Recent content by DSchles

"Bigger issue is this guy is probably going to be a pain in my butt at this property for a long time to come. But I will deal with it." Why not just play the two other shifts there and not have to deal with him? Don

I sure as hell could explain it to a judge! But, the answer is simple: PS is mainly a SD phenomenon, and, as you well know, all of those games are in Nevada, where the casinos own all the judges. But the point is more or less moot now, since 6:5 has rendered SD BJ a remnant of the past. Don

This loathsome practice in A.C. was eventually ruled by a judge to be illegal and discriminatory. He stated that a table limit must apply to all of the players uniformly and could not single out one individual out of several at the table. Don

Not disagreeing, but, of course, you do win more hands with, say, a +5 count than with a -5 one. And, a helluva lot more with a +10 count than with a -10 one! Don

I had a very similar experience in the high-limit pit at Harrah's, only I played alone from the start and it was the very first shoe. I purposely went back the next day to see if I was still welcome, and I was! Sadly, the reverse is also true ... twice: once at Caesars A.C., and and once at...

I wrote to Al (Note that that's the name Al, with the letter el, and not AI :) ). Will be deleted. Don

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If you already use deviations for your system, why would you need this? Don

That's the point. Almost 40 years ago (!), when I developed the Illustrious 18, the whole point was to explain to people that 18 indices can capture up to as much as 90% of all the gain available from learning, say, 150 indices. To the casual player, that was more than enough! Don

Just simulate both ways and see if there's a big enough difference (there won't be) to make learning all the indices worth your while. Don

There are live dealers, usually dealing in slow motion from eight-deck shoes with 50% cuts. They get paid like any dealers: three shifts, 24/7. As for the honesty, you take your chances with anything online. Don

Why would you write such unfathomable drivel? Don

Are you trying to win money or just get rated and get some comps? You aren't going to win anything meaningful playing against a shoe and spreading 1-5. As Rebecca asked, you need to be much more specific. What are the precise rules of the game? At what K-O counts do you make each bet? How many...

The dealer checks the hole card. He/she doesn't have a natural. You now may surrender any holding you have. You say, Surrender, and the dealer takes away your cards along with half of your bet. Done. Don

Yup, that's Ken: single-handed destroyer of the entire city of Las Vegas. Sigh. Don