Recent content by tango

MGM moved table limits up to $50 in the evening on the S17 tables, and had lots of empty seats. Still the only S17 I saw, which is of slight benefit. Their H17 tables were $25, but it's possible they had a couple of $15's, probably similar to the rest of the strip. As of the end of July...

Thanks for the responses to my wins/losses in a row question. Since I have you guys here I have one other question for you: If my choices of table types are either a six-deck game with H17 and surrender available or a six-deck game with S17 but no surrender, which game should I choose? Which...

I just finished reading a book titled: Easy Blackjack for the Average Joe. In this book the author explains how he has evaluated 300 billion hands of blackjack and extracted from that evaluation the percentage of hands lost and won in a row. He used that information to develop a betting system...

I'll do another walk-through in a few months when we are back. I'd love to see those $10 tables with S17 again. The MGM and the Mirage are the two places we have always stayed at and played at because they usually have several of these table types open (even during peak hours they usually have...

I'm certain this is old news to many of you and may have already been discussed recently on this board: The MGM Grand and Mirage in Las Vegas no longer stand on soft 17. I go to Vegas about 4 times a year. I have been playing at the MGM and Mirage for the past 8 years. While a few of their...

3:2 in Vegas I just got back from Vegas last month and although there were a few casinos I didn't go into on the strip I hit the vast majority of them. The only games I saw that paid 3:2 on Blackjack were at the MGM, the Monte Carlo and the Mandalay Bay. Of those, the lowest limits were at...

regression and counting Currently all I play is basic strategy. I am using a regression type of play. If I am playing at a $10 table my first bet is $20 and I buy in for $200. If my first bet wins, I regress to $10 and regardless of the outcome of the next hand I am still ahead $10. That...

Books... RJT - Thanks for the recommendations. I'll stock up on those books and start studying.

flat betting - book suggestions Thanks for the tip. I'll stick to flat betting. I have Fred Renzey's Blackjack Bluebook II and am reading about the Ace/10 front count now. The KISS counts are coming up. You mentioned the Ace/5 count. What other books, if any, are considered to be the...

Greetings, I am strong in basic strategy but cannot count cards. I know that counting is the way to go and I intend on learning/practicing, but I am curious to know if there is any type of betting strategy that I can utilize other than flat betting when I am at the tables? Thanks...