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    Boards closing, discussion

    Thank you Ken for hosting this site. It has been a tremendous resource for me. Hopefully we'll find that the boards are not really 'dead' and that it was temporarily shut down to protect anonymity. :p Ok I was being silly, but I respect your decision to close the boards. It's been great.
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    High roller, low min table ownership.

    I once back-counted a table where someone was playing heads up 2x 200-300 per hand. They raised the table minimum to keep the riffraff out. When I approached the table they pointed to the higher minimum in hopes it would keep me out. Nope! I pulled out my own big bets. The ploppy didn't like it...
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    I wouldn't feel so bad if I just lost...

    Just remember this generality. The larger your expected win, the larger the variance you will usually experience.
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    Playing Two Hands

    If there are others at the table let them munch on the cards for you.
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    Playing Two Hands

    Yes EV will be greater if you play 2 hands all the time when compared to 1 hand all the time. At high counts you have more money on the table. At low counts you're eating cards.
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    running count errors

    Off by one in running count is similar to an extra burn card. How much does the first burn card mess up your game?
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    Chi town

    Well I'm on Chicago somewhat unexpectedly for most of the weekend. Thinking of checking out nearby places but not getting hopes up. If any of you regular Midwesterners happen to be around drop me a PM.
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    Wow

    I agree that SP21 is not worth it for most people for all the above reasons.
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    Initial buy-in when you arrive at the casino to maximize comps???

    The way I interpret it is that if you play a HL game solo then they'll know the results just by comparing what's in the tray against what was in there when you started. If you're playing with other people at the table then your objective could be to rathole faster than the other players and be...
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    Beating 6:5

    Maybe the crews are just as oblivious about the effects of 6:5 as the ploppies and they protect the game as if it were any other SD.
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    Initial buy-in when you arrive at the casino to maximize comps???

    If buy in is not used for comps why is the pit so interested in recording buy-in amount? Win/Loss tracking? What if you leave without coloring up?
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    Is there any reason not to use KO over Hi-Lo in 6 deck games?

    How precise does estimation need to be? Down to a few cards would be overkill for a shoe game no?
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    Deck estimation

    I have also noticed this and used this method at first to get the hang of it. I also calibrate my estimation when the cut card comes out. I'm not great at deck estimation, but I think good enough to play with an advantage down to a 1/2 deck resolution on shoes.
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    I am tired of Turning Stone.

    Most things I hear of that place are negative.
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