Stevel96a1 said:
how long can one go in a casino card counting? that is one thing we can't sim, once our max bet is exposed they will watch you more closely, i assume the eye in the sky is counting along with me. i can only imagine 3 strikes and your out so after 3 days spent in the house they have my name and number. someone on youtube said why bother counting the cards since they will catch you sooner or later? and thats what im asking if you don't live in LV area or mobile is card counting still viable or achievable? i have not discussed the matters of risk of ruin, or getting the count 100% correct all the time so we have gambles within gambles so the gentleman on youtube was correct? why bother to learn something when the final out come is 3 strikes and your out if one is not mobile?
If you only have a few casinos you can play at then you're going to get barred from all of them eventually, it's only a matter of time, the hammer always falls. You can delay the hammer falling if you decide to play short sessions, if you take that approach then you're going to have to drive from one casino to the next and if you're doing that the drive can be several hours between casinos depending on how many you have accessible to you.
Next thing you have to consider is where you're going to train. If you're a new card counter (and not mobile) you're probably going to train at your local casino and then you're going to make tons of rookie mistakes and probably not last as long as you could have. No matter what you read online there is no supplement for hands on training. You're going to have to make the silly rookie mistakes hands on (playing too long, wind milling your head, spreading too large or ducking too many negative counts, over tipping ,etc.) If you were to take a seasoned pro and give him three or four shops to play between that player can probably make it work but if you give the same option to a rookie who's just starting out they're going to burn those bridges fast.
All in all, card counting isn't a good deal for a immobile rookie unless you're not playing for the money. That's my 2 cents on it. I would like to hear other opinions.
