I really don't like this division between amateur and pro. There are amateurs in most fields that are better than many pros in the same field. Golf is a good example. Olympian medal winners have historically been amateurs. Also, pro does not mean that you only have one source of income.
"I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse
Norm and Jabber' comments are both correct.
The term, "professional" is rather "squishy".
Too much connotation and denotation "noise"
That being said, I think that the definition can
be ~ "earns a majority of income via gaming
and couldn't afford his/her lifestyle without it."
You can have investments, or a rich spouse that are a larger source of income, and still be a professional.
Albert Einstein was not a pro physicist when he developed the theory of relativity. OTOH, hookers are professionals.
"I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse
My definition of a Professional Blackjack player is one who takes and earn money from the casino over the long run in Blackjack using the facts, information, and skills acquired through practice and having the habit of sticking to the rules, strategies, and methods of advantage play. A person doing the opposite to me mean he is a gambler not a Professional Blackjack player. Recreational Advantage Players are not gamblers in my definition.Originally Posted by ZenMaster_Flash
Maybe I am talking out of turn but has anyone noticed that there were only two responses that dealt directly with OP's question? The rest of this thread consists of "DID, DID NOT" posts. I have my own thoughts about the thread but won't pile on. I am going to go look for something helpful.
"Maybe I am talking out of turn but has anyone noticed that there were only two responses that dealt directly with OP's question?"
Actually, that's pretty good! Most threads go from a legitimate blackjack question to what the fourteenth poster had for breakfast within a couple of hours. As a group, possibly the most ADD-prone collection of people I've ever seen. Hard to imagine how anyone keeps the count at the table, as there isn't one person out of 50 who can stay on topic for more than ten minutes.
Don
This is is actually a perfect example of zMF stating things authoritatively without knowledge or facts of at least half of what he is talking about. There are many others that have material relevance unlike this example, that if you play full time in areas not related to card counting for as little as two MONTHS, that you will see to be at least partially false. This is really not debatable, the statements are out there; and no I'm not educating people on it.
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