> True enough.

> Newbie-Newbie-Doo left many variables out of his
> original question but this being the beginner page I
> kinda assumed he was playing a shoe game here.

> If he was,I was also wondering why his last bet before
> this one was a table minimum bet. If it was +8 now, I
> bet the count was not that far behind on the last hand
> and he probably should have had out something other
> than a minimum bet anyway.

Norm and SR:

I should've added this to my original post to make myself clear: what if the player is backcounting a few hands over a full table & into a positive shoe until a player or 2 left ( so the player could jump in ) and the TC is +8 ?

> And further, Newbie, Norm is right, and there are
> several considerations, but when/if you are playing
> nickles, don't get to caught up in the 'heat' thing.
> Just try and play properly and earn some money.

I agree. What about quarters?