Recent content by mvi222

Reno I see the Sienna closing. I think the future of Reno casinos will be left to a few such as Peppermill and the Atlandtis who had the ability to upgrade and can attract people. Downtown the Silver Legacy seems to be the model to follow. Many of the small casinos will close and probably...

RENO Peppermill Sandy, I go to Reno about once a month and stay at the Peppermill. The place appeals to me, my wife loves the pools and restaurants in Summer. The dealers are great and the beds are to die for. I stay in the Peppermill towners mostly because I have a bad knee and don't...

Counting and losing For the past four year I have played in Reno and won playing BS. I began to count and began to lose. When I sat down and analyzed it, I realized that I was not betting correctly. In some cases I just didn't fluxuate my bets enough. As everyone knows if you simply flat...

I've been reading and playing with OPP but I notice it is only mentioned with 2-8 deck play. Does anyone know why? Will it work or help the BS player? I'd love to hear from those who have tried it. I play about 15-20 hrs a month. Thanks.:confused:

Reno My last four trips to Reno went like; 900, (400),1200, 500 so, I'd say I was both lucky and able to take advantage of what they offered. Most winnings came at slow parts of the day (early morning-7pm). I prefer Reno to Las Vegas and definately prefer it to CA Indian Casinos.

Silver Legacy I took a walk around the SL and was put off by the number of 6:5 games.

Ploppies Yeah, just remember they elect presidents the same way!

Ploppies I'm not that sure they would even see splitting 10s as a bad move!

dealer goof After reading Stanford Wongs basic blackjack the thing that struck me was his claim that dealers have trouble counting a hand over 4 cards. Well he's correct. I had a six card 20 and the dealer hit a 5 card 21. While he was counting I said "Push" and he went with it. Another...

Tipping Dealers I believe in tipping people in service jobs. However, if I am down, I just would seem dumb tipping which in essence is saying " Here, thanks for taking my money." I tend to tip at the end of a round. I watch some people tip the dealer so much it reminds me of the guys who sit...

Rook: they did offer insurance.....I was just uneasy at the dealer taking the last card. Thanks to everyone for their replys.

I recently played at the Edgewater Casino in Vancouver . What was different for me was to see the dealer take their second card AFTER all hands were played. My question is this: Does anyone know if this increases the house advantage? A second issue is why do so many people stand on a 12 v...

re:California minimums Have you been to Cache Creek? I stopped going because the table minimums were $15 on a weekday and overall the place seemed out of line with Reno's standards. I prefer to drive an extra 2 hours and get a fair(er)shake. I've been successful at the Peppermill ($5 min)...

Just returned from the Biltmore Went up Saturday played 2D, BJ =3-2, DD on 10/11, resplit x4. Played Saturday night and lost due to many people playing who don't know what they're doing. went back in the morning/afternoon and doubled my money. They also have a "Super 21" game where BJ...

Cache Creek I don't know where you are, but if you take 80E out of the San Francisco Bay area and exit on 505 head north and head for Brooks. Check out the Cache Creek website. They have a 1D game, BJ =3-2, DD on 10 &11 no resplit Nice place.