Originally Posted by
hypercube
I'm glad zeebar is back with a new account and not banned.
Never using an id or players card outside my state has certainly hindered what i can get away with. Often times only white guy in casino and only person in casino not using players card, = they already don't want your business and you are being watched, then first time you spread they have their excuse. Mostly playing decisions are nor a factor, the bet spread is, and when they see you hit a blackjack after min betting then betting your whole stack, they don't know or care if you were just lucky or how you beat them.
I cant help to think that playing with a players card under a fake id would have allowed much longer sessions and lower heat at these sweat shops.
Compared to play of around 500 hours at my local shop in home state in last year and never any real heat or backoff under my real name with friendly relations with all pit bosses and dealers knowing personal details about me. I am known as a friendly, quiet, polite player who tips more than most who hits hard 17s for fun, doubles 12-16 occasionally, always takes insurance and likes to split 10s. Any call out to the pit from my table doesn't even garner a glance and is ignored because they know its just me doubling a hard 16 again for fun.
The stuff i regularly do and get away with at the local place if i tried without players card out of state i would get immediate taps.
As far as cover dont use any, except, standing on a soft 15, or hit a hard 17 once is enough to get ploppies to bitch about how bad a player you for rest of night.
Doubling for less with 12-16 when you are taking a card anyway, insuring for less, hitting the negative index hands, like 13v2, 13c3, 12v4, 12v5 etc, splitting against good dealer cards in negative counts to eat up cards, etc. Lots of things that look like horrible plays that are not.
Highly respected pros and mentors advise not to split 10s but the ev is just too much for me to give up, based on that logic should we just give up insurance too? taking insurance looks just as bad to pit as splitting 10s, but no one is advising to give up insurance. Where does the cover stop?, soon its a game not worth playing if you give up your ev.
I admit these guys have much more experience than I do, and maybe one day i will agree with this, but im not there yet, playing decisions do not seem to be much of a factor, surveillance for the most part is not very smart, the bet spread is what makes them pay attention, not playing decisions.
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