Anyone know where to find low limit tables near the MGM Grand? Anything under $5 would be great. If that's hard to find anymore, where are the $5 tables with good rules? I'm not a counter, but remember most of the BS rules and might bring a cheat sheet to brush up.
you can find $5 tables right across the street at the Tropicana.
By far the better games (SD and DD) are downtown and you can find $5 games there as well. I liked the SD at Binion's, and DD at the Plaza. Grand has good shoe games, but hardly ever $5, at least that I saw. Most of the time you find $10 mins there, ramping up to $15 and better on crowded weekends... Was always able to find good $5 games downtown on Fremont...
I appriciate your response rat.
SD and DD aren't much better than shoe games for me because I don't count. I'm mostly looking for the $5 or less action. My bankroll is only $200 per day. I wonder if anyone has $2 or $3 games anymore.
6D $3 games are quite common around my hometown of Everett, WA and $2 tuesday specials aren't unheard of. I think deadwood, SD had $1 games. I suppose it'll be a lot harder to find that in Vegas.
the trop is a good place to start. During the day I also saw a few $5 tables over around the Luxor/Excaliber/Mandalay although I can't guarantee you which ones specifically had $5 tables...
One note however. Hand-held games are slower. Which is better for a non-counter. There are plenty of automatic/continuous shufflers out there. Avoid 'em as that speeds up the game.
For a non-counter, look for a full table, and if you can find one of the "carny-type" BJ games (say BJ + 3 card poker) that is even better. The 3CP side-bet slows the game down further.
Good luck.
And please win back some of what I left out there in July. :)
As mentioned before the Trop right across the street has a $5 game.
If you go behind the Trop you will find the San Remo who had a $3 game. Also on the same corner as the Trop and MGM is the Excalibur, who also has a $5 game.
Perfect. Thanks a lot guys. It's almost closer than the Trop.
San Remo advertises their low limits first. My kind of place.
From www.sanremolasvegas.com:
Low limits, friendly dealers, and attentive cocktail servers make playing in our casino FUN. The Hotel San R�mo offers Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Let It Ride, Keno, and our new 3 Card Poker.
30,000 square-foot casino with the latest games and low table limits
Make sure you avoid any Blackjack game that doesn't pay 3:2 for a blackjack. Paying 6:5 is becoming a common practice for single deck payouts in many casinos.
I noticed that a couple years ago. I'd rather play a Continus shuffle game than 6:5.
If you are near the Imperial Palace ,they have 2 $2 shoe games H17 next to their pool during the day on week days. Don't know about limits on weekend. They were just opening when I went out about 10 AM? or so. Only went out there to say hello to the PB who was so generous to me last year . Heat can be oppressive ,but you are in the shade with excellent scenery . The comp rate seems to be about 30% of what it was last year.
San Remo had 4 games open when I was there ,one 6-5 SD ,but I think one of the shoe games was $3. Stopped in there just to say I was there ,since 2 of my postal customers helped buy it last year (the Hooters gang ).
Played more downtown once I saw the poor comp rate. There are some good rules on the strip for shoe game ,but 10 and 15 mins.
Flew back to Tampa last Friday skirting around Katrina. That's my trip to LV for the year and the Gulf Coast is gone.
Good luck and enjoy
I see Imperial Palace is the near the flamingoon google maps. We'll have to check that out too.
My buddy that's getting married this Saturday at the MGM is already there. He just called from the skybridge between the MGM and Trop and is going to check out San Remo right now.
He's more interested in the booze than gambling and was a little suprised to find the beers at the MGM are $5. Hopefully the San Remo will do better with complimentary alcohol.
as long as you look like you are gambling ,I thought everyone gave free drinks ,unless you order something exotic . Just sit at a slot and CW should come by . Easier to disguise than a table game . If you tip she will be back quickly ,at least at the smaller joints.
if you sit at any of the bars or lounges ,it can get expensive
His mood completly changed. He was madder than a hornet when he first called from the MGM. Now he can't stop talking about the cheap drinks and all the Hot Hooters girls at the San Remo. He said his waitress has a lace lingrie top.
He's a new Blackjack player so he wrote down some basics on his cheat sheet. I gave him 4 rules. If the dealer has 7+, hit to 17. If the dealer has 6-, hit to 12. Double all 11s. Split all 8s. whoops, forgot to tell him to split his As too. Hopefully the dealer or other players will help him out there.
Sounds like your friend has found a home . Lots of construction going on there but when it changes completely to Hooters it should be OK . Rules aren't great for BJ but lower limit tables make it OK for someone who just wants to get their feet a little wet .Tell your friend not to drink tooooooooo much and then play , play first then drink tooo much Also tell him to stay away from the single deck game that pays 6-5 for BJ .
Also if you get down Imp Pal way in the evening or early PM ,the "dealertainers" make it a fun place ,but don't play BJ in their pit ,it is all 6-5 for BJ.
I guess she wanted to get a bunch of free drinks. Put a few bucks in a five cent VP machine at the Trop and told me she got four drinks before she lost her $2. Told her she was not going out that night.
I guess you could call it an advantage play. Point is at most every place the cocktail waitresses just want to bring out as many drinks as they can because each drink brings a tip with it.
Slots A Fun has two $2 6-deckers. Also Sahara usually has $3 shoes in the pit near the Nascar Cafe to the North of the poker room. El Cortez downtown has $3 single deck. Good luck, I'm gonna be there Saturday staying downtown.
Enjoy the Hooters at San Remo!
but you really shouldn't even play given you are not committed enough to spend enough time to learn how to play with at least a slight advantage. All the other posters are just encouraging you to continue being a hopeless gambler.
Nobody is "encouraging him to continue being a hopeless gambler." He acknowledged he didn't count. Everybody except you provided good information for what Ray asked. Maybe he doesn't want to learn, maybe he doesn't have the time to put into it right now, or whatever reason. It doesn't matter. If you're not going to provide the information requested, then it's best to just not post anything.
Some people don't think of blackjack the way we do. Nothing wrong with that if they're aware of the differences and make this decision themselves. Since the guy is posting at BJ21.com, it's obvious he's aware this is an advantage site and chooses to not take advantage.
Of course, the above is just my opinion.
People need to be reminded that it is not so hard and doesn't take so much effort to stop being a loser. There is plenty of people here who can and will give good quality advise and direction for RayMetz100 to start the process and join being one of us AP's. I'm sorry, but I just don't have much respect for someone who is intelligent but wants to continue giving away $ to the casinos. Maybe Ray just needs a little tough love and support.
As for you RayMetz100 - if your still tunned in - if you really want to blow your $, go ahead. It's your $. If you never become a great BJ player, don't blame me. I tried. The info is availble to all who have the desire.
