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    Carnival Fascination cruise

    M.S. Carnival Fascination
    Casino Royale
    Deck 9, Mid
    Open After Sailing (17:30) - Until Late
    Sea Days Only:
    Slots Open 07:00-Late
    Tables Open 10:00-Late
    Shift Change at 18:45


    Ultimate Fun 21 8D H17 ES 1.2-2.0 (1.5) HS 2T $6-$500 (Kings removed, similar to Spanish 21)
    *Full Early Surrender and Double Down Rescue*
    UTH $5-$25 HS
    Let It Ride $5-$50 HS
    Three Card Poker $5-$100 2T HS
    Blackjack 6D H17 3:2 nS 5.6-5.9 (5.9) CSM 2T $10-$1,000 LL $1-$10
    Blackjack 6D H17 6:5 nS 5.6-5.9 (5.9) CSM 2T $6-$500 LL $1-$10
    Face Up Blackjack 8D H17 nS 1.5 (1.5) HS $6-$500 (Similar to Double Exposure Blackjack)
    Craps $5-$500 (no call bets)
    American Roulette 2T $5-$50
    Must play rated with room key card


    Face Up Blackjack Rules:
    Both dealer's cards will be dealt face up.
    Dealer takes all pushes, except for Blackjack.
    Blackjacks are paid even money.
    Insurance is not offered.
    Players may only split once.
    Split Aces only draw one card each.
    Players can only double down when the first tow cards total 9, 10, or 11 (which includes split hands).
    Dealer must hit on soft 17.
    Supervisor's decision is final.


    Fun 21 Blackjack Rules:
    All Kings have been removed.
    All players 21's and Blackjacks will be paid automatically.
    Insurance is permitted.
    Double down on any total and any number of cards, including after splitting.
    No bonuses paid on double downs.
    Players can forfeit/surrender half of their original bet on the first two cards dealt (not allowed on split hands).
    Split any cards of equal value up to four times, for a total of five hands.
    Players may hit and double all split hands.
    Dealer hits on soft 17.
    Supervisor's decision is final.


    Fun 21 Bonus Payouts:
    7-7-7 pays 3-2
    6-7-8 pays 3-2
    5 card (or more) 21 pays 3-2


    Lucky Ladies paytable ($1-$10): 1000/125/19/9/4


    1 burn card face down on blackjack and 21 shoe games. Player can make a bet for dealer.


    Three Card Poker payouts:
    1/4/5 Ante
    1/3/6/30/40 Pair Plus (-7.2760%)
    1000/200/50/25/15/10/5 5 Card Bonus


    Let It Ride
    Basic paytable: 500/200/50/11/8/5/3/2/1
    3 Card Bonus: 40/30/6/3/1
    $1 Bonus Bet paytable: $10,000/2,000/100/75/50/25/8/4 (-26.928%)


    Sign posted at entrance saying casino reserves right to forfeit all winnings to card counters and cheaters.


    4 x IGT Game King Multi-Game
    $0.25, $0.50, $1, $2 (10 coin)
    6/5 Jacks or Better (94.9961%) $0.25, $0.50
    7/5 Jacks or Better (96.1472%) $1, $2
    10/8/5 Bonus Poker (94.1829%) $0.25, $0.50
    6/5 Bonus Poker (96.8687%) $1, $2
    7/5/4 Double Bonus Poker (93.1060%) $0.25, $0.50
    8/5/4 Double Bonus Poker (94.1897%) $1, $2
    6/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (94.6569%) $0.25, $0.50
    7/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (95.7120%) $1, $2
    20/10/8/4/3/2 Deuces Wild (91.4200%) $0.25, $0.50
    25/15/10/4/3/2 Deuces Wild (94.8182%) $1, $2
    7/5 Triple Double Bonus Poker (94.9178%) $0.25, $0.50
    8/5 Triple Double Bonus Poker (95.9687%) $1, $2
    Blackjack $1, $2 (BJ pays 1:1)
    Keno $0.25


    8 x IGT Game King Multi-Game Progressive
    $0.25, $0.50, $1, $2 (10 coin)
    Progressive Level: $2,382
    6/5 Jacks or Better (94.9961%) $0.25, $0.50
    7/5 Jacks or Better (96.1472%) $1, $2
    10/8/5 Bonus Poker (94.1829%) $0.25, $0.50
    6/5 Bonus Poker (96.8687%) $1, $2
    7/5/4 Double Bonus Poker (93.1060%) $0.25, $0.50
    8/5/4 Double Bonus Poker (94.1897%) $1, $2
    6/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (94.6569%) $0.25, $0.50
    7/5 Double Double Bonus Poker (95.7120%) $1, $2
    1000/20/6 Joker Poker (Aces) (94.2723%) $0.25, $0.50
    40/20/5/4 Joker Poker (Kings) (95.4570%) $1, $2
    20/10/8/4/3/2 Deuces Wild (91.4200%) $0.25, $0.50
    25/15/10/4/3/2 Deuces Wild (94.8182%) $1, $2
    Cleopatra Keno $0.25


