I've played basic strategy for 13 years but I only play an average of once a year. I don't know my overall success rate (or lack thereof) but I probably have lost more than I made.
Last week I played about 20 hours in the same casino and was either super hot or stone cold. I ended up losing about $500. I played anywhere from $10 to 80 depending on how hot I was at the time and how the shoe was going. Not once did I get questioned about varying my bet or have anyone check on me (I think).
I ended up getting pretty friendly with several of the dealers who gave me the basics of card counting and told me to learn it when I got home. They claimed that their casino didn't really care about card counters. I can't really go into detail as to why without giving the casino away, but given the very relaxed atmosphere and the relatively small amounts being wagered I believe it. Most tables were $5 min and most of the time there was one $10 table in the entire place. A couple of nights there was an occasional $25 table and the highest max bet I saw was $300.
My first question is if the statement about not caring if people count cards is true. Has anyone ever run into casinos that don't really sweat counting ?.
Also, I plan on buying a book or two but first I want to see if counting is for me. I have been practicing the HiLo method to start and want to find a list of the indexes for that method. Does anyone have a link to one?
There were 2 games to choose from at my casino. 6 deck w/ hit on soft 17, split aces but no double, and 3/2 BJ. The other one was single deck with 6/5 BJ, hit on s17, split aces but no double after split, and a maximum in the number of hands that could be dealt depending on the number of players. One player was maybe 5? hands. 2-3 players was something like 3? hands (I don't remember for sure), 4-5 players was something like 2 hands. Anyway, they also dealt all card face up. Which one would you choose an a basic strategy player and which one would a counter play?.
I will have a lot more Qs once I see an index but until then that it for now. Thanks in advance
Last week I played about 20 hours in the same casino and was either super hot or stone cold. I ended up losing about $500. I played anywhere from $10 to 80 depending on how hot I was at the time and how the shoe was going. Not once did I get questioned about varying my bet or have anyone check on me (I think).
I ended up getting pretty friendly with several of the dealers who gave me the basics of card counting and told me to learn it when I got home. They claimed that their casino didn't really care about card counters. I can't really go into detail as to why without giving the casino away, but given the very relaxed atmosphere and the relatively small amounts being wagered I believe it. Most tables were $5 min and most of the time there was one $10 table in the entire place. A couple of nights there was an occasional $25 table and the highest max bet I saw was $300.
My first question is if the statement about not caring if people count cards is true. Has anyone ever run into casinos that don't really sweat counting ?.
Also, I plan on buying a book or two but first I want to see if counting is for me. I have been practicing the HiLo method to start and want to find a list of the indexes for that method. Does anyone have a link to one?
There were 2 games to choose from at my casino. 6 deck w/ hit on soft 17, split aces but no double, and 3/2 BJ. The other one was single deck with 6/5 BJ, hit on s17, split aces but no double after split, and a maximum in the number of hands that could be dealt depending on the number of players. One player was maybe 5? hands. 2-3 players was something like 3? hands (I don't remember for sure), 4-5 players was something like 2 hands. Anyway, they also dealt all card face up. Which one would you choose an a basic strategy player and which one would a counter play?.
I will have a lot more Qs once I see an index but until then that it for now. Thanks in advance