I have been a succesful advantage player for over 20 years but never had the aptitude or interest in trying hole carding. I know hole carding discussion is "best off-line" but I am not going to name a casino name or ask specifics.
Finally, thought I would give it a try. Hand dealt low table max game I am assuming has fairly lax surveillance and minimal pit supervision. They moved the blackjack table into the snack bar so the lighting seemed good. The felt looked like Mike Tyson had used it for sparring. Lots of bumps and ridges. One spot was very worn. Both dealers stumbled with the cards. On some occasions, the hole card would be lifted parallel to the table about 1/2 deck up. On some occasions, the front of the card would be tilted toward second or third base maybe 10-20 degrees off horizontal. I tried slumping down a little bit at the table.
But over a few hour period, I couldn't catch anything. No "paint". No nothing. Couldn't see a thing. not one singe card.
My eye sight is far from perfect.
Simple question: should I have been able to catch something under these conditions? I kind of think this hole carding will never work for me.
