Recent content by JulieCA

Ken - Thanks for the remarkable resource here. I'm sorry that the forum will be closed but completely understand. I also run a forum and it's a pretty thankless job, not to mention frustrating and annoying. I want to thank everyone who helped me on my journey. I'll miss the discussions here.

I don't support myself playing blackjack and I don't even tell most people I play BJ at all. The ones who know I play at all just know I love to play. My husband could be an AP if he wanted but he doesn't want. He knows, but he worries about negative variance - he's well aware that even with...

Before I learned to count, I unofficially kind of tracked what had been played; i.e., if the first few hands were composed primarily of small cards, I knew there was a good chance the shoe was getting heavy with 10s. It worked somewhat - better than nothing at all, not as good as counting. I...

Yes, I know the difference. The one game being shuffled/rest CSMs was only at the Pl*za. That's why it says Pl*za at the beginning. :joker: If I noted pen, the deck is shuffled by hand or ASM.

I admit I'm a lousy reporter because I'm a recreational/casual player so the report is a FWIW one. :rolleyes: I never play more than one hand because I can barely manage that, so I have no idea what kind of heat those of you who do will experience at any of these shops. I bought the October CBJN...

I have to say at $22/night (weeknights, through Hotels.com) is a steal. The hotel is very nice. Downside: the bathroom. Not that you're going to spend a lot of time in it, but the bath/toilet room (separate from the sink/closet space) is so small, you have to be a contortionist to close the...

I'm happy to reply when I'm back from the road trip. :-)

I encountered a guy who has an elaborate tracking system. He uses the chips to "keep count." He explained it to me and it made my head spin. Why not just learn how to count cards??

I cleaned out my garage and found a couple boxes of paperback books my kids loved when they were young teens. One of my friends said "keep them for your grandkids!" The kids are now in their mid-20s and show no signs of settling down and having children. I'm supposed to store these for 10+...

I like 3rd or 1st base because I don't like having someone on both sides of me. Having to sit next to one person is bad enough; I don't want to double the annoyance. Ignore it or embrace it. Getting upset about it won't do anything but raise your BP and lower your enjoyment of the game. God...

Thanks! I'll give it a go. The room rates are <$30/night weekdays - can't beat that.

Has anyone stayed at this hotel/casino? I need to spend a couple days going through Vegas and their room rate is incredible. Ratings are decent but I wanted to see if anyone here had actually stayed in this hotel. TIA!

+1 I was :laugh::eek::laugh::eek: throughout.

+1.

Very funny and well written, cyclist! I got some good chuckles out of that. I used to play with the friend who originally taught me how to play. Since then, I've learned how to play the right way and she's remained a ploppy, steeped in ploppy superstitions, including ignoring basic strategy and...