Practice Wonging when Playing Blackjack? II

Suppose you have been winning with two hands of $200 each. If you think that cutting back to one hand of $200 when the dealer shuffles will look bad, you might switch to one hand of $300. You now have only $300 on the table instead of $400, but the dealer and pit boss may think that you are increasing your bet size.
To get more money on the table, you can double up after a loss, or let a winning bet ride. If you really want to look unlike a card counter, play two blackjack hands of unequal bet size.

If the pit bosses think that they know why you do what you do, and if they think that what you are doing does not involve getting an edge over the casino, then you can play blackjack indefinitely. Read Ian Andersen's Turning the Tables on Las Vegas and Burning the Tables in Las Vegas for excellent discussions of playing blackjack without getting barred.

A reader who wants to be called J. S. says:
While walking through a casino, I paused at a $25 single-deck table where a player had a large stack of greens in front of him. The dealer was shuffling. I stood and watched and after the third round had been completed, I had a true count of +6.1 placed two greens in the box for the next hand. I was dealt a hard nineteen against the dealer's upcard of a 5. The dealer turned over a 10 and hit it with another 10. At this point the count had dropped to -1, so I picked up my winnings and started to walk. The dealer looked at me with a big question on his face. I responded to his unspoken question: "I am really a $5 player. Why press my luck?" He laughed, as did the pit boss who was standing nearby, and I laughed. Of course, I was not laughing at the same thing that they were!

Another reader says:
I have found that pure Wonging it just does not work for me for several reasons. First I am too much of a degenerate gambler and simply enjoy playing blackjack too much to exercise the discipline of getting up and leaving the table whenever the count gets bad. Also, pure Wonging does not seem practical for use on a junket. However, I use a modification that has been suggested by other authors, which seems useful. Specifically, I do not sit down for my usual hour of play until the shoe hits a true count of close to +1.I jump in, get my marker, and play two hands of $75-$100 each. I stay put for about an hour, betting $50 to $300. I manage to have one "call of nature" when the count goes strongly negative during that hour. I also end my play on a shoe that has turned negative. This approach thus far appears to attract no heat.

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A reader asks:
Is it better to Wong in at any plus count or to wait until the count indicates at least a 1 % advantage?
If the count indicates a zero advantage and you play anyway, you will be adding to your risk but not to your expected win. But you might find that playing only when your advantage is large attracts unwelcome attention. For cover you probably will want to play some hands at less than a 1% advantage. In shoe games I play whenever I have any kind of advantage at all, and sometimes when I have a disadvantage but the count is zero or positive. In single deck I even tolerate negative counts if the game is fast and the dealer is giving good penetration.

A reader asks:
Does the terrible disadvantage of the bad rules at multiple decks in downtown Las Vegas and Reno affect the Wonging flat bettor?
You probably should avoid all blackjack games where your disadvantage right after a shuffle is more than 0.5%, unless you have something else going for you, such as fabulous penetration.

A reader says:
Following your advice means a lot of standing and watching, which gets me a cut I cannot live with. When the count per deck gets to -1,I always leave; but I have found that to keep from being identified as a counter I must make some bets at neutral or slightly minus situations. Otherwise I must jump about like a grasshopper, and a 260-pound grasshopper attracts attention. Thus I often place bets at tables with counts per deck less than +1, or even negative. What I need is a bet ratio that will allow me to gain an edge while playing and waiting for a high count.

On negative counts: If you cannot bet zero, then bet the minimum you can get away with.
Today's casinos have seen many blackjack card counters Wonging from table to table playing only positive counts. Casino pit bosses are aware that it is a winning technique. They are watching for it, and when you come in and use it yourself they might catch on quickly to what you are doing. So you may not want to use pure Wonging.

Of course you want to use techniques that give you an edge. But it is better to use a technique that nobody else is using. Then the people who are watching you do not know in advance what you are up to. They may see you win and suspect you are up to something that gives you an edge, but make them watch you for a long time to figure it out. You should try to play only positive counts as much as possible. For sure the first blackjack hand you play in any casino should be on a positive count. Whenever you leave the  table the count should be negative.

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