Using alcohol as a cover

[QFIT]

Everybody has their own relationship with alcohol. Some people can't drink at all, for a variety of reasons. My advice would be to drink up to an amount where you would still consider driving, if it is a natural thing for you to drink. I wouldn't recommend starting up with alcohol just for blackjack cover.

If you are drinking for cover another good rule would be to only drink at the table. No drinks with dinner, nor when taking a break sitting at the bar watching a game or something.

Agree. A couple points:

1. Most people (particularly men) think that alcohol affects them less than it does. Nearly all men think they can drink, play Poker and make love far better than they can. You should practice playing while drinking twice what you expect to in a casino and see the effect.
2. The biggest danger in drinking is not making errors or losing count, it is losing inhibitions and over-betting or refusing to leave in awful counts.
3. If you do drink while playing, never on an empty stomach. Eating something oily can delay the effect.
4. Alcohol is likely to reduce the overall hours you can put in.

Oh, on the comments on Belgian bear. The Belgians make the best bear in the world IMO. There's a great spot in Brussels a block from Grand Place that has local rock bands. (Or at least used to.) Drink all night and you wakeup and feel great. I prefer it over German bears.

 

[mdlbj]

Has anybody ever gargled alcohol before playing blackjack to make it seem like you are drunk? I have never tried it myself but to me this would seem like a pretty effective and easy cover to pull off. Maybe spill a bit of whiskey on your clothes to add to the effect. Before you know it you are just another drunk mark for the casino and counting cards at your leisure.

I drink like a fish when I play...

 

[mdlbj]

Seattle has the best beer in the world hands down. I agree German beer is not at all good and I was born there.. http://www.taphousegrill.com/locations.html

160 beers on tap!!

http://www.taphousegrill.com/beer.html

Oh, on the comments on Belgian bear. The Belgians make the best bear in the world IMO. There's a great spot in Brussels a block from Grand Place that has local rock bands. (Or at least used to.) Drink all night and you wakeup and feel great. I prefer it over German bears.

 

[zengrifter]

I drink like a fish when I play...

You and Kenny Uston. zg

 

[Automatic Monkey]

You and Kenny Uston. zg

If you use a drunk act, you can Wong out by putting your hand over your mouth and staggering to the bathroom, like you're going to retch. I did this once because I wanted to clear out a table, forgot where. When I came back the table was empty, looks like no one wanted to risk getting retched on, but they actually had another drink waiting for me on the table.