Recent content by parsifal

Grow up Here's my two pennies worth: I go to the casino to make money and that's the long and the short of it. It is a rather cumbersome proposition to negotiate in the first place: concentration, discipline, disguise, etc. Then there's the actual environment: the usually hostile casino, the...

It's even more annoying when they tell you what you should do - like "you should never hit 12s against a 2". Then you get a T and they proudly say "see? i told you"... I've been so close to responding "do you know how f**** high the count has to be to stand on a 12 against a 2 you stupid cretin?"

I enjoy the scorn for the ploppy as much as the next person but I never forget that, indirectly, he (with his pitiful play) pays for my winnings!

You are aware of course that a disproportionate number of mathematicians, Godel being the most known case, were eventually driven to insanity (and no less than committed suicide or died in sanatoriums) precisely by their perverse over-attachment to logic and rationalism. 'Pattern recognition'...

Oh no! That was a merry lot. But I did once spark a massive face-off between a couple sitting next to me for she was adamant I shouldn't have wonged-in at the last two hands and opened two spots too and her boyfriend was telling her to calm down and not be confrontational. Well, you know how...

I've seen that too. I've also seen standing on 11. I just loved it: everyone was too busy laughing at this drunken idiot's game that they couldn't care less about mine.

I understand exactly where you're coming from and in theory you're obviously right - but there's a limit to how abstract one can/should think to continue making sense in the real world. If, for example, statistics say that a person will have on average a total of 2.5 driving accidents in his...

You're right about both. I was merely jesting.

Yes, especially when I'm expecting an Ace. Also, did I mention I double A-Ts and refuse to get paid a BJ?

Cheers tthree. I wil definitely get it. So far I've only gone by Wong's and only yesterday I ordered Blackbelt in Blackjack. I'm trying to improve my spreads/betting strategy. I currently play $20 on +.5% advantage (true count 2) to $80 or (2x$60) on +2% (tc 5). I'm obviously getting big...

Although it's not the best, it's the only casino in my area with a game somewhat worth playing and i'm there 4-5 times/week. I don't want to blatantly antagonise everyone and risk heat. In a way, the privilege of playing outweighs the losses from sticking in for the first couple of hands...

Not as much heat as doubling down on A-9 against a 6...

6 decks, pen 5/6, das, doa, h17, rsa, min. bet $10. I play $10 on the flow until i wong out, 2-3 hands into the shoe if the count goes south and wait until it goes up enough to merit a $20-80 bet spread. I have a $6K bankroll. Is this reasonable or am I a nitwit?