Hi,
I've read enough about blackjack to understand that you're better off not playing the game. The odds aren't in favor of the player, even if you manage to memorize basic strategy, count, have a bankroll to manage the variance and do all this correctly in a noisy casino - you're still not going to make that much money.
My though perception recently changed, when I worked for a IT Firm previously I went to one of the local clubs to do some re-wiring for their video monitoring systems - which happened to be for the blackjack tables. While waiting for another co-worker to arrive I shot the **** with a dealer. She told me how the tips recently have been crazy and one drunk guy accidentally putting $25 instead of $5 in the dealer tip spot but then she told me a story of a group of card counters who to her "stole" from the Casinos through-out the area. She said me one guy would sit down, count, min bet and another guy would jump in when the count is high, bet high and then bail. They managed to "steal" three grand from the Casino in a few hours.
Being unemployed, this has somewhat sparked my interest. I'm currently working on programming a blackjack simulator though it's difficult as I don't have the knowledge as I've only taken one CompSci class at my college but I do have a few questions.
1) In general, how viable is this?
2) How often does a TC reach +4? In my area most of the casinos are 6 Decks, S17, Peek, $1-$25.
3) How does one manage to enter a shoe in the middle without angering other players or taking heat?
4) If you're obviously counting but you tip - will this reduce possible heat?
5) How accurate do you need to be to make this strategy profitable? Could you just simply count the 4,5 and Aces and Tens and still post a large profit?
I've read enough about blackjack to understand that you're better off not playing the game. The odds aren't in favor of the player, even if you manage to memorize basic strategy, count, have a bankroll to manage the variance and do all this correctly in a noisy casino - you're still not going to make that much money.
My though perception recently changed, when I worked for a IT Firm previously I went to one of the local clubs to do some re-wiring for their video monitoring systems - which happened to be for the blackjack tables. While waiting for another co-worker to arrive I shot the **** with a dealer. She told me how the tips recently have been crazy and one drunk guy accidentally putting $25 instead of $5 in the dealer tip spot but then she told me a story of a group of card counters who to her "stole" from the Casinos through-out the area. She said me one guy would sit down, count, min bet and another guy would jump in when the count is high, bet high and then bail. They managed to "steal" three grand from the Casino in a few hours.
Being unemployed, this has somewhat sparked my interest. I'm currently working on programming a blackjack simulator though it's difficult as I don't have the knowledge as I've only taken one CompSci class at my college but I do have a few questions.
1) In general, how viable is this?
2) How often does a TC reach +4? In my area most of the casinos are 6 Decks, S17, Peek, $1-$25.
3) How does one manage to enter a shoe in the middle without angering other players or taking heat?
4) If you're obviously counting but you tip - will this reduce possible heat?
5) How accurate do you need to be to make this strategy profitable? Could you just simply count the 4,5 and Aces and Tens and still post a large profit?
