Was in LV for SB weekend. Stayed downtown. Played at EC, Plaza, and LVC. This was my first time counting in LV. I used KO. Here's a brief report:
El Cortez: Single deck. Spread was 5-25 but a few times jumped up to 35-40. Any ramp up seems to draw the check play cry from the dealers. Had the discard tray counted one time on a massive plus count with paint all over the board. Lots of dirty looks from the PB's but no ejections. Most dealers barely spoke English and made plenty of mistakes. I was paid one time on a 4 card 16 v. a dealer 17. The PB's belittle and humiliate the dealers on a regular basis which makes for some interesting entertainment.
Plaza: Played the double deck. Good penetration and good rules. Ramp was 5-25 for the most part and never any problems. Jumped up to $40 a few times with no problems.
LVC: If you can get a table with 4 or less players it will work. The problem is that they will only give one deal with 5 or more players. Pretty decent single and double deck if you can stay at around 4 or less players.
Overall the trip was a success and I was pleased with my ability to keep track of everything despite the usual distractions. I probably need to work on sticking to my 1-5 spread instead of getting greedy and ramping up.
El Cortez: Single deck. Spread was 5-25 but a few times jumped up to 35-40. Any ramp up seems to draw the check play cry from the dealers. Had the discard tray counted one time on a massive plus count with paint all over the board. Lots of dirty looks from the PB's but no ejections. Most dealers barely spoke English and made plenty of mistakes. I was paid one time on a 4 card 16 v. a dealer 17. The PB's belittle and humiliate the dealers on a regular basis which makes for some interesting entertainment.
Plaza: Played the double deck. Good penetration and good rules. Ramp was 5-25 for the most part and never any problems. Jumped up to $40 a few times with no problems.
LVC: If you can get a table with 4 or less players it will work. The problem is that they will only give one deal with 5 or more players. Pretty decent single and double deck if you can stay at around 4 or less players.
Overall the trip was a success and I was pleased with my ability to keep track of everything despite the usual distractions. I probably need to work on sticking to my 1-5 spread instead of getting greedy and ramping up.
