Just HOW important is it to leave when the count is negative?

[Jumpfreak888]

Of course, we all know that we'll save a lot of money in the long run by avoiding negative counts, but how practical is this?

Of all of the 'seasoned' counters here, how many of you get up and walk away when the TRUE count gets below, say, -1?

I usually only get up and leave when the true counts is -3 or 4 or below.

It seems asinine to get up and leave on petty negative counts because you'd be hopping in and out like crazy. I'm pretty sure that draws a lot of attention, no to mention annoys the hell out of other players.

Any thoughts?

I bring this up because I just read an article from a bj21.com that *really* emphasizes leaving when the true count is -1 or below.

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Of course, we all know that we'll save a lot of money in the long run by avoiding negative counts, but how practical is this?

Of all of the 'seasoned' counters here, how many of you get up and walk away when the TRUE count gets below, say, -1?

I usually only get up and leave when the true counts is -3 or 4 or below.

It seems asinine to get up and leave on petty negative counts because you'd be hopping in and out like crazy. I'm pretty sure that draws a lot of attention, no to mention annoys the hell out of other players.

Any thoughts?

I bring this up because I just read an article from a bj21.com that *really* emphasizes leaving when the true count is -1 or below.

In a shoe game, that's absolutely correct. (assuming a level 1 count.) It's important because not only are you playing negative-EV hands, you're not playing positive-EV hands that are being dealt somewhere else. In small casinos with only a couple of tables, it becomes less important because there isn't necessarily a good count going on someplace else.

It does indeed annoy the other players, but so do a lot of the other things we do. It comes with the territory. While jumping in and out of games is noticed, so is staying at a table for long periods and spreading. I'll take my chances moving around. It's well-known that PC's don't care about what's going on in somebody else's pit, and surveillance guys don't care about anything but looking down cleavage with the cams, so once you walk away they now have a reason to ignore you.