I'm not as advanced as all of you. But I'm not green. Putting aside MIT, and that astute man (forget his name) who took advantage of a temporary change in half a dozen casinos and made millions, here's my question: Is it possible - does anyone - make money ongoing, either as one source of income or even as their only source. Knowing this is possible would certainly motivate me even more. I'm operating on the assumption that it's possible. My own approach (at this point) would be the combination of basic strategy, card counting, adjusting the bet according to the count, relying on "hot" tables and (what is for me) the biggest factor, knowing when to leave the table.

Am I unrealistic? Does anyone in the forum make consistent money? This is a personal question but I would think most people would admit, aside from mathematical and other challenges, money is what this is about. Thank you in advance for any honesty.