Training my wife for cover.

[BJGenius007]

Use your wife for card-eating. For example, she plays 2 hands of $5, while you play 1 hand of $25 (min) and a max of $150 [or w/e your max is]. Imagine playing a full table w/ 4 other players, and whenever the count goes positive, they all jump out and let you play the positive rounds for yourself. Your wife is acting like "the 4 other players" (except only 2 hands) and she is jumping out in positive counts to let you spread. You aren't worried about her $5 minimum bets losing during the negative counts. She won't have to count at all. When the count gets positive, you give her a signal and she drops from 2 hands to 1 hand (or just drops out all together to 0 hands).

An EXAMPLE spread would be:

TC <= 0 : $25, $5, $5 (Your $25, 2 hands of $5 for her)
TC = 1 : $50, $5 (Your $50, her 1 hand of $5)
TC = 2 : $100, $5 (Your $100, her 1 hand of $5)
TC => 3 : $150 (Your hand of $150, she plays no hands)

That's what I'd think for HiLo -- not sure how to translate it to REKO, though.

I will sit on her side. When TC is +3, I will play her spot without asking. When TC drops to +1, I will release that spot.

[Slacker13]

The nearest casino is in another country!! Or maybe a boat....

So is it even worth it to try?

[Ouchez]

Play DD games and teach your spouse to side-count Aces and Sevens, and potentially 8's and 9's.

Create a non-verbal signaling method of informing you of the Surplus/ Deficit Aces, etc. per deck.

You can use her as your card eater, having her bet the minimum on several spots, when the count

is poor, exiting when it is just moderately high, leaving you to "spread vertically" on a single spot.

If you cannot do this count by yourself you have no bizzness playing as an AP

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[Skull]

So is it even worth it to try?

You never know where you might live tomorrow.... and besides, everything about trying to be an AP has been fun:

- playing the game in CV;
- discovering this amazing discipline called Advantage Playing;
- getting to know these incredible software (specially CVData and CVCX, which I am about to buy!)
- sucking up all this knowledge from you here;
- reading fantastic books;
- challenging my mind by memorizing rules and counting;
- cultivating discipline by keeping records;
- practicing risk analysis;
- trying to understand statistics for the twentieth time;
- making some good use of the doctor's waiting room;
- having a good excuse not to do housekeeping (she knows I need to practice to get the money!)
- socializing with my wife while practicing;
- learning a new trick to show off to your friends;
- getting beaten up by my 8-year-old niece in my own game

So, why not?

Best of luck!

[Skull]

Great thread Skull! My wife has shown interest and has played with me betting small red *once* and she actually liked it except for the speed dealer that came in when they thought I was counting. I plan on using her for cover this coming weekend by playing the complete neophyte and sucking up cards when the count goes negative.

Thanks! Go for jbuck and tell me how it went next weekend!
Best!

[Slacker13]

You never know where you might live tomorrow.... and besides, everything about trying to be an AP has been fun:

- playing the game in CV;
- discovering this amazing discipline called Advantage Playing;
- getting to know these incredible software (specially CVData and CVCX, which I am about to buy!)
- sucking up all this knowledge from you here;
- reading fantastic books;
- challenging my mind by memorizing rules and counting;
- cultivating discipline by keeping records;
- practicing risk analysis;
- trying to understand statistics for the twentieth time;
- making some good use of the doctor's waiting room;
- having a good excuse not to do housekeeping (she knows I need to practice to get the money!)
- socializing with my wife while practicing;
- learning a new trick to show off to your friends;
- getting beaten up by my 8-year-old niece in my own game

So, why not?

Best of luck!

I am impressed with your enthusiasm. Best of luck to you as well!, with your game and travels!

[Skull]

I am impressed with your enthusiasm. Best of luck to you as well!, with your game and travels!

You gotta really get a hold of those small pleasures in life, otherwise it is a hard wait for the big ones!