I read if you're counting cards for more than two hours at the same table you're risking the heat. What was the longest anybody's gone before catching heat? The shortest? What kind of spread(s)?
Thanx
trufaux
I have played 23 hours in the same strip carpet joint on a four day trip spreading $25-$250 without any noticable heat. Even stayed at the same table once for over 3 hours.
I have played less than 30 minutes downtown spreading $25-$150 and been told no more blackjack.
Every place has a different tolerance level and ability to analyse your play. In the same place, some pit types know what they are doing, some do not, and some could not give a rats. Some places are nervous when they see a green chip and in other places black chips are just lost in the crowd.
Any place can also be different on different days. Big high rolling crowds brought in by perhaps a major fight can make your bets blend in without catching attention. The same place when it is slow or perhaps after they took a beating from a team could be ultra hot.
If you think you understand your surroundings, play accordingly and if you are wrong they might let you know it.
Longest = frequent 8+ hour sessions over a 6 month period using aggressive spreads with no heat.
Shortest = 4 hands at a Vegas sweat shop with a $60 max bet.
my 4 hand back off was at a Biloxi sweat shop.
Lets see, this guy bets $10 and wins, $10 and loses, $60 and wins, then we shuffle and he drops back down to $10. We better bar this obvious card counter immediately.
Makes you wonder exactly how many people they bar per hour.
