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Card counting works, the game you are describing sounds OK (not great but the good penetration saves it). The problem with card counting is that the edge is low (1 - 2%), the variance is high, and every casino knows how to catch a card counter if they pose a serious threat. Your longevity becomes a major issue as you start betting larger and larger amounts of $$$. Its also nearly impossible to rely on card counting for "side-income". The variance is way too high, you can easily go months and months without showing a profit/losing money.
Keep learning and reading as much as you can about all forms of gambling and figuring out how they work and how they could potentially be beaten. PM me and i'll give you some more direct advice.
I'm guessing you make anywhere from $60-75k at your job. If you are serious about this, my financial advice to you is to save as much $ as you can. Live frugally, don't buy a new car, don't buy a house, don't buy fancy cloths. I'm guessing the interest rate on your student loans is low, don't pay those off early, you can easily earn a higher return on your money gambling, even if its just card counting. The great thing for you is that you have a replenishable bankroll. If you have $2k right now, you can still play like you have $20k but just know that you will probably lose that $2k but you can always come back when your bankroll replenishes. Its more difficult to stomach but if you are playing a winning game this strategy will grow your bankroll the fastest.
I wouldn't normally respond to this but your background sounds promising, I've met several engineering backgrounds that have gone on to crush it in gambling. At the end of the day you need to figure out why you are doing this. If you just like the idea of easy side income, this probably isn't for you (it isn't very easy and can consume a lot of time). If you have a really F'd up passion for beating the house in any legal way possible and/or you really enjoy the math involved with finding ways to win at gambling, we might be onto something here.
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