Camoflage for small stakes!

[Anthony]

First, I would like to point out that the information in this post was originally obtained from the book titled Blackbelt in Blackjack, by Arnold Snyder. This post is a combination of real life experiences and the advice given from from Mr. Snyders book.

When playing in a house that offers a beatable single or double deck game that has a low-minimum, it's not the type of casino you see on TV. These casinos do not attract the most savory of people. In addition to the second hand smoke (I smoke and it's bad), drunks that are standard equipment, and there's nothing crystal in the casino other than what's going up peoples nose. Your camouflage starts before you even walk into the casino.

BEFORE going into the casino I would dress up like a construction worker, cook, garbage man, or a person just above the poverty level (Thrift stores are perfect for uniforms). I would take 200 worth of twenty dollar bills and buy in with 40. I'll keep the 100's in my wallet. When the dealer announces change 40 the pit boss is too busy doing anything else, but to say hi to me.

When I'm loosing, let's say I'm down to 10 dollars and the TC is plus 4. Money plays 20, remember the minimum 3-5 that's an avg spread of 1-6. If I win I put the twenty back in my pocket. If I loose I pull out another 40 and buy in again. Like it is said in the book, the pit bosses love to see you digging in your pockets for more money. To furthur camouflage my play, I would order a coke with a lime, make it look like a run and coke.

Finally, when everything comes together and you're getting a run. I love it when I then go to two hands of 10 - 20 (that's on DD) and really start playing. In a short time it can flucuate to a big win, say 100 - 400. Cash out and leave or get busted. It looks like I'm chasing my bets, and I am, just it's an opprotune time to do so. You just have to know when to leave.

It's silly the things we do. I'm not a big player by any means and work for a living. However, the high we get from gambling (because my bankroll says I'm gambling) is fun. I bet if we looked at most of the people on this site we're a character of sorts. Have fun everyone.

Anthony

 

[phantom007]

NO COKE.....PEPSI COLA......

Generally EXCELLENT advice as regarding "Low-Roller BS"...by BS I do mean Basic Strategy.

Might suggest caution on one issue...."Coke with Lime". Per Cellini, many stores serve their Non-Alcoholic drinks in glasses/cups that are similar but yet DIFFERENT from those with the "real stuff". Cups may be more prevalent than glasses in Low-Roller stores.

I have no personal data, since, except for the obvious Coffee to either "wake-up" and/or "sober-up", I have little-to-no experience with Non-Alcoholic drinks in a Casino. GRIN! BURP!

Besides, since as part of my cover, I tend to tip $1.00 per drink, it makes me feel better inside (much better in fact), to spend my $1.00 tip on something IMPORTED that would cost me $3.00-$5.00 back home, than to spend same $1.00 on something that costs the Casino $0.17 or less, such as coffee or soft drink or (I still cannot grasp the concept, though I do appreciate the genius) BOTTLED H2O! I bet ZG invented and patented Bottled H20!

Wandering momentarily, the same crowd who drinks Bottled H20 usually also takes between 8-14 nutritional supplements per day, at a -EV to their personal B/R of at least 1-2 Green! GUARANTEED to supply the 437 Trace Elements missing in your diet! Last time I checked the Periodic Table...most anything above #103, and several at or below, were RADIOACTIVE!

Anyhow, BACK-ON-POINT, the old trick was to get a "Clear-liquor drink", such as Vodka and water, take a few small sips, get up to go to the Bathroom, knock over both your chips and your chair in the process, stagger to the "john", pour out 1/2 of your drink, fill back up with TAP WATER (containing those #300+ missing trace elements), stagger back to the table, knock over chips again, and if the count tanks, repeat process, preferably on the same drink!

Especially with "MARKED CUPS/GLASSES", I suspect that most stores are now on to this camo!:

---Survelliance (to PC): "We have an Expert CC, Seat #2, SD-4".

---PC: "No Way! We noticed that he was spreading $3 to as much as $12, but he is also nearly chugging his Vodka Rocks!"

---Survll.: "Yes, but his Plastic Cup has stars on it, NOT diamonds. And we had Plain-clothes follow him during his last 2 bathroom trips....he is cutting his drink with BOTTLED H20, and POPPING Nutritional Supplements!"

---PC: "But he seems so nice. Are you sure?"

---Survll.: "Yes, the Geiger Counters implanted into his Green Chips are going off the scale! Either 86 him within the next 15 minutes, or else, stand at least 87 feet away. Otherwise, you will get cancer!"

phantom007.

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Hey I thought I invented that!

"Anyhow, BACK-ON-POINT, the old trick was to get a "Clear-liquor drink", such as Vodka and water, take a few small sips, get up to go to the Bathroom, knock over both your chips and your chair in the process, stagger to the "john", pour out 1/2 of your drink, fill back up with TAP WATER (containing those #300+ missing trace elements), stagger back to the table, knock over chips again, and if the count tanks, repeat process, preferably on the same drink!"

Hey you're not supposed to be giving away AP (Alcoholic Person) trade secrets here!

Alcohol is pretty good cover and so is interacting with others. Almost every time I've been tapped out of a game I've been heads-up and with no one to talk to. Oh correction- I've never been actually tapped out because I always see them coming and make eye contact as they approach, none of this head down, concentrating on the cards look.

If you bathroom-Wong, don't be afraid to play a couple of hands at the end of the shoe if you get back early. It's only a couple of minimum bets and you only have a 2-3% disadvantage at worst, well worth it for the cover in my opinion.

As I've been told, this kind of camo is only effective at low stakes, once you get up into black chip everything changes and you need entirely different classes of cover and even they will only work for a while.