I've played poker professionally for years and one thing it taught me is that a casino is not where I want to make a living. Now I own a business and just play poker recreationally. Thankfully I'm in LA and so this is easy, but I still make 6-10 trips to vegas per year.
Poker players don't get comps ... at least not good ones. For me, there is value with having CET Diamond, for example. I could play the right video poker games at a tiny negative theoretical but there are plenty of -.26% BJ games in Vegas and my theory is that if I put in the time to learn a simple count (like REKO) then I can play a breakeven or slightly positive expectation game without drawing too much attention. That way I can keep my Diamond Status, which has some value to me, maybe be a slight favorite, and not get too much heat.


My question is whether these are realistic goals. So, for example, can you achieve a +0.25% game with a 1:4 spread in a game that is normally -0.26% and largely avoid heat? For specific game, consider S17, LS, DAS, RSA 6 deck shoe 75% pen.