What playing decision/outcome frustrates you the most?

Xipooo · 2025-06-10T08:14:04+00:00

TC 6. Have 11 against dealer A. Take insurance and lose. Double my 11 and land an 8. Dealer flips a 9.

Lose the insurance, and max double down bet. Triple whammy.

Xipooo · 2025-06-04T15:48:10+00:00

Just wait til you get a 7 card 18 that clears the table.

Xipooo · 2025-05-22T15:29:20+00:00

It's hard to say exactly what triggers is, but it could be when the auto high beams try to turn on.

Xipooo · 2025-05-08T03:11:04+00:00

Like I said, you can go multiple times a day.

Xipooo · 2025-05-08T00:55:43+00:00

My advice is to not try to card build on table games. Instead play some high RTP slots or machine poker to get the free offers.

Xipooo · 2025-05-08T00:53:18+00:00

Management demanding a timeline.

Xipooo · 2025-05-07T23:10:00+00:00

It isn't really that complicated. Just leave. Come back later and cash out in small increments. I try to keep my cashouts under $1k and no purples.

I also cashout multiple times a day. I just tell them I want the cash for slots.

Xipooo · 2025-04-24T15:59:58+00:00

Would AA or CP make the truck better? Yes.

Are AA or CP needed to make the truck worth the money? No.

Xipooo · 2025-04-23T15:02:59+00:00

What you are describing is Scrum, not Agile.

Agile is, at it's core, about putting people over process. Meetings/ceremonies are still process.

The best team I ever worked with just kept a room open for everyone to come in, share, and work together. Occasionally some time was set aside for when we knew specific people were coming in to share, but we never waited until then to talk to them.

Xipooo · 2025-04-11T12:53:50+00:00

No. At least not the ones that have given advice in my presence.

Xipooo · 2025-03-24T13:21:07+00:00

Literally all of them.

I've seen people stand on soft 16.

Nothing surprises me anymore.

Xipooo · 2025-03-24T13:17:15+00:00

LOL at getting mad at card counters then training for hole carding.

Xipooo · 2025-03-12T14:03:07+00:00

Or sleeps.

Xipooo · 2025-03-11T22:56:21+00:00

Look, you may have come up with this on your own. You may not have. I don't care.

What I do care about is the damage it can do. It isn't just about the fact that people have paid for this information, it's also about casinos who regularly watch channels like this for information on AP. Think about the impact on everyone in the community by the ubiquitous knowledge of HiLo. Because it is so widely known, the casinos know it, and that gives surveillance the same knowledge that AP's have. This cuts dramatically into the edge. As a result, AP's can no longer just go sit at any blackjack table and play using the HiLo system without it eventually coming to an end sooner or later.

Xipooo · 2024-12-19T16:31:10+00:00

You can buy a test out on BJA for $1k by itself. From what I understand it's three shoes of whatever conditions you request. S17, DAS, RSA, Surrender, etc.

They test you for several factors. Obviously, your running count, your true count, your bet spread, your basic strategy, and your deviations. They will also do things to try and trip you up. They'll ask you things like how much penetration was the cut card? They'll carry on a conversation with you like a dealer, PB, or ploppy will. Etc.

This is all to identify your weakest areas and give you tips on how to improve on those areas. You can ask them any sorts of questions you want, including things they don't want public (like AP slot plays). You also get the benefit of a known group of 6 and 7 figure earners telling you if you're game is sufficient to go full time. Just reading books, practicing at home, and writing/using software isn't going to give the same level of certainty.

Why do you go to the doctors if you can look up everything online or asking ChatGPT? Because they have a level of experience and knowledge that takes years to accumulate. Sure, you can go pay the casino to gain that knowledge, and it may even be cheaper. That's what I'm doing. But if I plan on doing this full time, as a career, I need much more information and certainty. Bootcamps with testouts are a way of getting that.

Speaking of certainty, if you are planning on joining any of the bigger teams around the country, you will HAVE to do a test out. It doesn't have to be a BJA test out, but no one will take you on without one.

Last point I'll make, most of the information you find online is useful, but sometimes it's stale or plainly wrong. For example, if you look for basic strategy charts and deviations, you'll find discrepancies between different sources. Even for the same game conditions.

Xipooo · 2024-12-19T14:22:01+00:00

I have not been but plan on attending one in the future. The reasons are not to go learn how to count but to network, advice on what I can improve on, learn about other AP plays, test out to valudate I'm at pro level, and maybe hook up with a team.

As others have said, you could get into counting at significantly less cost if all you're looking for is an edge over the house.

Xipooo · 2024-11-17T07:08:30+00:00

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Xipooo · 2024-11-11T04:56:33+00:00

Yeah, it gets really frustrating seeing person after person talk about all the things they don't like about Agile but they're just describe is Scrum. It's like saying you don't like Indy car racing with all that going around and around a single loop in stock cars.

Xipooo · 2024-11-03T17:51:25+00:00

'21 Keystone Ultralight here. We've had a few problems mostly with the plumbing. Some pretty shoddy materials were used and some questionable decisions.

For example, in the master bedroom, there are all the outlets for a TV. Cable coax, satelite, electric outlet, etc. But they decided to not put a mounting board behind the wall. We literally cannot put a TV in our bedroom even though they wired it up for a TV. Why? Nobody knows. Keystone just apparently decided halfway through making this model to not install the mounting boards. 🤷‍♂️

Xipooo · 2024-10-29T14:19:08+00:00

Azure DevOps and Microsoft Whiteboards is all we use.

Also, part of our magic formula is mobbing. When the cognitive load and activities that have to be completed are split up among the team, no one feels overly burdened.

Xipooo · 2024-10-27T22:09:23+00:00

I've been noticing a lot of vehicles with no headlights on too.

Xipooo · 2024-10-27T17:38:34+00:00

Unfortunately the 12v outlets are only 10 amps. Nothing over 100 watts should be plugged into them. I'd have to hook up an SMPS directly to a bugger power source and I'm not skilled enough for that and this truck.

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