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Playing rated in Reno is not a good idea. The trip was not quite the roaring success I expected it to be, but it was certainly a learning experience, and I hope that some of the information I've obtained during my rollercoaster through hell can at least be of use to the community - fellow noobs and veterans alike - despite its now limited usefulness to myself. Country style cooking. It's technically not in Reno, but in a place called Verdi, just off I you'll see signs west of the Reno-Sparks metro. They do have full pay deuces wild video poker, though. Looking at the numbers back at the hotel, I realized that if I had bet the same both times, that day's win would almost have covered the previous day's loss. No, I'm not exaggerating. Single deck with the common set of rules in Reno is a whole different animal compared to other games. It can be a grind, I'll admit, but if you've memorized the strategy and are willing to sit through it, it's really easy money. Worth checking out, just not for the tables. Search forums. The dealer literally had only about 5 or so cards by the time he shuffled again. Log in Register. As you may well imagine, I didn't spend much more time there. I'm not sure if it's because my eyes weren't used to looking at those smaller discard trays, or because the ones they use don't fill up to the top, making me have to eyeball an imaginary cap, or even because a single round dealt on crowded Reno tables is such a huge percentage of the deck, but whatever the case is, my old method of calculating percentages was very much not working as best as it could be. I will be presumptuous enough to give you a bit of advice. Below are a few things I learnt, some of which are universal, other perhaps a bit more specific. In single deck, learn to count the rounds, and express penetration in rounds dealt, not percentage. Conclusion: if you're in the area, roll on by and have a peek if any of the deep dealers are around. Your other observations were spot on. The Siena is basically the polar opposite of Circus Circus. After incurring some heavy losses while betting with a high minimum, my inner ploppy took charge had me betting as low as one fifth the previous day's minimum bets when I returned the next day. Thanks for the advice on counting single decks.

Forums New here Search forums. Bear, I didn't ask them. Definitely didn't see a jenkem reference coming in a Reno trip report, but reno blackjack report made your point!

I subconsciously assumed that since Reno has "easier" games, I can just use the same strategy and I'll win more anyway.

I mean it. Some of you who live or "work" in gambling cities may be thinking I'm stating the obvious in saying this, but I'm putting this point up for the benefit for those - like myself - who live in areas where there are few casinos and sitting down at a table without a card gets everyone's attention pretty quickly.

Search Advanced search…. That will NOT end well for you. Located outside of downtown Reno, so easy parking and little traffic.

Despite my losses, the trip was a great learning experience. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Circus Circus Reno and Alamo in Sparks are worthless.

Click getting a player's card is one "cover play" that costs you nothing.

I did stop by The Truckstop of Death and Dispairreno blackjack report the rules are indeed as liberal as you've probably read. LV Bear Administrator Aug 8, I enjoyed your report; comments Nice report.

You were reno blackjack report at Boomtown. In other words, reno blackjack report be the only person at the tables. I'll be certain to heed that next time around. Do NOT be so afraid of heat that you limit your spread to the point where you're playing a losing game.

That might be why no heat was felt and why I felt so comfortable with the spread not that that carried over to the rest of my trip.

The dealers and floor personnel are all friendly and pretty cool, and in the very little time I was at the tables, I made a small fortune and felt no real heat. Their buffet is amazing, though.

Held me over for the long drive home. Looking back on my report, I realized I had missed out reno blackjack report important things for folks that might be going to Reno.

Paranoia of heat, while not unfounded when in Reno, will do you more harm than good if left unchecked. This obviously does not apply during peak hours. Were you able to get the table limit increased? There were too many people at the table absence of plurality intentional , and I was far too spent to play anything other than heads-up. The Siena is probably the best casino of the ones I visited, and I say that despite the massive losses I incurred there. Log in. Before anyone says it, no, my bankroll was in no danger of depletion at that point, so I can't even use the Kelly excuse I realize I'm just repeating a lot of what can be found on every other advice thread on this forum, but sometimes it takes feeling the burn and saying it out aloud to really have it sink in. Be advised, though, El Dorado has a lot of "Super" single deck tables that only pay on a natural; the tables all two of them with the rules I described above are in the "high limits" section. Silver Legacy was the first casino to begin ruining my trip. Just make sure to stiff those huns. A week ago I embarked on my first ever AP tour of combat. Unfortunately, they're incredibly sweaty and that can kinda kill the fun. This was a totally irrational, ploppy move on my part, and I'm still kicking myself over it. The casino is amazing in terms of visuals. In hindsight, I'm a dumbass. Congratulations if you got them to do it. Trip Report - Reno. What's new New posts New profile posts Latest activity. While I would certainly have preferred to not have to learn anything and just jump straight into the winnings, reality doesn't quite work that easily. The Peppermill. I returned the next day, but much to my dismay, I found that their dealers aren't actually trained to do that. I didn't play, though. Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts. I didn't approach the maximum either. Thanks for the detailed report Sorry to hear you weren't on the positive side of the bell curve. El Dorado surprised me the first time around. Bet consistently. This latter day, I won, but because of the change in betting, my win paled in comparison to the previous loss. Learn from my fail, folks. Eff everything about that place. Sorry to hear you weren't on the positive side of the bell curve. I was hopping back and forth between the tables and the video poker machines, so wonging was in full use and my sessions in the pit were extremely short. Search titles only. You wrote: I made a small fortune and felt no real heat. The patrons are all apparently homeless, the cocktail waitresses seem to be recruited out of retirement homes, and the dealers are all likely graduates of the John McEnroe School of Charm. Seriously, I'd rather subsist entirely off of jenkem for the rest of my life than ever set foot in that den of degeneracy again. They also have full pay deuces wild video poker machines. Circus Circus can go straight to hell. Believe me, the suspicions you'll raise in not having one do not outweigh the effect of getting flagged. Apart from the liberal rules, what really struck me about the place is how pleasant all of the employees are. It's a dump. Finally, Circus Circus blows. I made a few hundred on those while there. New posts. They won't appreciate your tip even if you give them your entire bankroll anyway. I made the grave mistake of not really tweaking my strategy, betting ramp and cover plays to suit the new setting. I think the reason for my win that day was an unnaturally by my standards aggressive spread about , neutral counts and openings at the one-third line and a sprinkle of good variance. Nice report and quite entertaining! The pit is tolerant, but heat comes from the eye. I made some money on that a few times. First stop on the way to Reno was Boomtown.