DD Blackjack. 300 - 20000.
Crazy that it all came down to some big hands towards the end when the count was magnificent. Earlier I lost some hands that I expected to win.
+23200
Note: Lately, for security reasons, session reports are not necessarily presented in real time corresponding directly to the day played.
I'm willing to present a side Challenge. If anyone doubts that any one, just any one of the Session reports I present during this trip is not entirely accurate, throw down a red flag! Put up a mere ten grand in cash, let's work out how to verify the Session to your satisfaction using the Wizard as the judge, and winner takes the twenty thousand.
I'll contribute five hundred from my end for the Wizard's time if the Challenger will do the same, so that's $19,000. to the winner of this side Challenge.
This Side Challenge remains good for the duration of this particular Vegas trip.
If I get one "honey" I think it's a good day.
What's your "honey" scale?
The issue hasn't arisen when there is a mixture of formal luggage and bags, but has when the luggage is absent from the equation.
I assume the host would comp such charges off anyway but - it just goes against my grain to pay a hotel for bellmen service. Tips, and good tips too, sure, but to pay for the service itself? Nuh uh.
James Patterson
This guy (he's in the third pic from the top that I posted),
sang his song while traversing through the stadium, and passed right by us and gave me a high five (my wife didn't want to stand up for him, lol).
P.S. In the silver sequined dress - Dolly Parton - surely you know who she is. Of course she is 76 now but the big blonde hair and big boobs are trademark DP!
Quote: MDawgThis latest Vegas trip which came in at over two months has been closed out quite successfully, actually one of the most profitable Vegas trips in my life.
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And how many "honeys" did you collect?
Quote: AlanMendelsonQuote: MDawgThis latest Vegas trip which came in at over two months has been closed out quite successfully, actually one of the most profitable Vegas trips in my life.
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And how many "honeys" did you collect?
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Literally...a very SMALL number (but greater than zero). Figuratively, a very large number (lost track).
A long stay in Vegas.
Huge comps affording you with pricey meals, lavish accommodations, i.e, suites in the penthouse, an open bar with the best spirits and a straw, front row seating at the best shows, and then transportation and casino suites at world class events.
Gambling sessions where, for the most part, you play alone wagering with what seems to be an unlimited bankroll with some huge bets.
Very large wins which virtually nobody witnesses except for the dealers and game attending management.
Photos flaunting opulence, wealth, and privilege.
However, the Forum members get a day-by-day vicarious experience a la Walter Mitty to provide you with a group hug of approval and awe.
We cannot wait for the further "Adventures."
On a personal note, I did learn some stuff about taxes, otherwise, I found it quite boring.
tuttigym
Quote: MDawgSenzaman wazzyneeds!
I'll back it!
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Quote: MDawgI'd have to say that as far as automated offers, Caesars Rewards SEVEN STARS status really rakes them in. While of course I may call any host and land RFB at any top resort, the level of free play (Caesars gives paper slips not promo chips for free table play), airfare reimbursements and free nights being offered not just in Vegas but all over the country is remarkable. That's what happens when you have a high theo matched with a big dollar win - they want you back!
Not just for high rollers, Caesar's Rewards has always been a great system that can be AP'd. About 15 years ago I found that they were storing your ADT, trip ADT, and annual ADT in your browser so anyone could examine them. That made it very easy to game the system.
At at least one of the top Strip resorts (not a Caesars property) all I got on my birthday was a HB! email.
Quote: MDawgIt would definitely seem so. Considering just booking free vacations at one or more of their sister properties and just going in using the free play which is not insubstantial, and leaving it at that with no further play.
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My wife and I did that regularly. Build up a high ADT in January and start taking advantage of all the free trips the rest of the year with little or no gambling.
