ZeeBabar said:
As for 21forme, I disagreed with his contention that AP's dont play DD in Las Vegas because I have been in contact with some that do. On one of my trips, 2 days, I won $3300 playing DD while using a players card at some 8-9 casinos using a 1-5 or 1 to 2×4 spread. I was also not backed off at the Spaniard place.
So 21forme told you one thing (that many AP's don't play DD) and some other AP's told you differently. So you decided that 21forme was either wrong or intentionally steering you wrong?
Frankly, without even knowing what other AP's you spoke with, I would value 21forme's advice far more. And I don't say that just because he is my friend. He is one of those players, like a bigplayer, that if he says something, he tends to know what he is talking about.
And there is another consideration. I said earlier somewhere, that different players have different goals and different approaches based on those goals or situations. I know or know of some card counters that when they come to vegas, they attack the best games aggressively and that would be the DD games. They can afford to do so because they don't come that often. So if/when they get backed off or banned, they won't be back for 6 months or a year and then will attack the same way. That is called the "slaughter" approach as in shear vs slaughter.
I, myself and many player that lives in vegas, as well as most that frequent vegas fairly regularly do NOT take that approach. We go with the shear approach. Get what you can, but avoid or try to avoid heat and backoffs, so you are welcome to play next trip. One of the ways you do this is by not playing the games that are hawked closely. That would be the DD games and especially the DD games at any property that is any kind of chain property or is well known to contribute to OSN and other databases. There is a reason DD games are referred to as counter traps.
I would love to play only DD....higher Ev. But I can't. I have just a couple DD games that I play and that is because they are independent places that if....make that when, they back me off, it won't jeopardize other games and opportunities. For me, one of those places happens to be the sweaty place you mentioned. Other players shy away from that store, I play it very regularly (for short sessions).
So, you can see different players have different goals and plans of attack based on their individual situations. It doesn't mean that anyone telling or advising you one thing while another says something else, is wrong. Just different approaches. My own approach is pretty much exactly what 21forme told you.
Note: before anyone jumps on me for the small v's in "vegas", my keyboard is dying. I can't seem to type cap v's, f's or g's.
So Santa, if you are reading....
