ian andersen

[who345]

anyone know if ian has a handle in any of bj forums?

Just curious. When I first bought the book a long time, it seemed very impressive to me. It's like, wow, I can do this, it will cost my ev a little but the casino will be so confused that they will never suspect me. As far as big joints are concerned, not tiny casinos.

Now I am thinking either:

the tricks in the book only extend your play time from 4 hrs to maybe 2 days by itself,
or the tricks has to be played in conjunction with other AP methods to cover your bet pattern,
or the tricks will reduce your edge down to 0.3%. You either take on the risk, or get the edge back from comps.
or ian is selling us tricks that use to be effective, but at the time of publish it was getting useless.

what you guys think? Personally I have been more of pillage and burn style. Only once I wished I played more slowing and so many times more I wished I burned harder.

 

[zengrifter]

When I first bought the book a long time, it seemed very impressive to me. It's like, wow, I can do this, it will cost my ev a little but the casino will be so confused that they will never suspect me.

The main camo tactics by Anderson have a potential huge cost in increased variance. Not recommended
unless your BR is bigger than needs be AND you actually enjoy bigger roller-coaster swings of capital flux.

You can develop your own camo-gambits better. zg

 

[Blue Efficacy]

If everyone pillaged and burned there would be very little playable BJ

 

[Southpaw]

The main camo tactics by Anderson have a potential huge cost in increased variance. Not recommended
unless your BR is bigger than needs be AND you actually enjoy bigger roller-coaster swings of capital flux.

You can develop your own camo-gambits better. zg

Agreed. Even worse than the ton of EV that you lose by playing some of the strategies described in his book is the huge amount of variance that it creates. However, if you want to play black or purple chips, these may be the sort of things you have to resort to, in order to increase longevity. I wouldn't really know, though.

SP

 

[prankster]

Burning The Tables in Las Vegas is one great book. What Ian Andersen explains pertaining to the importance of pen is worth many many times the price of the book, easily! I love the tale concerning the best act he'd ever seen-the Granny and her Grandson! Must reading for any serious student of the game of blackjack!:joker:

 

[21forme]

I love the tale concerning the best act he'd ever seen-the Granny and her Grandson!

reminds me of someone I saw in a casino a few months ago. I'm still not sure if he was an AP, but if he was, he had an amazing cerebral palsy act.

 

[paddywhack]

Loved that one too

I love the tale concerning the best act he'd ever seen-the Granny and her Grandson! Must reading for any serious student of the game of blackjack!:joker:

Great book with lots of ideas. At my level the whole camo package would kill a lot of my ev but bits and pieces........

 

[aslan]

reminds me of someone I saw in a casino a few months ago. I'm still not sure if he was an AP, but if he was, he had an amazing cerebral palsy act.

zg told me he had the eerie feeling someone had ID'ed him, but he never got backed off. :laugh:

 

[moo321]

His book has interesting recommendations, but I don't think it applies to anyone below black-purple chips. Anyone here playing red-chips should be thinking about getting the money, let the heat be damned.

If I had a million dollar bankroll, I might consider some of his stuff to throw the casino off my trail.

 

[aslan]

His book has interesting recommendations, but I don't think it applies to anyone below black-purple chips. Anyone here playing red-chips should be thinking about getting the money, let the heat be damned.

If I had a million dollar bankroll, I might consider some of his stuff to throw the casino off my trail.

You don't have a million dollar bankroll?