I Have Learned A Lot Here and Ready To Play

No, I don’t wager on college football. I attempted to on nfl and lost the 3 out of the 3 I bet on. No encouraging at all and of course I got blasted and talked down to by several on the forum here, so I gather sports betting us for those educated, seasoned and extremely knowledgeable. Not myself, lol.

I played 2 sessions last night. One blackjack and one baccarat.

Blackjack.

$4,000.00 buy in cash. One other person playing at the table. $50.00 to $5,000.00 limits.

Started with two hands. $700.00 on one and $500.00 on the other. First hand two 10s and the second one I had a 7/5. Dealer had a 4 up card. The other guy had a blackjack. I split the 10s and got a face card on the first and a 7 on the second one. I stayed. My other had with the 7/5 I did take a card and I got a 6. The dealer flips her hole card and it was a face card. (Lucky I pulled IMO). She pulls an ace and then pulls an 8. Yes! Gotta love it! + 1,900.00.

My next hand I wagered on hand only. My bet was $2,900.00. I got a pair of 5s and the dealer had a 9 up card. I doubled down leaving me one tiny little black chip for my stack. The dealer pulls me a 9 and slides it right on top of the edges of the two 5s. The other guy takes like 4 cards and then busts. The dealer flips her hole card and it was a 4. Now I jump up and I an screaming monkey, monkey come on show me that monkey. She pulls her card and she looks at it without flipping it over and says I got good news and bad news for you, which one you want first? I told her give me the bad. She said, it’s not a monkey or a 10. I said, what’s the good. She said, it’s a 3 so I have to pull again. She pulls and looks without exposing it and she is smiling. She flips over a face card. +$5,800.00

$7,700.00 beautiful pure profit from the blackjack table.

I got up, colored up to all purple chips and went to the baccarat room.

The fact that you split 10's and hit 12's against a 4 and still win more than you lose doesn't help your case here.

I'm not calling you a liar by any means, but I'm saying that takes some EXTREME luck for that to occur so often.

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No, I don’t wager on college football. I attempted to on nfl and lost the 3 out of the 3 I bet on. No encouraging at all and of course I got blasted and talked down to by several on the forum here, so I gather sports betting us for those educated, seasoned and extremely knowledgeable. Not myself, lol. link to original post

Betting college football is simple. What I like to do is wait until halftime or maybe a little later. Then I will see who is winning the games. For instance last night Minnesota was beating West Virginia 15-6 at the half. Then I look at the lines, I see that Minnesota closed at 5.5 point favorites. I then give myself a couple point cushion, by saying hey, I'll take them as Pick Em, but I'll get it at -110 instead of laying -250 or so. Then I post that on social media. I'm up pretty far doing this. Occasionally I'l lose one, but waiting till half time and then getting a few free points is really high +EV!

Tuesday’s night session I posted above on Wednesday, but I didn’t finish my post with the baccarat play.

Here it is.

You know like as in the movies, as I sat down I was just thinking about the good guy is about to kill the bad guy. That feeling, you know what is going to happen but you just don’t know how or when. I waited a few hands and then pulled my purple chips out.

I used the purple chips I had walked away from the blackjack table with winning. I pulled $5,000.00 out in chips and got 5 blacks for one of the purples. I pocketed the other chips and my $4,000.00 buy in chips back in my pocket from blackjack and made a firm commitment to myself to just wager up to the $5,000.00 at the baccarat table. Worst case would be winning $2,700.00 and my buy in safe as well.

Placed $1,700.00 on banker. Players returned a 4/Queen and the bankers returned a 3/9. Players third card was a 6 and Bankers third card was a king. +1,700.00.

Second hand parlay the win wagering $3,400.00 on the bankers. Players returned a Queen/5 and the bankers returned a 10/4. Lord O Lord, I hate to be on the bankers side with those showing. Players third card exactly what no one on the bankers desired, a Q. -$3,400.00.

Third hard wagered $3,000.00 on bankers. Player returned a 10/A and Bankers returned a 3/6, short and sweet baby! Bring it back. +$3,000.00.

Fourth hand and I committed to it being my last of the evening. Parlay and wagering $6,000.00 on the bankers. Players wagering people and bankers about equally split. There were 2 table max bettors on the players side wagering $10,000.00 each and on the banker side there was one female with a $9,900.00 bet and her verbal announcement was, every time I wager table max I lose my bet, so $9,900.00. Players returned a 2/A and our side returned an A/9. Players get their third card and they peek, their report was they had a 1 line card. Great, f*** it! They are getting that notorious small card for their 3rd and bankers gets the 10/face etc. They finally flip it and it’s another Ace, giving them a total of 4. We get our card and the female grabs it. Puts her fingers on top of it and looks at me and says, you want me to just flip it or should I peek at it. I told her, heck, drag it out the same as they did. She looks at the side and she lip syncs, never lose 2 side. I say YES out loud. She is milking and milking it. She now has her ring finger pushing down in the middle of the card and all the players side bettors are attempting to wave away the middle dot, so the card will be a 4 instead of a 5. She is pressing and pressing hard on the card and now the edges are coming up off the table. I got my head down and my forehead is almost level with the padded rail of the table. I seen the edge of the 5 and I told her, flip it baby done deal.

