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:
A while back, I came across a casino with a great game. Good rules and INSANE pen. After walking around the casino floor to figure out my best option, I ordered a beer, sat down at a table, and started firing away. OK. Let me clarify. I ordered the beer for the “image” it would give, I actually stood at the table, and by “firing away”, I mean I was betting the table limit within the first 2 decks of the 6 deck shoe. I was high fiving players, asking the pit crew to comp me energy drinks, and doing whatever else I could to generate as much EV as I could before they caught on.
The other day I went out to play a little blackjack. This isn’t a super common event for me since I spend most of my time training blackjack players and working on other businesses but the experience was memorable and has some lessons for all of us. This particular casino I played at was a small one. By small I mean, 4 table games open (only one of which is blackjack) and only one pit boss. This particular night the cards were landing for me. I couldn’t lose. No less than 3 times I emptied all the chips in the rack above $5. This means that I had stacks and stacks of chips in front of me and the casino had no chips in front of them.
This:
a) is really hard to do
b) feels really good
c) shows how completely incompetent the pit boss is. Read the rest of this entry »
OK. So it’s been far too long since my last installment of “How to Practice Blackjack”.
In Part I, I talked about Basic Strategy being the foundation of being a card counter. In Part II, I discussed some tips on keeping the running count accurately and quickly. Today, I’m going to give some practice tips for getting from the running count to the true count.
Next Vegas Bootcamp- Nov 14!
Dear Soldiers in the BJA Army,
We’re less than a month away from our next Vegas Boot Camp! We wanted to give you guys the 4-1-1 on what to expect:
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1. Personal game evaluation. By the time you leave, you will know exactly where your game is at, what to work on and EVERYTHING you need to know to be a Pro Card Counter.
2. Comprehensive training. Whether it’s evaluating your advantage, secrets to increase your profits, or knowing what to do when a Casino tresspasses you. We have a collective 15 years of card counting experience, and have trained scores of people. We won’t hold anything back.
3. A pimp-@$$ suite on the strip in Vegas. We’ll be doing our training out of a high-roller suite. Where else do you think we’d want to spend a day in Vegas?
4. Personalized bet spreads. By the time you leave, you’ll have a bet spread that is customized for your bankroll size, games, etc.
If you’re ready to take your game from a hobby you hope to not lose money at to a source of income, this is your best option!
We hope to see you there!
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