Sorry for the dumb title, I'm out of class atm sitting in a computer lab, bored. I've been talking with a couple of players from this site who have been extremely helpful in giving me tips and guidance with how to improve my play and answering some super nooby questions. I am hoping by me posting this thread perhaps I can snag a few more kind souls who feel like being charitable to me by talking with me via emails or w/e. If anyone here would be willing to talk with me please let me know!
-Joe
I think for now, your best course of action is to continue posting questions, reading threads (on this and other sites) and slowly enhance your knowledge. This forum is filled with very intelligent AP's. Learn what you can and let others get to know you.
You don't score, until you SCORE!
Damn, I got all excited when I saw the 5 replies........now I am not as excited haha. I DO appreciate the replies and advice. I've been reading the forums alot and have been talking with a few members and bouncing questions off of them, it's been pretty great.
So I guess here's a question:
I see that there is little point in playing blackjack (outside of entertainment value) without an established pre-existing bankroll. As a college student drowning in student loan debt, I find the prospect of coming up with extra cash after graduation to be a daunting one. Does anyone here have any advice or suggestions on how to grow a bankroll? Any stories as to how you grew your own?
Thanks!
edit: Also, what are some low ammount bankrolls with a RoR of <10% that could be achieved off of a game with rules "6 decks, H17, DD, DAS, No Surrender, 75% pen"? Or is that type of game not worth playing?
Last edited by bubler; 03-07-2012 at 08:56 AM.
bubler,
Don't laugh too hard when you read this but how about being a male prostitute. It appears that you are young. That thought never crossed my mind when I was young because I was having too much fun giving it away.
My fear would be the possibility of not being able to perform with some of the clientele but maybe Viagra would do the trick. Hope it doesn't make your tongue hard!
muffdiver
LoL. Unfortunately I wouldn't be able to be one as I am happily engaged to a nice girl. If I wasnt tho........ ha.Originally Posted by muffdiver
bubler,
Don't laugh too hard when you read this but how about being a male prostitute. It appears that you are young. That thought never crossed my mind when I was young because I was having too much fun giving it away.
My fear would be the possibility of not being able to perform with some of the clientele but maybe Viagra would do the trick. Hope it doesn't make your tongue hard!
muffdiver
My bankroll is only what I've made off luck thus far, which is about 1k. Most working bankrolls (from what I've read) are floating around 10k. I'm attempting to find out a) what number must my goal be for a bankroll b) what the RoR would be for said bankroll given the stats I posted above and c) would it be worth it........
Not entirely true. The concept of a "replenishing BR" might be worth considering. A very rough example: Let's say you know you'll have X amount of $ by a certain date, yet you get paid bi-weekly. If you have discipline, you can take a few weeks worth of $ and play as if your total BR is the X amount you plan to save. Continue adding to your BR until you have the set amount saved.
You could do that or wait until your BR is fully saved. If you have your full BR, it might make you feel more at ease, but you'd be betting the same.
As far as growing a BR - keep at it as long as you can. Keep playing. Reinvest winnings. Add to your BR from another job if you can.
How did I grow my own? I took a set amount of $ from every check and set it aside. I waited until I had 25% of the total BR I would need. I played, added all winnings to the BR, and continued saving from my job. It took a while, but I got my BR up to 100 max bets.
Then I spent most of it, along with winnings, and have had to start over again
You don't score, until you SCORE!
Theres another question. Whats a good rule of thumb for max bets per bankroll? I keep seeing 50 max, 100, i think i may have even seen 500? Also, why does the RoR seem to go down the higher your spread? I would think that would increase risk.Not entirely true. The concept of a "replenishing BR" might be worth considering. A very rough example: Let's say you know you'll have X amount of $ by a certain date, yet you get paid bi-weekly. If you have discipline, you can take a few weeks worth of $ and play as if your total BR is the X amount you plan to save. Continue adding to your BR until you have the set amount saved.
You could do that or wait until your BR is fully saved. If you have your full BR, it might make you feel more at ease, but you'd be betting the same.
As far as growing a BR - keep at it as long as you can. Keep playing. Reinvest winnings. Add to your BR from another job if you can.
How did I grow my own? I took a set amount of $ from every check and set it aside. I waited until I had 25% of the total BR I would need. I played, added all winnings to the BR, and continued saving from my job. It took a while, but I got my BR up to 100 max bets.
Then I spent most of it, along with winnings, and have had to start over again
You will need to decide how much RoR you can stomach. For me personally, the 'sweet spot' was 100 max bets.
The reason for an increased spread is simple: the more accurately you can adjust your bet to your advantage, the better your results will be. If you are able to truly minimize the $ played with no advantage and able to maximize the $ played with an advantage (at all levels on your spread), your results will show this.
If you spread 5-100 (1-20), you're able to adequately adjust your bet to your decreasing/increasing advantage. However, if you're spreading 5-50 (1-10), you might have to play too much when you don't have an advantage (or have an extremely small one) or you might not be able to play enough when your advantage calls for it.
When talking about these low spreads, keep in mind you won't be "making" much more than minimum wage, if that, depending on the conditions of the game you described.
You don't score, until you SCORE!
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