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Ploppies = life blood of counters Counters only exist because of ploppies. That is true now and true back in the 60's and 70's. If everyone was playing perfect basic strategy or counting, the house would hard pressed to support the game. Ploppies are the continous IV that allows the AVP to...

Agua Caliente -- Rancho Mirage I counted down 6 deckers there recently with a $10 min. My spread was 10-70. Pen went down to one deck on every shoe. No heat, friendly dealers, lots of ploppies, and nice atmosphere. Why the knock on the IJ's?

EC = Easy to get tossed A move from $10 to $30 on a slightly positive count will draw heat at this place. My feelings are the bosses are tired of getting picked on by counters and basically will toss just about anyone who even smells of doing a countdown. They count the discards, they shuffle...

The Western is dangerous Walking there from the EC is very risky and not advised. Lots of bums and street thugs. Is your life really worth it just to play some good single deck? My last time there we literally had to run down the middle of the street to get away from the predators that were...

This site lists all the IJ's (Injin Joints) in CA. Some feedback on BJ conditions in the Southern California area would be appreciated. Thanks. http://www.500nations.com/California_Casinos.asp

EC I got plenty of heat playing there spreading 1-5 red using KO. They counted the discard tray, gave me dirty looks, made the dealer shuffle on a huge plus count. From my experiences they are very wise to any advantage players. The bosses hover around the incompetent dealers watching...

Boss says shuffle I was at the Lady Luck and got toke hustled. This dragon lady dealer with bad English got pissed at some of the hands I was hitting on some nice plus counts. The usual comments of "you boy's lucky tonight" and "you boys making lot of money" were thrown around as she fished for...

Was in LV for SB weekend. Stayed downtown. Played at EC, Plaza, and LVC. This was my first time counting in LV. I used KO. Here's a brief report: El Cortez: Single deck. Spread was 5-25 but a few times jumped up to 35-40. Any ramp up seems to draw the check play cry from the dealers. Had the...

Any info on this IJ and their latest expansion? Is their 21 game worth a look? I am heading out that way over Christmas. Will hit AC also. THX.

Question for Mr. Blackwood At what level of play are the casinos becoming paranoid about counting? If I am playing a $5 6D shoe with a 10x spread using KO, would this even merit attention by the house? Does a lower limit player such as me even have to worry? What are some strategies to use to...

IJ's in CA IJ stands for Injin Joint. Agua Caliente in Rancho Mirage had the following games last time I was there: 2 decker pitch game with 55/60% penetration, $25 6 decker with a shuffler, $5 6 decker shoe with 90% penetration, $10 I played the $10 shoe game for several hours. Dealers went...

Single Deck quest. I may play a few single deckers here and there. Mostly I want to work on the countdown on the 6 deck game which I find challenging -- especially living in Southern CA where it's mostly the 6 deckers at the IJ's (Injin Joints).

OK, I am planning trip to Vegas midweek for 2-3 days. My goal is play 6 deck shoes using KO preferred with a 1-10 spread. I hope to play the lower level tables with a spread of $3-30 or $5-50 at places such as the IP, Plaza, Excalibur, etc. Win or lose, what is the potential for heat at the 6...

Tells Yes! This finally happened to me. Dealer double checked the hole card real quickly -- I had read in one of my BJ books that when a dealer double checks their hole card they are most likely have a four buried which can look like the dreaded Ace buried. I took a chance and doubled my 9...

About a week ago I played for a few hours at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA. I noted the following conditions: $5 min, 6 deck, CSM. $10 min, 6 deck shoe, dealt down to one deck remaining. $25 min, 2 deck, pitch game, 60%-65% pen. All games were 3/2 payout on a 21. I played the 6...