After playing about 50 hours for a mere $510 in January, here is how February went. First a couple of comments..


After gathering records that show I do significantly better away from my hometown. I had posted about my belief that in at least my state, at a few casinos, the ASM were programmed to defeat card counters but many kept telling me I imagined it, that it was just variance. In February, I decided to play the ASM shuffled (which I believed were fixed) and then end the month with a planned 5 day road trip to hand shuffled decks. I cut that trip short and returned home. I don’t change the way I play the same games just cause I am on the road. Here is my February record..


Local casinos February 1st to 17th, trip starting February 20th to 24th. Local casinos all ASM shuffled, trip had all hand shuffled. One caveat, I was extremely lucky on my road trip. I just did not keep track of individual sessions during road trip, got home at night and counted the money.. Generally, I average about $45 an hour but this trip, my best ever, I was way up. Variance was with me.


February 1st., 90 minutes, $25 DD and $15 6 deck......Plus $365


February 2nd. 60 minutes, $15 6 deck......Minus $675


February 4th 180 minutes, 6 deck........Minus $25


February 5th. 40 minutes, 6 deck......Plus $305


February 7th.. 40 minutes, 6 deck......Plus $415


February 8th, 60 minutes, DD..............Minus $100


February 9th, 180 minutes, DD.............Minus $1575


February 12th, 40 minutes, DD .............Minus $290


February 13th. 60 minutes, 6deck..........Minus $140


February 14th. 90 minutes. DD..............plus $65


February 15th.. 105 minutes, 6 deck....Minus $85....backed off at one casino

February 17th. 90 minutes, DD......Minus $225


February 1-17th, played 20.6 hours.......ASM.....Minus $1835


February 20-24th 21 hours, DD. Road trip, hand shuffled......Plus $5100
After expenses of $300, it’s Plus $4800.


For the month, Plus $2965.
For the year (January and a February), at $3475. Don’t know yet whether I will play locally over the next 2 days.