+$6,000.00.

Baccarat winnings $7,300.00.
Blackjack winnings $7,700.00.

Session end. Colored back up, cashed out and strutted the heck out of there!

New Years! Happy new year’s everyone!

I pulled two shifts Thursday night and a shift and a half Friday. Grabbed the wife and haul rear end an hour and half down the highway ti the casino. Told the wife we are waiting until the first hand immediately after midnight at one of the baccarat tables and then you are throwing in a $10,000.00 table max wager on players side.

She has never actually played the game with me. She knows little about it. We got to the casino shortly after 11:00 pm. We got inside and up to the event area we they had a live band playing and all kinds of drinks, champagne, snacks and so on. We did the New Years thing, counted down, kissed, danced and made our resolutions. About 10 minutes after midnight we get into the baccarat room. Everyone was just sitting down from their countdown and in high limit room celebration.

My wife buys in. They were just starting a brand new shoe at one of the tables. There was a favorite dealer seated that did the quick shuffle and set up. I noticed a few regulars I have been playing with several times there. Everyone was on bankers side and my wife slides up her 20 purple chips on the players side. One of the Asian female players says, are you sure, to my wife. My wife answers, my husband said players and I don’t challenge what he says. Everyone moves their wagers from bankers side down to the players side. My wife looks at me and says, give me some sugar baby. I give her a kiss, right then and there. The exact same thing is repeated by another 3 or so couples at the table.

The dealer says, no more bets. There is over $70,000.00 riding on the players side because of what my wife did and said at the table. Dealer slides 2 cards to her right side for the players and 2 cards right at the bankers words on the felt for the bankers side. She asks who wanted to look at the cards since there are a few people wagering all table max. We all agreed to allow the dealer to flip the cards. She gives the players side a Face/2 and then the bankers side Face/Face. She pulls the players third card from the shoe and says, you all want me to look or one of you. A few us loudly said, give us a 7 baby, come on make that a 7. She looks at it without exposing it and she ain’t smiling, she slowly flips it and she reduces our 2 to a 1 and says, SORRY GUYS. She pulls the bankers 3rd card and she is about to flip it and is saying, MONKEY, ACE, TEN—-MONKEY, ACE, TEN. Seemed like several minutes but it was actually about 20 seconds or so I guess. She flips it and it was that beautiful gorgeous colorful MONKEY!

Gotta love it. Everybody jumped up, high fived and hugged.

We took the $10,000.00 win and left. One hand, done. We Started 2022 with a clean clear $10,000.00 profit. Hope you guys on the forum do the same thing!

I snuck a picture right before the dealer cleared the cards, a little blurring but wanted to show you all the cards as I know my story sounds a but far fetched. One other player left at the same time we did with their nice profit, the rest stayed. Hopefully they made money but I know all to well what happens with continual playing.

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I find it peculiar that a high limit table accepting $70,000 in wagers would have the chips filled with white, red, and green chips. Seems like theyd have more blacks, purples and oranges, but hey, Im no casino expert.

You are mis reading the depth of that rack going to the dealer’s left side. But anyway she is supposed to have two rows of black, one row of purple, one row of orange, another row of purple, then another two rows of blacks. She was hit extremely hard just prior to us getting there.

If you look closer, her left hand is sitting on top of purple. There are empty rows that the black belongs in as well.

It is what it is.

I find this hard to believe.

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I find this hard to believe.
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It's obviously not the high roller room, the cards look to be dealt out of a one2six machine, whereas the expectation at that level would be a shoe (like the Angel brand Baccarat version)?
The high rollers areas I've seen have max bets upwards of $50k to $100k, well above the $10k.

Still... to place $10k down and win on such a low score is impressive, and ultimately, lucky.

The auto shuffling machine is on the rear of the dealer’s right side, can’t be seen from the front.

The dealer also offers a mini quick manual shuffle, if the players demand it.

They tried to use the electronic reading shoe as well, all the players protested and they had to bring back the non electronic shoe.

By the way, this is the Midwest. No much higher than $5k and $10k tables at best. Outside Chicago used to have $25k to $50k before c19, I don’t know currently.

As far as winning, it only takes 1 point to capitalize, I have seen it countless times whereas 1 side is weak, the other even weaker, then the first weak side is reduced to say one or two and the opposite side had say 5 or 6 and was reduced to zero. I’ve also seen it go in clusters whereupon that had happened numerous times in a row.

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New Years! Happy new year’s everyone!

And a Happy and Prosperous new Year to you too

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Told the wife we are waiting until the first hand immediately after midnight at one of the baccarat tables and then you are throwing in a $10,000.00 table max wager on players side.

I know what my wife would have said $:o) You have a good one there.

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... my wife slides up her 20 purple chips on the players side....

We took the $10,000.00 win and left.

Thanks for the picture. I may never see the inside of a High limit room. Did I see 3 x $100 chips and a plastic cup in front of you? That surprises me.
I have to confess to never being in a High limit room on New Years Eve, but don't they use real glasses?...

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I know my story sounds a but far fetched.
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On that, we can surely agree. But thanks for posting the evidence.

