backcounting is so boring

[p8ntballsk8r]

How can I pass the time better, or have a better time backcounting? I get so bored after going through 5 6deck shoes and not getting a single key count even.

The only thing I can think of is sitting next to a friend who is playing all and then deciding to play when the count gets good enough.

 

[EasyRhino]

Course, in that case, your friend is basically lying down in traffic for you and eating all those neutral/negative cards... sounds perfect!

But I feel your pain. What's irks me is that if you've got a table with like 4 civilians at it, they just play so slowly, and don't even get me started when ploppies start coming in with their ploppy-wonging and having to cash in $55 in wrinkled fivers.

Just keep telling yourself "at least I'm not betting in a count this bad... at least I'm not betting in a count this bad...". It helps, in a Wizard of Oz sort of way.

 

[Kasi]

How can I pass the time better, or have a better time backcounting? I get so bored after going through 5 6deck shoes and not getting a single key count even.
The only thing I can think of is sitting next to a friend who is playing all and then deciding to play when the count gets good enough.

I'm not sure I see the difference, if u r back-counting, whether a friend is playing-all or not.

 

[Mimosine]

How can I pass the time better, or have a better time backcounting? I get so bored after going through 5 6deck shoes and not getting a single key count even.

The only thing I can think of is sitting next to a friend who is playing all and then deciding to play when the count gets good enough.

start backcounting 2 tables at a time. it is good practice.
i don't do it often, but i watch 2 tables to the point of 1 deck being dealt. at that point in time i turn my attention to the better of two tables.

 

[SystemsTrader]

How can I pass the time better, or have a better time backcounting? I get so bored after going through 5 6deck shoes and not getting a single key count even.

The only thing I can think of is sitting next to a friend who is playing all and then deciding to play when the count gets good enough.

Maybe you should get a new hobby. Try skydiving or bungyjumping. Seriously if counting is boring maybe its not for you! You might end up making a lot mistakes due to sloppiness. I'm not saying I find it the most exciting thing either but I'm amazed at how time flies when I go to the casino. Five hours can seem like minutes for me. You might want to mix in some play all. I know it will lower your EV but at least it won't be so boring for you.

 

[Dyepaintball12]

I went into a casino today and tried seriously backcounting for the first time. At first I actually just sat down at a table and didnt play till the count got positive, bet $10, won, then left cause the count got bad. (Casino Windsor=No Heat)

Then I actually stood behind a table and backcounted and it can be kinda tedious but I like it. I just dont get how people can do more than one table at a time? Tables must be closer together than mine or maybe theyre all 7 feet tall.


David

 

[I Like Boobs]

we r 7 ft tall. but u can do it. when i count 2 tables it is when 2 shoes r startin at almost the same time, side by side- its not like im doin both all the way thru. ill look at 2 rounds and attack whichever is gonna get juicy. but if ur under 7 foot fuggedaboudit.

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