By no means am I as experienced in the field of blackjack as most of the people on this website. But I would like to share a story that excites me (both physically and metally, haha!) which happened recently at WinStar in Norman, Oklahoma. At the time I was using the KO Full method, but now I am a TKO user.
65% to 75% penetration.
S17, 6D, DAS, RSA, NS, NLS.
$700 BR, $5 min... (Can't remember max).
1-10 unit spread.
It was my third visit to WinStar and unfortunately I could not do it more often because I live in Dallas, Texas and the drive takes around an hour and thirty minutes. Once I arrived and was situated on one of the many tables, I decided to wong-in at a count of +16. (IRC starts at -20 and Key Count begins at -4, however, I like starting at 0 which is where +16 comes from.) After I sat down with four people already at the table, I did not have a choice to choose 3rd base so I sat at 1st, knowing my counting abilities were quick enough due to the simplicity of the counting method. During the first couple hands, quite a few small cards came out of the shoe which angered all of the other ploppies, but I knew what those cards meant. After these hands, the ploppies decided to leave and/or take a break for a hand or two. I was the only one playing at the table this time. The count was +30, which called for my max bet. Dealer dealt me A,A which had me gasping for air I was so excited. I knew with such a high count I had a possibility of two 21's. I immediately split those aces. On my first ace I hit another hand of A,A. I split those again, leaving me with three aces. On that ace, I was dealt one MORE ace, leaving me with four aces total at the table. I had four max bets out and my heart was pumping very fast and hard. The dealer was showing a six and my hopes were skyrocketting. Dealer dealt me an 8 on my first ace, a 9 on my second, and two face cards on the next two aces. Dealer turned over a face card, and hit a 3, leaving him with 19. One of my max bets pushed, and the other three won, leaving me with a total of $150 won on a single hand, playing with $5 chips. I was very proud of myself.
I'm sure all of the extremely experienced players have had this occur before, but I just wanted to share a proud moment of what was the beginning of my counting days. :grin:
65% to 75% penetration.
S17, 6D, DAS, RSA, NS, NLS.
$700 BR, $5 min... (Can't remember max).
1-10 unit spread.
It was my third visit to WinStar and unfortunately I could not do it more often because I live in Dallas, Texas and the drive takes around an hour and thirty minutes. Once I arrived and was situated on one of the many tables, I decided to wong-in at a count of +16. (IRC starts at -20 and Key Count begins at -4, however, I like starting at 0 which is where +16 comes from.) After I sat down with four people already at the table, I did not have a choice to choose 3rd base so I sat at 1st, knowing my counting abilities were quick enough due to the simplicity of the counting method. During the first couple hands, quite a few small cards came out of the shoe which angered all of the other ploppies, but I knew what those cards meant. After these hands, the ploppies decided to leave and/or take a break for a hand or two. I was the only one playing at the table this time. The count was +30, which called for my max bet. Dealer dealt me A,A which had me gasping for air I was so excited. I knew with such a high count I had a possibility of two 21's. I immediately split those aces. On my first ace I hit another hand of A,A. I split those again, leaving me with three aces. On that ace, I was dealt one MORE ace, leaving me with four aces total at the table. I had four max bets out and my heart was pumping very fast and hard. The dealer was showing a six and my hopes were skyrocketting. Dealer dealt me an 8 on my first ace, a 9 on my second, and two face cards on the next two aces. Dealer turned over a face card, and hit a 3, leaving him with 19. One of my max bets pushed, and the other three won, leaving me with a total of $150 won on a single hand, playing with $5 chips. I was very proud of myself.
I'm sure all of the extremely experienced players have had this occur before, but I just wanted to share a proud moment of what was the beginning of my counting days. :grin: