Can you openly use printed copies or the wizards video poker strategies in the casinos?

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May 11th, 2011 at 11:33:31 AM permalink
DJTeddyBear Member since: Nov 2, 2009 Threads: 105 Posts: 5714	I don't think it's mistakes, per se, as much as them selling strategies for games that have rules that differ from what they are playing in their casino. Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood?

May 11th, 2011 at 12:15:10 PM permalink
kp Member since: Feb 28, 2011 Threads: 7 Posts: 422	When I sit down at a VP machine I'll have my strategy card, plus iPod, cell phone, and drink all arranged around the machine. Nobody has ever said anything about the electronics let alone the paper.

June 6th, 2011 at 10:01:42 PM permalink

SilentBob420BMFJ

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Quote: mantic59
FWIW when I was at Wynn last week they were fine with me using a cheat sheet (actually a table from Wiz of Odds cut down and laminated) as long as I didn't keep it on the felt. I kept it in my pocket and referred to it as needed.

Side note: at one session last week I was sitting between two guys who were trying to impress each other talking about how many years they've played BJ and their skill at the game, war stories, etc. In the middle of this dick-measuring match I surrendered a hand (per basic strategy). They both stopped, looked at me like I came from Mars, and asked "what did you just do?" I told them that I surrendered my hand for half my bet. One said "you can do that?" and the other said "I could never understand how to surrender." I gave them a quick summary of surrender scenarios. They were quieter for the rest of the session (*smirk*).

Where I played (Gary, IN), it would go something like this:

I hit soft 18 vs 10:

"You messed up the flow of the cards! Why would you hit an 18? That's a winning hand! Aw man what the hell. You'll learn the hard way kid, trust me I've been playing a long time."

This would happen every 20 hands or so, with the pit boss sometimes needing to come over to settle the argument. And the dealer even sided with them at times. This is one thing I don't miss at all about blackjack at a real casino. Maybe it was just because I played with extremely low class people (Gary, IN is not a good town, but it's cheaper than gambling in IL where I live), and that in Vegas and nicer areas it doesn't happen like this, but man it was seriously like explaining colors to a blind person.

June 6th, 2011 at 10:05:09 PM permalink
SilentBob420BMFJ Member since: May 8, 2011 Threads: 21 Posts: 104	Quote: kp When I sit down at a VP machine I'll have my strategy card, plus iPod, cell phone, and drink all arranged around the machine. Nobody has ever said anything about the electronics let alone the paper. This.

June 7th, 2011 at 9:00:26 AM permalink
dm Member since: Apr 29, 2010 Threads: 14 Posts: 699	I have been asked by dozens of dealers where I got my color WoO chart, never by a player. Once asked by pit boss to not keep it on the table.

June 7th, 2011 at 11:15:58 AM permalink

DJTeddyBear

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The 'not keep it on the table' thing is because it's about the size of a playing card. They don't want it used to hide a card. Ditto for other personal belongings.

Other than that, there are no problems using strategy cards.

On that note, I have no idea why the cocktail waitresses provide a cocktail napkin as a coaster, if the pit is concerned about methods to hide cards....

Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood?

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