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  1. #1
    Sidekick
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    Sidekick: What information you do track?

    All,

    After each BJ session, which information do you keep for your own use and tracking?

    I have the following-

    Buy-In
    Min Count
    Max Count
    Max Bet
    # of Blackjacks
    DD Wins
    DD Loses
    Split Wins
    Split Loses
    Total Time in Minutes
    Dealer
    Comments

    Sidekick

  2. #2
    Parker
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    Parker: Wow

    > All,

    > After each BJ session, which information do you keep
    > for your own use and tracking?

    > I have the following-

    > Buy-In
    > Min Count
    > Max Count
    > Max Bet
    > # of Blackjacks
    > DD Wins
    > DD Loses
    > Split Wins
    > Split Loses
    > Total Time in Minutes
    > Dealer
    > Comments

    How on earth do you remember all of that? I track the name of the casino, shift, buy-in, results, time played, type of game played, and comments (dealers giving exceptional pen, heat, etc.). I have enough trouble keeping all that straight until I get a chance to write it down.

    I have very little recollection of the individual hands played unless something really unusual happens, such as resplitting to 4 hands and doubling on all of them with max bets out.

    Those I remember. :-)

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    Temporarily Anonymous
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    Temporarily Anonymous: Re: What information you do track?

    > Buy-In
    > Min Count
    > Max Count
    > Max Bet
    > # of Blackjacks
    > DD Wins
    > DD Loses
    > Split Wins
    > Split Loses
    > Total Time in Minutes
    > Dealer
    > Comments

    I don't keep track of # of Blackjacks, or DDs or Splits, but I do make a note of the casino, total spread, what time of day I played, the pit/floorman, and also who I played with (since I frequently play as a 2-man team), in addition to many of the things you noted above.

    T.A.

  4. #4
    Cardkountr
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    Cardkountr: Re: What information you do track?

    > All,

    > After each BJ session, which information do you keep
    > for your own use and tracking?

    > I have the following-

    > Buy-In
    > Min Count
    > Max Count
    > Max Bet
    > # of Blackjacks
    > DD Wins
    > DD Loses
    > Split Wins
    > Split Loses
    > Total Time in Minutes
    > Dealer
    > Comments

    > Sidekick

    While looking over your list, I am curious as to what benefit can be gained by recording a number of the categories you have listed. What does it matter how many DD's or splits are won or lost, min count, max count, or how many BJ's you received during a session?

    Here's the things I record:

    1 Casino Name
    2 Date / Shift / time
    3 Name Given
    4 DOB Given
    5 Description (mine on that day)
    6 Clothes / Jewelry worn
    7 # Decks / Rules
    8 Table min/max
    9 Bet Spread
    10 Time Played
    11 Buy In
    12 Cash Out
    13 Win/Loss Amount
    14 Pen
    15 Shuffle Info
    16 Dealer Info / name (ie pen, fast, slow, sloppy shuffle etc)
    17 Floor Person / Pit Boss Info / name
    18 Heat / backoff / barring Info
    19 Comp Card Issued
    20 Notes

    I carry an electronic personal organizer which is password protected and record items 1 thru 9 before I walk in the casion or in a bathroom stall before I even sit down to play. Then after play I immediately record items 10 thru 20 as soon as I leave the casino while it's fresh in my mind.

    Card

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    Hollywood
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    Hollywood: Re: What information you do track?

    > While looking over your list, I am curious as to what
    > benefit can be gained by recording a number of the
    > categories you have listed. What does it matter how
    > many DD's or splits are won or lost, min count, max
    > count, or how many BJ's you received during a session?

    > Here's the things I record:

    > 1 Casino Name
    > 2 Date / Shift / time
    > 3 Name Given
    > 4 DOB Given
    > 5 Description (mine on that day)
    > 6 Clothes / Jewelry worn
    > 7 # Decks / Rules
    > 8 Table min/max
    > 9 Bet Spread
    > 10 Time Played
    > 11 Buy In
    > 12 Cash Out
    > 13 Win/Loss Amount
    > 14 Pen
    > 15 Shuffle Info
    > 16 Dealer Info / name (ie pen, fast, slow, sloppy
    > shuffle etc)
    > 17 Floor Person / Pit Boss Info / name
    > 18 Heat / backoff / barring Info
    > 19 Comp Card Issued
    > 20 Notes

    > I carry an electronic personal organizer which is
    > password protected and record items 1 thru 9 before I
    > walk in the casion or in a bathroom stall before I
    > even sit down to play. Then after play I immediately
    > record items 10 thru 20 as soon as I leave the casino
    > while it's fresh in my mind.

    > Card

    Your list is very similar to mine Card.

    Not as fresh as yours however, (actually that's a great idea) because I record most of my stuff when I get home. I only live an hour, so it's still pretty fresh.

    Very frequently I have a room and record my stuff when I get up there.

    I'm exceptionally big on pen levels, shifts, heat and the info I supplied them with and the various ID's I have on me.

    I also pay particular attention to what i'm wearing, especially rings and watches etc.

    I still remember the day I met you in the casino and didn't recognize you because you altered your appearence so much that the only reason I knew it was you was because I recognized your wife lol lol lol.

    My goodness,
    Look at everyones list,

    Hard to believe what we all go through to play this game lol

    No wonder they try and throw us out

    Hollywood

  6. #6
    98%
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    98%: Re: What information you do track?

    I don't track anything. If something really important happens, I'll try to remember it, but I don't really write anything down or keep any files.

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    Praying Mantis
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    Praying Mantis: K.I.S.S.

    > All,

    > After each BJ session, which information do you keep
    > for your own use and tracking?

    > I have the following-

    > Buy-In
    > Min Count
    > Max Count
    > Max Bet
    > # of Blackjacks
    > DD Wins
    > DD Loses
    > Split Wins
    > Split Loses
    > Total Time in Minutes
    > Dealer
    > Comments

    > Sidekick

    Keep It Simple Sidekick...

    Date
    casino
    game & rules
    minutes played
    Won
    Cum Win
    Win Rate
    Remarks (Dealer, pen, shift, etc)

    Most important, though, is to track it with a spreadsheet to graph results and isolate certain stores, trips, etc. In my spreadsheet I have separate sheets for results from Tunica, Biloxi, Vegas, AC, etc.

    Can't see any pertinent reason to maintain # of blackjacks, buyins, min/max counts??? I have hard enough time to jot down what little info I track, as is.

    Guess we all have our reasons.

    Regards,

    PM


  8. #8
    Bettie
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    Bettie: Excuse me?

    > Cum Win

    That's a Pahrump road trip thing, right?

    Bettie

  9. #9
    Praying Mantis
    Guest

    Praying Mantis: Bettie, Bettie, Bettie


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    Sun Runner
    Guest

    Sun Runner: Seriously? *NM*


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