lossing on a good table

sitting at a table where most players are winning and getting all bad hands. 6 deck, counting does not help. no option to move another table. ?? At times need to play reverse, ie; hit when holding 12 to 16 dealer has 2 to 6 showing, or standing when dealer has high card showing. Razzle dazzle shuffle stops shuffle tracking, dealing less of the deck hurts counting. I quit playing for some time now would like to start again. Even when playing for fun it would be nice to not loss every hand.

What determined that this was a good table? Other players winning? That is just good variance for them. You yourself seem to call this a bad table because you hint that the pen was not good and made your count less effective. To me, good pen is the first thing I look for to determine if it is a good table or not.

Everyone of us has also sat through prolonged periods of time where it appears that the worst hand on the table is always ours. This happens but selective memory plays a part because when we are getting the best hand on the table for a period of time, we just play our hand and do not compare it to the hands of others.

The other thing is the number of other players. Get a good count on a full table and there is a very good chance that you land up sharing or not even getting your share of those good cards. Besides pen and rules, the other very important factor in determining a good table is the crowd.
I think you were playing a bad table.

sometimes you just lose! Chipper Jones had the highest batting average in the major leagues last season, yet he still had 13 games that he failed to get a hit, including one 0 for 6 game in which he struck out 4 times. You cant win em all! (unless you are the harlem globetrotters)

I had to read Burning The Tables In Las Vegas by Ian Andersen to fully appreciate the importance of good pen. A crowded table has the effect of lessened pen. What appears to be a small amount of increse in pen has a a very real and positive affect on EV.
Good luck.

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