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Local Casinos At the local casinos where I play you have to show you ID in three instances: 1)When you ENTER the casino 2)When you cash out from a poker tournament 3)When you cash out more than $600 from anything else. I don't know where you're playing that you think you can get away...

I know this will probably bring a lot of varying answers but hopefully some consitancy will be found..... ...I'm ready for Card Counting. I bought KO blackjack after lots of positive things read here and elsewhere about it.. I've read through the whole thing and realize If I try it all at...

Oh..... Oh.....so the point is to minimize your losses using BS until you hit the WR required to take your money back out. So when you expect to loose $0.05 on every wager (over the long run) You figure (bonus)-(WR * $0.05)=profit. Cool, I get it now. Thanks lemonpies, its good to know...

Starluck I was reading the bonus thread and went to check out starluck. They use 8-decks with 20% penetration. Means after 83 cards, the deck is shuffled up. This can't possibly be profitable! Is this common amongst online casinos?

Last night-best ever (for me) Last night I was playing poker, doing pretty lousing (DAMN FLUSH DRAW CHASERS!!!) Anyway, I have $15 left, and figured, lests see how Blackjack will do for me. Sat down at the $5 table, first hand Blackjack! Second hand 11 vs a 6. Third hand BlackJack! Fourth...

That's me!! :)

First off, let me say a giant THANKS to everyone on this forum!! Y'all been a tremendous help to this beginning player. I've taken $200 to the $5 table 13 times, quitting when I double-up or loose it all. 9 wins, 4 losses (means I'm up $1000--yeah baby). Anyway onto my question--read this...

Soo.....what does this all mean? Soo.....what does this all mean? Right now I'm a strict BS player. Learning to count is proving VERY difficult. At home I do fine, but in the Casino i miss cards, take to long, and eventually loose track and give up. Currently I'm in the habit of waiting...

I play in a H17, DAS, DOA, 6-deck game with minimum betting and obeying BS (even when it's painful, like DD a soft-18 vs a 6 and 12 vs a 2 :) ) Anyway, I know that counters call a fresh shuffle 'neutral' when the count is at ZERO. And as the shoe progresses the count can either start to...

I'm fairly new to the game, and am still perfecting my Basic Strategy Play. I've been reading around on different sites like this one and wizardofodds and others, and have gotten the hint that there exists a combination of rules that actually give a BS player favor over the house even without...

I've seen this also, however any two "tens" counts as a pair. So the odds are a little different to calculate....hmmm.... but rest asured if the casino is offering the bet, they're doing it to make money!!

Bingo Pefect-PERFECT reply!! It makes so much sense now. I guess I just got nervous when I ran into this "new rule" But then I went to the other casinos in town and they've incorporated it also. So i guess it's just the way it's gonna be. Thanks for those little slap upside my head...

Thanks Guys Thanks Guys, you've help eliviate this from my mind, so I can just go on playing like I play. A friend and I are going to play tonight at a $5 table to preform an experiment. He's been watching me on a few trips and following BS he keeps critisizing my play (even though he...

I haven't been able to get a good answer to this question: "Can the plays of other players change your EV?" This one happened to me last night. I'm 2nd in from third base with a hard 20, easy stand. 3rd base has a 15, the dealer is showing a Ten. And he stands!! The delear flips a 5...

The local casino here has a rule I haven't run into before and can't figure out the strategy adjustment, if any, I should make for it. The rules are basic: No surrender, insurance 2:1, Original Bet Only, hit's soft 17. Double Down any two cards. Double after split allowed. Now splitting...