Recent content by Strider

Dealers are people too. I agree with you Brillo. You see I'm a cardcounter turned dealer. I'm a young and poor college kid who is saving up money so I can finish my education. I currently have ambitions to go to law school. I became a dealer because of mainly the money. I average around 7-8...

Yes, Dealers are performing a service. Dealers are performing a service. The casino industry is a service industry. The casino industry does not produce any tangable good. They offer a service. They serve the players by smiling, making small talk, and by dealing. Dealers have to generally be...

Please tip your dealers, they are performing you a service and rely on tokes to earn a decent wage. Yes it will hurt your EV but that is not a good reason. Just as one should tip your waiter or waitress, the dealer should not be overlooked. Unless they are rude or extremly unpleasent there...

Is it possible to count cards at spanish 21 and get an advantage? I understand that there are just face cards and no 10s in the deck. However for instance couldn't one modify the high-low count by making 9's a -1 instead of 0. Certainly this wouldn't be as great since there is less busting and...

Re: New games We've got Texas shootout in my local casinos. Does anybody know a site which has calculated the house advantage and the odds? Do you think it can be beat? I couldn't find any webpages about that game and the wizard of odds doesn't have the game on it's site either.

What do you guys think of blackjack tournments? I'm an amateur card counter who is proficient with the high-low count. Do you think blacjack tournments are worth checking out? Any advice about how tournments differ would be nice as well. Thanks.