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    HOLLYWOOD
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    HOLLYWOOD: Perhaps you all know about

    this, but I thought I would pass it along anyway.

    One night last week I had dinner with one of my hosts in AC.
    Although this is not unusual, in this case you may find it interesting.
    This person, prior to being a host worked upstairs and his exclusive job was to look for counters. He changed careers because the money is better, doing what he is doing now.
    So you understand the relationship, the person and myself attend each of our families functions outside the casino. We have become close friends in the outside world.
    He explained a few areas to me over the past few years that they look for.
    For instance, people who never take insurance and then take it when they have a big bet out there.
    People who have big bets out there, but and don't hit 16 against a 10 after they have been hitting it all night. Anyway that kind of stuff.
    But the purpose of my post is not that. He told me something that I never heard before. And that is the reason i'm posting this.
    He said in his hotel, that every Blackjack player without exception is given a rating on the level of play from 1 to 5. 1 being the worst and 5 being the best. Most BS players are a 3 he said. The worse a player is rated, the more energy they put into inviting him back. Any person who has a 4 rating is listed as a skilled player. But, not necessarily a counter. Or he said, that a 4 could be a counter, but one they evaluated and don't consider a threat. A 5 is someone they are worried about. I found this of some interest. He also mentioned that they keep a close eye on bet variations and patterns.

    Well, anyway as I hear them I pass them along to the room. Like I said, perhaps most of you already knew this, but because I didn't, I found it interesting.

    One last point.

    One of my friends who is by far one of the most knowledgable counters and powerful players and myself were both rated a 3.

    God I love this game

    Regards,

    Hollywood

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    Don Schlesinger
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    Don Schlesinger: Re: Perhaps you all know about

    > One of my friends who is by far one of the
    > most knowledgable counters and powerful
    > players and myself were both rated a 3.

    This surprises you? You're being rated, after all, by imbeciles!

    Don

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    Parker
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    Parker: Consider it a complement

    Hey, your "act" must be working! :-)

    One of the nicest things a pitboss ever said to me was when one of them (after a really bad session) suggested that "maybe you should read a book or two about blackjack."

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    HOLLYWOOD
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    HOLLYWOOD: Re: Consider it a complement

    > Hey, your "act" must be working!
    > :-)

    > One of the nicest things a pitboss ever said
    > to me was when one of them (after a really
    > bad session) suggested that "maybe you
    > should read a book or two about
    > blackjack."

    Parker, that is so true.

    A couple of weeks ago a pit boss told me I should get this book (some long greek name) and that the one thing I should remember is that if I lose 4 hands in a row I should get up.

    He said, "after all if you're gonna play with that kind of money, you should know what to do".

    This was right after I asked him if I was supposed to split 9's against a 3.

    I love asking those guys/girls for advice. One of the best camos out there.

    I had just doubled on 10 against a dealer picture (extremly high count) and with a very large bet out there. And I quote him.
    "You should never get fustrated to the point where you do things like that".

    Don is so right, they are mostly idiots.

    Ever now and then you get one that is a bit smarter.
    I figure if the heat ever gets to bad, ill give them Dons home number and tell them
    "take it up with my boss"

    Hollywood

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    Cyrus
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    Cyrus: Kiss of death

    "a pit boss told me I should get this book (some long greek name)"

    It's a crap book, as you'd expect when a pitboss recommends it. I know its title & author but Don's Dictums prevent me from writing it's "Blackjacks Hidden Secrets: Win Without Counting" [original orthography!] by George Pappadopoulos.

    So I won't.


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    Anon this time
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    Anon this time: AC you say?

    I know this guy.
    Don't forget why he Vas a Counter Catcher and now a host. The reason is it pays better than he can make as a player and it takes one to know one. The point: These guys and thier rating procedures usually misrate the most dangerous players and are really no threat at all to someone like me.

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