Arrived for an over nighter - my first trip back to AC since November
Sat down to play a mini-session while waiting for the room and in 2 shoes was up 1200
Checked into the room and went back down to survey the scene and play some more...High limit room had 4 tables open, 2 of which were RESERVED
Something that got on my nerves was the dealer's fingers (2 female dealers had band aids on them) and the cards were sticking with each draw from the shoe--made for a dizzying stutter effect - So I began the next session playing one on one - First hand was 7,7 v dealer 7: Split First hand: 7,4 doubled got an 8 for 19; Second hand: 7,10 for 17 - Dealer had 7, turned over a 4...drew a 3 then a 7 Ughhhhh - The next two shoes were more of the same, losing 7 of 9 (no Star Trek reference intended) Trip is -1700
Just lost every hand in a shoe except 3 wins and 3 pushes Trip -3800
Taking a shower and hitting the reset button before I end up on tilt - Going to try and get a little bit back at a time over the course of the evening
Just sat down and played 2 hands got a double on both and won and got up so got a quick 400 back - dealer couldn't believe I was getting up after winning those double downs - Dinner break and then try to slowly climb back - Trip is -3400
Played another 2 mini sessions totaling about ½ shoe - Got another 900 back - Trip is -2500
Played another couple of shoes - things started turning badly when the dealer was showing an Ace of Face up on an inordinate number of hands --- started to dwindle what I had won back but, alas, the tides turned and I was able to press and get some good bets in - Trip is now -2100
Dealer just made 10 Blackjacks in a shoe - Lost it all - Down 4500
Switched to a new store - Been up and down - Dealer made 21 or BJ the first 7/10 hands in the last shoe I played - then things turned around - Trip now -3400
Just lost every hand but 4 wins and 4 pushes in a shoe - Ending the trip at -6900
How does variance just die like that -- dealer making every 16 whereas I bust every 12
an aside: Lady at Bally's yesterday would hit the Lucky Ladies side bet repeatedly - she was betting $25/hand on two hands but would then play $100 on Lucky Ladies - she hit suited (9-1 odds) a couple of times then leave to go play slots - come back and tell us she needed some more Lucky Ladies and repeated the cycle about 5 times