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Originally Posted by browni3141
This forum is kind of dead so might as well try to make it more interesting.
How many times have you been backed off, and were any of them especially interesting in any way?
Have you attempted any of the more advanced techniques and have you had success with them?
What counting system do you use?
Is a hotdog a sandwich?
What was your biggest downswing?
What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen a ploppy do?
Just any good stories in general?
Backed off about 15-20 times. Been flat bet a couple times and had the pit boss cut the deck in half a couple times as well. Two most interesting were at a small Indian Casino I was backed off by two pit bosses, the head of security, a security guard, a police officer, a manager of player operations, and two other employees who were trying to take my photo/ask me personal info and write down answers. It was a bit much and ironically the first time I ever got backed off. The second, was in Vegas, I was playing at a table and I believe there were one or two other card counters there. We got a few hot decks and each time the pit boss would come over and yell "CUT IT IN HALF" The dealer didn't really want to do it but this pitt boss just kept screaming "CUT IT IN HALF" so loud a bunch of the other tables were looking. It got to the point where we didn't really care about the money, we just wanted to hear the pit boss loose it again.
Never attempted any advanced techniques besides some random side bet stuff.I was under the impression that learning a more advanced technique would only increase your +EV slightly and IMO wasn't worth the time investment or possible chance of not playing correctly. A little success.
Biggest downswing (rough estimates): 3,000 over an hour, 10,000 over 24 hours. Never anything larger than 10k in any amount of time.
I'll get back to you with some other stories. Maybe playing on drugs, playing with prostitutes, people falling asleep at the table and unable to wake up etc.