Well, heres the deal...I'm 20 (don't know what I have my profile saying) and 21 in January. I know 2 more people who would dedicate lots of time to this once they see the math and its a proven fact.
I'm realizing that your skills as a perfect CC and BS player are almost irrelevant now compared to how important deck penetration and your ability to count/play under the "pressure" are in todays casinos because of how tough the casinos are making it for us CCers...especially if your in it for the LONG LONG haul like I am.
No matter how much I practice and become better, I can't shake the feeling that there is EVEN more to the game than what I already mentioned, the I18, sizing your bets, shuffle tracking and a good amount of common sense to make decisions at times...I mean is that really all there is to this?
That last question leads me to this question...Anyone interested in training a team of players (In Los Angeles) to play for them? I can't help shake this feeling that all the books out there tell you a lot to get you miles ahead of most, but not enough to play at the level the authors of these books do (not talking money wise). Not to mention...the training feels very dated.
If no one is interested, maybe you wont mind answering a ton of questions:
What are optimal playing conditions (including game rules, number of players, decks, etc)?
What conditions should be avoided completely (same)?
What are the most common playing conditions available today (same)?
Besides Basic Strategy (intentional errors included), the I18, Shuffle Tracking, Card Counting, optimal betting, distractions, and DEALING WITH HEAT, what else must a Card counter absolutely learn in order to be successful?
How do you constantly win again and again, yet keep the casinos welcoming you back thinking your a bad player (that must be what they are thinking, thanks to your strategies, to keep welcoming you back)?
What strategies do you use when dealing with heat at casinos (example: BS errors)?
How do YOU generally act when your at a table?
Whats your way of acting like you aren't counting cards and how long can you/do you usually act this way without losing the count?
How long to you continue to play after you've gotten a comp?
How do you bet before/after comps?
Is sitting at "3rd base" a give away these days?
What is considered to be optimal/good deck penetration for 6/8 deck games?
How is deck penetration these days?
As you can see, I'm dead serious folks and have many more questions that I'll ask over time, but for now, at the very least, I would love some form of up to date types of training and UP-TO-DATE WAYS OF THINKING in prep for today's casinos and strict conditions.
I'm realizing that your skills as a perfect CC and BS player are almost irrelevant now compared to how important deck penetration and your ability to count/play under the "pressure" are in todays casinos because of how tough the casinos are making it for us CCers...especially if your in it for the LONG LONG haul like I am.
No matter how much I practice and become better, I can't shake the feeling that there is EVEN more to the game than what I already mentioned, the I18, sizing your bets, shuffle tracking and a good amount of common sense to make decisions at times...I mean is that really all there is to this?
That last question leads me to this question...Anyone interested in training a team of players (In Los Angeles) to play for them? I can't help shake this feeling that all the books out there tell you a lot to get you miles ahead of most, but not enough to play at the level the authors of these books do (not talking money wise). Not to mention...the training feels very dated.
If no one is interested, maybe you wont mind answering a ton of questions:
What are optimal playing conditions (including game rules, number of players, decks, etc)?
What conditions should be avoided completely (same)?
What are the most common playing conditions available today (same)?
Besides Basic Strategy (intentional errors included), the I18, Shuffle Tracking, Card Counting, optimal betting, distractions, and DEALING WITH HEAT, what else must a Card counter absolutely learn in order to be successful?
How do you constantly win again and again, yet keep the casinos welcoming you back thinking your a bad player (that must be what they are thinking, thanks to your strategies, to keep welcoming you back)?
What strategies do you use when dealing with heat at casinos (example: BS errors)?
How do YOU generally act when your at a table?
Whats your way of acting like you aren't counting cards and how long can you/do you usually act this way without losing the count?
How long to you continue to play after you've gotten a comp?
How do you bet before/after comps?
Is sitting at "3rd base" a give away these days?
What is considered to be optimal/good deck penetration for 6/8 deck games?
How is deck penetration these days?
As you can see, I'm dead serious folks and have many more questions that I'll ask over time, but for now, at the very least, I would love some form of up to date types of training and UP-TO-DATE WAYS OF THINKING in prep for today's casinos and strict conditions.
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