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I find this hard to believe.
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It's obviously not the high roller room, the cards look to be dealt out of a one2six machine, whereas the expectation at that level would be a shoe (like the Angel brand Baccarat version)?
The high rollers areas I've seen have max bets upwards of $50k to $100k, well above the $10k.

Still... to place $10k down and win on such a low score is impressive, and ultimately, lucky.
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It does not look like a one2six to me.

Like Marcus said, I can see a shuffle machine in the background; best guess is an MD3.

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New Years! Happy new year’s everyone!

And a Happy and Prosperous new Year to you too

Quote: Marcusclark66

Told the wife we are waiting until the first hand immediately after midnight at one of the baccarat tables and then you are throwing in a $10,000.00 table max wager on players side.

I know what my wife would have said $:o) You have a good one there.

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... my wife slides up her 20 purple chips on the players side....

We took the $10,000.00 win and left.

Thanks for the picture. I may never see the inside of a High limit room. Did I see 3 x $100 chips and a plastic cup in front of you? That surprises me.
I have to confess to never being in a High limit room on New Years Eve, but don't they use real glasses?...

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I know my story sounds a but far fetched.
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On that, we can surely agree. But thanks for posting the evidence.
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Again, this is in the Midwest, entirely different and far from a Vegas and other jurisdictions personalities and auras.

Plastic cups, yes since C19. But some things are still served in glassware.

My wife was way over towards my right, the dealer’s left when I snuck in the middle to get that picture. Those chips are someone else’s.

Ive spent thousands of hours in casinos and I do not believe for 1 minute a high limit baccarat table that has a $10,000 table max fills with white chips.

Believe what you desire. That particular casino always has one row of white chips for players tipping waitresses or betting for the dealer’s. By the way, no white chips permitted on any wager except for dealer wager tips and fortune 7 wagers.

Different casinos have different rules.

Another casino I play at has 50.00 min on their baccarat and they have pink $2.50 chips and $1.00 chips also.

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I find this hard to believe.
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It's obviously not the high roller room, the cards look to be dealt out of a one2six machine, whereas the expectation at that level would be a shoe (like the Angel brand Baccarat version)?
The high rollers areas I've seen have max bets upwards of $50k to $100k, well above the $10k.

Still... to place $10k down and win on such a low score is impressive, and ultimately, lucky.
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It does not look like a one2six to me.

Like Marcus said, I can see a shuffle machine in the background; best guess is an MD3.
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My apologies, on closer inspection it is just a shoe! It's the black all blending together - and probably my eyesight - that somehow turned that section of the image into a poor quality one2six..
It looks like a shoe - but not the electronic Angel kind which scans the cards to protect the game..

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Quote: Dieter

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Quote: mwalz9

I find this hard to believe.
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It's obviously not the high roller room, the cards look to be dealt out of a one2six machine, whereas the expectation at that level would be a shoe (like the Angel brand Baccarat version)?
The high rollers areas I've seen have max bets upwards of $50k to $100k, well above the $10k.

Still... to place $10k down and win on such a low score is impressive, and ultimately, lucky.
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It does not look like a one2six to me.

Like Marcus said, I can see a shuffle machine in the background; best guess is an MD3.
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My apologies, on closer inspection it is just a shoe! It's the black all blending together - and probably my eyesight - that somehow turned that section of the image into a poor quality one2six..
It looks like a shoe - but not the electronic Angel kind which scans the cards to protect the game..
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I comfort myself with the knowledge that I'm not quite nerdy enough to recognize the manufacturer and model of covered shoe instantly.

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I find this hard to believe.
link to original post

It's obviously not the high roller room, the cards look to be dealt out of a one2six machine, whereas the expectation at that level would be a shoe (like the Angel brand Baccarat version)?
The high rollers areas I've seen have max bets upwards of $50k to $100k, well above the $10k.

Still... to place $10k down and win on such a low score is impressive, and ultimately, lucky.
link to original post

It does not look like a one2six to me.

Like Marcus said, I can see a shuffle machine in the background; best guess is an MD3.
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My apologies, on closer inspection it is just a shoe! It's the black all blending together - and probably my eyesight - that somehow turned that section of the image into a poor quality one2six..
It looks like a shoe - but not the electronic Angel kind which scans the cards to protect the game..
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It is a definitely a Shuffle Master. Might be an MD3, next time I am there I will look.

They tried what us called a Safe Shoe, but their patrons all protested and they went back to the regular plain plastic card holder shoe. The casino I work at did the exact same thing as well last year.

The cards are put into the manual shoe, non electronic, dealt from there after the cards come out of the Shuffle Master and then quickly manually shuffled by the dealer in front of everyone.

Year End Bankroll Status Update including 1-1-2022 Session

Bankroll Update & Status Report

Baccarat Bankroll. Currently it is $90,800.00. I added the $7,300.00 baccarat win the other night as well as the $10,000.00 win from the one hand played shortly after midnight 1-1-22. And once again, it is entirely 100% pure win money, every single last cent of it, which is still my super duper, heavy duty, ultra orgasmic enhancer comfy zone, when I am at the table playing, PURE WIN MONEY, pure in every physical and literal sense. All $90,800.00 of it! Every single dollar last dollar!

