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Unless they don’t use a shuffle machine. But when I dealt it, I gave myself so many straight flushes. Quad aces. royal flushes, the best hands, and to the players never even came close to giving them the strong hands that I would get ( using a shuffler)

I am playing DD for the first time in a few weeks and I know insurance is +2.5- How is this treated when you floor your true count?

My confusion is let’s say the running count is 4 with a divisor of 1.5. Your true count would be ~2.66 which with flooring my true count is +2. Do I ignore flooring with my insurance bets?

So just got backed off of Foxwoods, relatively new to AP life and been putting in an hour here and there over past few weeks at either Mohegan or Foxwoods (normally the 10A-2P window). Put in 3.5hr session yesterday, unrated with $15-$150 bet spread. I Wong out pretty regimentally but try to make it not awkward with the old “dealer is killing me” or “I gotta pee”. Had a hi TC stretch and unfortunately got crushed for $1500 and crawled back $300 before calling it. I’m pretty nonchalant (or at least think I am) and try to space out and watch TV and such without starring at discard tray. I felt some heat yesterday from PB but he never said anything.

Went back to Foxwoods today for a 1-2hr session and wasn’t 6 rounds in got the old tap on the shoulder, “color up, John.” My name isn’t John and I asked him what was going on and why he called me that, said I “look like a John” and to give him an ID so he knew my actual name. I said I didn’t have one and he informed me “you been identified as a card counter and can’t play BJ anymore”. Told him I had seen the movies but not really sure what card counting was, shockingly he didn’t buy it. Since I didn’t give him an ID he had security escort me to cage and out to my car. He’d said I was clearly counting cards because I sat out when the count was low and made aggressive bets when the count was high…

Kinda frustrated that I got burned on session where I lost over a grand and was clearly already pegged (same pit boss today, though he wasn’t the one in the pit I sat at today). I feel my bet spread wasn’t extreme but being middle aged white dude at casino at noon does kinda stick out. Am I fried at Mohegan too? How do I avoid getting backed off there too? Annoyed that all the training for this went to waste without real clean up but also can just take the show on the road where I care less about being burned. Do I need to play bad counts rather than Wonging so aggressively? I am local to these two Indian reservations so a shame I just lost one, played unrated and minimal bet spread to avoid this, clearly didn’t work… let’s hear the r/ experts thoughts

a card room by me offers 6/5 bj but if you bust with a 3 card 23-25 and they bust higher it is a push. how does this effects odds? been going there for a while was currious. 2 things i noticed is this casino has 0 heat for card counters as long as they dont go crazy. been sitting next to multiple card counters and asked the dealer about it at a later. they said since we are in CA its not the casinos money so they dont care. I have seen them even wait after a hand was delt so the card counter could count everything

Hey All,

Got some questions, generally, which app or card or site is correct. I've got the Blackjack Apprentice app for playing actual hands and learning to count cards. I've got another app called just "Blackjack" or maybe it's Blackjack Trainer, this one is just for training the first hit on a hand.

Some differences between the two, this is for basic, dealer hits soft 17.

• BJA
  • 15 - surrender on 10
  • 16 - surrender 9 through A
• Blackjack Training
  • 15 - surrender on A
  • 16 - surrender on 9 through A
  • 17 - surrender on A
  • 8's - surrender on A, otherwise split

With the differing charts, which one is correct? Who/what/where is the best resource/authority on strategy?

I am a novice card counter with approximately 40 hours of experience. I frequently encounter other advantage players (APs) at the tables and am uncertain about proper etiquette. How should I conduct myself if I join a table and realize another player is clearly counting cards or utilizing index deviations? Furthermore, what is the appropriate protocol if the other AP arrived at the table first? Finally, how should I manage situations where non-counting players observe my performance, begin mimicking my betting strategy, and inadvertently draw unwanted attention to the table?

Recently I have started taking the leap to counting cards in a casino, after I did all my training to feel as ‘ready’ as possible. Question for any advantage players, how do you keep to yourself at the table? As a younger looking guy people tend to want to talk to me even if I’m locked in on my game, and I don’t want to be rude but I also don’t want to drop the count. (Sometimes it happens) Do I just need more training? Any tricks to use? Also looking back I feel like my training was very unheard of with the cards I used (break advantage) so I feel like I might just need to get used to the casino environment. Hope someone can help with advice or tips, thanks :)

Here in my small town the casinos have a crazy side bet. If your first two cards are suited, it pays 3 to 1. When you hit you can rebet the same amount and it pays 3 to 1. Some people will hit made hands for the match. Some people play for specifically the match. Doesn’t matter what the cards equal to. Now, the “Royal Match” is KQ suited. Pays 10 to 1.
One dollar minimum
$100 max bet.
I’ve seen people lose so much money. They actually get so mad at the dealers. I would say “do you really expect to get the match every single hand?”🥸 “No”😒