Backcounting And How To Do It

person1125

person1125

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My question is simple for those of you who are more experienced. How do you backcount without looking so obvious that the little old lady playing slots knows what you are doing :eek: (yes I think only little old ladies play slots). I mean short of leaning your head in between 2 players and asking do you mind if i count until the count turns positive. How far do you stand back from the table? How long do you linger backcounting until you swith tables? Do you only backcount from the shuffle or just walk up behind a table at any point and start counting? Knowing what you do now is there a tip you could give that you wished you knew when you started backcounting?

(please don't tell me to go by an OSU hat, relax and let my subconscious take over :grin: )
 
person1125

person1125

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thanks sonny I searched for backcounting, but forgot to search for wonging. i read through the thread you linked to and it contained exactly what I was looking for.
 
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mdlbj

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Hold your cash in your hand wait until the count favors you then sitdown buy in and when the count hits -1 leave. No worries man. Just do it.
 
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CarlB

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Back counting can be very productive.

Back counting can be very productive. I've done it and it has worked very well for me. Any more questions?
 
ChefJJ

ChefJJ

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person1125 said:
(please don't tell me to go by an OSU hat, relax and let my subconscious take over :grin: )
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Wearing an OSU hat is the perfect cover play...nobody expects an OSU grad to know how to count when they run out of fingers!
 
halcyon1234

halcyon1234

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If you need some cover (though the advice of "just do it" is good advice), find out what that casino's busiest and most backed-up game is. Probably poker. As you're back counting, keep glancing over at that area of the casino. If anyone asks, you're on a waiting list, but wanted to watch this "blackjack thing".

When the count's right, let out a frustrated "screw it, I'm still on the wait list, I might as well try this". Plop on down and rake in the money. =)
 
golfnut101

golfnut101

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backcounting

I have my wife with me, pretending to teach her the rules of the game. Or, I will pretend like i'm waiting for a spot to open. Dont be afraid to interact with players currently involved. Just make sure you dont look too interested. Make sure you can count a round without hesitating.

best of luck !
 
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Kasi

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golfnut101 said:
I have my wife with me, pretending to teach her the rules of the game. Or, I will pretend like i'm waiting for a spot to open.!
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You should have her pretending to teach you! Much better camo lol!

I was just wondering if ur wife actually plays - mine never did and loved slots. I didn't even gamble. But I learned BJ from playing the internet and taught her BS.

So now we can play together, she loves it, and it's alot of fun.

At least she doesn't play slots as often!

So, guys, teach ur wives BJ!

Not golf - she took that up a couple years back and now it's a bloody nightmare:grin:
 
golfnut101

golfnut101

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the wife..

is a pain in the, er , I mean, no, she doesnt really play alot. She might try a couple of hands so it isnt too obvious. I would love to teach her perfect bs, and a few signals to take advantage of a good shoe though. We can only use this so long, so we'll have to come up with something else. Keep practicing.
 
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Kasi

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golfnut101 said:
is a pain in the, er , I mean, no, she doesnt really play alot.
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You mean BJ or golf? :grin: I guess she likes slots?

Sure it could definitely be an effective team especially if she was the big better!

Of course, I 'd tell mine when it's OK to bet bigger and boy do I get when she loses. She usually says something like "Your card-counting sucks" So I stopped doing that lol.
 
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TENNBEAR

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My wife of 24 years plays slots, while I play BJ. On a recent trip she came and got me from the table, to go to the buffet for dinner. During our meal she accused me of spending to much time playing BJ, and not enough time with her. So after we ate I agreed to go with her and play slots, so as to spend some time with her. I am not a slot player and she knows this, but I put my
twenty in the machine, and with some instruction from my wife on which button to push, the machine hit on the first spin, and paid 80.00, for a 60.00 profit. I immediatly hit cash-out and took-off to the redemption counter to get my cash. When I returned my wife had moved over to the machine that I had hit. So I plopped down at the machine she had been on and put in my twenty, on the third spin I hit this machine for 60.00 payout. I again hit cash-out and returned to the redemtion counter for my cash. When I returned to where my wife was playing, I was told to go find a blackjack table, that I was screwing-up her Karma, as any good Husband would do I did what I was told.
 
Mimosine

Mimosine

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TENNBEAR said:
So I plopped down at the machine she had been on and put in my twenty, on the third spin I hit this machine for 60.00 payout. I again hit cash-out and returned to the redemtion counter for my cash. When I returned to where my wife was playing, I was told to go find a blackjack table, that I was screwing-up her Karma, as any good Husband would do I did what I was told.
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my gf plays mostly slots, and anytime i sit down next to her and play i usually win, this seems to happen mostly on days she is losing. she knows better than to play them....
 
person1125

person1125

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TENNBEAR said:
My wife of 24 years plays slots, while I play BJ. On a recent trip she came and got me from the table, to go to the buffet for dinner. During our meal she accused me of spending to much time playing BJ, and not enough time with her. So after we ate I agreed to go with her and play slots, so as to spend some time with her. I am not a slot player and she knows this, but I put my
twenty in the machine, and with some instruction from my wife on which button to push, the machine hit on the first spin, and paid 80.00, for a 60.00 profit. I immediatly hit cash-out and took-off to the redemption counter to get my cash. When I returned my wife had moved over to the machine that I had hit. So I plopped down at the machine she had been on and put in my twenty, on the third spin I hit this machine for 60.00 payout. I again hit cash-out and returned to the redemtion counter for my cash. When I returned to where my wife was playing, I was told to go find a blackjack table, that I was screwing-up her Karma, as any good Husband would do I did what I was told.
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LMAO - I can just picture my wife doing the same thing! :laugh:
 
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