Blackjack of course.

[shadowman]

I agree that tournaments are different. Same is true for VP tournaments.
Both of these losses were in the first round, I need to make it past the 2nd round to cash. I've made it to the 2nd round a couple of times but never past it. However, I only play in these because the casino doubles all points earned for the day of the tournament. I typically earn $30-40 worth of points and the entry for the tournament is only $20. No brainer.

[royal flush]

do you know about the harrahs vp tournaments are they just speed contests

[shadowman]

I've never been to a Harrah's tournament. However, most of the LV tournaments are NOT speed. Generally, you get something like 1000 credits and have 15-20 minutes to play. That works out to a rate of 600-800 hands/hour to complete them all. Not slow but not JUST speed.

[royal flush]

thank you for the info I would play if it is a free as part of comp room. Harrahs has the best comps diamond card gives alot of free rooms food etc. but one must play 98.91% 5 play quarter deuces hope not to lose more then 4-5 hundred dollars to make diamond in a day good for 1 year get 125 worth of food comps plus 20-30 room nights some weekend in the year. then play 1 point 10 dollars coin in each visit. then play at palms fp deuces or stations fp machines. on holiday play live poker angainst week field of tourists

[wilcoxfun]

I love blackjack as a backup to my video poker playing.
 
I like to have about $100 to play at a five dollar table. I prefer having $200 or $300 to play video poker.
 
Blackjack is a great game especially if everyone has at least some idea what they are doing and why they do it.  Example a person always stands on 16 means they are not going to take a card and I can live with that. However, breaking tens drives me crazy!  One time guy split tens and then got another ten and I demanded he split it as well since he did not like to have twenty! 
 
I think I made him mad !
 
Of course, he won all three and rest of the table lost our hands as we had held with a six showing. He was happy and told us so.  I told him to have a great night playing and left the table.

[MikeA]

Well, you have to do what you have to do Willcoxfun, but in reality, what anyone else does at the table has no effect on your own outcome.  By that I mean that as play proceeds, the person making mistakes will help you as often as hurt you.But, if there is someone obnoxious at the table, I encourage them to split tens and 5's and Double on Blackjacks.  The sooner they lose their money, the sooner I won't be annoyed by them!Now, give me a +7 count and if I think I can dodge the Heat, I'll split the hell out of Tens!

[wilcoxfun]

Mike I hear you and agree with you 100% on that silly play will not hurt in long run. I guess I just had enough of him LOL!  I wish I could learn better to count correctly as that is the best way to have a good chance to win.

[caroline]

Unfortunately after playing VP the card games are too slow for me-LOL. I used to like BJ but I dont like when u r yelled at for making the wrong move.
 
I have never played Bj but learning poker these days,  I hope VP can be easier than BJ