Twenty-something hits Presque Isle Downs for half-million at BJ

NAP

NAP

Well-Known Member
"The casino is not releasing the man's name or exact age."

...because I didn't give it to them! :laugh:

.
.
.

Just kidding, it wasn't me. :cry:
 
B

Billy C1

Well-Known Member
Question is------

It would be interesting to know how someone that age handles that kind of success!

BillyC1
 
jaygruden

jaygruden

Well-Known Member
I hope if he's an AP his identity does not come out but I think it will come out. Unfortunately, a secret can not be kept in Erie, PA.....not possible.
 
aslan

aslan

Well-Known Member
Billy C1 said:
It would be interesting to know how someone that age handles that kind of success!

BillyC1
Click to expand...
I don't want to know. Life is depressing enough. :(:rolleyes:
 
S

Sucker

Well-Known Member
flyingwind said:
Why did they let him play so long?
Click to expand...
*Probably a known whale. Notice they make no mention of how many times that same guy had come in previously and LOST a half million! (No - I don't know this for a fact; just speculating) :)
 
creeping panther

creeping panther

Banned
Team

Maz and Bojack make another score:cool:

But then again I can think of 2 young Detroit guys, that if banked properly, could pull off such a win.:)

CP
 
B

Billy C1

Well-Known Member
I think-----

The majority of people in their twenties aren't skilled at money management. I hope this guy is an exception.

BillyC1
 
blackchipjim

blackchipjim

Well-Known Member
big win

Without proof because I wasn't there I had to believe that it was pure luck that the gentleman won that sum of money. I've been to the state's joints and the heat can be pretty intense. You start throwing out big money and it seems that half of the pit is your audience. They stand in big tubs to catch the sweat pouring out of them.:laugh:
 
S

SBT

Member
Big Winner in PA

A Pennsylvania man in his late 20s won $568,290 playing blackjack at Presque Isle Downs. The article doesn't have much detail, of course.

http://www.goerie.com/article/20111117/NEWS02/311179876/Big-blackjack-winner-puts-dent-in-Erie-casino's-October-revenue

The bits and pieces I picked up in over-heard conversations at the casino was that he played at the tables on the floor, no special high roller room. He left a $30,000 tip for the crew.

This type of thing makes one wonder -- was he a wealthy ploppy who got lucky or an advantage player?
 
B

bigplayer

Well-Known Member
Couldn't happen to a nicer casino (sarcasm detector going off). If the guy tipped 30K he definitely wasn't an A.P.
 
B

Bondy3

Well-Known Member
bigplayer said:
Couldn't happen to a nicer casino (sarcasm detector going off). If the guy tipped 30K he definitely wasn't an A.P.
Click to expand...
30k... even if I wasnt an AP I wouldnt tip 30k, thats ludachris
 
R

ringlejames

Banned
Bondy3 said:
30k... even if I wasnt an AP I wouldnt tip 30k, thats ludachris
Click to expand...

My very first blackjack trip I ever took, I was winning my goal of about $250 from every casino I went to. I ended up going to 13 I believe. I remember being pissed as I walked into the last casino with $50 because I had tipped about $50 per casino. I started with $500 and know I tipped more than $500.
 
A

alwayssplitaces

Well-Known Member
ringlejames said:
My very first blackjack trip I ever took, I was winning my goal of about $250 from every casino I went to. I ended up going to 13 I believe. I remember being pissed as I walked into the last casino with $50 because I had tipped about $50 per casino. I started with $500 and know I tipped more than $500.
Click to expand...
A few bucks an hour is a good tip rate no matter what stakes. All a dealer is doing is dealing cards and paying the players. A dealer dealing a $100 minimum game doesn't have more specialized skills than a dealer dealing a $10 minimum game. If you feel that dealers should earn more than minimum wage, do you tip your server at McDonalds?
 
psyduck

psyduck

Well-Known Member
SBT said:
This type of thing makes one wonder -- was he a wealthy ploppy who got lucky or an advantage player?
Click to expand...
In a short period of play, many Advanced Ploppies can outperform Advantage Players.
 
S

SBT

Member
No shoulder tap?

psyduck said:
In a short period of play, many Advanced Ploppies can outperform Advantage Players.
Click to expand...
I am new to this pursuit, but I read on this message board of players being "backed off." I wonder why this winner at Presque Isle Downs was not backed off before he got away with a half million.
 
jaygruden

jaygruden

Well-Known Member
Likely a non AP. They want him to keep playing because they know they'll get it back and then some.

I think it was the mid 90's at TI in LV where the bum walks in off the street with his $400 SS check and builds it up to $1 million + playing BJ. They did not back him off. In fact, they set him up with a penthouse suite, new suits and all the booze and gourmet food he could consume. They kept him there for a week until he lost the whole nut, including the $400 he walked in the door with; then threw him back out into the street in the same smelly bum-clothes he had when he walked in. He was happy......lived like a king for a week on the TI tab and went back to his card board box with a great story to tell.

If ploppies play long enough they are certain to lose and the house knows this so they want them to stay and play until it's all gone.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top