Thread: Trip Report Ellis

Tunica Nov 29,30, 09, Gold Strike, There were 6 of us.

I had to leave a day early when my glucose meter went on the fritz. But I had been considering leaving early anyway since I was off my feed which was obvious in the Bac Tournament. I wasn't even playing the right chip denomination. Zebra was standing behind me trying to tell me and I still couldn't figure it out. I was playing off my $500 unit pile instead of my $1000 pile. I did fine winning six out of the first 7 hands but with chips too small. That's the first time I ever made that particular mistake and quickly realized I wasn't mentally ready for this trip. I always teach students to only play when you are in tip top shape. I wasn't

I was still fumbling around when I played my first Bac shoe in the same confused state and lost my first shoe in months. Fortunately I was playing very low stakes and quit very early so no real damage done except to my ego. Then I took a break to try to get it together.

That one shoe was the only one I lost but I never got up to my normal standards and my best shoe was a +21. Just couldn't get focused. The shoes were tough but not that tough. In the end I could plainly see that I should have simply stuck to Basic OTB4L. This was not easy to see because the OT count was consistently minus but we were getting unusually high TT runs. Better to play OTB4L and jump on the runs after two losses. But I usually see these things before the fact. Monday morning quarterbacking has no future in Baccarat. PJ actually did better after I left. Probably everyone did. I'm sure they'll do their own reports.

BJ didn't go much better but I only had one losing table. They have a hand shuffled pit and a machine shuffled pit. They have 1,2 and 6 deck. I stuck to 1 and 2, high stakes, usually playing head to head. The first day the machine shuffled pit was clearly the better. The second day the hand shuffled pit was clearly the better. My one losing table was a machine shuffled table the second day. I was getting all type C hands. Type C hands are hands you can't win no matter how you play them. So I switched pits and had no more losers. But I usually start with a 112 prog and progress to a 123, then 134, then 146. This trip I never got above the 112. That was a first. Every table was tough as nails. Usually I quit a table 5 or 6 piles up. This trip I was happy to quit 1 pile up. I'm sure it was at least partially me but I'm also sure it wasn't all me. Geez, At one point I tried to fold with a 6 card 21. It's a good thing the dealer caught it in time. I NEVER made a mistake like that before. The casino really had it together. But I never felt in control the entire trip which is highly unusual for me.

Overall I felt I did well just to get out of there with more money than I walked in with. My worst trip in probably 15 years. But the guys were great and I had a fun time even if I didn't get rich this trip. The casino was also great and very generous with their comps. Again, they gave us our own very well stocked hospitality suite right near the Bac pit. I highly recommend this casino.
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Even he has totally lost track of his own self-contradictory lies... i know i have.

Ellis i thought you weren't coming back to this forum, i guess you have to eat your own words aye Ellis

Real constructive guys! I'm sure your members learned a lot.

I can see why nobody posts trip reports on this forum when you'd think that would be one of the main purposes of this forum. But In Garnabby World when you lose you are a loser and when you win you are a liar. So why post? When a whole group wins they are a group of liars. Even when he stands there like a blithering idiot and watches the whole table win nearly every hand you're still a liar. That's gotta be pretty bleak for people who mistakingly came here to learn how to win. That's not what they teach here. They teach name calling. Nothing more, nothing less. Garnabby says "God, I love this forum!" It's plain to see exactly why he loves it.

Originally Posted by Ellis

Real constructive guys! I'm sure your members learned a lot.

Yea well as the old saying goes "the best things in life are free", maybe you could take that approach with your website Ellis

I'd actually like to Kid but I have a pretty long list of people I support and I just can't work 16 hours a day for free. For you guys its a hobby but for me its a profession. There's another saying that goes like this: "You get what you pay for."

But I have no qualms about the way you play: There are certain people in a casino that seem to be forever under a dark cloud. They seem to be able to always do the wrong thing.

You have developed the knack of identifying these people and then betting against them. That identification gives you an excellent way of playing - for you. But its not something I can teach. I'm strictly a math guy so I can only teach methods that have a math basis. Your method has a psychological basis. I'm definitely no Psychologist. I'm not even sure I can spell it.

I've seen others play that way and do well. I even recommend it for first time players. But I've seen others try it and fail miserably. But I can't put my finger on the difference between these players. They appear to both be doing the same thing to me. But obviously they aren't. I have no idea of why some people win this way while others lose. So I can't teach it. I wouldn't know where to begin.

But if it works for you - keep it up.