Recent content by p8ntballsk8r

good answer. I guess the better question is what is the probability of winning 5 straight hands?

So the Martingale has been proven over and over to lose a lot of money. What if, we turn this system upside down and into a betting progression. Find a table that will let you spread 1-20 units. Start by betting 1 unit. If you win, "let it ride" so the next bet is 2 units, and continue until...

could just be a mistake. sloppy or new dealers who are trying to deal too fast do this on occasion

I highly doubt the shuffle was trackable... Probably 6 different dealers dealt on that table within 4 hours. I know for a fact, that my shuffle is not consistent. I don't really even try too hard to make it consistent.

I made a post earlier saying that I deal blackjack in a bar. I was instructed to switch to a different shuffle for the last two shoes of the night. I asked him later why, if it had to do with the fact that we were losing on that table. He told me that two of the guys have been there for most...

No I'm not in the Mandan Area. I doubt this game will return much, you can only spread 1 to 25, although you can freely wong in and out of a 2nd hand. It is at a bar, so people mostly just tip because they are drunk and it will change the "flow" or make them more "lucky", or when I can't win...

Have done 3 shifts so far, at a bar in North Dakota with $1 - $25 limits. I couldn't believe how bad some people are! Last night, somebody doubled a hard 14 against a 10!! Really? At least he tipped well. Since I know that the game itself is -EV, when someone offers me a tip and gives me...

Not sure, some bars are 4 deck, but with awful pen. I think a lot used to be 4 deck, not really sure

I've got 2k units, Ideally I'd have 2.5k units as a bank roll so I could bet the table max at the pivot point. Currently I'll be spreading 1-20 and just having fun realizing that my expected win per hour is minimal. Oh and they try to tell you that it is 4 deck, however it's definitely 6 deck...

Rules are: 4 deck, Dealer Stands on soft 17, DAS, DOA, No surrender Table max is 25x the table min, not that great of penetration, probably between 50 and 70% pen. BS chart says .38 house edge, when the count gets good, if it gets good, seems like a very profitable game. Also, cover...

I was very surprised when a friend of mine sat down at the double deck table at our local casino and the dealer asked him if he wanted to join right away. My friend is not an AP, but could I take advantage of this with a very small bankroll? The table min is higher than I'd like to play, but...

Loaned it to a friend and I am still in the process of getting it back... you know how that goes. Anyways could someone please tell me the key count and pivot point for both 3 and 4 decks? I always use an IRC of 0 so I'm not dealing with negatives unless the shoe goes bad in which case I'd...

I've noticed when playing that blackjack seems to be a pretty streaky game. For example, I went to the casino underbankrolled with only 16 units today, and I ended up turning it into 50 units. My first shoe went positive and I made a good deal of money here, and the dealer was just getting...

about 30-40 units. I'm in college now and paying my own way so I don't see it growing any time soon. CHEF- what i'm saying is to backcount, and wong in when the count skyrockets, but simply flatbet while at this higher count and ride out on the small probably .5% advantage I have over the...

I suppose it would depend what system you are using. As for knockout where 2-7 is +1 and 10's and A's are -1; there will be an average of +4 per deck due to the unbalanced nature. in 6deck, they key count is 16 and the pivot point is 24. I believe the pivot point is always the number of...