A suggestion in dealing with this casino paranoia about "cheat sheets." Since we practice on computers, read the cheat sheets at home, on the plane, in the john, in the restaurants, etc does it really make that much of a difference if we make an educated guess at the best play at the time and later look it up for future use?
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--- On Fri, 1/30/09, mickeycrimm <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: mickeycrimm <mickeycrimm@yahoo.com>
Subject: [vpFREE] Re: Using Strategy Sheets In Casinos - Was: Strange Happening Today at Barona
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 4:29 PM
I am not embarrassed to say I use cheat sheets. I play so many
different games that the strategies can occasionally run together on
me. I sometimes get mental blocks and need something to jog my
memory.
But I don't use normal strategy cards or anything like an 8 X 11
sheet. I use a 3 X 5 pocket memo book that one can buy in any drug
store or Walmart. I actually carry two of these, one has strategies,
payback percentages, and other pertinent information. The other is
used to record wins and losses, along with other various and sundry
things like Walmart shopping lists and such. I'm a very forgetfull
person and when I think of something I have to write it down or I will
forget it, and for scratch paper in case I have to do an on-the-spot
equation. I always have a pocket calculator on me too.
If I need to jog my memory I'll usually open the notebook to the right
page and stick it back in my shirt pocket. When I get to a hand I
can't remember how to play I will just pull the notebook up a little
and bend it back to look at the strategy chart.
That's what I usually do. But just a couple of months ago I got a
little lax. As I walked into a casino in Deer Lodge I noticed the
office door open and a lady sitting there doing some paperwork. One of
those security TV's was sitting on the desk beside her. I didn't think
anything of it and went to looking at the games on the machines.
Whoopy!!!! I found an advantage game. I sat down and started playing.
I hadn't played that particular game in awhile and was gonna need some
help. But instead of doing my usual, I pulled the darn thing all the
way out a couple of times.
So I'm playing along and get a tap on the shoulder:
"Excuse me, Sir. May I ask you what you are doing?"
"Huh? Well, I'm playing a little video poker, ma'am."
"No, with that pocket notebook you have. I noticed you playing and
then looking in your notebook. What are you doing?"
"Huh? What are you talking about? Ohhh!! The notebook?"
I whip out my other notebook from the same pocket, then open it up to
the last page. Right across the top it says "Walmart Shopping List."
Then I tell her: "Yeah, I'm going to Missoula tomorrow and if I don't
write stuff down I'll forget it. I was just checking to see if I had
shaving cream on the list, then I had to check if I had shampoo on the
list."
"Oh, I'm sorry to have bothered you, Sir. I was just curious."
"No problem" I say as she heads back to the office.
When I found the Joker Spin Poker play in Ely I had no experience at
the game but had Dancer's KBJW strategy card. I had cut away the
expert strategy side from the rest. Then I accidentally washed it and
the laminate came apart. So I folded it in half and glued the two
sides together. It made it small and compact with the Joker hands
strategy on one side and the Non-Joker hands on the other side. It fit
right in the palm of my hand and no one could see it. All I had to do
was roll my hand up to get a quick look.
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