I am just taking an informal survey. Every player has their own opinion of what is a playable game. What is the minimum SCORE you require to sit down at a table?
MJ
I have been pounding a .61 game for years and almost breaking even, even with table hopping a -3 or worse. This six deck hit soft seventeen double after split game with a 75% dealt shoe is rated very marginal on the Snyder index, and I suspect I am just killing time(which can be fun, but not profitable). Is anyone else trying to seriously attack a game in excess of .5 advantage
anything less than 50 is a waste of time.
However, there are other things to consider. For instance, the following games have the same win rate:
- A heads up game with a SCORE of 40 playing 200 hands per hour.
- A 3 player game with a SCORE of 80 playing 100 hands per hour.
Another consideration is cover and travel time. If using a smaller spread allows you to play longer, it may be more beneficial than using a large spread where you have to move around more, even though the latter might have a higher SCORE.
a SCORE of 50 is decent, but I wouldn't necessarily dismiss a game that has a SCORE of 45. I would try and play with as few players as possible given two tables with acceptable SCORES.
MJ
Clearly, the 50 recommendation is somewhat arbitrary. If I had the choice of sitting home doing nothing, or playing a game with a 45 SCORE, I suppose I'd rather be playing than contemplating my navel!
Also, as pointed out, a game with a 40 SCORE, but with two players at the table, instead of the four assumed for the sims, turns out to be superior to the 50 SCORE.
So, take the 50 with somewhat of a grain of salt, and don't consider it as a hard-and-fast "rule," which it was never intended to be.
Don
It was never clear to me from Snyders book what he meant by a waste of time. Does that mean you are losing money, or just winning at a slow pace with a lot of downside time. I am willing to play for 10 dollars an hour and the simulations show that I can achieve this with my betting structure and table hopping(although I never have :0)
Does that mean you are losing money, or just winning at a slow pace with a lot of downside time. I am willing to play for 10 dollars an hour
Winning trivial amounts at a slow pace is a waste of time. You can make ten dollars an hour waiting tables, begging on the street, or many other things that are probably less of a hassle than dealing with casinos. No disrespect intended, but why in the world would you be willing to sit in a smoky, nasty casino for such a meager amount?
No offense taken
My reasoning is that I am in Canada, and the decent wage I make during the day means that additional earnings are taxed at right around 50%. Therefore my untaxed 10 dollar casino winnings are the equivalent of about 20 dollars an hour at a job. To me this is acceptable as additional income. I probably could wait on tables and make close to that if I fudged tips like most service people do, but I don't want to do that. Plus a like the freedom of playing when I want.
Don't worry about offending me, I have skin like an elephant
