Almost every week I get an email (or someone asking on the Member’s Forum) how they can know if they’re playing a winning game. The email goes something like this,
“I’ve played [X number of hours] at a casino now. I’m [up or down X amount of money]. I don’t know if I’m just getting [lucky or unlucky]. How do I know if I’m playing right?” Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s a first: I just got comped–against my will.
I arrived at the large tribal casino knowing I had been backed off here before. If I had any chance for earning EV, I would have to fly under the radar. I would hit the graveyard shift in “Disguise #1.” The following morning (different shift) I would play in “Disguise #2.” Complication: only when I arrived did I realize that the nearest motel was half an hour away, equivalent to an hour of lost playing time for each round trip, so I ended up just booking a room at the casino. More pricey and risky, but I deemed it worth the trade-off in a very tightly scheduled weekend of play. Read the rest of this entry »
If there ever is an appropriate time to throw a tantrum—it is now.
When the new dealer stepped up I was betting two hands of $500 each at an advantaged count. She burned a card, waited for a player to finish fumbling with his bet, burned a card, and dealt out the round.
Catch that? Two burn cards.
I got a hard 13 and a hard 14. Dealer got an ace. Cue tantrum. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m super excited about this opportunity to introduce you to one of the most feared and underground names in card counting. This man has been under the radar for years and I assure you, there have been no movies made about him and he has not been out there flaunting his accomplishments…until now.
He goes by, Loudon Ofton.
This man has been responsible for taking millions from casinos and he has agreed to write anonymous posts on blackjackapprenticeship.com about his experiences from the front lines of playing blackjack. Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, I got the opportunity to talk to several of the most successful Blackjack card counters and blackjack team managers of all time. We spent several hours swapping stories and talking shop. And one of the most valuable things I took away from the discussion is that we’ve all had times when we weren’t winning like we should, and it came down to one simple problem: we lowered our standards.
Well 09 was a crazy year over here at Blackjackapprenticeship.com. We don’t like to brag nor am I a huge fan of new year’s resolutions but this can be a great time of year to pause and reflect on the previous year and set our sights on the next year. So here is what went down in ‘09 at BJA:
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Our Next Bootcamp is June 5, 2010, In Vegas
