the pit is human!

[Cardcounter]

If you ask the pit how much I'm I stuck and they tell you a number that is less than you think that is reality tell them that you think that you bought in more than that. Since you probably played against more than just one dealer the dealers won't know how much you bought in for. It is definitly possible that the pit might have missed a buy-in or two especially in a crowed casino.
If they tell you that you are in for $500 and you know that you are in for $600 you should say I bought in for $600 and most likely they will give you credit for $600. In turning the tables in Las Vegas the author would often buy in multiple times for odd amounts and after an hour or two ask the pit how much he has you in for and press the pit to add to it. A good time to do this is right after the dealer takes a break and you can say did you get that last $100 I bought in for.

 

[Split10]

If you ask the pit how much I'm I stuck and they tell you a number that is less than you think that is reality tell them that you think that you bought in more than that.

 

[shadroch]

Unless you are losing big and hoping to qualify for a losers rebate-aka-walking money,your buy-in is fairly unimportant.
I'd rather bother the pit about comps to the steakhouse.

 

[EmeraldCityBJ]

Unless you are losing big and hoping to qualify for a losers rebate-aka-walking money,your buy-in is fairly unimportant.
I'd rather bother the pit about comps to the steakhouse.

I disagree. There are casinos out there who don't know much about card counting or advantage play, and they use single session wins and/or lifetime wins as their primary basis to suspect advantage play or cheating. If your cover and act are really good, even the more sophisticated casinos may not take notice until you win an amount that exceeds a certain threshhold. If the pit doesn't log all your buy-ins, you'll hit these threshholds much sooner.