Recent content by Martinstatic

What's your bankroll? It makes a world of difference knowing this... eg, If you have 5 dollars, then your chances are nil.

One thing that isn't getting mentioned is how people count through a deck. There are 3 ways that I can think off, each with different speeds; - The slowest way is probably to have the deck face down and to take cards off the top one by one, flipping them and throwing them down. - A faster...

I understand that this is useless post with no real value or information to contribute, so please don't point that out to me, but I thought I'd just say that being half vietnamese (and having a gambling father) it's likely I will be visiting alot of places in and around Vietnam over the coming...

The majority of card counter wannabe's (the ones who don't research enough really) will fail at it, losing money in the long run, and will avoid CSM's. All AP's will avoid CSM's, which will cost the casino a fair bit since they make loads from people thinking they can beat the house. So not...

My advice is that if you don't mind losing what you have, go for it, and get a feel for the casino, counting on the spot etc. Then when you save up more you can be more confident, as you will have experience. Experience is experience. :)

As recommended by someone here, I watched the movie 'The Last Casino' on YouTube (It's in 12 parts) and was impressed. First thing to keep in mind is that it wasn't a big screen movie, had a lesser budget than 21, and was released in 2004 (few years before 21). The story is essentially the same...

I heard that too, my dad always went to casino's (still does I assume) in Picadilly Circus around the Empire area, and he never had any membership; then again, this was in the early to mid 90's, some might have changed.

I don't see how you gather that I want to "make it as a pro"(?); It's 100% recreational for me, I don't see how any 17 year old could possibly make it as a pro. (Unless they grew up in a casino) As for crumbling at the first sign of a down swing, that's not true. I have alot of patience and...

True, I was thinking of going to the UK (I was born and lived there, only came here about 3 years ago) as I have a place to stay and know my way around London a fair bit. There are some respectable places in Dublin, but from the pictures I have seen, they look to be quiet and have small gaming...

I'm in Ireland, I think that would be a good idea. Especially considering the small size of the town, I wouldn't want to end up sitting in an empty room with just me and some drunk guy getting angry.

I have been practicing counting for a while now, and my results from mock games (with 6 decks and Lego as chips) are very good, however, I have never counted in a casino. I'll be 18 soon, so a plethora of casino's will be available to me, but, I don't know where to start. There is a small...

Heh I thought about this when I was very young, maybe about 7 or 8. I thought about not only the strength, but the shape of the finget, the joints, the muscles around the joints, the exactly wrinkles that the coin is resting on and the pivot points of the thumb joints and always thought that a...

Ah, thanks for the explanation. I'm in Ireland so there's not much room for a bp to run off to. :p

One thing that I have puzzled over is the need for a big player. Surely when the count is high the spotter can just raise their bet? I can only think of 2 reasons why this would be needed, one of which I deemed useless; 1) The bp won't have to keep the count, simplifying wager calculation...