Back in the Game

[vegaskid]

After taking about 10 years off from serious counting while building out a business, I am back in the game as a piece of my overall investment strategy.

Allocated Bankroll $25,000
Spread 1-40 units
2% ROR
6d H17 DAS
Score is about 35, but playing with no cover, in a government run establishment, they cannot back me off, or change the rules of the game for individual players.

I am playing about 5-7 hours per week on Saturday evenings. Back in the day I used to be able to back count 2 tables at a time with the way the casino was setup, but unfortunately they have drastically cut down on their tables by adding electronic betting stations and an auto shuffler and eliminating the $5 tables. The higher limit tables are now busier and they have less of them open, but the game is still very beatable.

I will update this thread weekly with my results and session highlights/musings.

I had no idea such a game exists. I know you shouldn't and won't specify where this game is, but do you literally mean there is nothing they can do to stop you from spreading 1-40 in a beatable game and winning to your heart's content? Players can't be officially backed off in Atlantic City either, but half-shoeing or other techniques quickly make counting worthless. There's literally nothing they can do to stop you? If games like this truly exist, I've definitely not done enough scouting.

[highrollerjw]

I had no idea such a game exists. I know you shouldn't and won't specify where this game is, but do you literally mean there is nothing they can do to stop you from spreading 1-40 in a beatable game and winning to your heart's content? Players can't be officially backed off in Atlantic City either, but half-shoeing or other techniques quickly make counting worthless. There's literally nothing they can do to stop you? If games like this truly exist, I've definitely not done enough scouting.

When I played 10 years ago, they half shoed the high limit tables for everyone when an AP got greedy, spreading $25 to $2000 spread over 4 spots. He simply won too much too quickly and killed the game for everyone. So I simply went and spread $10 - $600 over 3 spots on the smaller limit table high variance but at +3 I had 3 spots rolling at max bet, never shut me down back then and they called me AP2 when discussing my play among pit bosses, never saw the other counter again after he killed the higher limit game.

Moral of the story, don't be a dick, if you can make $20k/month for years, or kill the game for everyone for years, chose the former option.

[aceside]

When I played 10 years ago, they half shoed the high limit tables for everyone when an AP got greedy, spreading $25 to $2000 spread over 4 spots.

A player can play a maximum of two hands at the same time in almost every casinos. Is this game in America?

[Sharky]

A player can play a maximum of two hands at the same time in almost every casinos. Is this game in America?

not without a player's card in many places

[Barry]

Where is your main venue?

[highrollerjw]

Where is your main venue?

Down the road a ways.

[Norm]

Been there.

[21forme]

not without a player's card in many places

Don't think I've experienced it anywhere besides AC.

[highrollerjw]

Another session in this weekend, increase of $695 over 4 hours.

Nothing too exciting to write about the count only got to max bet 1 time for 1 hand, where we drew 11 and 14 against a dealer 10, doubled the 11 for a 21, and busted the 14.

Played next to a guy who looked like Chris Jericho from WWE, had one final hand of the shoe where I had to jump from a base bet to $250, guy beside me said you must have a good feeling about this one, I drew a 15v10, and said "not really what I was feeling", he responded with "must have been last nights pizza", we had a good laugh. Actually ended up drawing an A for 16 and standing, dealer flips a 6 and busted out with an 8.

Went home early so I could go fishing this morning, got skunked, can't win them all!