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So last week was my "big" LV counting adventure. I learned a lot and lost very little in the scheme of things. First, my results:
1/16/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $70
55% Pen, kept good count, $5 tip
1/16/2005 6D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $12.50
65% Pen
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $27
55% Pen
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Fiesta Henderson $5 $38
55% Pen $3 Tip
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Ellis Island $10 $75
70% Pen, $5 Tip
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 ($53)
Drinking
1/18/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 ($90)
Tired
1/18/2005 2D H17 DAS Palice Station $10 ($30)
70% Pen, Not enough Time
1/19/2005 2D H17 DAS Fiesta Henderson $5 ($76)
$4 Tip, Bad Mood
Total ($27)
I stayed at the Gold Coast for the 1st 2 nights and their game was not good. I saw a green chipper get backed off. The pen on 2 deck was 55% at best, in fact 1 dealer wouldn't even get to the cut card, but would shuffle up when she saw that the cut card would hit on the next round! We actually had a dealer at another casino who gave us info on the hole card when he checked his 10 up card. He told us to beat 18, that was great. Now I know that I was well withing standard deviation but I will point out something interesting. I lost 4 times. One was because there was not enough time, fair enough. One was drinking, yeah I know - lesson learned. One was tired and out of sorts and the last was in a bad mood after my first casino poker game. When my mood was off I was betting scared and held back on the betting ramp. I would also lose the count when in an off mood.
On Thursday I went to Death Valley and loved it!
So what have I learned? My guess is that more experienced players will all know these, but as I said before - lesson learned.
1> Don't drink while playing - duh!
2> Don't play tired, angry, or chasing a loss. Even if the loss was at a different game.
3> Be more choosey about games. There was no reason to play at the Gold Coast.
4> Trust the math! I was holding back on my ramp, especially when chasing a loss or in a bad mood. My plan was to bet 1 to 8, but I ended up doing 1 to 4.
5> I need to get a starting bankroll.
All in all my wallet did okay and I learned some good lessons. This was my first experience at double deck and I loved it. Unfotunately Atlantic City and Connecticut do no have double deck. So my practice is back at 6 deck. My plan is to work on a bankroll so that I can approach the game correctly. I also need to increase the length of my sessions. By the way, while in Vegas I picked up a copy of CBJN and their pen values matched what we found.
At the end of it all, I had a great time.
1/16/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $70
55% Pen, kept good count, $5 tip
1/16/2005 6D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $12.50
65% Pen
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 $27
55% Pen
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Fiesta Henderson $5 $38
55% Pen $3 Tip
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Ellis Island $10 $75
70% Pen, $5 Tip
1/17/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 ($53)
Drinking
1/18/2005 2D H17 DAS Gold Coast $5 ($90)
Tired
1/18/2005 2D H17 DAS Palice Station $10 ($30)
70% Pen, Not enough Time
1/19/2005 2D H17 DAS Fiesta Henderson $5 ($76)
$4 Tip, Bad Mood
Total ($27)
I stayed at the Gold Coast for the 1st 2 nights and their game was not good. I saw a green chipper get backed off. The pen on 2 deck was 55% at best, in fact 1 dealer wouldn't even get to the cut card, but would shuffle up when she saw that the cut card would hit on the next round! We actually had a dealer at another casino who gave us info on the hole card when he checked his 10 up card. He told us to beat 18, that was great. Now I know that I was well withing standard deviation but I will point out something interesting. I lost 4 times. One was because there was not enough time, fair enough. One was drinking, yeah I know - lesson learned. One was tired and out of sorts and the last was in a bad mood after my first casino poker game. When my mood was off I was betting scared and held back on the betting ramp. I would also lose the count when in an off mood.
On Thursday I went to Death Valley and loved it!
So what have I learned? My guess is that more experienced players will all know these, but as I said before - lesson learned.
1> Don't drink while playing - duh!
2> Don't play tired, angry, or chasing a loss. Even if the loss was at a different game.
3> Be more choosey about games. There was no reason to play at the Gold Coast.
4> Trust the math! I was holding back on my ramp, especially when chasing a loss or in a bad mood. My plan was to bet 1 to 8, but I ended up doing 1 to 4.
5> I need to get a starting bankroll.
All in all my wallet did okay and I learned some good lessons. This was my first experience at double deck and I loved it. Unfotunately Atlantic City and Connecticut do no have double deck. So my practice is back at 6 deck. My plan is to work on a bankroll so that I can approach the game correctly. I also need to increase the length of my sessions. By the way, while in Vegas I picked up a copy of CBJN and their pen values matched what we found.
At the end of it all, I had a great time.
