Quote Originally Posted by BoSox View Post
MWP, I think you were trying to prove a point to a friend or a family member who happens to agree with ZeeBabar.
Believe it or not. I think like Zee on a lot of things. My primary goal in playing blackjack is enjoyment. I can get that same enjoyment if playing $5 min blackjack or $25 min blackjack. If I played $25 min I doubt I would last long at some casinos, but red chip is often tolerated. Like Zee, I play rated at most casinos and it has been worth it for me to play rated. By the way, I still think a hundred dollars is a lot of money.

Now my wife doesn't have to ask me if I won or lost on a trip. She can tell by how crabby I am when I walk in the door. Yes, I can manipulate short term results to some extent at the expense of long term results. I don't advise this as the best way to play, but I'm human and have human emotions. Yes, my average loss is always more than my average win probably due to short term manipulation. Many times in the last half hour of play I would have won hundreds more if I wasn't conservative.

Now for this year, my average loss is $50 more than my average win, but I have won 82% of the times I played.