Blackjack Bankroll. Currently it is $27,700.00 as it sits. I added the $7,700.00 from the blackjack play the other night as well. By the way, my blackjack bankroll is also, 100% PURE WIN MONEY, down to the very last penny and it is also a form of enhanced orgasmic ecstasy in countless ways.

Up extremely early this morning. Planning the day. Shopping, oil change in one of my vehicles, pick up ribs-sauce-potatoes and special cheese for the potatoes and shrimp for tonight’s dinner I have to cook, get to the practice range to get a certified session in and of course———————-my next baccarat casino session strategy.

All over a cup of hot fresh coffee and a no carb diet cinnamon bun!

Later tonight.

$18,000.00 baccarat buy in. Removing from my baccarat bankroll. 20% of my baccarat bankroll.

$7,700.00 blackjack buy in. Removing from my blackjack bankroll.

Edit Add. Just ate a delicious bourbon infused beef rib dinner. Nap time. Then heading to the casino.

At the casino now. Bit slow on their floor, guess everyone is partied out and snuggled up in their beds.

Will report later.

Walking through the casino the most action was at their roulette table section. I know all about roulette but am not a fan of it by any means. For some unknown reason I decided to play it. I bought in with $1,000.00 and got ten black chips. I noticed a few blacks, a few reds then followed by a single red, black, red, black and once again three reds, two blacks, two reds, three blacks. So I placed all ten chips on the black color section.

The ball landed on number 2 black.

The game did nothing for me. No challenge, no thought really, just stand and watch. Yes I won but will move on to blackjack.

+$1,000.00

Great, there appears to be a drag queen meet up or some kind of drag queen convention of sorts going on at the blackjack table area. Just great. Lol.

I’m going to walk on over to the baccarat room.

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Great, there appears to be a drag queen meet up or some kind of drag queen convention of sorts going on at the blackjack table area. Just great. Lol.

I’m going to walk on over to the baccarat room.
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Does the drag queens being present reduce the number of queens in the shoe, increasing the house edge?

I will post my baccarat and blackjack sessions later today.

Reference the drag queens. Total chaos on the floor at the tables, drinking, security, trespassing, harassment of the regular seated players and so on. I choose to avoid it.

Thanks,
Marcus Clark, AKA Marcusclark66

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Walking through the casino the most action was at their roulette table section. I know all about roulette but am not a fan of it by any means. For some unknown reason I decided to play it. I bought in with $1,000.00 and got ten black chips. I noticed a few blacks, a few reds then followed by a single red, black, red, black and once again three reds, two blacks, two reds, three blacks. So I placed all ten chips on the black color section.

The ball landed on number 2 black.

The game did nothing for me. No challenge, no thought really, just stand and watch. Yes I won but will move on to blackjack.

+$1,000.00
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The history of reds/blacks in a row is completely irrelevant. The next spin is independent of any previous spins.

Roulette also requires as much thinking as baccarat. Red/Black, Player/Banker. No decisions other than that to be made.

Similar games. Baccarat just has a lower house edge.

I knew you'd win though. Always do!

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Walking through the casino the most action was at their roulette table section. I know all about roulette but am not a fan of it by any means. For some unknown reason I decided to play it. I bought in with $1,000.00 and got ten black chips. I noticed a few blacks, a few reds then followed by a single red, black, red, black and once again three reds, two blacks, two reds, three blacks. So I placed all ten chips on the black color section.

The ball landed on number 2 black.

The game did nothing for me. No challenge, no thought really, just stand and watch. Yes I won but will move on to blackjack.

+$1,000.00
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The history of reds/blacks in a row is completely irrelevant. The next spin is independent of any previous spins.

Roulette also requires as much thinking as baccarat. Red/Black, Player/Banker. No decisions other than that to be made.

Similar games. Baccarat just has a lower house edge.

I knew you'd win though. Always do!
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Just want to ask you, would you be happy if I lost?

I never said, I'd be happy if you lost.

I said I knew you'd win, you always do.

I'm sure the incoming baccarat and blackjack report will have similar results.

Finish the report on my session.

After winning the $1,000.00 at the one roulette spin, I went to the blackjack section because of the chaos there I choose not to play blackjack and went to the baccarat room.

Tables were totally full in the baccarat room, no seats available. I went and got some snacks at their food court.

After about an hour, I passed by the blackjack section and it was about normal again so I sat down and bought in for $7,700.00.

I placed two hands at $1,500.00 each. Hand 1, 8/3 and I doubled down for $1,500.00. Hand 2, 10/9. Hand 1, my card was a 6. Stayed in hand 2. Dealer had a 3 for her up card and flips a face card. She drew a 5 for a total of 18, I lost $3,000.00 and won $1,500.00. -$1,500.00.

Next hand I wagered $2,500.00 each for another two hands. Hand 1, 10/Face. Hand 2, Ace/Ace. I threw up another $2,500.00 and split the aces. First one I drew an 8 and the second one, I drew a 3 and then a 10. I stayed with the 14. The dealer had an up card of a 7 and she flips her hole card which was an 8. She drew a Face card and busted. +$7,500.00.

