Best Games on the Strip

[Red514LX]

Right now I'm a basic strategy player. I go to Vegas about once a year and $5 flat bet in shoe-games on the strip. Basically, I'm looking to have a good time while keeping the house edge to a minimum.

I have three quick ?s

1. What are the best strip casinos to play basic strategy? (looking for stand on S17, double any card, double after split, late surrender, 6D multi-shoe game)

These other 2 ?s are just out of curiosity...

2. Which casinos have those dreaded CSMs?

3. What is the best counting system for playing 6D games? Is "halves" a good one? How about hi-lo?

Thanks for all replies!

 

[The Mayor]

1. What are the best strip casinos to play basic strategy? (looking for stand on S17, double any card, double after split, late surrender, 6D multi-shoe game)

MGM and Mandalay Bay are good games with all you ask, MGM has more $5 games. Surrender is a great rule, use it! Games with H17 and surrender include NYNY, Flamingo, Palms.

These other 2 ?s are just out of curiosity...

2. Which casinos have those dreaded CSMs?

Everywhere you turn. Also, avoid Super-Fun 21 and 6-5 single deck. But most casinos have a mix of games.

3. What is the best counting system for playing 6D games? Is "halves" a good one? How about hi-lo?

Hi-Lo is a fine system for 6D games, and a fine first system. Many pros use it.

--Mayor

 

[zengrifter]

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Right now I'm a basic strategy player. I go to Vegas about once a year and $5 flat bet in shoe-games on the strip. Basically, I'm looking to have a good time while keeping the house edge to a minimum.

**That still is a costly wat to do LV when with just a slightrefinement of your game you could come out way ahead without counting.

I have three quick ?s

1. What are the best strip casinos to play basic strategy? (looking for stand on S17, double any card, double after split, late surrender, 6D multi-shoe game)

**There may NOT be such a game for under $25 min now, possibly a few at Mandalay and Tropicana and Luxur, but maybe NONE of the above, somone can look in Trckjack withy interactive search, or CBJN one joint at a time - whereas even Bellagio had such $5 tables just 2years ago, the low-limit s17 shoe is almost a thing of the past in LV.

These other 2 ?s are just out of curiosity...

2. Which casinos have those dreaded CSMs?

**Many, and if you don't count they are fine for your play.

3. What is the best counting system for playing 6D games? Is "halves" a good one? How about hi-lo?

**HiLo, KO, and Red7 are the asiest viable systems and they perform closely with Halves,dependent somewhat on the #i each system entails, I advocate 50+ i# and once you get to 50 and se how easy that is you can easily jump to 100
**But at least learn the methods by which you can get more out of the casino than it gets from you, and that entails coming to grips with your willingness and ability to take a risk of various magnitude and with how much capital you will place at risk (not counting). Try to answer that question for me. zg

 

[zengrifter]

Re: Best Games on the Strip CBJN

A cursory scan of CBJN, the 'Zagat's' guide to BJ conditions throughout NAmerica indicates that you can find those rules with either 6-D at Mandalay, Luxor (both $10min) and MonteCarlo ($5min) - put your BS to better use though, learn to comp-count if card-count is not your bag. zg

 

[The Mayor]

Re: Best Games on the Strip CBJN

From my last trip (very recent!):

6D, DOA, DAS, S17, LSR, 4.5|6 at MGM and MB
6D, DOA, DAS, H17, LSR, 5|6 at Flamingo, Palms

--Mayor