splitting 10.s against a 4,5,6 or doubling A8 against a 4,5,6? Thank you for your comments.
Blackcat
If you play in North America, splitting 10s definitely generates more heat than doubling A8
If you play in Europe, say France, none of these plays attract any heat if you're a local. If you come from USA, splitting 10s could generates some. A small act is needed here.
G Man
Yet again, note that in a H17 game, doubling A,8 vs. 6 is basic strategy, so hardly should be in the same category as splitting tens.
The real comparison would be splitting tens vs. doubling A,9 vs. 4, 5, or 6. For some reason, I'm willing to do the latter, and have dozens of times, but I stopped splitting tens a very long time ago.
Don
Whichever play the game protection employee has been trained to look out for. In most cases, they aren't watching how the hands are played at all.
Let me expand to some important principles. First, know who is responsible for watching the game. Some casinos have surveillance that actively watches games. Others don't look for counting much unless ordered to do so by a manager. Learn who has what job title: supervisor, security manager, pit boss, table games manager, shift manager, casino manager, are all titles that could have game protection responsibility (in roughly ascending order of likelihood).
Second, try to get information about what makes them worried. Do the dealers scream "checks play!" furiously when a $100 bet goes out? Then $100 bets make them nervous. Do they scream when a single black chip is bet? Then black action makes them nervous. Maybe certain plays make them nervous (I am intentionally not being specific). Do they sweat if you win a certain amount? Do they review all "scores" above a certain amount after each shift? There are other possibilities that I won't mention because I don't want to tip off casinos about how to protect their games, and you should probably be more careful asking questions like this in the future for the same reason.
Third, try to find casinos where the game protection is nonexistant, incompetent, or easily fooled. Good rules and pen are nice, but being able to play without being harassed is generally better. Best is when you get both. The EV is several times higher.
Last edited by moo321; 12-12-2023 at 09:39 AM.
The Cash Cow.
Splitting 10's is one of the plays most associated with card counting, at least in the minds of casino personnel. There's a good chance that a player who split tens late in the deal and not otherwise is a counter all things being equal.Originally Posted by blackcat
Why do people continue to post things like this on a public forum? It's not true at many places, and it's giving away information to any casino employee that comes here.
NEVER tell casinos easy ways to detect advantage play. And NEVER tell them how to protect their games.
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