Winter Spring 2021 Vegas Trip

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Day 125 play

DD Blackack. Playing between 200 - 10000.

Three separate sessions three separate casinos. Lost small (relatively) at one casino, lost big at second casino, won bigger at third casino.

Wasn�t too bad really but it got just a little too late and I was a little too hungry so I gave up before I could make the day net even.

At the third casino was told I tipped out some 3000 via dealer side bets alongside mine. I hadn�t realized it was quite that much. Thought it was more like 1500, but whatever. I did quite well that session.

3000 tipped out sounds like a lot, and it is - but I had a certain goal to win at least the entire loss from the second casino, and I don't think I would have ended up with much more if I had not tipped out. Might've achieved the goal sooner, is all.

Long day.

-6550

I couldn�t get my concession taken care of at the second casino but come Monday that will eat up some of the above loss too.

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Day 126 play

DD Blackjack. Played between 500 - 5000.

Didn't play very long actually. I was down close to 10000 when I won a 5000 hand. Gradually up from there and won most all of my bigger bets. Ended with a period when I won every hand in row for about eight times in a row, betting somewhat progressively.

+8275

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Take the cash. And the cannoli.

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Day 127 play

DD blackjack. 500 - 5000.

I got to as much as -8000 at one point, rallied from there winning most of my hands for a while. Kept getting stuck around -1000, eventually made a break and ended ahead.

+4215

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At a recent session someone I have seen at the tables occasionally came up to me and seemed to be angling for some deng. I�ve seen this one before including at one of the sessions where I won about $16K. At that session seemed to be hinting at a handout too, but I gave nothing. This one was also present on a session from a few months ago where I won over $100K. At that session, I was pretty sure the player was actually playing, but now I�m not so sure.

Anyway, I gave the player 100 �to borrow� which placed on my bet. I got a 20 so we won and I just let keep the 100 �won� with my loan. In gratitude bought me a Starbucks cappuccino and brought it to me at the table. I started winning after that I was down slightly at that moment ended up winning. So I think the player is good energy but I�m wondering if this one�s thing isn�t just wandering around high limit Bacc or Blackjack tables and mooching off players gets to know.

I�ve become immune to these chip hustlers (assuming that is what is going on) over the years, and in fact don�t like anyone sitting down at my table private or not, but in this instance, I figured, why the h not. I gave up a hunny.

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Day 128 play

DD Blackjack. One heckuva session. 500 - 5000 , with one bet well beyond.

I kept hovering around -3000 , and finally spilled to -12000 and got as low as about -30000. I did one bet 18000 and won, although I intended to bet 20000 and kept joking with the pit boss that "That was a mistake! I intended to bet twenty."

One of the dealers kept saying, jokingly, but also seriously, "You're a professional card counter, aren't you." I just laughed. The pit boss didn't even seem to care or listen. It was a little surreal.

I ended up a little ahead, and stopped.

+2615

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Win, lose or draw, camping out in Vegas casinos for a half year and spending over 120 days at the tables playing high limit requires balance and good physical and mental health habits just to keep from...cracking.

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Day 129 play

DD Blackjack. Pretty light session. 300 - 1200

It wasn�t until after I�d left the table that I realize there it hadn�t occurred to me to tip the dealer along the way with any side bets.

+2625

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Day 130 play

DD Blackjack. 300 - 2500.

Was down as much as -6000 at one point, rallied, quit pretty soon after getting ahead.

+1800

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Day ___ play

I did this recently just as a test. I went to a major Strip casino that allows mid shoe entry. I watched until the count was ridiculously positive and then jammed 5000 on the circle. I did this three times over the course of many shoes, just standing there and betting only three hands. I didn't even sit down. I won 2/3. No one said a word.

+5000