I decided my blackjack session was done and took my $6,000.00 win.

I was now up $7,000.00.

Went back to the baccarat room and got an empty seat.

Wagered $3,000.00 on players side.
Players returned 9/A and the bankers side returned 10/7. Players third card was a 6. -$3,000.00.

Wagered $1,500.00 on bankers side.
Players returned 4/10 and the bankers side returned 8/2. Players third card was a 7. Bankers third card was a 3. +$1,500.00

Wagered $3,000.00 on bankers side.
Players returned 4/4 natural 8 and the bankers side returned a 2/3. -$3,000.00.

Wagered $1,500.00 on players side.
Players returned Face/3 and the bankers side returned a 10/4. Players third card was an 8. -$1,500.00.

I lost the $6,000.00 I won at blackjack and I dwelled on staying but the losses were real and I didn’t want to drawdown on my buy in and felt better with leaving with at least $1,000.00 win money.

Cashed out all my chips and left.

At least it didn’t cost me and I made a little bit. I put my buy in back in my baccarat and blackjack bankrolls and kept my $1,000.00 for pocket money.

I didn’t know that places still let you hit after splitting aces.

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I didn’t know that places still let you hit after splitting aces.
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The property I was playing at does.

The brand where I work does not.

From the internet. “ Splitting aces gives a player two chances to hit 21. Splitting aces is so favorable to the player that most gambling establishments have rules limiting the player's rights to do so. In most casinos the player is only allowed to draw one card on each split ace.”

Like it says, “in most casinos”.

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...I sat down and bought in for $7,700.00.

I placed two hands at $1,500.00 each. Hand 1, 8/3 and I doubled down for $1,500.00. Hand 2, 10/9. Hand 1, my card was a 6. Stayed in hand 2. Dealer had a 3 for her up card and flips a face card. She drew a 5 for a total of 18, I lost $3,000.00 and won $1,500.00. -$1,500.00.

Next hand I wagered $2,500.00 each for another two hands. Hand 1, 10/Face. Hand 2, Ace/Ace. I threw up another $2,500.00 and split the aces. First one I drew an 8 and the second one, I drew a 3 and then a 10. I stayed with the 14. The dealer had an up card of a 7 and she flips her hole card which was an 8. She drew a Face card and busted. +$7,500.00.

I decided my blackjack session was done and took my $6,000.00 win.

I was now up $7,000.00.

With all the detail, you forgot to mention that you had to buy in again, or already had chips from a previous session. Disappointing lack of detail $:o) unless 'threw up' meant bought in....
Initial buy in 7700
Lost 1500 leaving 6200
two wagers of 2500 leaving 1200
You did not have enough chips to split the aces
Really lucky they let you hit on split aces. I wonder if that is their rule or whether the dealer was unfamiliar with the game. I've had an unfamiliar dealer allow me to hit after split aces, but she was wrong to do so.

Oh and for picky purists out there. Note how Marcus stood on a 14 against a dealer's 7 and was successful in his act of defiance against any who would support using basic strategy!
This is one more post which proves conclusively that Basic Strategy is wrong

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I didn’t know that places still let you hit after splitting aces.
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The property I was playing at does.

The brand where I work does not.

From the internet. “ Splitting aces gives a player two chances to hit 21. Splitting aces is so favorable to the player that most gambling establishments have rules limiting the player's rights to do so. In most casinos the player is only allowed to draw one card on each split ace.”

Like it says, “in most casinos”.
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You are sure it was blackjack you were playing and not spanish 21?
I suggest that you were not playing at a casino where the actual rule was that you could draw a second card, but rather that the dealer did not know the restriction in the rules. IMHO, the latter is the MORE likely possibility.
Not the MOST likely possibility.

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...I sat down and bought in for $7,700.00.

I placed two hands at $1,500.00 each. Hand 1, 8/3 and I doubled down for $1,500.00. Hand 2, 10/9. Hand 1, my card was a 6. Stayed in hand 2. Dealer had a 3 for her up card and flips a face card. She drew a 5 for a total of 18, I lost $3,000.00 and won $1,500.00. -$1,500.00.

Next hand I wagered $2,500.00 each for another two hands. Hand 1, 10/Face. Hand 2, Ace/Ace. I threw up another $2,500.00 and split the aces. First one I drew an 8 and the second one, I drew a 3 and then a 10. I stayed with the 14. The dealer had an up card of a 7 and she flips her hole card which was an 8. She drew a Face card and busted. +$7,500.00.

I decided my blackjack session was done and took my $6,000.00 win.

I was now up $7,000.00.

With all the detail, you forgot to mention that you had to buy in again, or already had chips from a previous session. Disappointing lack of detail $:o) unless 'threw up' meant bought in....
Initial buy in 7700
Lost 1500 leaving 6200
two wagers of 2500 leaving 1200
You did not have enough chips to split the aces
Really lucky they let you hit on split aces. I wonder if that is their rule or whether the dealer was unfamiliar with the game. I've had an unfamiliar dealer allow me to hit after split aces, but she was wrong to do so.