Quote: DRichQuote: MDawgI'd have to say that as far as automated offers, Caesars Rewards SEVEN STARS status really rakes them in. While of course I may call any host and land RFB at any top resort, the level of free play (Caesars gives paper slips not promo chips for free table play), airfare reimbursements and free nights being offered not just in Vegas but all over the country is remarkable. That's what happens when you have a high theo matched with a big dollar win - they want you back!
Not just for high rollers, Caesar's Rewards has always been a great system that can be AP'd. About 15 years ago I found that they were storing your ADT, trip ADT, and annual ADT in your browser so anyone could examine them. That made it very easy to game the system.
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Under Loveman, one didn't need to work the system as Harrahs pretty much comped you just for being in the system.
And even if the casino does put you on radar merely for signing up, all offers will very quickly dry up if you don't play at all, as in, get a new player card and never play whatsoever or only with freeplay.
This was proven when I stopped playing for a decade or so - even after those monstrous years of play prior to my hiatus eventually all offers disappeared.
So if you mean "being in the system" as in merely joining, that won't get you much, but if you mean playing until you reach a decent tier, yes, that will result in automatic offers from some of these places, including apparently especially Caesars Ent.
Quote: MDawgJust signing up doesn't get you anything other than any initial free play the casino might offer, but my experience has been that even this initial free play is more with smaller or tribal casinos, such that unless you play and charge up your comp batteries, you get zilch or close to zilch offers.
And even if the casino does put you on radar merely for signing up, all offers will very quickly dry up if you don't play at all, as in, get a new player card and never play whatsoever or only with freeplay.
This was proven when I stopped playing for a decade or so - even after those monstrous years of play prior to my hiatus eventually all offers disappeared.
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Okay.
I guess those ADT hacks we all used didn't work and the offers we used didn't actually exist.
Quote: MDawgThis latest Vegas trip which came in at over two months has been closed out quite successfully, actually one of the most profitable Vegas trips in my life.
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I guess those ADT hacks we all used didn't work and the offers we used didn't actually exist.
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When forum rules and forum members say it's okay to exaggerate or even lie, I don't know what to believe.
I don't know what is APing and what is fancy or random luck.
Without rules of order chaos wins.
I suggest CHAOS as the title of such a forum:
CHAOS: the forum for pointless posts that may or may not be true.
and we have others who are actually at the casinos playing.
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I guess those ADT hacks we all used didn't work and the offers we used didn't actually exist.
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When forum rules and forum members say it's okay to exaggerate or even lie, I don't know what to believe.
I don't know what is APing and what is fancy or random luck.
Without rules of order chaos wins.
I suggest CHAOS as the title of such a forum:
CHAOS: the forum for pointless posts that may or may not be true.
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When a forum allows people to exaggerate or lie, why be surprised by the people who are attracted by such rules?
If you want to make an inane challenge part of every one of your posts, go right ahead. If you want to entertain us with tales of your magnificence, please do. I'm not big on fan fiction myself, but when in Rome.....
It be what it be.
I came here for information not fiction, nor petit arguments and ego bashing.
Unfortunately learning is often blocked by claims that APing is a closely guarded secretive endeavor.
And then others have nothing to teach but only show photos that are supposed to explain.
I get it.
There's nothing real here.
They make a point of trying to claim that what they could only dream about is untrue, but truth is stranger than fiction sometimes, and in any case there is no fiction in The Adventures of MDawg.
You experienced the same blowback with your multiple Yo's claim, but if you saw what you saw, then you know what happened.
Some people blame the sheep for doing what sheep do, while others blame the shepherd. Then there are those who blame no one and just enjoy the unintended comedy.
Quote: AlanMendelsonThere are writers' groups where fictional story lines are discussed.
I came here for information not fiction, nor petit arguments and ego bashing.
Unfortunately learning is often blocked by claims that APing is a closely guarded secretive endeavor.
And then others have nothing to teach but only show photos that are supposed to explain.
I get it.
There's nothing real here.
