OK, my 1st post. I spent 3 days at Turning stone casino. I had a $5k bank roll, and began the trip with $25 bets and ended with $400. Couple of things I did not like. Let me also preface that I am not a counter, I am an observer and I bet big when I observe enough little cards out. Some I am sure will call me a sucker. Now I would stay at tables for 30-45 minutes, untill I no longer felt like there was a favorable situation for me. I would go between 2 $10 min tables, 3 $25 min tables and 2 $100 min tables. I played a lot, maybe 10 hours per day, and at the end of my trip I had...................................................$7 in comps. My host said it was because I never stayed at a table long enough to be rated. Whatever.
Then, in NY state, they are so tax hungry, you cannot cash out for more than 10k without being taxed. I have never seen this in vegas. Probably the biggest turnoff to gamble in NY. I must say, I had way more fun at the $10 min tables than the $100 tables. Nothing really stood out except for 1 hand. I had maxed out my betting at $400. It was my 1st $400 bet, just me and the dealer. I am dealt AA, they have a 5 showing. I split, so now I got $800 out there. I hit and another A comes out, and I put another $400 out there, so 1200 out there now. I must say I was slightly nervous. well, I got , 21,21 18. The dealer got 22, and I had my biggest BJ win ever. I left the table after that hand because I had a bit of a crowd and 3 people sat at the table.
I was a little irked about the comps. I must say, and not just this hand, most of my $ was won by splitting and doubling. I came with $5k, and left with $11k, having to use a cousin to cash some of my chips for me.
Question for the BJ ettiquet experts.
Is it tacky to always keep all of your chips on the table? Like if I had 5-10K IN CHIPS, I would always put it on the table, no matter what table I was at. Espacially at the $10 tables. Should I have not don that? Thanks
Then, in NY state, they are so tax hungry, you cannot cash out for more than 10k without being taxed. I have never seen this in vegas. Probably the biggest turnoff to gamble in NY. I must say, I had way more fun at the $10 min tables than the $100 tables. Nothing really stood out except for 1 hand. I had maxed out my betting at $400. It was my 1st $400 bet, just me and the dealer. I am dealt AA, they have a 5 showing. I split, so now I got $800 out there. I hit and another A comes out, and I put another $400 out there, so 1200 out there now. I must say I was slightly nervous. well, I got , 21,21 18. The dealer got 22, and I had my biggest BJ win ever. I left the table after that hand because I had a bit of a crowd and 3 people sat at the table.
I was a little irked about the comps. I must say, and not just this hand, most of my $ was won by splitting and doubling. I came with $5k, and left with $11k, having to use a cousin to cash some of my chips for me.
Question for the BJ ettiquet experts.
Is it tacky to always keep all of your chips on the table? Like if I had 5-10K IN CHIPS, I would always put it on the table, no matter what table I was at. Espacially at the $10 tables. Should I have not don that? Thanks
