Opinion of Blackjack Apprenticeship?

[VonDox]

Of all the blackjack books I have read so far,,, his book has been the least helpful.. His 'system' is Hi-Lo, nothing earth shattering there. On one hand he tells you to push max bets as much as possible, go for the throat and force the casino to back you off, no cover plays and yet somehow you are expected to get in hundred of hours of playing time.. Hmmm.. Yeah,, I guess he was just lucky in getting some massive variance that allowed him to just take off with a $2,500 bankroll. It seems so easy.. Sorry... not buying it.. In one video he hypes everything and the next video it's him telling you how bad it is being an AP and the low chances of making a living from it. Amazing... He is probably making a lot more in his new business than he ever made in blackjack.. Wish him and everyone the best in what they do but I can buy a real blackjack book, get a copy of the CBJN for $17.00 and do some google searchs for casino research for a lot less than $500.00 a year. But he has his following and I wish them all the best..

[Freightman]

Of all the blackjack books I have read so far,,, his book has been the least helpful.. His 'system' is Hi-Lo, nothing earth shattering there. On one hand he tells you to push max bets as much as possible, go for the throat and force the casino to back you off, no cover plays and yet somehow you are expected to get in hundred of hours of playing time.. Hmmm.. Yeah,, I guess he was just lucky in getting some massive variance that allowed him to just take off with a $2,500 bankroll. It seems so easy.. Sorry... not buying it.. In one video he hypes everything and the next video it's him telling you how bad it is being an AP and the low chances of making a living from it. Amazing... He is probably making a lot more in his new business than he ever made in blackjack.. Wish him and everyone the best in what they do but I can buy a real blackjack book, get a copy of the CBJN for $17.00 and do some google searchs for casino research for a lot less than $500.00 a year. But he has his following and I wish them all the best..

My game has evolved significantly over the years. Very little if anything I do would be tolerated in a Colin Jones boot camp - and I don’t really give a shit. My spreads vary based on the importance of the store to me - and what is important is also subject to variables.

And yet, despite my “shortcomings”, my returns surpass expectations. If anyone recalls, I stated earlier this year my goals for the year - goals which have been achieved and for which the reward has now been planned. I’ve replaced my one time knock it out of the ballpark strategy per session in favour of maximizing revenue over n sessions. As I’ve also previously stated, I’ve worked diligently over the past few years by reducing my average win and further reducing by a greater percentage my average loss to the inverse of my average win all the while maintaining a high win rate - the effect on overall dollar win being significant. I would encourage others to learn advanced strategies, the execution of which mask skill level and yet greatly contribute to hourlies beyond simmed values.

It’s a shame I no longer keep accurate records, however it seems to me that my November results pretty much mirror my pace over the course of the year. Play is 10-20 hours per month likely ending at 180 hours for the full year.