Nå ... sikke en lang dag ... med op- og nedture. Alt indtil i dag var træning ... dette var min første store udflugt, hvor jeg skulle spille seriøst og med en startbankroll.
Tjek nye kasinoer
Jeg tog en beslutning i sidste øjeblik om at køre videre og tjekke yderligere 3 landbaserede kasinoer. Disse er større med et udvalg af bordspil. Den sidste var enorm... men personalet virkede uvenligt. Jeg tror, de alle havde blackjack-borde med håndblandet kort ... men de fik også højere minimumsindsatser - hvilket betyder, at jeg er nødt til at opbygge min bankroll for at have en rimelig chance der.
Sjovt Slot Find
Jeg kan ikke lide slots, men jeg har lært at se visse titler, der viser en opbygning af noget (mønter, guldsække osv.), der tyder på, at en bonusrunde snart vil komme (i nogle titler er det bare show og ubrugeligt - for andre, det kan tages lidt seriøst). I et nyt casino var der et spil, jeg ikke genkendte, men det havde, hvad der lignede en virkelig stor opbygning på skærmen - jeg besluttede at prøve det - jeg tror, jeg havde ikke mere end $30 i maskinen og fik bonusrunden - en ekstra gevinst for dagen. Dette ser ud til at ske oftere, end jeg forventer - folk spiller på en maskine, indtil den næsten er klar og går så!?
Skuffende Freebet-bord
Jeg endte på den positive side af tingene i dag til mit første rigtige forsøg med korttælling. Men to ting gjorde det svært:
For det første var distraktionerne - især casinopersonalet. Mens du bare står og ser og lærer (eller med korte spiludbrud), ser det ud til, at folk lader dig være i fred. Men at starte igangværende spil ser ud til at have så mange afbrydelser (især servitricer, der spørger, om jeg er okay, eller om jeg vil have noget). Også andre spillere, der slutter sig til eller forlader bordet, dealere bliver skiftet, andet personale, der laver kasinoforretninger med dealeren, baggrundsstøj fra andre spillere/spil osv. Det er noget, jeg lige skal vænne mig til.
For det andet, og meget værre, har dette casino (det der er tættest på min nuværende placering og det jeg har lært på) de strengeste grænser af nogen af de 8 casinoer jeg nu har tjekket ud. Det var først, da jeg satte mig ned for at spille, at jeg fandt ud af, at de begrænsede væddemålet meget lavt på sidevæddemålene. Den ene sideindsats blev gjort næsten ubrugelig, den anden fik en lavere cap, men de tilføjede et højere multiplum for et farvet eller egnet sæt kort (noget min optælling ikke forudsiger) - jeg fik en enkelt egnet sideindsats (50 til 1) under spillet, hvilket sikrede et overskud ved det pågældende bord for dagen.
Så ... jeg tror, jeg er vokset ud af det lille casino i nærheden af mig ... Jeg bliver nok nødt til at tage et mere fjernt sted hen ... men jeg får bedre spiludvalg, og bedre hovedindsatser og sideindsatser for det.
Svar på det originale indlæg
Ja ... nogle sidevæddemål kan tælles og gøres rentable. For eksempel er et sidebet i gennemsnit én gang ud af 14 hænder (1 ud af 14) og betaler 11 til 1. Det lyder dårligt, indtil man finder ud af, at 75 % af de gange, det forekommer, er, når antallet er positivt. Kun 1/4 af de gange, det forekommer, er, når decket er negativt. Så bare at spille det sidevæddemål, når antallet er positivt, bliver en vindende strategi ... du satser kun halvdelen af tiden, men fanger 3/4 af gevinsterne.
Well ... what a long day ... with ups and downs. Everything up until today was practice ... this was my first major outing where I was going to play seriously and with a starter bankroll.
Checking Out New Casinos
I made a last minute decision to drive further and check out 3 more land based casinos. These are more sizable, with a selection of table games. The last one was huge ... but the staff seemed unfriendly. I think all of them had blackjack tables with hand shuffled cards ... but they were also getting into higher minimum bets - meaning I need to build my bankroll to have a reasonable chance there.
Fun Slot Find
I do not like slots, but I have learned to watch certain titles that show a buildup of something (coins, bags of gold, etc) that suggest a bonus round will come soon (in some titles, it is just show and useless - for others, it can be taken somewhat seriously). In one new casino, there was a game I did not recognize, but it had what looked like a really big buildup onscreen - I decided to try it - I think I had no more than $30 in the machine and got the bonus round - an extra win for the day. This seems to happen more often than I expect - people play a machine until it is nearly ready and then leave!?
Disappointing Freebet Table
I did end up on the positive side of things today for my first real try at card counting. But two things made it difficult:
First, were the distractions - especially the casino staff. While just standing around watching and learning (or with short bursts of play), people seem to leave you alone. But to start ongoing play seems to have so many interruptions (especially waitresses asking if I am okay or if I want anything). Also, other players joining or leaving the table, dealers being switched, other staff doing casino business with the dealer, background noises from other players / games, etc. That is something I just have to get used to.
Second, and much worse, this casino (the one closest to my current location and the one I have been learning at) has the strictest limits of any of the 8 casinos I have now checked out. It was not until I sat down to play that I learned that they capped the betting very low on the side bets. One side bet was made almost useless, the other was given a lower cap, but they added a higher multiple for a colored or suited set of cards (something my counting does not predict) - I did get a single suited side bet ( 50 to 1) during play which ensured a profit at that table for the day.
So ... I think I have outgrown the little casino near me ... I will probably have to go to a more distant place ... but I get better gaming selection, and better main bets and side bets for it.
Answer to the Original Post
Yes ... some side bets can be counted and made profitable. For example, one side bet averages once in 14 hands (1 in 14 )and pays 11 to 1. That sounds bad until one finds that 75% of the times it occurs is when the count is positive. Only 1/4 of the times it occurs is when the deck is negative. So, just simply playing that side bet only when the count is positive becomes a winning strategy ... you are betting only half the time but catching 3/4's of the wins.
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