Recent content by Ace007

what is this book everyone is talking about? please pm me.

Thanks Sonny and everyone for the responses. Rule #2 and what Ringlejames said about stockpiling chips makes me nervous though. Would be terrible if they didn't allow the chips to be cashed in in the future. I have had a couple of scenarios where I have played unrated and they asked for my...

When you guys rathole chips while playing rated and the dealer colors you up. Is it a good idea to cash in all your chips at the cage right away or save some of your chips for a different time? Do the casinos typically monitor your win amount at the tables and the amount you cash out to see if...

Thanks for all the responses! I found them extremely helpful. I definitely was not cashing in $3000 in chips, which is why I was caught by surprise by the cashier asking for my card. Maybe it is because I kept coming back to the same area to cash out and they recognized me. They may have...

Recently I made a trip to Vegas and was able to make some nice winnings! During one of my days I made over 200 units over the course of several sessions in the same casino. I did not cash out all my chips as I did not want to raise any red flags by the amount of money to cash in case there was...

Thanks for everyones' comments. That is an impressive spreadsheet Snorky. If I had your results I would play full time!

Do you guys notice sometimes when you are winning "too much" the dealers start getting pissed and take an interest in you as far as conversation, dealing faster, and re-shuffling the shoe early? I've had that happen a couple of times. How does everyone deal with this. Do you not spread as...

Just curious to see how many hours a yr the pros are playing to expect a profit? So far for the year I've played 43 hours. I know that is much lower than others here. So how much is everyone here playing?

@johnnyB I mixed it up on both the 10 and 25 limit tables. I bet over 200 on max bet... so that is why i am concerned about heat as I did have a significant upswing and I was using a pretty big spread. The table was not crowded... and I think that is why I did so well as I was getting more...

I recently went on a little run of positive variance... finally! However, now I am faced with a different problem. I've made a total of about 250 units profit at the same casino in 3 consecutive days. What is the best way to go about this in terms of longevity? Should I cash in all my chips...

Is it possible to win in the long-term playing shoe games where the house has a >0.60% edge with straight counting or are other advanced techniques necessary? The games are mainly 8D H17DAS, no RSA and no surrender.

i'm hearing reports of csm at monte carlo. hope this isn't true.

I'm going to be headed to Vegas next month and will be staying at the Monte Carlo. How are the low limit shoe games there? Are they 6 or 8 deck? H17 or S17? How is penetration, do they offer surrender? etc...

the only thing good about harrah's is that they comp me well compared to other stores i've played at. maybe it's because they know if they comp me, then i will come back in so they take some more of my bankroll!! lol

thanks for the input everyone. i am focused on the long-term, but since my sessions are so short i feel like playing mid-shoe without knowing the count has a bigger effect on me. actually the last 4 sessions i had entered mid-shoe and lost my limit before the fresh shoe even started. this has...