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Alan, you are adding NOTHING here. When you made your silly yo claim, all those who chided you did so with a 'math' explanation. "The odds of that happening are a zillion to one". "The odds of that happening are lower than winning powerball 3 weeks in a row' (examples, not fact checked)
So if you want to come after MDawg do so with a math based post. I've done it when he made his 'win a lot of tie bets claim' or whatever it exactly was. Just saying you don't believe him does what for us? Give me... "I've read his claims on this recent trip and the odds of being that far ahead are 100,000-1 against". I believe he was at the Super Bowl. I believe he was at that silly music awards show. I believe he has more expensive watches than I do. (I may have one worth $1k) Whether I believe it ALL, I'll let you guess. But give me some MEAT if you are feeding me "he's making it up" claims.
(And no, marcusClark has not hijacked my account)
Quote: SOOPOOQuote: AlanMendelsonThere are writers' groups where fictional story lines are discussed.
I came here for information not fiction, nor petit arguments and ego bashing.
Unfortunately learning is often blocked by claims that APing is a closely guarded secretive endeavor.
And then others have nothing to teach but only show photos that are supposed to explain.
I get it.
There's nothing real here.
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Alan, you are adding NOTHING here. When you made your silly yo claim, all those who chided you did so with a 'math' explanation. "The odds of that happening are a zillion to one". "The odds of that happening are lower than winning powerball 3 weeks in a row' (examples, not fact checked)
So if you want to come after MDawg do so with a math based post. I've done it when he made his 'win a lot of tie bets claim' or whatever it exactly was. Just saying you don't believe him does what for us? Give me... "I've read his claims on this recent trip and the odds of being that far ahead are 100,000-1 against". I believe he was at the Super Bowl. I believe he was at that silly music awards show. I believe he has more expensive watches than I do. (I may have one worth $1k) Whether I believe it ALL, I'll let you guess. But give me some MEAT if you are feeding me "he's making it up" claims.
(And no, marcusClark has not hijacked my account)
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I'm not challenging Mdawg because with a big bankroll you can win big. It's a matter of quitting when ahead. I believe in that.
But it's the "math guys" who don't believe in quitting when ahead; they argue it's one long session.
I have no dispute with Mdawg except I'd like to know more about how he actually plays. While you can win at a negative EV game it helps to have something that helps you win. I wish Mdawg would reveal what it is? His winning cannot be ONLY because of a big bankroll.
We are all familiar with a certain video poker player who, like Mdawg, also had a big bankroll and won by quitting when ahead. Buried in all of his claims that have been refuted was one strategy that really could have worked-- and that was going for smaller wins that had a greater likelihood of winning. Unfortunately everything else he claimed overshadowed that gem.
In horseracing his system would have been like betting the winning horse to show. It wouldn't pay as much but you had a greater chance of getting paid.
Quote: MDawgI'm not sure if Alan's grievances are necessarily directed against The Adventures of MDawg. Maybe he is saying that the supposed APs here are offering up nothing in the way of how they do anything, too. Which actually I have discussed more in the way of how I do things than many supposed APs.
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Right on target.
The closing refrain, "My mama said to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom," suggests that in order to make the best of the future, one should not dwell on the past.
People return to the dust from where they came.
If you don't know why I used the word truck with a u you're probably uncool not with it and might not know as much about Blackjack as you think.
Quote: MDawgThere are a lot of trade secrets in the AP business, and APs guard these supposed secrets with imbecilic slyness. For example, cash or coin input must not exceed free play derived. But ask an AP how to make sure this balances out and he will give you a sly, stupid look and come-on with some double-talk about how it is “complicated” and cannot be explained easily. Perhaps being an AP does affect the brain with constant get-something-for-nothing schemes, or maybe APs are naturally silly.
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As you pointed out to me once, wrong thread? Re-post and let Mr. Darkoz respond.
tuttigym
Quote: MDawgI might be talking about myself. I consider myself an AP.
