Action Mike

I'm staying at Bally's. Anyone want to share a ride tomorrow or play this weekend, hit me up with your cell number in a PM or email me and I'll call you. Just don't feel like posting my cell phone privately.

Headed into Biloxi tonight for the weekend. Anyone wanting to get together drop me a pm and we can trade contact info. I'm staying at Beau Rivage, but will likely play all over.

Headed out to Vegas for the weekend. Arriving Friday afternoon, leaving Sunday Afternoon. Anyone else going to be there?

Heading out to vegas tonight. Planning on hitting the tables Friday Evening. Will play on and off for the weekend and Monday and leaving on the Tuesday AM overnight flight. Not sure where I will be playing yet. Planned places include Hard Rock, Palms, TI and MGM

It is not without some heavy heartache, but wins are typically in the +20 range while still exiting before the end of the 3rd column. I can usually hit +10 in the first column and if I am playing black I will usually exit at this point.

I use up 1 down 1 with no stop loss. I rely on a 100 unit bankroll and NOR bet placement to keep me in the game, however I should have gone OTR a few times, but didn't. Would have changed to about 140 units bet and +25.

Just be careful it itsn't too late in the year. Summertime down here isn't favorable for people not used to it. April-May is the sweet spot. Right after spring break the weather is still cool enough to be tolerable for northerners and the population subsides leaving the hotel business begging for tourists. After the middle of June-July it gets too humid here for people that are not full timers.

Ellis, Sign me up for this NORA class!!. Better yet, come down to Florida where it is warm to do it I like the idea of deeper mathematical analysis on any shoe, that is one of the main reasons I chose baccarat is that by doing analysis you can always improve your game. Games that do not allow us to record outcomes make it very difficult for us to improve our play. Someone once said to me, "It's all in the numbers"

PPBBPBBPPPPPPBPBBBPPBPPPBPPPBBBBPBBPBBBBBBPPBPPB I started with OTB4L and stuck through it. I exited at +23 after 149 units wagered for a 15% PA, however now that I am looking at it again, maybe this wasn't the best system. In any case, no complaints at +23.

In my betting progression I will go up 1 on loss and down 1 on win. After I have 2 winning 1 unit bets in a row, I go up 1 on each win and start back at 1 on the next loss. I am still experimenting with stop loss. Right now I don't have one and it makes for some real heartburn from time to time, but I use a 100 unit bankroll to cover it and working the NOR systems has helped me limit my loss progressions significantly.

I attended the Las Vegas seminar this weekend and was very pleased. I can think of several minor points made by Ellis that each one of which are worth more than the cost of my entire trip. Coincidentally, I returned home this morning at 6:30 AM and as I had a few hours to kill before returning my rental car I proceeded to visit our local spot, the Seminole Hard Rock. I played 3 shoes, including one that was on fresh cards. With the fresh cards I immediately picked up on a pattern of OTB4L, which I had not previously recognized before this weekend. I started betting on the 5th hand, and before I got to 50 hands, I left the shoe at +40 and proceeded directly to the cage, followed by the door. Looking at my previous play history, the pattern that came out would have either killed me completely or left me in a very significant negative position since I play a lot more aggressive than the NOR guidelines for -8 stoploss. Thanks again Ellis and Keith!