Whoa! You want some company, Nana? I looooove blackjack. Man, used to be we'd drive over to Lake Charles and tear up a weekend. Too broke these daze, but when we win the Lottery? I'll throw away this glamorous life and turn pro. I used to deal at clubs here, but it was strictly play for fun. Tips were good, though, and I learned a lot.
Oh, and Texas Hold 'Em? I'm one of five people on the entire planet that will watch that stuff for hours.
Sigh. I sure miss playing.
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#525847 - 06/10/1004:09 PMRe: Wanna be on a Reality Show?
[Re: Lea]
Nana
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Lea,
My daughter is currently trying to teach me Texas Hold 'Em. It's her favorite game.
I am strictly a "slot slut." About 5 years ago my daughter taught me how to play "casino" blackjack as opposed to me running my mouth like I do playing at home. What I do now is take my "slot" winnings to play blackjack. Got pretty good at it. Since I play for "fun" I find "friendly" tables at the casinos. Still like to run my mouth during games. Played in a mini-tournament once & made it to the 3rd round. Was so proud at myself because I was the only female that made it that far. Walked away with $2500. The winning pot was $10,000. Tournament games are too serious for me. I could imagine how serious the players must be to play in those $100k+ tournaments. My paramour only plays Spanish 21. That game makes my head spin with the strange odds. So I just sit there with him making side bets, take his my winnings & play on the slots.
Pinochle?!? I learned how to play that when I lived (temporarily) up in Missouri*. Shoot, there were a couple of road houses that would hold weekend tournaments ~ damn was that ever fun. Ya gotta know your partner, huh?
I'm not much for slots. I'll slouch over to 'em when I've burned my blackjack stash. Your strategy sounds a whole lot saner. Nana, if we ever hook up? We could bring those casinos to their friggin' knees.
*That reminds me, haven't seen Pirate in a while. Maybe put out an APB?
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#525952 - 06/11/1004:58 AMRe: Wanna be on a Reality Show?
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carp
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Okay I'll be honest , I don't gamble at all
In fact I don't know how too - I do know something about dice , since it only goes up to 12 and Black Jack since , I can count to 21 all the rest forget it , I wouldn't know how to play .
Soooooooo , if I went to Vegas
1 - Should I play Slots ? 2 - Should I play the Tables ?
You can learn enough about blackjack to have a fighting chance, but you have to want to learn. And never every play at a table where the dealer or the other players don't feel "right." That's a luck thingie for me, anyway. Cold dealer, pissed off players, I'll pass after a couple of hands. Unless I start to win, then I'll just ride it so I can keep the pissed off players pissed off, and then I'll walk away just when I'm really gettin' hot. Makes their heads explode.
Slots are easy and you get a lot more play for your nickle ~ Look for the machines at the end of the rows, the ones with the highest visibility. Then stake out a few, and watch for the ones that somebody is playing for a long time and losing. When they finally walk away, that's as good a slot as any to play.
The house never loses, but it wants everybody to think they have a chance, so the slots with the highest crowd visibility are the ones that will pay the best/most often. 'Course, your very best bet is to just not play, but that's no fun. Second best bet is to quit while you're ahead, but that's not easy.
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#525990 - 06/11/1004:39 PMRe: Wanna be on a Reality Show?
[Re: carp]
Nana
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Carp, Lea has provided some excellent tips for you.
I started my "blackjack training exercise" in Vegas because they have free table games lessons & $1 minimum bet tables. Atlantic City does not have either but has quite a few "senior/disabled" tables ($5 minimum bets). Those are really fun tables for a beginner. The pace is slower & the people are fun to play with.
When gambling, always set a budget for yourself & don't go over it. Play for fun, not to win.
When you play slots, always play the max coins. I have a set budget amount for $1, 50¢ & 25¢ slots. When done, I take $20 & play the 1 & 2¢ slots. That $20 last me all day & into the evening hours. Most nights I walk away with $100 on those machines.
I only gamble at night & into the wee mornings. I love taking the "day trippers" money.
The main thing is to just enjoy yourself. The ones who play to win, are the ones playing w/their rent, mortgage, car notes, running back & forth to the Mac machines monies.
Another tip. When gambling wear a fanny pack. Pickpocketers love casinos. I'm a people watcher & I have seen quite a few professional pickpocketers in action in both Vegas & Atlantic City. I notice in Vegas they work in 3s. In AC they mostly work in 2s.
Side note: Vegas "casino" hookers are more glamorous & beautiful looking than they are in AC. In AC it's hard to tell the "casino" females hookers from the tranny hookers.
#526009 - 06/11/1009:11 PMRe: Wanna be on a Reality Show?
[Re: Lea]
carp
Dino's are Babe magnets
Registered: 04/19/02
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Thanks Lea and Nana
Yeah funny that Jaz and even my mother have been to Vegas a number of times - I have never been there once My mother normally wins in the positive , Jaz wins enough to break even for the cost of the trip over.
Jaz at some hotel in Vegas that has a waxed museum