xxxChesterxxx is not so bad as the name xxxHarrah'sxxx might lead you to believe. Rules are set by state law. Hence, 8 deck, S17, DAS, DOA, SA1, LS and 75% to 85% pen, ASM. I lost my first outing there but that was due to negative variance in a monster positive count. You should give it a try. I played both $15 and $25 mins.chichow said:So what's close to Philly
and worth going to???
There is xxxParxxxx?
And xxxHarrah'sxxx I would guess without knowing better that xxxHarrah'sxxx in xxxChesterxxx is not a good game.
Anything else?
Thanks!
If you bet over 2Kelly you will lose, no matter your technical skill. What is the number 1 flaw of pseudo counters? Overbetting! If they have this flaw they are probably flawed in several areas of play. They are probably not playing with an advantage.Automatic Monkey said:It is, and most counters with an improper BR will fail but the casino still doesn't make any money off them because some of them won't fail and will instead multiply their insignificant BR many times.
Let's say you have a bunch of counters spreading $10-$100 with a good game and spread, but $2K bankrolls. Sure, maybe 80% will lose their $2K, but the other 20% will take the casino for five figures.
I think the only way a substandard counter can be an advantage to the house (from his personal play) is by steaming with a disadvantage.
Only in high limit. All of the lower tables still allow mid-shoe entry, including 25-2,500 tables.BJgenius007 said:4. The Rivers now enforces no middle session entry to prevent Wonging.
Where are these perfect BS players?Automatic Monkey said:A casino doesn't even make money off a BS BJ player with those rules, if the comps are worth anything.
Wait, there are two ways of describing a betting fraction, with and without resizing. If you are always resizing your bet relative to your bankroll, Zeno's Paradox takes over and with 100% certainty I can tell you you will never lose all of your money until you can no longer make the table minimum.blackjack avenger said:If you bet over 2Kelly you will lose, no matter your technical skill. What is the number 1 flaw of pseudo counters? Overbetting! If they have this flaw they are probably flawed in several areas of play. They are probably not playing with an advantage...
Skill does matter, If you cannot play a skilled game that ROR really goes up. How about skill in picking quality of game as an example? But, sure if variance shines on you it sure does help!:joker::whip:Automatic Monkey said:whether you crash into the sun or accelerate out of the solar system depends on luck alone, not ability. But the quality of your play does affect that percentage. This is why small-bank counters cannot afford cover.
Most players use a mix of the two- betting a fixed unit size and ramp until something major happens one way or the other and they resize. This is reasonable.
You can forget about Kelly for a variable or replenishable bank. It's not for that. A higher Kelly fraction has higher variance and risk of ruin, but also a higher hourly profit. As the people who are out there physically playing the game, we have to remember we are not financial managers managing other people's billions and collecting a salary, we have to be paid for our efforts.blackjack avenger said:Skill does matter, If you cannot play a skilled game that ROR really goes up. How about skill in picking quality of game as an example? But, sure if variance shines on you it sure does help!:joker::whip:
If they are betting resized kelly, that resizing better be with all bets below kelly because .9 kelly and 1.1 kelly have the same growth rate but 1.1 kelly has higher variance. Since most probably resize in some form the above is probably rather important.
If a player thinks they are playing resized kelly but resize when half of bank is lost and then ride that to the end, they don't have a 0% ror but about 5%.
Most players are probably not as skilled as they think; excluding us of course!:joker::whip:, and probably their ror is higher then they think.
Could you be a little more graphic, please? :grin:Automatic Monkey said:If I go out on a 4-day mission with a finite amount of money, and I get hammered on the first day, I'm going to spend the next 3 days with my weasel in my fist chasing coupons and playing for $5 an hour.
We were at Mountaineer mid-evening Aug 5th -- a Thursday -- and the parking lot was completely filled from the hotel end to the southern exit road end. We got a spot taken from someone else pulling out to leave. Everything inside was active and busy as usual; the "warehouse district" and the pit across from HL were not open but that's because they're not scheduled to be open Thursdays. (They have a flyer that shows availability times for all areas.)Sharky said:WV is desolate since PA opened
the area across form the HL pit used to be open EVERY night...could hardly find an open seat on a Thurs night....now, not even open...need I say moreplainplayer said:We were at Mountaineer ...and the pit across from HL were not open but that's because they're not scheduled to be open Thursdays.
I, too, made the trip to the Pittsburgh area and both the Rivers and Meadows were way too crowded...especially for a slotted cut at <70%...don't care if you have LS or not...pen is bad.blackchipjim said:...Went to rivers and ... but didn't get to play due to the crowd. The meadows on the the other hand is a waste of time the only tables that didn't have csm were counter traps so this place is a right off til it changes. I won't be traveling that far again unless they change.
The copy of the schedule flyer I've got dates from many months before tables opened in Pennsylvania. So if there was any kind of trouble, it hasn't been caused by that.Sharky said:the area across form the HL pit used to be open EVERY night
I have been to both Rivers and Meadows, actually very often. I like Meadows better because my winning percentage is 80%+ there. What do you mean by "counter trap"? I am a counter and every time the pit boss thanked me for winning and told me come again. Normally I bought $500 chips and cashed out at $1200.blackchipjim said:I got back late last nite from a recon mission in Pa. Bad news as far as I'm concerned. Went to rivers and tables were mixed some asm some csm limits were scattered between the machines. The ones that were asm were good games but didn't get to play due to the crowd. The meadows on the the other hand is a waste of time the only tables that didn't have csm were counter traps so this place is a right off til it changes. I won't be traveling that far again unless they change.
I was also there Sunday late afternoon thru the evening just observing. I'm not sure if any1 said, all their bj tables were ASM. Smoking region had about 8 tables open (3 at $15; rest at $25; and all had spots taken). There was a pit of 6 tables not open. Non-smoking area had like 4 tables (all $15, and no empty seats, with people behind waiting). Another 6 tables not open. The High limit area had 1or 2 open with $100 min (1 table next baccarat had 3 guys, 4 spots used; middle guy with fat watch had ova 5000 black chips in 500-piles; and 1st base had purples and blacks). There, too, had 6 tables not open. I left without spending a penny at PA Sands. I tried to take a picture of the empty tables and floor; but 2 bored? suitmen blocked my view and said no pics or cameras. I told them I was taking pic of the empty tables where I could have been playing, and then left. Edit: The # tables I saw seem much less than the # tables PA Sands proposed to PGCB. Where am i missing? Is Mohegan Downs Poconos any better (or simlar to Mohegan Sun in CT)?devils4ever said:I finally got a chance to visit the Sands on Sunday afternoon now that they have real table games. I was severely disappointed. There were only $15 and $25 tables and they were thoroughly packed. Not an empty seat in the house. I had to settle on video BJ which I didn't do too well on. The cocktail waitresses were overworked and I never even got a drink. I'll never go on a weekend again.