Quote Originally Posted by drunk View Post
you answer does not take into account the fact that the OP described himself as a recreational gambler
you are suggesting that there can be no entertainment value from for example playing BJ with basic strategy and ceding only a small edge to the house

not everybody who plays BJ with a negative expectation is destroying themselves
the vast majority, probably around 98% of all gamblers, do not get seriously hurt financially by the small losses they take

yes, he's more likely than not to end up negative
so what? if he's enjoyed himself as millions do

people who love scuba diving end up negative in their financials.
should they stop scuba diving?



there's a great irony in APs looking down on or ridiculing those who don't play with an edge although I'm not saying that was done in this thread
even though it wasn't done in this thread it's done fairly often
sometimes I even wonder if APs see the irony

the irony is this:
casinos are not going to deal beatable BJ games if only skilled APs show up at their tables

maybe the recreational gamblers should be greatly appreciated by APs
You're correct the OP does (in his second post) say that he's a recreational player. However, he also mentions not wanting to be greedy, and later says that he's just trying to calculate what a good gain is. He considers himself a winner. The advice is tailored to someone asking a strategic question about how to make money.

Had he asked. "I'm a losing player who really enjoys blackjack, how long should my sessions be?" I think we all would have said "as long as you can afford, and it's still fun" by the way this is the same answer I would have given to your scuba diving question.

You post seems you're purposely misunderstanding the context of a conversation just to make a counterpoint.