Oh and for picky purists out there. Note how Marcus stood on a 14 against a dealer's 7 and was successful in his act of defiance against any who would support using basic strategy!
This is one more post which proves conclusively that Basic Strategy is wrong
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Yes you are correct, I had to get $300.00 out of my pocket.

I had $8,000.00 in the game, the $7,700.00, the $1,000.00 win from roulette and $300.00 from my pocket. All when I had the three wagers of $2,500.00 on the table.

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...I sat down and bought in for $7,700.00.

I placed two hands at $1,500.00 each. Hand 1, 8/3 and I doubled down for $1,500.00. Hand 2, 10/9. Hand 1, my card was a 6. Stayed in hand 2. Dealer had a 3 for her up card and flips a face card. She drew a 5 for a total of 18, I lost $3,000.00 and won $1,500.00. -$1,500.00.

Next hand I wagered $2,500.00 each for another two hands. Hand 1, 10/Face. Hand 2, Ace/Ace. I threw up another $2,500.00 and split the aces. First one I drew an 8 and the second one, I drew a 3 and then a 10. I stayed with the 14. The dealer had an up card of a 7 and she flips her hole card which was an 8. She drew a Face card and busted. +$7,500.00.

I decided my blackjack session was done and took my $6,000.00 win.

I was now up $7,000.00.

With all the detail, you forgot to mention that you had to buy in again, or already had chips from a previous session. Disappointing lack of detail $:o) unless 'threw up' meant bought in....
Initial buy in 7700
Lost 1500 leaving 6200
two wagers of 2500 leaving 1200
You did not have enough chips to split the aces
Really lucky they let you hit on split aces. I wonder if that is their rule or whether the dealer was unfamiliar with the game. I've had an unfamiliar dealer allow me to hit after split aces, but she was wrong to do so.

Oh and for picky purists out there. Note how Marcus stood on a 14 against a dealer's 7 and was successful in his act of defiance against any who would support using basic strategy!
This is one more post which proves conclusively that Basic Strategy is wrong
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Yes you are correct, I had to get $300.00 out of my pocket.

I had $8,000.00 in the game, the $7,700.00, the $1,000.00 win from roulette and $300.00 from my pocket. All when I had the three wagers of $2,500.00 on the table.
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Of course you did! How silly of me! You had left the roulette table with 2000 in chips, so your buy in of 7700 gave you 9700 in chips. No need to even consider the 300 in your pocket, or where that came from. It wasn't even needed.

My buy ins are almost always separated. Winnings combined, but I like my buy ins put back away for psychological purposes.

I also keep my coins in my front left pocket and my bills in my billfold. No reason to keep all that together when its obviously for a different purpose.

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I didn’t know that places still let you hit after splitting aces.
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The property I was playing at does.

The brand where I work does not.

From the internet. “ Splitting aces gives a player two chances to hit 21. Splitting aces is so favorable to the player that most gambling establishments have rules limiting the player's rights to do so. In most casinos the player is only allowed to draw one card on each split ace.”

Like it says, “in most casinos”.
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I find this very hard to believe. I'd be shocked if there is a casino in the United States of America that will let you hit again after splitting Aces. Most casinos are making the games worse for the players, not better.

Tonight, plan is hit em hard and fast.

$5,000.00 buy in. Baccarat only.

5 hands 5 chances to run each one out.

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Tonight, plan is hit em hard and fast.

$5,000.00 buy in. Baccarat only.

5 hands 5 chances to run each one out.
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I predict a double up! $5,000 more of pure win money!

FYI. I have a blog now.

https://wizardofvegas.com/member/marcusclark66/blog/#post2398

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Tonight, plan is hit em hard and fast.

$5,000.00 buy in. Baccarat only.

5 hands 5 chances to run each one out.
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Here is the report on that session.

Went to the casino, got in and situated at one of the tables. Bought in for $5,000.00.

Hand 1. $1,000.00 bet on bankers. Players returned a F/F and Bankers returned a 10/A. Players third card was an 8. Bankers third was a 4. -$1,000.00.

Hand 2. $1,000.00 bet on Bankers. Players returned a 2/3 and the bankers returned a A/A. Players third card was a Face. Bankers third card was a 6. +$1,000.00.

Hand 3. $2,000.00 bet on Players. Players returned a 10/7 and Bankers returned a 5/4. -$2,000.00

Hand 4. $1,500.00 bet on Players. Players returned a 6/4 and bankers retuned a 7/3. Players third card was an Ace. Bankers third card was a 2. -$1,500.00

Hand 5. $1,500.00 bet on Players. Players returned a 3/F and Bankers returned a 3/3. Players third card was a 9. -$1,500.00.

Left, busted out the $5,000.00 I brought from my baccarat bankroll.

On the way to the casino.

Stopped for a sandwich to go with the coffee we got next door. Look at my order number, my Asian friend along for the trip today is freaking out and telling me how lucky 888 is.

In my pocket from my baccarat bankroll is $7,000.00.
In my pocket as well from my blackjack bankroll is $8,000.00.

Here is the receipt check it out.

Wife just called. Told me she is on the way to the casino to meet us with the wife of my friend I am with. Said don’t play just wait. Should be here in about half an hour or so.

