I have logged about 150 ish hours of at home practice, i know my count (omega 2) and can do it accurately at home 95% of the time (should be 100% before stepping into a casino i know but this trip was free through work so i had to take it) i know the true count conversions down to double deck when using 1/4 decks im not too good at that yet. I came to vegas with a 1200$ starter bankroll that i expected to lose it all but in the name of getting real world experience. I lost almost all of it but gathered some good experience and now know where my weaknesses are. I need to get better at 1/4 deck t.c. conversions when i do find good double and single deck games, but i played perfect basic strategy and was able to keep a good running count except on a few games i knew i lost it and left. I also learned how to stop a pit or another player from insisting you drink when your at the table only drinking water, i told him im a recovering alcoholic and after that he never asked again. Learned a lot on this trip, wish i could've came back a winner but with 20 hours of play and realistically only playing basic strategy as my true count conversions weren't fast enough to tell me which playing deviations i need to make, and only spreading my bets on a few occasions. It was a good trip overall, need to practice more but i am not deterred by this trip one bit. What are some tips or advice you learned on your first few trips of a.p. play that you think could help a beginner counter like me? Thanks for the replies and this community, may the odds always be in your favor.