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You knew this was coming. The other night and the night after, I was unable to get ahead and ended up giving up $3000.00 in two nights. So call it 2200.00 in losses. 1200.00 one night 1000.00 the next.That includes th 800+ I had won the previous 4 night. The dealer was not getting low up...

Thanks for the warning and WTG on the winning streak. Aren;t they wonderful! No gaming for at least two days. I have a leak near the front passenger wheel that the mechanic says my be trans fluid. It's covered on the work he did 2 weeks ago, so it's not going to cost me anything to have...

They don;t have surrender, and even if they did I doubt I would. It not part of my game. I already surrendered to the City and County when I could have declined the 40K and sent it to trial. It would have taken two more year and actually after the fact, that doesn;t seem too bad with the...

I read the book back in the 90's and spent two year practicing. I then went on a 5 month binge and won over $16,000.00 before losing $1750.00 at the Desert Inn. No trip tonight. There is a tornado watch for the entire area and from the way it looks coming in, it's not going to clear by...

I could care less if the casino frowns on people who give the PB their player's card, and leave a few minutes after it is handed back. I read somewhere, maybe here, that this is not a good thing to do from the casino's POV. I think it was someone else story. The counter can also get less...

I don;t remember the name of the only book I read. The cover was green and went into more than BJ. It was easy to understand and had instructions on a basic high-low count using 3,4,5,6,10,J,Q,K for the tracking cards. There was also a basic strategy chart. The only way this will be a...

I'm no expert on the game, but you can go to "tothegames" and play a really nice KENO game online for free. I doubt it will improve your odds, but it's a good time waster. On the drive home I started thinking about about EV, RoR, and the other things talked about here, and it seems to me you...

6/8/08- Played Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois. $25 minimum, $5000 maximum. No Surrender, Split any pair, Double Down on any 2 cards, Aces see one card only. Four Hands Per Player, Stand on soft 17. No Smoking Tables and Floor. Smoking areas available. Bank $500 Costs $18.18 gas, water...

6/7/08 Part Two I woke up early and will spend the rest of the day climbing walls. I wanted a solid 12 on the pillow. $497.50 is a nice weekend's pay for sure, but for the past two weeks I've been moving at the posted speed limit. On the Bus, through the mountains, in a rental car, and in my...

I'm saying I've been lucky, and that my counting is weak. Weak in the sense of perfection. General ideas are not true counting. I knew I was making large bets with a negative count. I also failed to mention that after taking the 2nd $200 out of my wallet, I managed to get ahead $10 bucks...

Yes. The car I rented in Colorado last week was only $151.40 per week with tax. Unfortunately I took the OPTIONAL full coverage insurance and ended up paying $291.83. I went through Enterprise. It sounds like a possible plan, but having 3 or four people at the same table leads to issues...

Surrender is something that's not part of my game. I meant stand as in no more cards. Insurance is another gimmick that's not part of my game, however, I did take even money once and the D did not have the 10.

Originally Posted by Rumondo View Post I don't understand driving 3 hours for less than an hour of blackjack. I don;t look at it as 2 hours of driving for 45 minutes of blackjack. I see it a driving 2 hours for a handful of cash. You are right a full table sucks and when there's a lot of...

6/7/08 Part One 6/7/08- Played Empress Casino in Joliet, Illinois. $15 minimum, $5000 maximum. $25 minimum, $5000 maximum. No Surrender, Split any pair, Double Down on any 2 cards. 4 hands limit per player. Aces see one card only. No Smoking Tables and Floor. Smoking areas available. Bank...

Hi there and Hello, I would like to post my gaming log here, and thought that since it's blackjack in general and the boards don't have a section for braggarts and losers, I thought this is a fine place for a log. Feel free to criticize, doubt, troll and add compliments, as I would do the...

I think the Casinos, they are more like casinos than boats although they are barges, are very nice with decent blackjack rules. I saw nothing that would indicate that it was a bad situation. Even the players at my table were fair bettors and players. If anything, I was causing uneasiness...

I was on a Greyhounds and the layover was only an hour so I didn;t venture very far from the terminal. Would like to hear about the limits.

No. I was playing in Joliet, Ill., before my vacation. I just got back. I told the story already, I was just going into detail on a few hands, possible bad plays. Central City in Colorado has 1-5 dollar tables. Not much room for winning and definitely no room to make up losses. I can see...

Road Trip!!! $1500 plus expenses. I have a better idea. How much time do you have? Drive across the country instead. I know gas is expensive, and I'll be back to post a trip calculator. Starting off in New York you'll drive to Indiana camp out at a state park near a casino. They have good...

I came back from the mens room, sat down, the only other player left, I put all my money in not knowing the count and won. That was the beginning of my 16K win in Vegas. The run ended with a 1750 loss.