Recently I had something happen that never happened before. I went on a trip and and usually carry my session BR of 6 max bet rounds for a 20:1 spread and have a reserve of at least 3 more clips of session BR's to travel. I always have the money unhand in case I need it. I was going on an overnight trip to play some and do research into something that would increase advantage. Anyway I played all day visiting several casinos and never needed to be bought in for 1 max bet round at any of them. Most I bought in for less than 1/2 a max bet round. I won handily at every casino and had a profit of about 4 max bet rounds. Then when getting into the research with a friend I went to put the profit into my reserve stash. I didn't have it. Well needless to say I started worrying I dropped it somewhere or someone pickpocket a small 5 figure amount.
I will keep it short but I a phone call home revealed it was in the last place I thought it was and I almost forgot I put it there. I wasn't too worried because it was either gone or it wasn't. If it wasn't I would find it eventually. If it was lost or stolen there wasn't anything I could do about it. I went on a scouting mission to a bad area before I went on this trip and didn't intend on playing cards because I intentionally picked a very crowded time to scout. I did bring my session BR to try other opportunities if I saw them but I wanted to scout more than play. I felt it was a good idea not to have the whole trip BR with me in case I got robbed. That was all fine but I put my reserve in an unusual place and didn't return it to where I normally have it.
I have a buddy that just found out he has cancer and it is likely it is advanced stage and another buddy that was likely to die within days if a Hail Mary treatment didn't work. I am getting old and I hadn't slept much in a week because of Gram's paradox and the original issues with friends. So my brain hasn't been sharp lately. Of course aging people have to worry about deteriorating brain issues. I do what I can to keep my brain sharp but in the end what can you really do about it.
Anyway has anyone ever accidentally left their reserve BR when playing a game they should have it on them? Were you lucky like me and find out about it later or did you reach for it because you needed to buy in for more only to find out you didn't have it? I think I did pretty good making it through decades of play never having had this happen but I am not sure what is normal.
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