Opinion of Blackjack Apprenticeship?

[Skelly]

I can count down a deck in 20 seconds. I doubt I am qualified to do anything.

Obviously, he ain’t making 450/hr now. Or he wouldn’t be teaching and running a website.

I am a firm believer if you truly understood ROR and bank roll management, you would succeed with or without a course.

The point I was trying to make is that Colin is probably making much more teaching and running a website than we was playing (hence "scalability") which explains his departure from regular in-casino advantage play.

Sorry if I misunderstand your point.

-S

[Below AVG IQ]

Not quite. I mostly played the games I calculated to have a positive ev .

Having a positive EV only matters if you're bankrolled to play in the game in the first place. Having a 3% edge doesn't mean every time you bet you're making 3%. You will go through swings and having BRM and knowing your RoR will tell you if you can handle those swings.

Knowing this not only tells you if you can handle the swings but will also tell you if you're over rolled and are wasting your time playing for less when you could be making more.

My strategy is mostly about developing a new strategy to convert a -3% game into +3%, and then I will gamble on this particular game. This approach has worked fine so far. If everything is from blackjack books, it is likely outdated. Game conditions are changing everyday.

The martingale system works fine... Till it doesn't.

[aceside]

Having a positive EV only matters if you're bankrolled to play in the game in the first place. Having a 3% edge doesn't mean every time you bet you're making 3%. You will go through swings and having BRM and knowing your RoR will tell you if you can handle those swings.

Knowing this not only tells you if you can handle the swings but will also tell you if you're over rolled and are wasting your time playing for less when you could be making more.



The martingale system works fine... Till it doesn't.

Reading your post I feel your IQ is not below average but definitely above mine, but mine is way above average. Last night I read half way into blackjack variance, standard deviation, risk, ROR, money management. Most of these are common sense as I have been using them unconsciously. I gambled about five years without knowing the existence of basic strategy and then three years as a half baked AP. I only seriously considered ROR this year because gambling conditions are great this year. You are a funny guy!

[aceside]

The point I was trying to make is that Colin is probably making much more teaching and running a website than we was playing (hence "scalability") which explains his departure from regular in-casino advantage play.

Sorry if I misunderstand your point.

-S

I feel the blackjack field is like the field of sports and athletes. You must demonstrate extraordinary skills in order to teach blackjack because almost everybody can play blackjack. I think if somebody can count a deck of cards in 20 seconds, then he can teach. If he can count it in 15 second, he will make a better teacher.

[BigJer]

I think that the players on his team were messing up! I mean 1/3 of the players lost?!?!?!

[BoSox]

I feel the blackjack field is like the field of sports and athletes. You must demonstrate extraordinary skills in order to teach blackjack because almost everybody can play blackjack. I think if somebody can count a deck of cards in 20 seconds, then he can teach. If he can count it in 15 second, he will make a better teacher.

I think that you are deliberately trying to upset people, with all your nonsense.

[aceside]

Without at least understand the concept of ROR, anything is simply gambling.

I am learning to use this forum. How do I do private messaging? Can I get your email? You are a friendly senior member.

[Hsiaodi]

I am learning to use this forum. How do I do private messaging? Can I get your email? You are a friendly senior member.

Hahahah. I am friendly, but not knowledgeable.... you may have to pay to do DM.

[aceside]

Hahahah. I am friendly, but not knowledgeable.... you may have to pay to do DM.

What I really need is somebody who can count a deck of card in 18 seconds, because I can do it in 16 seconds.

[stopgambling]

What I really need is somebody who can count a deck of card in 18 seconds, because I can do it in 16 seconds.

That is not a indicator of success, but certainly useful . There are many other factors that make you a LONG TERM winning player ! They are mostly "soft skills".

[aceside]

That is not a indicator of success, but certainly useful . There are many other factors that make you a LONG TERM winning player ! They are mostly "soft skills".

But this is an important indicator how dedicated you are.

[aceside]

They are mostly "soft skills".

What are these soft skills? Do you mean you know which dealer flash their cards?

[ZeeBabar]

To me counting down the deck in 16 seconds or 30 or 30 is meaningless. It’s like the idiots on car forums that argue about their car doing 0-60 in 3.2 or 3.8 or 5 seconds. It’s got nothing to do with real life.

I never ever tried to track my speed. Just practiced a bit when, in my initial tries, I would take too long and the dealer picked up the cards fast but I adjusted by starting to count as cards were dealt. On occasion, I ran into a fast dealer and I would leave that table. Then, I learned how to slow down fast dealers.