9a. Re: Strange Happening Today at Barona
Date: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:49 pm ((PST))Or ask me. Bad idea. You are advertising to the casino staff that you will
be playing almost perfectly, and that the game you are playing is at least
"pretty good" for the player. Worst of all would be to use a strategy chart
when
playing a good game that the casino put in by mistake! Using a chart draws
attention to both you, and to the mistake!If you absolutely MUST use one in the casino, make it as small as possible,
keep it out of sight when not using it, and be discreet when you do look at
it. Or, best of all, learn the strategy well enough that you only need the
strategy chart for very rare hands. Or not at all!Most casinos will "allow" you to use strategy charts. That doesn't mean
there aren't lots of negatives which go along with doing so.
Agree 100%. I am an occasional (one weekend a month, occ. more or less) player, so I still carry a strategy card - but it's one I've reduced to fit on (depending on the game) one or both sides of a 3x5 card, that I then lamninate and carry in my shirt pocket along with "regular" 3x5 cards that I use to record my win / loss details (and to write down where I parked).
Pulling out the card when needed (and hopefully not too often) seems less egregious than having a chart sitting on the machine. Yes, casinos let you use blackjack strategy cards -- and most casinos no longer offer single-deck (or often not even double-deck) blackjack, no longer offer surrender, many now pay 6/5 on blackjack instead of 3/2, and other rules changes to make the "basic strategy" game that's on the cards less and less advantageous for the player. The same is already happening to VP, let's not rush it along.
--BG
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