We are at the casino eating in their steakhouse. Will write up what happened in the baccarat game but right now I have a $1,000.00 wager I just won from my buddy who is a die hard Cowboys fan. We bet who would score first, he took theCowboys and I took the Eagles. This is going to be a great dinner my friends! :)

Okay guys here we go. Time to get the report done. The two wives just took off for their spa salon appointments to get all their female stuff done. Just finished the O.J., coffee and some breakfast snacks.

I am going to pick up the celebration first where I left off last inside the steakhouse when my friend laid the $1,000.00 down on the table when the eagles scored their first TD.

We ordered and enjoyed a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne from the vintage 2010. It was on the menu for $490.00 probably around half that at the larger liquor stores I am sure. We ordered stuffed mushrooms, garlic glazed shrimp and a salmon salad our friends wanted to share. Just about the time the bottle came one of the casino hosts came in and said she wanted to check on us to see if we needed anything. We told her no. She offered to comp us two rooms or a suite with two bedrooms if we would like to stay over. We looked at each other and shrugged our shoulders and we told her okay let’s do that. She said she would check us in and she just needed one of our drivers licenses whomever wanted the room under their name. I gave her mine sine I am CTRd there anyway. About the time the bottle and appetizers came the host came back in with the room key cards. We thanked her and she turned down a glass of champagne, which I knew she would. She also said she was picking up the bottle but said, that was all she could do because of our play time, etc. again I thanked her and said we understood and possibly later we would play again. She smiled, left her card and left.

Our dinner order included a filet with crab and a requested lobster tail. A porterhouse 24oz huge steak. A ribeye and my buddies wife had the veal scaloppini surrounded by a complete circle of extra large shrimp. The dinner was perfect in every way! For dessert we ordered a whole strawberries and cream shortcake and a requested side bowl of freshly cut strawberries. We accompanied our dessert with a wonderful bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux blend. That was on the wine menu for $580.00 and once again probably half that in the stores.

We sat, talked and enjoyed. We celebrated our largest win and we did it our way. Maybe not the highest of high roller styles but we totally enjoyed our dinner and drinks that easily outlasted the Cowboys and Eagles game. We had to pony up the cost of the food and the wine and other items we had which was around $1,200.00 and we decided on a $300.00 tip for the waiters serving us. I throw up the $1,000.00 my buddy paid me for my Eagles first score win and he paid the remaining $500.00 or so dollars.

I will report the baccarat results in the next post right after another round of O.J. and coffee.

Wife and her friend came walking into the baccarat room but I think it’s a better description to say prancing on in. Both of them had on their above knee black leather boots as well as their extremely short and tight dresses on. And I put the emphasis on extremely short and extremely tight. As they were strutting on in the room, numerous people around were turning their heads and doing double takes as the pair did their grand entrance into the Baccarat area. I mentioned to my buddy, I think this is going to change the personality we play with and aura we are used to.

We both already bought in and we were standing there waiting for our wife’s to arrive. When my wife came into the room she asked how much we had and I told her I bought in for the $7K and had another $8k out of the $15K I brought, and that was for blackjack play set aside. She wanted to play with the $8K as well. My buddy did the same with his wife, but they were using different amounts of funds.

She bought in for the $8K that I gave her and we all agreed to play a maximum of 10 hands. We agreed to wager $50 every hand as well on the Fortune 7 side wager. We began our play.

$500 on players and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had $200 on players and $50 on Fortune 7.
Players returned a 2/7 and the bankers returned a Q/7. Mine +450 wife +150,

$500 on players and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had $500 on players and $50 on Fortune 7.
Players returned a 5/5 and the bankers returned a 7/A. Mine -$550 wife -550.

$250 on players and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had $1,000 on players and $50 on Fortune 7.
Players returned a K/7 and the bankers returned a Q/8. Mine -$300 wife -1,050.

The wife and her friend come out and say, time to pump it up. Let’s get this done. She repeats it again. She threw up $2,000 on the bankers along with another $50 on the Fortune 7. I do the exact same thing. Players returned a J/2 and the bankers returned a 2/3. Players third card was a 4. Bankers third card was a 3, Fortune 7 hits. Mine +$2,000 wife +$2,000.

$2,500 on players and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had the same.
Players returned a 3/5 and the bankers returned a 10/7. Mine +$2,450 wife +$2,450.

$2,000 on players and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had the same.
Players returned a 7/7 and the bankers returned an A/2. Players third card was a 6 and the bankers third card was a 10. Mine -$2,050 wife -$2,050.

$2,000 on the bankers and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had the same.
Players returned a Q/Q and the bankers returned a J/A. Players third card was a 10. Bankers third card was a 2. Mine +$1,950 wife +$1,950.

Now we were sitting there, I have just a bit over $11,000 and the wife has right at $11,000. The wife and her friend are talking while I shove up a $2,500 bet on Players. The wife separates her chips out in 4 stacks of $2,500 each and a 5th one with the remainder of what she had. She puts the 4 together and says extremely loud, let’s do this and get it on or get over with it. Her friend follows. I follow and my buddy wagers a considerable amount larger than he has been. We each put a $100 black chip dealer wager next to our stacks and the floor says we can’t be over the table max limit including the dealer wager on the B or P bet. So we each take one off the three max wagers making our bets $9,900 each, rather than giving it to my buddy since he actually a couple thousand under max. We also kept the $50 Fortune 7 wagering up as well.

