Recent content by Shaggy18vw

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    Streaks

    Try this situation You and I are in a hypothetical situation where we are playing the exact same cards against the exact same dealer cards. We have a monster count. We both throw out the same max bet. We lose. You drop to a min bet (or a lower than max bet), I throw out another max bet. We win...
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    Who wins more money at SD...

    Concerning spreads My thoughts on bet spreads is this: Your max bet should be as large as your bankroll can handle and your min should be as small as the casino will allow. Don't get stuck in the mentality of 1:4 is the proper spread to beat a single deck game. All this thinking does is lower...
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    Who wins more money at SD...

    Also. Sonny is accurate in his statement. I think where you may be a little confused is that indices are MORE important in pitch games than shoe games, but spread is the MOST important (along with penetration) in all games. If play variations are a concern, I would recommend a simplified set...
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    Online poker 'rife with cheats'

    only the target is YOU the player... Unless YOU are on the team. -Shaggy
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    Seriously off topic...

    Intelligent Design *LINK* Here is another tidbit about intelligent design that I found quite enlightening. -Shaggy
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    A couple of changes...

    Great one Victoria. : )
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    Card Counters Get Heave-Ho

    Shoes on their DD!!! Mayor, When did they start this? It's been a month since my last Vegas run and this wasn't implemented then. Are they dealing face up as well? -Shaggy
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    ..Itching in Vegas?

    My favorite "cocktail song" Your post and the mention of "chanting her cocktail song" reminds me of my favorite "cocktail song." There are many that stand out in my mind. Typically not because of what the cocktail waitress says, but how she says it. It is typically the "COCKTAIL" from the 40...
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    Blackjack Machine

    Sonny Sweeeeeet!
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    A card-counter's complaint...

    EXTRA!! EXTRA!! CARD COUNTING NOT CHEATING IN MISSOURI... READ ALL ABOUT IT!! "Blackjack card counting has been a settled issue in Missouri for years. Unlike rules in many other casino states where card counting is considered a form of cheating, Missouri protects counting as a player skill." I...
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    Excerpt from Barfy TR

    Re: Grif, I always get a kick out of reading about your colorful exploits. Tack this one on to the list. -Shaggy
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    Paranoia 101: A Professional Gambler's Guide to Casino Heat

    lol "One of my friends when I was a teenager is now a famous radio doctor. He was the worst whoremonger who ever lived, almost got himself killed out picking up streetwalkers once in a deadly neighborhood. " Hey Automatic, you grew up with Dr. Phil?
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    The Paper Trip book question??does it work

    Fake ID I really don't know how to make one either, I was more or less referring to having one made. If you are not concerned with getting caught with the ID, what is your concern? Once you get the player's card, the only time you will need it is when you check into your room and maybe to use...
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