I never thought this could happen to me as I'm so new at this. I was just told by casino personal to leave and they escorted me out. I was told that I'm an advantage player and they don't want my...
Hi everyone,
is it fair to say that “beat the dealer” by professor Thorp is just truly a scam and it is the worst book about blackjack in the history?
Thorp wrote a book supposedly to teach...
A casino where I play has 6 decks and offers full early surrender, h17, no hole card peak, double any two cards, double after split, resplit up to four times (aa only once and you may hit), bj pays...
Hi all, I have a couple of questions. For those using 2 counts at once do you update both counts simultaneously? For example, I use a level 2 count with A/5 sidecount and at a full table I update my...
Hello everyone,
Has anyone in this forum had the opportunity to analyze the Double Up Blackjack game?
I would be particularly interested in comparing the EV of the game (or the House Edge)
...
Hi all. Quick question, if you drive couple hours or more to get to a casino and you had a choice between crowded tables with great penetration or heads up with poor penetration then what's your...
Here are some common pieces of conventional wisdom about how to get away with card counting:
-Don't use a large spread
-Don't raise your bet after a loss
-Don't lower your bet after a win...
Is this website still being used/accessed? I would like access some green chip information from the likes of Bootlegger and Bret Harris but I am experiencing difficulty in staying logged on etc. I...
Hi all, at the end of the night last night the dealer asked"how long have you been counting cards". My response was"huh, I don't count cards". Then he gave me the "do you think I'm stupid look". I...
One of the most important things I have learned is to be disciplned in my session lengths and setting both a time limit and a trip bank roll loss limit. I believe I have come to see how wise it is...
Looking for help to find indices for a count I am resurrecting from many years ago..comprises:
Ten vs 2-9 (tags are -2 for the tens and +1 for 2-9)
98 vs 45 (tags are -1 for 9, 8, and +1 for...
Hello, fellow card counters!
After researching the concept of SCORE (essentially the idea of comparing the total EV by the variance taken), I was wondering why Kelly in the original Kelly criterion...
Can someone provide the exact BJ rules and house edge from the Las Vegas Club in the 80s when they advertised "Most Liberal 21 Rules In The World". This was before Barrick Gaming took over and...
Hello, fellow card counters! What is the industry practice regarding high-low card counting and true count conversion? What practices are used in Don's book, 'The Hi-Lo Card Counting System: A...
I have configured CVBJ to allow Double after Split under Global Options, so I expected that the recommended action for 6,6 against a dealer's 2 would be to split, as shown in the Composite Basic...
I was browsing some youtube and ran across Jason Ladanye videos of tracking cards throughout washes and shuffles. He seems a little abrasive to say the least but is very impressive to watch. He...
I'm currently studying playing deviations. It says to stand on 16 against a 10 when the running count is positive. Can anyone explain why you wouldn't stand on 16 against any dealer card showing when...
For some reason I'm having a great year at blackjack and sp21. I waiting for it to turn and head the other way, but so far it hasn't. If I would quit right now for the year, this would be my 2nd best...
I'm confused on the average edge for the casino heat map. On the average edge tab, Wyoming is .76 and Pennsylvania is .351. Are these percentages? If not, is the closer the number is to a whole...
Hey, I don't know much about Blackjack but learnt basic strategy anyway without ever having played a game of it. Now I look at the rules and have some basic questions, probably dumb ones.
I read...