Split Double Destroy – Ramon’s Pit
I was playing blackjack at a large casino last night I had never been to before. They had multiple pits separated by whole minefields of slot machines.
I was playing blackjack at a large casino last night I had never been to before. They had multiple pits separated by whole minefields of slot machines.
“Who here can tell me how to win this game?” I asked as I bellied up to a crowded blackjack table.
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Several months back, I was playing in one of my favorite Las Vegas strip properties, and who do I see playing at the table next to me?
The player next to me—as is often the case—was tipping the dealer tonight. I—as is always the case—was not. The dealer thanked Mr. Tips more noticeably each time for the table scraps coming his way, and Mr. Tips responded by ever more loudly espousing the eternal virtues of tipping. They […]
In search of a cheap last-minute flight to a casino destination west of the Rockies, I stumbled upon something wonderful this week. The cheapest flight available—shockingly cheaper than all of the others—involved a nine-hour layover in Las Vegas.
Here we go again. A brash young pit boss with an itchy trigger finger just backed me off. It’s déjà vu all over again. Listen—no one can know you are a good card counter in the first hour. It’s impossible.
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 […]
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 […]