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Might?? An AP? How? Explain. Based on your play my guess is that you receive lots of table play which would afford you a certain level of AP status, but IF you did not receive that free table play (house chips) could you then be an AP? How about if your maximum buy-in was $5,000 with no re-buys? An AP then?
tuttigym
Quote: tuttigymQuote: MDawgI might be talking about myself. I consider myself an AP.
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Might?? An AP? How? Explain. Based on your play my guess is that you receive lots of table play which would afford you a certain level of AP status, but IF you did not receive that free table play (house chips) could you then be an AP? How about if your maximum buy-in was $5,000 with no re-buys? An AP then?
tuttigym
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Again there are many definitions for an AP.
Getting free play coins or chips isnt a requirement for an AP. For example, a card counter is considered an AP and the player may never get a free bet.
If Mdawg knows when to bet big that skill could make him an AP.
Quote: AlanMendelsonQuote: tuttigymQuote: MDawgI might be talking about myself. I consider myself an AP.
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Might?? An AP? How? Explain. Based on your play my guess is that you receive lots of table play which would afford you a certain level of AP status, but IF you did not receive that free table play (house chips) could you then be an AP? How about if your maximum buy-in was $5,000 with no re-buys? An AP then?
tuttigym
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Again there are many definitions for an AP.
Getting free play coins or chips isnt a requirement for an AP. For example, a card counter is considered an AP and the player may never get a free bet.
If Mdawg knows when to bet big that skill could make him an AP.
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Mr. Mendelson: I am going to offer you some constructive criticism.
When a question is asked of a party that is not you, IMO it is beyond rude to jump in and speak for that party. In the post above, I ask MDawg several questions directly related to HIS post. I want him to answer those questions in his own words. I am fairly confident that if I were to ask you some questions directly and a third party were to put words in your mouth, you would be insulted and upset.
On a number of occasions you have voiced complaint of not getting "straight" answers or being gullible (craps 28 rolls), or being taken advantage. Journalists so often do not listen to or critically read those interviewed and are not prepared to ask hard questions or follow-up to answers given. If you re-read the questions I asked Mr. MDawg, they were straight, direct, simple and to the point. I expected the same from him. Now you have given him an "out." That, to me, is NOT cool or professional.
tuttigym
Quote: tuttigymWhen a question is asked of a party that is not you, IMO it is beyond rude to jump in and speak for that party.
That's not protocol on this forum.
You owe Alan an apology for subjecting him to criticism based on your uniformed opinion.
Quote: tuttigymQuote: AlanMendelsonQuote: tuttigymQuote: MDawgI might be talking about myself. I consider myself an AP.
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Might?? An AP? How? Explain. Based on your play my guess is that you receive lots of table play which would afford you a certain level of AP status, but IF you did not receive that free table play (house chips) could you then be an AP? How about if your maximum buy-in was $5,000 with no re-buys? An AP then?
tuttigym
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Again there are many definitions for an AP.
Getting free play coins or chips isnt a requirement for an AP. For example, a card counter is considered an AP and the player may never get a free bet.
If Mdawg knows when to bet big that skill could make him an AP.
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Mr. Mendelson: I am going to offer you some constructive criticism.
When a question is asked of a party that is not you, IMO it is beyond rude to jump in and speak for that party. In the post above, I ask MDawg several questions directly related to HIS post. I want him to answer those questions in his own words. I am fairly confident that if I were to ask you some questions directly and a third party were to put words in your mouth, you would be insulted and upset.
On a number of occasions you have voiced complaint of not getting "straight" answers or being gullible (craps 28 rolls), or being taken advantage. Journalists so often do not listen to or critically read those interviewed and are not prepared to ask hard questions or follow-up to answers given. If you re-read the questions I asked Mr. MDawg, they were straight, direct, simple and to the point. I expected the same from him. Now you have given him an "out." That, to me, is NOT cool or professional.
tuttigym
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Let me suggest that next time you send him a PM.