trbfla
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Been 3 yrs now constantly playing, but also constantly learning and trying to improve....I kitchen table a lot while playing always trying to improve
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Usually it's the cocktail waitresses as well. You know the one wearing the things...What about the dealer who never shuts up or the pit boss who stares at your scorecard.....
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Did not want to start a new thread, and wasn't sure where to post this update...
I just wanted to tell anyone interested in making money at BJ, Double-Deck hand shuffled has been treating me very well lately!
You just have to understand basic strategy, and the concept of " clumping" and you are good to go!
I learned about " clumping" at one of The BTC forum's blackjack seminars several years ago, and anyone wants to brush up on basic strategy, most casino gift shops sell a little card ( the size of a credit card) the casino will even let you bring to the table for reference!
Clumping is extremely real, and relevant in this game.
You can learn how to profit from it in 5 minutes, and with a little practice you will have it down pat with very little practice...
Every dealer knows what it is, every casino understands that it happens, but because such a small fraction of the players have any clue, it flies right under the radar.
Keith, you should most definitely offer up a seminar on this one!
Good luck to all of you.
Kevin
Hey Kevin are you playing nbj or just basic at these tables...tell us more tell us more....Also did you ever find hamster eating his moons over hammy!
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Druck maybe I'll see you there one day....I'm moving to Louisville
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Thanks druck....but I thought it was a land base casino.....
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Has anyone been to casinos in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana area? How's the baccarat there? Tables available?
Thank you.
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I'm not sure where to post this, perhaps Keith may move this thread, but I thought it was time to begin a thread on casinos we frequent and be able to answer questions about them.
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K Dawg, I missed that meeting, was grooming my horse with no name for Saratoga springs....exactly what is plan b?
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That's a very good point way....not sure how to use sap as an indicator future method
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Practice,work at,PLAY,sleep...Repeat...The only way to succeed.[/QUOT
A couple of realistic responses...
Don't even think for a moment you can get to a mil strictly playing a single system " mechanically"
The Game has been around for 400 years +\-
maybe longer
Cavemen likely played it, just who had the biggest STONES?
( plus c'est la change, plus c'est la meme chose..)
And just when you thought I was all about The Walk Of Shame
HBO is airing the pac-may-weather fight tonight....I'm betting on pacman this time
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Brad where are you playing online at?
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"2s that come in groups"??? Good lord man, that is OTB4L - You win every bet
Yea then they switch to no 2s. Like bb pp bb p b p bbbb p. I'm not saying that 2s will stay, I'm saying 2s come and go so as you switch the otbl.....now the shoe switches.....very few shoes stay the same....it's like the casinos want you to switch to otbl so they switch it again.....
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the queton is how do you resolve te 2s that come in and they will come in groups...bb pp bb p etc
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Druck, Drummond , Siki
It's great that you guys are reading up and learning on the public forum. Just a bit of caution for you. You can't not expect to apply what you learn on the public forum and win consistently. Trust me I tried that. I lost and lost and lost. The amount of my losses would have paid for like 10 memberships to BTC. I was stubborn.
I finally joined and won back my fees on my first night of 3 shoes....and you can too. As a matter of fact, I bet if we took a poll 75 percent of the members would say they paid their membership fee within the first week......
See, while you learn on the public forum, a shoe may start to do something you haven't learned.....and now you aren't prepared and it costs you....I know cause that's what happened to me. So while you may think you are getting the hang of it from the YouTube videos or the public forum or the posts, or the girls with Keith video, ok maybe not that video, but anyway...there is so much more to it....
Not to lecture you guys, just to say I've been on the fence where you guys are....sometimes you just gotta take the leap and know you will be better off for it.
The guy who invented the squirrel flight suit never knew if it would work till he took that first jump off the side of the mountain. Sure he may have killed himself but that's not the point, the point is if a squirrel can fly, so can you. No wait that's not the point.
The point is if you want to gamble, why not take it seriously. And if you take it seriously, why not educate yourself? Why not arm yourself with an arsenal of knowledge that allows you to have the ability to leave while you are ahead. Why not prepare yourself as a professional?
So I humbly invite you to join us on the inside, trust me it's worth it.
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but for you guys I can understand your point but for guys at lower unit levels the debate continues: If you can do well with flat betting / minor progression then can you not always do even better with a sensible progression going slightly higher?
But in reality I find the higher you raise your bets the less you tend to rely on superior bet selection / table selection which is always the best.
I guess its a discipline thing
Obviously you can only play this way until your BR compounds to hit table limits and becomes scary as you say but the dilemma is could you not get to that point faster using a higher progression than 2 units?
Then is it not better to play one way from the start and to never have to adjust it as your bet size goes up even if it takes you longer to get there?
I'm torn between the 2 ways but because of the success of Norm and Oz that I've read about I'm leaning towards keeping it flat / 2 max.
I just don't know but will figure it out
Brad, the way I believe Norm looked at, as he personally told me once, is that if you need more than a 2 bet, perhaps your method is not the best one. If the shoe isn't cooperating, just find another shoe...casinos are open 24/7.
I believe there is something to be said for playing conservatively. You keep your losses low and stay in more shoes.
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Amen brother! A 6 unit bet?!! Forget the paramedics, just send me to the nut house!
Way, is that the macadamia nut house?
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In my case at the Unit size I'm playing...Call the Paramedics.
I'm thinking that this sort of progression is designed for lower unit sizes.
There is not a "snowflakes chance in hell" of me ever making a bet of more than 2 units. Norm "RIP" would come back to haunt me
If you have a solid bet placement no need to go above a 2 bet.....just inviting trouble I believe....norm's loop is quite possibly all you need....if the shoe isn't a good one why throw 6 at it ...right oz?
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I can't do Twitter or Instagram so that in fact makes you the GEEK around here...
Hint...second word rhymes with "luck"
Yeah, but I just love social media these days....so yeah I'm a bit of a geek....
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Drumman
Yeah that happens a lot. You wait to see a good table and then pick a good NOR system and when you start to bet it changes, then you change and it changes again. Be thankful you weren't playing a 345. i would continue to bet conservatively until you get into positive units. Do you really want to risk 12 units when the shoe is changing on you.
Shoes change very frequently so you need to have a game plan for when it starts changing on you.
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People...You do realise that this is the public forum? FFS!
So I have a Twitter and an Instagram account but have no idea what ffs means......anyone help out here please
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Yes I meant s40m1. Not sure where the m1 went in my post. S40m1 losses to all 2s so a good idea is to have a game plan on them.....if one waits to switch after seeing a lot of 2s its too late, you've already lost to them. Far to often we hear the ole, well if it starts losing switch....much better to have a pre planned game plan.
S40m3 with a obtl is good too, it runs thru most if you can wait the 2 losses on 3s
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You just need a good game plan for the 2s with s40
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Uh great post Kevin
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does anyone understand the 3hi rules? We have a 4 goes to 2 rule????
Is there a 3 zeroes go to 2 rule?
Can anyone shed some light please.
How the cards fall
in BeatTheCasino.com Q and A Baccarat and Blackjack
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Great post CT70 and Oz-thank you for your insights