I play the electronic games at Parx. Rules are decent, 6 decks with 1 deck cut off is great, some dealers cut off only half a deck. I go a few times a week for several hours each time and have a net profit of about $500 from Parx, spreading between $10 and $50 and I wong out at TC -1 or lower and wong back in when the count becomes positive. There's one dealer who figured that I'm a counter and seems to be ok with it. I like that I can sit at the same table for hours, wonging in and out and spreading my bets, and not get any heat while my player advantage grinds down their money. I ignore the ploppies who tell me that I mess up "the flow" of the cards by wonging or splitting 10s when the count is high (my favorite play was when I split 10s against dealer 6 with a TC of +9 after the cut card came out, with a $50 bet on each 10, I got a ten on the first ten and split it again, I got an ace on 2 tens and a 4 on the third and the dealer busted with a 7 in the hole and another ten, there were only about 15 cards left because the cut card was placed at 5.5 decks). Let them get mad at me and move to another table, that means more EV for me. If I play 2 spots I have to double my bet at each spot, which is a great excuse to spread from $10 to $40 when the count warrants.
I'm sure at my relatively low betting levels they could care less about the fact that I count cards. I don't play rated at the electronic games but I do play rated at the tables with chips. At those tables I usually would buy in for $500 and only play during positive counts and raise from $15 to $30 if the running count is greater than +10. I also rathole a green chip every 15 minutes so that the computer records a net loss or a smaller win.
If I have a net win >150 in a session I stick a $5 or $10 bill and my card into a slot machine right before I leave, and play it until I lose it, just so they see that I'm a gambler. I like that it's only a short drive across the river for me, and AC is over an hour and a half away with worse rules. I'm going to AC next week for a convention, but I might not play much while I'm staying there because I'm spoiled by Parx.
I'm sure at my relatively low betting levels they could care less about the fact that I count cards. I don't play rated at the electronic games but I do play rated at the tables with chips. At those tables I usually would buy in for $500 and only play during positive counts and raise from $15 to $30 if the running count is greater than +10. I also rathole a green chip every 15 minutes so that the computer records a net loss or a smaller win.
If I have a net win >150 in a session I stick a $5 or $10 bill and my card into a slot machine right before I leave, and play it until I lose it, just so they see that I'm a gambler. I like that it's only a short drive across the river for me, and AC is over an hour and a half away with worse rules. I'm going to AC next week for a convention, but I might not play much while I'm staying there because I'm spoiled by Parx.
