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Originally Posted by
hardin county boy
on the subject of difference between AP and disadvantage, i am intrigued by "fishing holes", those tables that simply intend to pay players for hours and hours for who knows why. i know what disadvantage guys do (stay) but am curious on 2 points regarding AP:
1) at such a table do AP sometimes stay a very long time or does a count change or heat usually make hours and hours at such a table an unlikely experience?
2) i walk into each casino with the accurate/voodoo notion such a table MIGHT be in there somewhere so if i dont see it at the first table, i get moving, try to hit most of the tables in hopes. does the AP usually "sample" a lot of tables in a casino or just a few? ( i understand all voodoo, could leave a table just as it becomes fishing hole or arrive at a fishing hole as it peters out--i know.)
These questions are not non sequiturs, based on the assumption you are fairly slow and are genuinely attempting to learn more about AP. I can understand smallcap's reaction because your purpose here is unclear. I think your reaction was justified, however, because you specifically requested no one taunt you. And so they do. Then it is your fault. Been there. I will attempt to answer your questions.
1) At such a table, I would play for a long time because I do marathon sessions in one casino and do not table hop. Long after you decided the table went cold, I would remain in the same seat. Many APs would not stay long, because they do short sessions and/or do table hop. So the answer is 'Maybe'. Regardless of whether the AP would stay or go, it would have absolutely nothing to do with the table 'intending to give out money'. Because it is not a hot table. It is in your imagination. You will not win playing like this. You will occassionally get lucky when the AP does not because you are gambling and an AP is investing.
2) I do not sample tables. Many APs do...some more than others. So the answer about scouting the tables ranges from 'none to all'. An AP will look for a favorable dealer who cuts deep, is prone to mispay, deals quickly, or does not draw heat. I assess the penetration at the table; if it is poor, I leave to find a new dealer. We look for table conditions conducive to counting. We do not care if the dealer is busting or the players winning. If anything at all, we prefer the dealer be making hands and the players losing. This would indicate a climbing count, and a possibility that the table may soon be abandoned.
Hope that helps.
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