I've decided to start reporting on my wins and losses when I gamble here in Reno. Hopefully it will teach some of the newer players out there reading this blog about what it's like to live in Vegas or Reno and enjoy gambling from time to time.
So today I went to a casino in Sparks Nevada, which I'm not going to name, and played a little blackjack. I like this casino cuz they have low limit tables usually a $2 or $3 minimum with a $200 max.
I bought in for $200, half green half red; put the green in my pocket and sat at a full table playing in the third spot. My bet range was from $20 to $30 per hand. And of course I was counting and tracking Aces. This was a single deck game with a 3-2 payout on blackjack. (I refused to play at a 6 to 5 game.) Because the table was full there were only two rounds of play before a new shuffle.
I played for about half an hour and walked away $50 ahead. I would have had more but on my second to last hand I lost with two tens, when the dealer did a 6 card draw to a 21. Oh well, that's why they call it gambling.
I think I did a pretty good job of masking my play, to anyone in surveillance that happened to be watching me it probably look like I was doing a modified winning progression, as I sometimes added $5 to a winning bet. I did very from basic strategy once when the count was -7, the dealer had a face up and I had an 8 & 3. Instead of doubling down, like basic strategy dictates you should do, I just scratched for a hit, and sure enough drew a 2. My next hit card was a 6 giving me a total of 19. The Dealer's hole card was a 7, so I actually won the hand. A good example of how counting cards can help you with your hit and stand decisions.
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