So a couple of my buddies called me tonight and told me they were going to be partying at one of the local casinos. There is a casino in the area that has a great center area with a live band and it can be good fun (especially since there is generally a good ratio of females). I agreed to come up, have a few drinks, maybe do a little bit of recreational gambling.
Anyways I head up the hill and as I got to the casinos I called and they said they were sitting down for dinner. I had just finished eating before heading up so I figured I'd play a few hands at a casino just down the street. I've been working hard on my counting and figured for giggles I'd get some casino exposure.(Breaking my commitment to stay away from the tables til I had everything down solid)
So as I walk in I go to the lower limit tables; $10 minimum on Friday and Saturday nights. I stop by a table just finishing up a shuffle. I sit down next to three other guys who were from out of town.
I start counting and to my surprise I was keeping up well with the table. To my amazement the count on the first shoe spiked up crazy after about the first deck so I began ramping my bets. I was only placing $50-60 bets. Needless to say I started to kill it! I was having so much fun.
After the first shoe I was up $100 on a $100 buy in. So the same dealer starts dealing another shoe and once again the count starts to skyrocket. Just as I begin ramping my bets a pit boss in an extremely nice suit that I hadn't seen in the pit comes up to our table and begins talking to me. He asked if I was interested in a players card and I told him that I rarely make it to the casinos so I didnt really feel I needed one. He kept prying to get me to get one saying I'd get comped a meal if I played X amount of dollars tonight. I told him no again and he walked away without asking anyone else at my table if they wanted a card.
About half way through the shoe I notice an out of place Asian guy (maybe race is irrelevant) post up behind the table and begin watching. He was wearing a nice pair of slacks, nice shirt, nice tie, and had rings on his fingers. There were two spots open at the table so I thought it was strange he was just standing there. The remaining guys who knew each other at the table decided to call it quits while they were ahead and left the table. I got in one more hand (still high count) when a new dealer tapped in for the current dealer. None of the other dealers were rotating.
We played heads up and on my 2nd or 3rd hand I busted and the oddest thing happened. (keep in mind the guy that was behind moved about 10ft and was standing next to some slot machines still watching me) She flipped her up card over the top of the hole card and placed it in the discard tray without showing her holecard. I didnt say anything. For the next 5 or 6 hands I busted two more times. She did it once again and I didnt say anything. On the third time I asked her why she wasn't showing her card at the end of the hand. She replied Why do you want to see the holecard? I replied just wanted to see if I played my cards right is all. Is it standard practice to not show your card if we're playing 1v1? and she said I dont have to show you the holecard unless you ask.
At this point I had a mad case of paranoia set in. I waited til I lost another two hands then asked to color up. I colored up and walked without cashing. I met up with my friends and gave my buddy my chips since he is spending the night in town and told him to cash in tomorrow and give me the cash.
Am I just experiencing paranoia seeing as it is my first 'successful'(relative word) attempt at CCing? Or do you think I had legitimate reason to suspect the casino was watching me closely?
Also, can the dealer decide whether or not they show the holecard? This is my first time playing headsup where the dealer threw the holecard into the discard tray without showing what they had.
Cheers,
Anyways I head up the hill and as I got to the casinos I called and they said they were sitting down for dinner. I had just finished eating before heading up so I figured I'd play a few hands at a casino just down the street. I've been working hard on my counting and figured for giggles I'd get some casino exposure.(Breaking my commitment to stay away from the tables til I had everything down solid)
So as I walk in I go to the lower limit tables; $10 minimum on Friday and Saturday nights. I stop by a table just finishing up a shuffle. I sit down next to three other guys who were from out of town.
I start counting and to my surprise I was keeping up well with the table. To my amazement the count on the first shoe spiked up crazy after about the first deck so I began ramping my bets. I was only placing $50-60 bets. Needless to say I started to kill it! I was having so much fun.
After the first shoe I was up $100 on a $100 buy in. So the same dealer starts dealing another shoe and once again the count starts to skyrocket. Just as I begin ramping my bets a pit boss in an extremely nice suit that I hadn't seen in the pit comes up to our table and begins talking to me. He asked if I was interested in a players card and I told him that I rarely make it to the casinos so I didnt really feel I needed one. He kept prying to get me to get one saying I'd get comped a meal if I played X amount of dollars tonight. I told him no again and he walked away without asking anyone else at my table if they wanted a card.
About half way through the shoe I notice an out of place Asian guy (maybe race is irrelevant) post up behind the table and begin watching. He was wearing a nice pair of slacks, nice shirt, nice tie, and had rings on his fingers. There were two spots open at the table so I thought it was strange he was just standing there. The remaining guys who knew each other at the table decided to call it quits while they were ahead and left the table. I got in one more hand (still high count) when a new dealer tapped in for the current dealer. None of the other dealers were rotating.
We played heads up and on my 2nd or 3rd hand I busted and the oddest thing happened. (keep in mind the guy that was behind moved about 10ft and was standing next to some slot machines still watching me) She flipped her up card over the top of the hole card and placed it in the discard tray without showing her holecard. I didnt say anything. For the next 5 or 6 hands I busted two more times. She did it once again and I didnt say anything. On the third time I asked her why she wasn't showing her card at the end of the hand. She replied Why do you want to see the holecard? I replied just wanted to see if I played my cards right is all. Is it standard practice to not show your card if we're playing 1v1? and she said I dont have to show you the holecard unless you ask.
At this point I had a mad case of paranoia set in. I waited til I lost another two hands then asked to color up. I colored up and walked without cashing. I met up with my friends and gave my buddy my chips since he is spending the night in town and told him to cash in tomorrow and give me the cash.
Am I just experiencing paranoia seeing as it is my first 'successful'(relative word) attempt at CCing? Or do you think I had legitimate reason to suspect the casino was watching me closely?
Also, can the dealer decide whether or not they show the holecard? This is my first time playing headsup where the dealer threw the holecard into the discard tray without showing what they had.
Cheers,
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