RenoRenagade
Well-Known Member
Im writing this for feedback and cuz I saw another post kinda like this and figured id write one of my own
OK just a little about me I play poker and have been for like 4 years . I learned all the games I needed to inside and out and was getting bored cuz I didnt have anymore games I need to learn . Then one day on TV I was just switching channels and came across Elimination Blackjack ( UBT ) and was like that looks very interesting so I starting playing on Ultimate Bet and enjoyed it for like 3 months during this time I was trying to find ways to improve my edge and found a good 6+deck shoe chart that worked for Elimination Blackjack and Blackjack Tournaments and got a general grasp of card counting . Then I got bored one day and was curious about just learning the ins and outs of regular blackjack . Read many articles on Card Counting and printed off all the charts and figured id give myself 2 months to learn to count and well to be honest it wasnt hard at all for me . The charts were a different story...
Ok so to the point of the post . OK so about 8 weeks ago I was at a casino for a poker tourney and had about an hour before the tourney so I was ready to sit down at my first blackjack table . At first I was very nervous and then the cards where dealt and I kept grabbing with both hands and my ettiquite was just horrible but after about 15 in I was more compfertable I had no problem keeping the count even while having a conversation with the dealer . The only problem I had was remember the proper move on some of the hands like forgetting to DD with my A5 to there up 4/5/6 . stuipid mistakes . After the hour I was up $$ and I was happy, but i was only up 1$ lol . But still up for my first experience. And while going up stairs I found a 15$ ticket and the casino just told me to keep it .
Ok so now I knew where I need practice and figured I was just learn SD / DD play and practice the more common games charts for reno. I dealt my self hundreds of hands used online tools and after a while i was down to no mistakes on proper moves.
So I went to another casino BONANZA and sat for about a hour and was up like 100$ on a 3$ table . I was able to keep the count while distracting the dealer with conversation .
I had another session just like this one at BOOMTOWN .
But now it seems things are not going right . I am able to keep track up the number of BJ's in a session with the half dollars and keep count in my head how many times I win when splitting or when I DD . Im 2-30 when Ive DD and 3-21 when spltting and HAVE had only 4 BJ's dealt to me . And this is over 6 hours of play at a couple of different casinos. I know this is crazy but I feel im doing something wrong . I count with no problems at all even if i just bearly see a card, havent made any mistakes . Many times the count has been 7+ then i bet out hard and other people at the table get the BJ's. Ive only lost like 200$ but still its getting very annoying . I just want to know if this is common or just very unlucky . I mean people sit down for half hour and got 4 BJ's. Maybe I just need to hear someone else tell me they have had a similar experience and it turned around for them .
Im used the the roller coaster in poker but just not sure how it goes in blackjack .
Any and all feedback would be nice .
Thanks.
OK just a little about me I play poker and have been for like 4 years . I learned all the games I needed to inside and out and was getting bored cuz I didnt have anymore games I need to learn . Then one day on TV I was just switching channels and came across Elimination Blackjack ( UBT ) and was like that looks very interesting so I starting playing on Ultimate Bet and enjoyed it for like 3 months during this time I was trying to find ways to improve my edge and found a good 6+deck shoe chart that worked for Elimination Blackjack and Blackjack Tournaments and got a general grasp of card counting . Then I got bored one day and was curious about just learning the ins and outs of regular blackjack . Read many articles on Card Counting and printed off all the charts and figured id give myself 2 months to learn to count and well to be honest it wasnt hard at all for me . The charts were a different story...
Ok so to the point of the post . OK so about 8 weeks ago I was at a casino for a poker tourney and had about an hour before the tourney so I was ready to sit down at my first blackjack table . At first I was very nervous and then the cards where dealt and I kept grabbing with both hands and my ettiquite was just horrible but after about 15 in I was more compfertable I had no problem keeping the count even while having a conversation with the dealer . The only problem I had was remember the proper move on some of the hands like forgetting to DD with my A5 to there up 4/5/6 . stuipid mistakes . After the hour I was up $$ and I was happy, but i was only up 1$ lol . But still up for my first experience. And while going up stairs I found a 15$ ticket and the casino just told me to keep it .
Ok so now I knew where I need practice and figured I was just learn SD / DD play and practice the more common games charts for reno. I dealt my self hundreds of hands used online tools and after a while i was down to no mistakes on proper moves.
So I went to another casino BONANZA and sat for about a hour and was up like 100$ on a 3$ table . I was able to keep the count while distracting the dealer with conversation .
I had another session just like this one at BOOMTOWN .
But now it seems things are not going right . I am able to keep track up the number of BJ's in a session with the half dollars and keep count in my head how many times I win when splitting or when I DD . Im 2-30 when Ive DD and 3-21 when spltting and HAVE had only 4 BJ's dealt to me . And this is over 6 hours of play at a couple of different casinos. I know this is crazy but I feel im doing something wrong . I count with no problems at all even if i just bearly see a card, havent made any mistakes . Many times the count has been 7+ then i bet out hard and other people at the table get the BJ's. Ive only lost like 200$ but still its getting very annoying . I just want to know if this is common or just very unlucky . I mean people sit down for half hour and got 4 BJ's. Maybe I just need to hear someone else tell me they have had a similar experience and it turned around for them .
Im used the the roller coaster in poker but just not sure how it goes in blackjack .
Any and all feedback would be nice .
Thanks.
