LV Single Deck rules?

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SPX

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What's the single deck situation in Las Vegas? What kind of rules are standard and is it true that the single deck games are too closely guarded to be worth trying to count?
 
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mdlbj

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Belagio has a good single deck game but you have to have a substantial BR to play it. mirage had a good game but have not played it recently.

SPX said:
What's the single deck situation in Las Vegas? What kind of rules are standard and is it true that the single deck games are too closely guarded to be worth trying to count?
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SPX

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mdlbj said:
Belagio has a good single deck game but you have to have a substantial BR to play it. mirage had a good game but have not played it recently.
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I've heard most everything is 6:5, H17. Do you know if this is true?
 
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shadroch

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Lots of SD BJ on the strip pays 6-5. In fact,I'm fairly certain all the low roller games do.Downtown you have El Cortez and perhaps a few more that offer $5 games.EC was notorious for heat. They had been a bit better lately but after getting burned for over $100,000 last weekend,I'm not sure how it is currently.
If SD is your game,I'm told Northern Nevada is the place to be.
 
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Kasi

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shadroch said:
El Cortez and perhaps a few more that offer $5 games.EC was notorious for heat. They had been a bit better lately but after getting burned last weekend,I'm not sure how it is currently.
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Just wondered, if this was a pitch game, if you ever get paranoid about the game being fair?
 
EasyRhino

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Is the Escortez's SD game still pitch, or did they shoe it like their doubledeck game?

Also, mdlbj, I thought mirage and bellagio (And indeed, all MGM properies in vegas) had no honest BJ games with fewer decks than 2?
 
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avs21

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SPX said:
What's the single deck situation in Las Vegas? What kind of rules are standard and is it true that the single deck games are too closely guarded to be worth trying to count?
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You have more places near your that offer SD 3/2 games than LV. If you want to travel for SD games go to Reno.
 
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mdlbj

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2 hunred to 1k at the belagio will not give or draw any heat, mid shoe entry to boot. At least this week. Haha, Norm is crunching to many numbers. But, I love him......

shadroch said:
Lots of SD BJ on the strip pays 6-5. In fact,I'm fairly certain all the low roller games do.Downtown you have El Cortez and perhaps a few more that offer $5 games.EC was notorious for heat. They had been a bit better lately but after getting burned for over $100,000 last weekend,I'm not sure how it is currently.
If SD is your game,I'm told Northern Nevada is the place to be.
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ColorMeUp

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Kasi said:
Just wondered, if this was a pitch game, if you ever get paranoid about the game being fair?
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I can't remember if like EasyRhino said the single deck is still a pitch or went to a shoe like the double decker. I THINK the single deck is still pitch but not sure.

The dealers there are so new I doubt they'd be capable of any mechanic work.....they have a hard enough time just dealing and paying off correctly......
 
jimbiggs

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ColorMeUp said:
I can't remember if like EasyRhino said the single deck is still a pitch or went to a shoe like the double decker. I THINK the single deck is still pitch but not sure.

The dealers there are so new I doubt they'd be capable of any mechanic work.....they have a hard enough time just dealing and paying off correctly......
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The single deck at EC is dealt from a shoe, but it is dealt face down. The DD is also from a shoe, but dealt face up.
 
Doofus

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Four Queens is the only remaining LV casino which has a single deck pitch game that pays 3-2. I played a few hands there on Saturday. No doubling after a split, if memory serves. There is no non-ripoff single deck on the strip. All 6-5 bullshit, and my traveling companions, suckers that they are, were eating it up and telling me how stupid I was to play SD at a dump like Four Queens.
 
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shadroch said:
What was the El Cortez SD game?
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I didn't get there, but understand they deal SD out of a shoe. It's likely I will go back to LV next week, and will report in what the conditions are at El Cortez.
 
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Frankie

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mdlbj said:
Belagio has a good single deck game but you have to have a substantial BR to play it. mirage had a good game but have not played it recently.
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These games are not single deck. They are double deck. Huge difference.
 
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Frankie said:
These games are not single deck. They are double deck. Huge difference.
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I didn't see any DD game at Bellagio, and I just stayed there the last 3 days. It's possible I could have missed it.
 
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Frankie

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Doofus said:
I didn't see any DD game at Bellagio, and I just stayed there the last 3 days. It's possible I could have missed it.
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Unless they made a major change in the last two weeks, you missed it. You definitely missed it. They have 8 tables, 6 on the main floor. As far as I know there is no real single deck (i.e., 3:2 not 6:5) on the Las Vegas Strip. Double deck is common, and the best double deck (S17) is mostly at Bellagio and Mirage, although several others offer a few tables here and there.
 
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ColorMeUp

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jimbiggs said:
The single deck at EC is dealt from a shoe, but it is dealt face down. The DD is also from a shoe, but dealt face up.
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RIGHT! I knew there was something weird about it........its dealt from a shoe but dealt face down like a pitch game........
 
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