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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryemo View Post
    I’ll admit that I ran well around the beginning of my career, but I’ve had plenty of other setbacks since day one. If you look at the graph closer, you’ll see that big almost u-shaped portion of the graph (before the huge spike up)... that portion of the graph represents a 300 hour losing streak. That one was pretty bad too. And not too far behind that, you notice I have one spot that is a complete shot down... that was my single worst losing session. I lost 23K that night. And I know it’s hard to tell because the graph covers a lot of data, but right after I made my first initial upswing that basically started my bankroll (near the beginning of the graph), I lost almost exactly half my bankroll shortly after.

    Also if you take a look at the very very beginning of the graph, this proves the point of my story. If you read early posts of mine when I joined this site, I mentioned that for the first 8 to 10 months, I was probably a break-even player at best. Maybe even a slightly losing player. That small little area in the beginning that’s hovering around the 0 part of the line (right before the sharp upswing) represents 334 hours of play. That’s 334 hours of sitting in a casino and basically having no results to show for it.
    Yes, I saw all these points when studying the chart. You had a break-even phase at the start, and later on there was a clear losing streak before your current one. I guess you play high stakes in the meantime, losing 23K in one night.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snakeplisskin View Post
    How many times were you backed off during this career?
    Between back offs, counter measures, and 86's... I'm just a little shy of 200. Probably over that amount if you count all of the close calls that I ran away from before anyone could officially approach me. But that figure also includes getting counter-measured or backed off at the same casino several times each. So that figure does not represent being backed off from 200 different casinos.

    As far as "high stakes" goes... I guess that's relative. I was betting 2x500, when I lost that 23K. I had short period where my top bets were ranging anywhere from 2x600 to 2x1,000, but I've played stakes more consistently in the 2x300 to 2x500 range (top bets). I'd say that's probably more "mid-level stakes." Anything above 2x500, I'd consider high stakes.
    Last edited by Ryemo; 11-30-2019 at 04:51 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryemo View Post
    Between back offs, counter measures, and 86's... I'm just a little shy of 200. Probably over that amount if you count all of the close calls that I ran away from before anyone could officially approach me. But that figure also includes getting counter-measured or backed off at the same casino several times each. So that figure does not represent being backed off from 200 different casinos.

    As far as "high stakes" goes... I guess that's relative. I was betting 2x500, when I lost that 23K. I had short period where my top bets were ranging anywhere from 2x600 to 2x1,000, but I've played stakes more consistently in the 2x300 to 2x500 range (top bets). I'd say that's probably more "mid-level stakes." Anything above 2x500, I'd consider high stakes.
    What is your session bankroll(s)
    Mid to high?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daverha View Post
    What is your session bankroll(s)
    Mid to high?
    Most places I play are not local, so I'm carrying a trip roll with me. I guess based on the stakes I'm playing will determine how much I'm traveling with. I'd travel with anything between 20 and 40K. As far as session roll... I'd probably leave a lot of the cash at the hotel and just walk into the casino with 15K or so. When I was playing a bit higher stakes, then I was carrying 20K+ with me inside the casino. It just depends. It's never the same.

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    My horror story is very recent and very similar to Ryemo just in a very small scale timeframe... after a great run of 20% bankroll wins I resized to black chips... 2 hours after that I experienced a $10K loss in a single shoe... I didn’t catch shit at TC +4 and up... well I grinded the casino for the next 30 hours and was able to finish my trip recouping everything with a $300 win lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryemo View Post
    Attachment 3858

    This is the chart that tracks all of my play. This my life-time results since day 1.

    The parts I marked up show the losing streak I mentioned in my last post. From top to bottom of that streak, I lost $57,630.50. I was at the rock-bottom of that losing streak 137 hours into it. It took the remaining 261 hours (398 total) to climb back out on top and come out +$476 ahead, since before the losing started. Now I'm currently at a new career ATH that sits $10,230 above my last ATH. But that losing streak really sucked.
    Reviving old thread. If my measurements are correct this implies $288,150 of career profits. What is the time frame for the chart?

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    Here is a horror story in a very early career. Just finally got CVCX and realized i've been playing with %96.2 risk of ruin. Talk about gambling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DuecesWild22 View Post
    Reviving old thread. If my measurements are correct this implies $288,150 of career profits. What is the time frame for the chart?
    Any chance you could redo your handle and actually spell Deuces correctly? Might instill more confidence in some people to read your posts.

    Don

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSchles View Post
    Any chance you could redo your handle and actually spell Deuces correctly? Might instill more confidence in some people to read your posts.

    Don
    Glad to if you can track down the answer to my question.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSchles View Post
    Any chance you could redo your handle and actually spell Deuces correctly? Might instill more confidence in some people to read your posts.

    Don
    Could be worse. Could have been DouchesWild.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DuecesWild22 View Post
    Glad to if you can track down the answer to my question.
    Ryemo would have to answer that question, but I would presume 5 or 6 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    Could be worse. Could have been DouchesWild.
    That's Hilarious!
    http://bjstrat.net/cgi-bin/cdca.cgi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    Could be worse. Could have been DouchesWild.
    One of many I've heard throughout the years.

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