Recent content by DirtHawker

If one digs around a bit more on that site, there are also drills for counting an entire table, BS, and I18. Good stuff. And unlike a few sites I've found out there, I've found no errors in their BS. No surrender tables, though, unfortunately.

Try this: http://www.blackjack-drills.com/ct/

I'd be pretty embarrassed if I was a BP who let a mispay get by me. I hope he was duly chastised.

Just went back and compared my notes on some midwest casinos I've hit lately to the latest CBJN, and I have to agree. Some of those entries are at least a year or two out of date. I even saw one note which referenced an upcoming date of April, 2010. In short, there's a lot of good stuff out...

Definitely start with CBJN, but my in my experience pen is much more variable in Midwest casinos than in Vegas. I am always able to find much better (and much worse) pen than CBJN indicates, especially in the HL DD games. As always, CBJN is a great start, but hardly the final word. I'd be happy...

Did anyone else read Wynn's interview in the WSJ today? Am I the only one getting tired of his Chinese government bootlicking? Its getting embarrassing. I used to have a lot of respect for SW, but can't muster it for anyone who says "As much as a Western or capitalistic sense has drifted in...

Played quite a bit at a double deck pitch game in the midwest recently. Rules were mediocre (no RSA or LS, H17), but the pen was highly variable (often up to 90%) and heat was non-existent. I managed to find a pretty weak dealer, lots of card flashing during play and shuffling, and many mispays...

Too bad for us. Thanks, and good luck out there.

Are you talking about debating with players out on the casino floor, or are you talking about the debates here on the message boards? Because here, there is much more to it than just what's the highest EV move.

A lot of the stories on that website peg my bullshiat-o-meter.

Decent. Good location. Cheap. Thought the room service was reasonable, too.

Does the below still apply? Appreciate any intel - will be in CB/Omaha for work sometime in the next month.

Thanks for the post, Kewl. This is important stuff for everyone to know is real and not just theoretical, that even a highly practiced and skilled counter will hit big neg variance. Almost anyone can get the mechanics down, even in the casino environment - bankroll management and longevity...

Don't confine yourself to the Strip. Lots of good games if you look hard enough.

Bummer. That's about half my EV.