Day 11 play

Pulled an 8K marker. First shoe, not so good - I actually got down to -5K and put 2500 on Player. I draw an eight and would you believe it, dealer pulls a freakin'
(Ma, I said freakin')
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eight to tie me! Then I figure, in for a penny in for a pound and I put the balance on there - CASE BET - three thousand and draw a five. Dealer hits to four with a three card draw that mandates my pull. I get a face card and that's it! baby boy, Victory! Six card 5 over 4.

Still, I end the first shoe down -2500.

Second shoe I manage to rally some including following a 2/2/2 pattern beautifully, but still end down -700.

I'm actually considering leaving it at that, and just walking, but I go for a third shoe. On this shoe, a seven player run happens almost immediately and I catch 6/7 of it, and then the entire first portion of the shoe is 2:1 Players. I take all that for what it's worth, start to lose a tad as the shoe goes a bit random on me, and color up, walking with 2525 to the good with the marker paid off.

2525
I like the sound of that.

I played two and a quarter shoes. I was doing modest side bets for the dealer, mostly red chips, a few quarters, one fifty, we hit TWO ties actually with dealer getting 5 x 8 on both (YES I DEFINITELY HIT AT LEAST 25% OF THE TIES I WAGERED TODAY), and I hit a couple other ties as well. Dealer probably dropped about one fiddy in tips.

Ties really help me get back up when I'm down, or take me over the top when I'm already up.

The dealer commented on what a good Baccarat player I am, but what does that MEAN? Well, what it means as far as I am concerned is that I walk with money. That's my definition of a good player. Is there any other definition?

Dealer also commented on how many people go against runs and patterns. Not I! said MDawg.

Time for a V stroll.