Steve: Am I just spinning wheels?

[Steve]

Hi,

I would like some insight or feedback on Wonging in at a 7 spot table when there are already 5 or 6 players sitting.

I use the HI-Lo lite count out of Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in BJ book and Wong in at a true edge of +2 on an 8 deck shoe with the following rules:

Dealer Stands on all 17's
No Surrender
Double on any 2 cards
DAS allowed
Spilt up to 3 times (can only split aces once)
Double on any 2 cards
standard cut 1.5 decks (on occasion i find a dealer who cuts 1)

After doing this for a few weeks now, I am a little ahead, but normally just get to play 3 or 4 hands before the count drops or the cut card is reached which is normally what happens. I do not have a bankroll large enough to Wong in at a $50 or $100 min table so I stick to the $15 or $25 min tables, but more seats are taken at those. Thus my dilema or question.

Am I just sinning wheels trying to Wong in at a 7 spot table where there are already 5 or 6 spots occupied?

Thanks for your feedback,

Steve

[What about Bob?]

I do not have a
> bankroll large enough to Wong in at a $50 or $100 min
> table so I stick to the $15 or $25 min tables, but
> more seats are taken at those. Thus my dilema or
> question.

> Am I just sinning wheels trying to Wong in at a 7 spot
> table where there are already 5 or 6 spots occupied?

Can you go to the casino on a different day or at a different time and have less crowded conditions? 1 to 1.5 is good pen for 8 decks, but at a full table a high count disappears quickly as you have noticed.

[Steve]

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually went this week on Tue and Thur from 8am to about 10am. Much better conditions with even the $15 tables with just 1-3 players.

> I do not have a

> Can you go to the casino on a different day or at a
> different time and have less crowded conditions? 1 to
> 1.5 is good pen for 8 decks, but at a full table a
> high count disappears quickly as you have noticed.

[What about Bob?]

> Thanks for the suggestion. I actually went this week
> on Tue and Thur from 8am to about 10am. Much better
> conditions with even the $15 tables with just 1-3
> players.

right now all of my play is at Indian casinos. i have to be very creative with my schedule to get the conditions i want. Especially since the games are mediocre, but penetration dependent.

[anon]

some comments

you are getting the best of it

as bob says mid week rules

and what about saving your blackjack time and go to vegas where your br wont be so limited you can play better games and get comped