    Shared progressive among all machines and only on $0.25 games. Progressive starts at $2,000


    Texas Hold'em PokerPro Challenge
    Electronic poker machine
    $1/$2 No Limit Hold'em
    Buy-in: $20 to $200
    Requires at least two players to start.
    $175,000 cash prize pool and can qualify for grand final championship with $75,000 prize.
    Earn a free buy-in to next larger tournament, however still need to buy own ticket for cruise.


    Managers, supervisors, and slot techs use Motorola HT1250-LS radios. Management uses Channel 1.


    No latency on one2six CSM machines. Only one round and then immediately shuffle.


    Small casino with only 114 slot machines (excluding 12 video poker machines).


    Typical player bets $6-$25. Black action really stands out. No high limit room. Limits can be raised on management's discretion.


    No free drinks unless you qualify with lots of action. After qualified by a VIP Host, you can get 1 free premium drink every 15 minutes while playing, up to 15 drinks max/day. VIP Host will introduce herself to you while at the table. Other comps include upgraded dinner package ($20-$40), spa treatment ($150-$200), and bottles of wine ($30-$45).


    Dealers rotate among different tables and appear qualified to deal all games. Dealers work 6 month rotations (13 days/2 weeks) and then take vacation for 6-8 weeks. Many complaints about mandatory safety drills and casino training during limited off-time. Dealers love bootleg DVD's of popular movies and TV series (Game of Thrones), and often share with coworkers.


    UTH deck change at 22:00.


    Pit software (Windows 7 Professional):
    Bravo PitWatch version 2.2.78? (Genesis Gaming Solutions)
    Password protected and with fingerprint reader. Players tracked by Folio number listed on room key card. Player detail has a column for LUCKY: "0 / $0". Warning icon appears when player's average bet exceeds $100. Portable HP tablets used for mobile access.


    Only 1 of 2 pits open 17:30-19:30. Very few players until first dinner lets out around 19:30. Reserve late dinner if desiring 2 hours of mostly head's-up action, or early dinner if hoping for busier tables to force hole card flash.


    Carnival Fascination (FS)
    Fantasy Class
    Built 1994
    GT: 70,367
    GC: 2,056
    Registered: The Bahamas


    Premium-class ships have higher limits and larger awards for giveaways to only qualified high limit players.
    Last edited by vagabond; 09-12-2017 at 12:29 AM.

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    Sign says that the casino reserves the right to not pay card counters?

    So basically the casino is saying that they are willing and will free roll you. Awesome.

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    Vagabond,

    You listed this as one of the Games the Casinos offered..Do you or does anyone else know what the HE. for this game would be?


    Face Up Blackjack Rules:

    Both dealer's cards will be dealt face up.
    Dealer takes all pushes, except for Blackjack.
    Blackjacks are paid even money.
    Insurance is not offered.
    Players may only split once.
    Split Aces only draw one card each.
    Players can only double down when the first tow cards total 9, 10, or 11 (which includes split hands).
    Dealer must hit on soft 17.
    Supervisor's decision is final.

    Note to Vagabong: It may be beneficial if you could interlink the cruiseships posts together to prevent them from being scattered...
    Last edited by Jack Jackson; 09-12-2017 at 04:44 PM.
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    This game, somewhat popular in the 1980's

    is known as Double Exposure.

    Proceed At Your Own Risk.

    Under the circumstances where the casino

    is using the wrong rules it can be a strong

    A.P. opportunity.
    Good Luck With That.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZenMaster_Flash View Post

    This game, somewhat popular in the 1980's

    is known as Double Exposure.

    Proceed At Your Own Risk.

    Under the circumstances where the casino

    is using the wrong rules it can be a strong

    A.P. opportunity.
    Good Luck With That.
    I believe Wong's Professional BJ has a strategy for DE

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    Quote Originally Posted by hitthat16 View Post
    Sign says that the casino reserves the right to not pay card counters?

    So basically the casino is saying that they are willing and will free roll you. Awesome.
    Do they have a professional mind reader?

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    I definitely wouldn't pay any attention to that double exposure game. I guess they also consider all other non-counting AP to be cheating. The entire cruise line sucks anyway. Good luck taking more than $25k from them and still being welcomed back.

    Btw Vagabong is my alterego in Amsterdam

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