Players returned a Q/K and the bankers returned a 4/9. As the players third card is being flip over we are all yelling, 8 or 9. Players third card was a 5. Bankers third card, as we are all yelling for a monkey, was an 8. My wife and her friend jump up and break out into that old K,C. & The Sunshine Band song lyrics, that’s the way I like it aha aha, that’s the way aha aha, that’s the way I like it aha aha. Mine +$9,850 wife +$9,850.

What we did, and I know saying it will probably get those comments about how the future hands are not dependent on the previous or trends do not work, etc., but for the little piece of the shoe we were playing we did exactly that. It was the 3-2-1 Bankers and then the chop chop starts.

Try to replicate what the board showed.

P—B—P—B—P
—--B——--B
-—-B

So the next hand we all bet on the bankers once again and we also confirmed that we were only going to play 10 hands.

We all made the same wagers again. $9,900 bankers, $100 dealer wager and $50 on the Fortune 7. Wife had the same, her friend had the same and my buddy had his $8,000 wager as well. Players returned a 3/3 and the bankers returned a 6/2. Beautiful natural 8. We all high fived. Mine +$9850 wife +$9,850.

Now the board had that 3-2-1 with the bankers. We all kept the same thought and committed to the players for our 10th hand.

Once again we all made the same wagers. My wife and I had the $9,900 players, $100 dealer wager and another $50 on the Fortune 7. (Yes I know the fortune 7 pay out at $2k would not cover a lost players wager we had now or on the hand before last, but we said it at the beginning and we truly never planned on the size of the last 3 wagers we were into, so we kept it going).

Cards came out and players returned a K/6 and the bankers returned a 10/10. We all looked at each other and the wife said, we are going to feel like fools if that 7 comes out huh? Of course we are screaming for a monkey,10, Ace, 1-2-3-4-5. Dealer flips a Queen over. The two girls look at each other and the words Gangnam Style comes out and they both jump up and break out into that famous dance singing some of the lyrics while my wife’s friend is pointing to the Queen, hey sexy lady, hey sexy lady, Oppan Gangnam style, baby baby, you know what I’m saying, hey sexy lady. Of course her friend being Asian, really made the whole dance and singing some of the lyrics really cool. Mine +9,850 wife +$9,850.

Everyone is laughing and smiling, high fives once again. We all stand up, color up and we are done playing.

My wife and I won a total of $65,950. We kept $950 in our pocket and committed to putting the rest of the cash back to the bank rolls and some into savings. Done.

Latest Bankroll Status Update including 1-2-2022, 1-4-2022 and 1-8-2022 Sessions

Bankroll Update & Status Report

Baccarat Bankroll. It was $90,800.00 on 1-1-2022. Played and won at blackjack $6K and lost that at baccarat. I did win $1,000.00 at roulette and what I did when I got home was add $200.00 to my baccarat bankroll making it an even $91,000.00. Must say and I am extremely proud my baccarat bankroll is entirely 100% pure win money, every single last cent of it, which is still my super duper, heavy duty, ultra orgasmic enhancer comfy zone, when I am at the table playing, 100% WIN MONEY FROM THE CASINOS, pure in every physical and literal sense. All $91,000.00 of it!

Blackjack Bankroll. It was $27,700.00 on 1-1-2022. I added the $300.00 from the $1,000.00 roulette win as well making it an even $28,000.00. I put the other $500.00 into my pocket leftover from the roulette win. By the way, my blackjack bankroll is also, 100% GENUINE BEAUTIFUL PURE WIN MONEY, down to the very last penny and it also serves as a form of enhanced orgasmic ecstasy in countless ways at the casino tables.

On 1-4-2022 I took $5,000.00 from my $91,000.00 baccarat bankroll for a session. Lost the entire $5,000.00. Baccarat bankroll reduced to $86,000.00.

Blackjack bankroll remains at $28,000.00 on 1-4-2022.

On 1-8-2022 I removed $15,000.00 ($7k from baccarat bankroll and $8k from blackjack bankroll). My wife and I won a total of $65,950.00 on baccarat. We kept out $950.00 to pay for misc hotel charges such as spa/salon and gift shop. We also covered gas, food, etc that came from out of pocket. I added $24,000.00 to my baccarat bankroll. I also added $17,000.00 to my blackjack bankroll. As well, the $15,000.00 I took to play with was also put back into the respective two bankrolls. The remaining $24,000.00 is being deposited tomorrow morning into savings accounts.

Current.

Baccarat Bankroll. Currently is $110,000.00. Finally busted that $100K mark, yes! :) The total sum is pure win money, every single last dollar of it. Thanks to those that I learned from and who wrote on the board as I was able to get the insight and motivational wherewithal to ‘go for it’.

Blackjack Bankroll. Currently is $45,000.00. All win money, every single dollar, every single penny.