8-Deck (~69% penetration; cut 2.5deck. Lousy penetration I know)
BJ paid 3-to-2
DAS (and double on any cards)
RSA (upto 4 times)
Late Surrender
Peek for BJ on 10s or Aces (The more I play, the more I appreciate the dealer peeking on Tens for BJ)
Minimum $10 (I use 1-20 spread)
***ZERO HEAT (I play at a foreigner-only casino located in Asia; but tables are usually full. Very small casino)


I've consistently made small profits each day (160 hours - made $6500 until yesterday...), but I lost $1500 in 3 hours today. I've had several moments where TC reached higher than +4, but I think I lost all my high-spread bets except one or two times. In the past, I'd never lost more than $500 in one day, otherwise I played more and eventually balanced my loss with profit.

My friends (know nothing about gambling) tell me it's time to quit, that I will eventually lose more. I don't know if I should quit or not.

I know the penetration is really lousy, so I am planning to go to another foreigner-only casino here (I live in an Asian country) which has much better rules (6-deck with 1 deck cut; BUT THE MINIMUM IS $100). I am planning to try wong-in at +4 which fits the minimum bet value for me.

I still can't get out from today's loss. I don't know if I should blame on the lousy penetration, or accept the variance.

Would wonging-in the new game that has the better penetration give me better results than playing the whole lousy-penetration shoe game?

I know the thread sounds like a whining baby - I'm here just to share my story. I'm open to all kinds of responses.

Thank you.