Recent content by pyedog80

I recently discovered one of the casinos in MO allows you to see the burn card upon request. Is this a common practice in other casinos? I was playing at a 2 deck game when another player requested to see the burn card. Not sure if they allow this at their six deck but I'll ask next time...

Asking to see the burn card One of the local casinos here allow you to see the burn card at their double deck games (not sure at their 6 decks games). This was not common knowledge to me prior to someone else asking to see the burn card. Is this request to see the burn card accepted at most...

Yea the riverboat casinos in MO suck. So if your max buy in is 500 then you can see my problem in playing larger spreads 1~6 units. One bad split and double on the split takes you out until the next refresh allowance. I suppose you could buy in the full amount and pocket the chips, come back...

So far I have 12000+ hands accumulated with about 420000 total. I would like to think my EV is about 1% for 4200 with a stand dev of +- 4217. My actual winnings are at 1400 currently. I understand this is still short term and can't really tell anything from these results. I know my...

haha no not a csm.

Geez you guys are critical to new members seeking advice from this forum. I do appreciate the criticisms and scrutiny of my lack of play and conservatism since we are all here to learn and share experiences but we all start from somewhere and not looking to become a blackjack money making...

Haha yes I said I'm a beginner "card counter" not a total beginner. I've been playing recreationally with basic strategy when I take trips to a riverboat casino or taking trips to vegas but just moved to a location with several riverboat casinos and so have started using card counting for the...

The rules are 2 deck, dealer hit's soft 17, double after splitting allowed, double on any 2 cards, no surrender. Callipygian thanks that comment on losing as the count rises makes sense. Yes since I am a beginner I start the count more conservatively but can keep the count accurately in a...

I'm a beginner card counter using the Hi-Lo count. I've been playing $25 double deck games. The penetration on double deck is usually a full deck and 1/4 into the second deck. So the opportunity to increase the bet size is only at the very end with one or two hands left for play in the shoe...