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Last week I was playing heads up at a SD. They do not use a cut card and don't seem to follow the rule of six either. They just deal until it seems there aren't going to be enough cards left in the deck because the dealer is always checking to see how many cards are left. All four aces came...

A casino that I play at regularly runs promos like that. Some other promos have been dealer loses all 21 ties, if dealt a ten/six you can change the six for a new card and a whole bunch of other oddities. The promos usually last for fifteen minutes or 30 minutes. This casino always has six...

A ploppy once told me that my hit to a twelve against a two was the dumbest move he'd ever seen. I told him, "I'd argue the point with you, but it's not sporting to have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent."

Looking at the size of my bet gives the count at the end of the last hand. Potentially, with a full table, thirteen more cards are out and I try to base my insurance bet on the most up to the minute count. Thirteen or even seven cards can change the count significantly.

In my yute (to quote Joe Pesci from My Cousin Vinny) there wasn't a dealer alive that I couldn't keep up with. That was a long time ago. Now, a medium speed dealer is all I can keep up with. Another reason I always take third base when I can, lots of time to count and convert.

All too true and frustrating.

Well, in the count I use, I would still consider those cards low cards when making decisions about the ratio of tens left in the deck. So for me, yes, they are counted

Good idea. That way I can make the dealer wait without having to say out loud, "Wait."

The other day I was at the table and the dealer flopped an ace. It was a shoe game and the dealer was really fast. I was still counting the cards when the insurance bet was asked for. I immediately said, "Wait, wait," while I finished the count and then figured for TC. It only took a second ,but...

In order to have a +3 count with the dealer showing an ace, at least five cards have to have been removed from the deck. The dealers card which is known to be an ace and therefore makes the count -1. Your two cards which are low and now makes the count +1, and the other player at the table whose...

He calls computer sims "Phoney Blackjack" so he's already decided that computer sims aren't worth anything. I wouldn't waste any time trying to convince him of anything, but I am interested for my own curiosity. Still not sure I want to spend the time doing it. Would be better off spending that...

OMG, I just read some of what is in his lengthy site. Unbelievable. I wish I knew what his system is so I could run my own simulations and test it, but alas, as in all those who claim to have found a better way, you don't get any details unless you buy them.

Buffallo Thunder and Cities of Gold in Santa Fe

I too hope it means more competition, but I am not sure the games will get better. Here in NM the casinos have been gradually upping the freeplay, matchplay, and hotseat type drawings. They are really giving it out for new players card sign-ups. Last week I went to a casino I had never been...

The LV casinos lost a staggering amount of money last year. Do you think this will influence the games they offer? The comps? The heat? http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Investing/top-stocks/blog.aspx?post=1648881&_blg=1,1648881 (Archive copy)