team play

[BradRod]

I have a woman friend that is interested in learning BJ. She has yet to learn the basics of he game. Can a pre-player at that level be a team partner in the following scenario ?

The casino we go to allows back betting. How effective would it be if she put a bet down behind mine on a prearranged signal so as to effectively spread my bet out further at higher counts without raising as much suspicion as if I had spread it on the main bet alone ? Would this have the same effect as her wonging in ? Anything else we should consider ?

 

[Sonny]

Yes, this is a great plan to get a bigger spread. The only problem with this is that you have to justify her jumping in and out of the game.

I used to use a similar trick with my girlfriend. I would play through a shoe, and when it turned hot enough I would signal her in from a bank of slot machines nearby. She would come to the table all excited with some "I just won $200 on the slots! What are you playing?" line. She could then bet big until things cooled off. Since she was acting like my girlfriend who didn't know how to play (just blowing some money she won) it looked very natural for me to help her play her hands. If we lost, she would complain that she was bored of blackjack and wanted to leave. If we won, she would want to leave to celebrate at the club. The only problem with this was that we could only use it ONCE per shift. Still, it's a good way to get a big spread for a short time, hit-and-run style. Better yet, the pit will probably never suspect her of being the BP.

If you're planning on playing longer sessions, you will have to come up with something more creative than that. There are LOTS of great ways to use a female partner at the tables.

-Sonny-

 

[Rob McGarvey]

I've done this with a friend too. We cover the first three spots on the table. I'm at first he is two down from me, and we take turns covering the spot between us on low counts. When the temperature goes up we start adding chips to the squares and soon we have hotels on Park Place and Boardwalk. We got pushed off last time we did this.

Rob