Recent content by Greasy John

So do you consider... the Orleans to be a little sweaty?

Things to do list... Next time I'm in Vegas, if I need a break or feel the urge, I should go to Hard Rock to see if the RFID table has telltale physical differences from non-RFID tables. I might have to ask them to turn up the house lights--it's dark in there.

I noticed that too... and I'm pretty sure you're right.

You have 5,5 vs dealer 10. TC is now -6 (let's say). You hit and draw another 5, hit again and draw an ace. Hit again and draw the last 5 in the deck. final hand, 5,5,5,5,A. Greasy John

How about against a two card 16? If the dealer has this two card hand then he/she would have a 61.5 % chance of busting. If the player has the DAS option the player might end up with as many as 8 bets. Even if some of these player final totals are stiffs the player is a favorite to win.

I've had it happen to me only five times over my playing career. It's when the the dealer exposes his/her hole card. Pg 306 of WGBJB has a chart by which to play exposed hole cards. I've seen it said that you should not split 5s, you should double (when the dealer has a two card 16 for...

the rules are very favorable. Pitch. You've won a pretty good amount of money betting quarters with a resonable spread. You've been getting comps. Did I say Vegas. How long will they tolerate this madness? Don't lay much negative EV cover. Deck neutral, bet whatever. Do you keep playing this...

Mayor and zengrifter... I know I saw it somewhere else! If you'll read the post by Dog Hand (about five threads down) "Question about house rules" you'll see that at least some casino's differ with your opinions. Mabye I should ask the dealer what would happen if I were to DD with A,8 and catch...

Oooooooh. Thanks!

I opened the thread that starts,"Sonny's Comment" and a thread from 7-04 opens. Huh? Just wanted to give you a heads-up. Wonder if I have a virus?

Thanks for your responses... Over on BJ21, Chi-Riverboat brought up the question and bigplayer responded. Apparently, it is different in Europe. To be honest, it wasn't until about 4 years ago that it would have dawned on me to DD on A,8 if one were limited to DD on 9-11. Greasy John

Regarding blackjack, I recently saw a post that spoke of a situation that I hope you can clarify. It is where a casino might have the rule that you can only double down on 8,9,10 or 11. (I believe the Golden Nugget, L.V. had the 9,10,11 rule when they had their single-deck 3:2 BJ game.) The...

Re: Hummm... All I meant was, that when I noticed your book cover mentioned that they were autographed copies, it prompted me to look and see; and after seeing your signature my curiosity compelled me to look at another copy to see if the signature was different, or just a facsimile. And of...

Mayor, The Blackjack Zone... was on the shelf last month when I visited the Gambler's Book Store in L.V. And I met Howard. It was great to stop into this hallowed establishment. I noticed the cover of your book stated "...autographed...". Gee, I loooked at two books and the signatures WERE...

Any update on the $400,000 award... against the Imperial Palace? I had heard the award was lowered. Greasy John