed rule that it be handled that way. That's when I learned to not put out chips for a double...

Treasure Island in Red Wing Minnesota has 4D tables that are 10-195, H17, DAS, DA2, Split Aces up to 4 hands. They also have a 2D table with the same rules. The 4D tables have about 80% Pen. The 2D looks to be just slightly more than 50%.

Nope.

It's a small casino and the the security manager is almost always out on the floor. It seems like he has a sixth sense, he just knows when security will be needed. He was betting a red, I had a green chip out.

I don't think he paid any attention to what I got. He just knew he lost and was convinced it would be the bust card before it ever came out of the shoe.

Over the weekend at a local casino, I was the direct recipient of Ploppy Abuse which led to the Ploppy being kicked out of the casino. I was at 3rd base. The Ploppy was at 1st base and there were 3 other people at the table. It started innocent enough with the Ploppy offering advice to...