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    Quote Originally Posted by Fringe View Post
    Generally not much heat, because even though my betting doesn't have much cover ( I do chip up on wins/ steam) I engage everyone at the tables so it becomes something of a group sport, with dealers and pit staff rooting for us instead of eying us careful.
    Ian Anderson has lots of good information on how to create an act. Eye contact, making the pit my "friends", has gone a long long way.


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    I agree. It's why I play rated and get away with it. They like me too much to call surveillance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hypercube View Post
    Hilo is the worst for beginners because, becuase beginners have small bankrolls and hilo has huge variance compared to a strong count system like hi opt2!
    This is terrible and inaccurate advice. There's plenty of other bad advice in this thread, and I didn't read any of T3's posts.

    And I agree with just about everything Zee has posted in this thread. Did I really just say that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fringe View Post
    Generally not much heat, because even though my betting doesn't have much cover ( I do chip up on wins/ steam) I engage everyone at the tables so it becomes something of a group sport, with dealers and pit staff rooting for us instead of eying us careful.
    Ian Anderson has lots of good information on how to create an act. Eye contact, making the pit my "friends", has gone a long long way.


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    Thanks for the recommendation and advice, very helpful, I think I will check out his "Turning the Tables..." book.

    Are you a Hi Lo player?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NB10 View Post
    Thanks for the recommendation and advice, very helpful, I think I will check out his "Turning the Tables..." book.
    I'd opt for the burning the tables, it's a bit newer, though he does mention using palm pilots to take notes


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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post

    And I agree with just about everything Zee has posted in this thread. Did I really just say that?
    Are u feeling okay. Smelling salts anyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fringe View Post
    I'd opt for the burning the tables, it's a bit newer, though he does mention using palm pilots to take notes


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    Sorry, meant Burning rather than Turning.

    I'll dust off the old Blackberry, unfortunately don't have a Palm!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fringe View Post
    Generally not much heat, because even though my betting doesn't have much cover ( I do chip up on wins/ steam) I engage everyone at the tables so it becomes something of a group sport, with dealers and pit staff rooting for us instead of eying us careful.
    Ian Anderson has lots of good information on how to create an act. Eye contact, making the pit my "friends", has gone a long long way.


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    It is absolutely paramount to effectively conceal your spread. How you manage that process requires great creativity and resolve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fringe View Post
    I'd opt for the burning the tables, it's a bit newer, though he does mention using palm pilots to take notes


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    Would you recommend this over Wong's Blackjack Secrets?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jabberwocky View Post
    It is absolutely paramount to effectively conceal your spread. How you manage that process requires great creativity and resolve.
    It must be incredibly difficult though no? I mean, if the count dictates jumping your bet up and down multiple buckets it must be tough for a player not to stand out massively.

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    NB10 - the best way to disguise your play is don't give them sufficient information. Keep your sessions short. 3 shoes or less on a 6-8D game. On DD, only show your max bet once, then leave. Yes, this is problematic if you are playing somewhere where there aren't many casinos. That's the nature of the beast.

    Many of the books, such as Ian Anderson's, are out of date. They were written in a time when game conditions were much better and you could afford to give up a little EV with cover play. Also, he was playing big money, which is another way you could afford cover.

    If you listened to this week's GWAE, a $1000/hour play was discussed. The player tipped hundreds. You can't do that at regular BJ at the red or green chip level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NB10 View Post
    Would you recommend this over Wong's Blackjack Secrets?
    I'd recommend them both.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mcallister3200 View Post
    If you are a fairly inexperienced player, you are getting a lot of bad advice here that is putting the kart way ahead of the horse.

    Mcallister 3200, you are not kidding, and it is getting much worse!

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