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KJ
YES!. Blackjack in Vegas is dead. Rather than move here, where there is much heat (on many levels) and no water, aspiring FT players should head to the Midwest where the good games are. Our Midwest contingent will welcome you to their backyard with open arms. (Mr O, might even put you up for a while....)
There are a couple things I don't really like about this spread that bigplayer is recommending. First is the $500 max bet. $500 is one of those threshold amounts (like $100 and $1000) that draws more attention than playing just under that amount. So if $500 is your top bet range, I would play either $400 or $450 instead. If you are going to crack that $500 threshold that draws additional attention in many places, you might as well make it worth your while and go well beyond.
Second thing is the spreading to two hands during positive counts. That is something that is less tolerated, or perhaps I should say more noticed in Vegas than other places for some reason. That's not to say you can't get away with it, especially if you don't play Vegas regularly. But if you play the same rotation of stores regularly, spreading to 2 hands will get you noticed and effect longevity.
Now, ZenKinG, originally mentioned always playing two hands. Spreading 2 x something, to 2 x something larger. I personally don't know about this. I don't employ that method. A couple regular Vegas players have indicated that it isn't viewed the same as spreading from 1 to 2 hands. Once I realized that spreading to two hands was problematic for someone like myself, who plays a regular rotation of stores, I just decided to stick to a single hand. At my levels this is well tolerated and that is really the name of my game and it has served me well.
I'm aware spreading from 1 to 2 hands is not tolerated very well and is the very reason I said 2x100 - 2x500, I want to stay consistent and not jump from 1 to 2.
But considering I mix up the stores I play regularly as well as the shifts in between stores and my cover is top knotch, do you think 2x500 is too aggressive for any type of longevity?
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