Reasonable max bet?

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Recently, I am playing a $100 table heads up.
I bought in for $500, the "best" buy-in amount.
I very quickly (almost 2 shoes) tripled my $500
with ALL bets being $100 - $200. I was "lucky"

At the same time my "associate" at a different
table, was in the midst of a "suits convention"
making it obvious that he was getting 86'd !

So my result was exemplary and his was rather
disastrous, as it was his long-time "home casino."

[Romes]

it's "normal" for ploppies to want to leave with something in their pockets.

Ploppies leave with something in their pockets? I mean other than their hands.

Perhaps I should have put emphasis on my keyword... "it's 'normal' for ploppies to want to leave with something in their pockets."

[Three]

I was playing with one. He bought in for $400 and won like crazy eventually betting 2x$1000 with about $8K in chips in front of him. He started losing. Down to $4K in chips he then got 8,8 against a 9 and split. He then got a 2 and is afraid to double his 10 and draws a T for 20 on his first hand. He drew a 3 on his second hand but didn't want to have $3K of his $4K in chips bet on the table despite his first mistake on a double opportunity so he hit his 11. He got a 2 and correctly hits again and draws a 4 for 17. He was feeling good about his misplay of all 3 decisions (to split if he wasn't going to double, to double hand 1 and to double hand 2) until the dealer flips a 2 and hits a T for 21 sweeping his $2K. I point out that if he wasn't going to double splitting wasn't a good choice. As the cards fell he would if his mistake would have been not to split the 8,8 the dealer would have busted for a $3K swing. If he would have doubled at least the last hand the dealer would have busted for a $5K swing. If he had played it by the book and doubled both with all his chips it would have been a $6K swing. I had a dedicated audience at this small casino as the Floor watched and entered the exchange of black chips after each hand. I decided it was unwise to offer $1K to double and besides I don't do that if the player might want another card. Also the playing count wasn't that good so the first double wasn't even a double and with the ace surplus the second double was marginal. Plus would I even get anything for my risk or even my original bet back if he won? All considered it seemed like a bad idea to offer to put up the money to double.

Shortly after he was digging for money and wouldn't be satisfied until he won his $8K peak back. He left broke a little while later after a couple trips to the ATM.

[Dog Hand]

Isn't 9+5+10=24?

Dog Hand

[Freightman]

Isn't 9+5+10=24?

Dog Hand

No - new math - linear approach - sorry, can't resist.

[Three]

Isn't 9+5+10=24?

Dog Hand

Sorry. Typo.

[moo321]

I think it depends on your levels. If you're playing with mainly black chips, it's worthless as they try to track those very consistently. Still think you could do it though, as it's "normal" for ploppies to want to leave with something in their pockets. Maybe they'll forget to mark a couple and it'll work.

If you're a lower level counter I think there are a lot of strong benefits. When I was mostly a reds/greens player I had 2 casinos post me up with yearly losses even though I'd won on the year at BOTH. So many sessions I'd be up a few hundo in my pocket and down a hundo on the table. They don't track green chips very well =).

I've had the exact same thing. Confirmed losses at places with actual wins due to ratholing. Sometimes ratholing hundreds of dollars per session.

[moo321]

moo321,

"Ratholing" is a good example of what constitutes
advice that is not less than "self-destructive".

Is this, along with silly notions RE: RPC, examples
of what you recently "sold" for $100 at your "Camp" ?

Yes, we talked about ratholing, in rather morbid detail.

If you decide to put on a camp, please let me know, as I'd be happy to attend.