Im on a 4day 3night bac excursion. I played a unique shoe yesterday. I did not do well as I had won 6 previous sessions that day /then hit this one. I drew down and was still drawn down at the end of it(-6.2 BaseUnits).

UniqueShoe:

It had only 1s and 2s in every column except column 18. Column 18 had six B in a row with the third one being a F7. No one was on it. This shoe would obviously be a marty or any negpro players' dream. It was a dream for me too(nightmare)   for me. Im not sure why I didn't catch on earlier in the shoe(maybe fatigue) or simply player error.


Continued Success,

Hi KFB!

Maybe you could recall that I've crossed through an ALL 1s-2s shoe, anyway getting 1s-2s strings of 17-20 or more is not that infrequent.
I understand that things so polarized are visible after the fact: it seems that whenever we'd try to bet toward singles or doubles a streak (perhaps just a 3-streak) suddendly come out 

It's true that heaven could be a nightmare (and vice versa) if we are not properly focusing on the game.   

Anyay it's good to hear you have won the previous 6 sessions. Not an easy task though. 

as.

Here is a shoe with all 1s and 2s except for the opening 4iar banker and two more bankers with 3iar each.  Although not rare occurrences, happens quite often. 

This is a pic at hand 61, if I remember correctly it finished about the same with P/B 1s and 2s and a 3iar and 4iar tie hands.

Yes, 1s and 2s come and seem prevalent, however they seem comfortable being nestled between longer streaking and clumping.  You can't be a 1s and 2s player when the streaking and clumping starts and be able to make money.  As well, you can't be a streaking and clumping player when the 1s and 2s are occurring.  All IMO and experience anyways.  See second and third pictures.

These are real shoes in a B&M casino.  Remember that about actual, non armchair quarterbacking decision making and frame of mind influences.  Same as attorneys.  Paper law is very different than courtroom trial law played out.

Thx and good comments.

AsymBacGuy:
"...Maybe you could recall that I've crossed through an ALL 1s-2s shoe, anyway getting 1s-2s strings of 17-20 or more is not that infrequent.
I understand that things so polarized are visible after the fact: it seems that whenever we'd try to bet toward singles or doubles a streak (perhaps just a 3-streak) suddenly come out.."

    I agree /as I played the aforementioned shoe I recalled many of your fine essays on 1,2,3, IAR(In-A-Row) patterns.
The above shoe was unique in that the whole shoe was only 1s/2s(except the column#18) going 6iar. Re: Column 18: I had actually caught the red dot Wins on Row1,2, and wagered it to go 3iar(that's win 3c7 appeared), and I'm thinking "You got to be kidding" ,LOL. "A column finally goes 3iar and I get the push" . I then wagered it to go 4iar(& caught that one), and then held up to see what would present just after that "change".
Often when I see a shoe "Change" I anticipate more change(something different from previous dominance). However, this shoe fell right back into the historical 1s/2s for all remaining columns. Neither side was dominant. Just after the B 6iar column B was ahead by +7 and shoe finished with B +3. Many Ties(typically just after a 2iar) as I believe there were double digit Ties.

*In the above shoe my hit rate was decent as I put together 3 wins in a row a couple times but couldnt seem to get a 4th IAR Win streak. I generally wager about the same % on P or B and Opp or same-side or any other type patterns. One of the reasons Im mostly a Pospro (&seldom) do any Negpro is that keeps me off the negative trends(meaning when Im guessing incorrectly).

Asym: "..Anyway it's good to hear you have won the previous 6 sessions. Not an easy task though  ..."

Yes the previous sessions that day could not have been easier(five of the six were easily won), with only one requiring an extended effort to get a decent win. Typically on most days I will have a session or two that spans across maybe 2-3 shoes. A session ends for me when all my wagers have been decisioned and or I get a sizeable W(or bust that buyin). So when the wins show early in a shoe I may or may not end that shoe as I typically just reset back to that original buyin and base unit and keep playing. I did recoup the -6.2 base unit drawdown within the next two shoes the following day. The -6.2 base unit drawdown isn't a biggie as I don't really get too concerned about drawdowns until I see approx 60% penetration(Only 40% buyin remaining). Then I realize the battle is on/I need to change something on my bet selection.

alrelax comment above:
"..Here is a shoe with all 1s and 2s except for the opening 4iar banker and two more bankers with 3iar each.  Although not rare occurrences, happens quite often. .."
    Yes most shoes have parts (or sections) or maybe a half shoe of one noticeable pattern and then changes. As I've mentioned before I have played only one whole shoe in my life that neither side went 3iar(ppp or bbb), and that shoe only had one OPP: 3iar(pbp)isolated pattern, and it showed  near the very end.


Hope all had a great Christmas/New Years.kfb
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