phantom007
Well-Known Member
During recent LV trip, got the AGBBJ (Any Game But BJ) at the LVC.
Last year, I stayed at LVC for several days, and 6:1 spread their SD games for several multi-hour marathon sessions, and received no heat and little scrutiny, albeit with mostly red action. Food comps in their cafe were easy, though getting free cigarettes was PC-dependent...one PC told me I needed 4 hours of green action...another said "no problem" after about 1 hour of red play. I did not even ask about room comps after the cigarette experience.
This trip, I was going to stay there, but they were full one of the nights I needed, thus made alternate arrangements. After touring the LL, GS, and EC, I decided it was time to hit the LVC. I entered with a full stomach and a full pack of smokes, and had no need/want for any comps. SO WHY DID I GIVE THEM MY PLAYER's CARD??? Well, I guess it was to "build up" points for a future trip...STUPID!
Time:
0:00---Entered casino, found all $10. SD to be full or nearly so. Found empty $25. table. Bought chips and started playing (and winning) with 3:1 spread. No major rocket science here....start with $50. bet...decrease to $25. in neg. cts., leave it there in pos. cts., and bump it to $75. at +6. If I got caught with the big bet out and the dealer unexpectedly shuffled (i.e., unexpectedly stuffed current deck into the shuffling machine and pulled out another), I just left it there.
0:20---Oriental lady buys in...spreads $25-300., using some yet to be published anti-Thorp system...big bets in neg. cts. and little bets in pos. cts., splits 2's vs. 10, and does not DD 11 vs. 6! Loses big, buys more chips, and starts winning! This is going to be great cover...I am the little fish in the pond.
0:45---Oriental lady invents new game...kind of like BJ + 3-card poker...except hers was "BJ + SLOTS". If she lost a hand that she thought she should have won, she would simply abandon the table (and her envious stacks of green and black), and go over to feed a nearby bank of slots. If it was not for the "no mid-shoe" rule, I would have suspected her to be "anti-Wonging"....waiting for TC's to be appropriately NEG. before returning to the game. PC seemed nervous about her unattended chips, and gave them lots of attention. GREAT!
1:10---Had doubled my buy-in. Oriental lady exits table with a nice net win (do not know now she did on slots, though she was not carrying a "coin bucket").
Suspect the pen. was too deep for her system.
1:15---Noticed PC from a distance watching me, well actually, HE WAS WATCHING THE CARDS! He was counting right along with me, or so it seemed. The proper play, of course, LEAVE! Or go to the bathroom, and see if he is still interested when you get back. Or make a few stupid plays/bets....could have used the Anti-Thorp count system I had just learned, or hell, could have played "BJ + SLOTS". My play, of course, just keep on playing. He probably cannot count that good. And who cares about a 3:1 spread, right?
1:20---WRONG! Any game but BJ!
Oh well. Experience.
phantom007.
Last year, I stayed at LVC for several days, and 6:1 spread their SD games for several multi-hour marathon sessions, and received no heat and little scrutiny, albeit with mostly red action. Food comps in their cafe were easy, though getting free cigarettes was PC-dependent...one PC told me I needed 4 hours of green action...another said "no problem" after about 1 hour of red play. I did not even ask about room comps after the cigarette experience.
This trip, I was going to stay there, but they were full one of the nights I needed, thus made alternate arrangements. After touring the LL, GS, and EC, I decided it was time to hit the LVC. I entered with a full stomach and a full pack of smokes, and had no need/want for any comps. SO WHY DID I GIVE THEM MY PLAYER's CARD??? Well, I guess it was to "build up" points for a future trip...STUPID!
Time:
0:00---Entered casino, found all $10. SD to be full or nearly so. Found empty $25. table. Bought chips and started playing (and winning) with 3:1 spread. No major rocket science here....start with $50. bet...decrease to $25. in neg. cts., leave it there in pos. cts., and bump it to $75. at +6. If I got caught with the big bet out and the dealer unexpectedly shuffled (i.e., unexpectedly stuffed current deck into the shuffling machine and pulled out another), I just left it there.
0:20---Oriental lady buys in...spreads $25-300., using some yet to be published anti-Thorp system...big bets in neg. cts. and little bets in pos. cts., splits 2's vs. 10, and does not DD 11 vs. 6! Loses big, buys more chips, and starts winning! This is going to be great cover...I am the little fish in the pond.
0:45---Oriental lady invents new game...kind of like BJ + 3-card poker...except hers was "BJ + SLOTS". If she lost a hand that she thought she should have won, she would simply abandon the table (and her envious stacks of green and black), and go over to feed a nearby bank of slots. If it was not for the "no mid-shoe" rule, I would have suspected her to be "anti-Wonging"....waiting for TC's to be appropriately NEG. before returning to the game. PC seemed nervous about her unattended chips, and gave them lots of attention. GREAT!
1:10---Had doubled my buy-in. Oriental lady exits table with a nice net win (do not know now she did on slots, though she was not carrying a "coin bucket").
Suspect the pen. was too deep for her system.
1:15---Noticed PC from a distance watching me, well actually, HE WAS WATCHING THE CARDS! He was counting right along with me, or so it seemed. The proper play, of course, LEAVE! Or go to the bathroom, and see if he is still interested when you get back. Or make a few stupid plays/bets....could have used the Anti-Thorp count system I had just learned, or hell, could have played "BJ + SLOTS". My play, of course, just keep on playing. He probably cannot count that good. And who cares about a 3:1 spread, right?
1:20---WRONG! Any game but BJ!
Oh well. Experience.
phantom007.
