Summer 2023 Trip

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Day 17 play.

Baccarat.

I actually got way up, pushing +50 then dumped it all. Once back to almost even I just stopped.

+1100

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Day 18 play.

Baccarat.

Pretty solid, pretty slow and steady.

+16500

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Day 19 play.

Baccarat.

Pretty smooth.

+21000

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Day 20 play.

Baccarat.

Went south!

-35500

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Day 21 play.

DD Blackjack.

I didn�t win all my big bets but I did win the majority. Pretty quick session.

+10200

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Day 22 play.

DD Blackjack.

Pretty consistent play.

+14500

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Day 23 play.

DD Blackjack.

Took hours and hours and was ahead and back to even at least twice. There were periods when the count was ho hum but I was winning every hand (and not betting much). And then when I jammed the bet up there to the plus count sometimes I�d make it sometimes not.

+13200

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This was an interesting session. Occurred over the past year, not necessarily during the current trip. I reported it, but not all the details. I didn't want to report it too close to when it happened because I felt like the incident was memorable enough to stick in who knows whose craw for a while.

I played at a casino where I have not played in a very long time. I have a player card there, but no credit line.

I bought in for $35,000. DD Blackjack. 3:2. Regular table. Decent rules.

My min bet was 100, max 5000. I played in that range. I jammed the bet whenever the count was high enough and my total recall of every card played and the sequence of the most recent cards out, told me to jam it up there.

I was playing alone at times, with up to three other players at times.

Eventually, I declared that I was going to take every single (500) chip from the dealer's tray, and wasn't going to stop until I had them all. I wasn't collecting any 1000s, pretty much just 100s and 500s.

It took a very long time, something like ten hours of almost straight play. And there was a lot of back and forth, but eventually, with the final hand being a 5000 one I did it. Now, at this particular casino, every single (500) in the tray wasn't a fortune. But it was a lot. This wasn't one of the majors.

But what's funny is that afterwards, I ran into one of the players who had been at my table, who was surprised that I hadn't cleared many times what I cleared, as in emptied out at least all the 1000 and many of 5000 chips too, because this player mentioned that if I had played flat out there were long periods when I was winning every single hand. But, I didn't look at it that way, I was pressing only when I saw the edge.

But still, to go into a casino, declare a lofty goal, and meet it...pretty nice.

It doesn't always work out that way, or even close. But this time, it did.

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Day 23 play.

DD Blackjack.

I kept getting low cards on my 10/11 double downs - no matter what the count is, when that keeps happening, things don't work out! Sort of like...if you keep getting 12s and 16s all night, you're not going to win no matter what.

-14000

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Day 24 play.

Baccarat.

Somewhat heavy action.

+37500