Still hoping for a reasonable answer, though that hope is fading ...Originally Posted by LVBear584
Still hoping for a reasonable answer, though that hope is fading ...
Opinions and Commentary on the Gaming Industry: The Bear Growls
1,000 hrs pretty much in one city.
And let's assume my EV is 10x more than what Ronster's is with my aggressive approach... then that means, what took him 50 years to accomplish with his 2:1 spread, it will only take me 5. There's plenty of casinos to go around and there's plenty of lights going off, Moses.I don't want to be a casino rat for 50 years. I want to get my money and get out.
And PS... If you last in any town for 50 years regularly (or even 6), then maybe you're not playing the winning game that you think you are. Food for thought...
Ryemo, not sure I am reading your sarcasm correctly, as I do not believe there is a "reasonable answer" that can be provided to LVBear584, "here", or over at bj21, blackjackinfo, zzf, or wizardofvegas.Good luck with searching for those answers here.
"Your honor, with all due respect: if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it."
Fictitious Boston Attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman - January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) in The Verdict, 1982, lambasting Trial Judge Hoyle (Milo Donal O'Shea - June 2, 1926 - April 2, 2013) - http://imdb.com/title/tt0084855/
I have session bank rolls per casino. I don't like my pockets to appear too deep. Though I don't have an exact loss where I'd stop playing for the day, if I lost 3 session bankrolls back to back in the same day I would consider it. I'd use the rest of the day to reflect on myself and my play. Though I am skeptical if mood can really affect play, I am superstitious enough to allow for the possibility that it may. If I am really stressed or otherwise more emotional than normal, I'll look at my loss as a possible result of those emotions and I should work on getting over whatever is troubling me before I resume playing.
I can appreciate anyone stepping back and taking a break if they reach a certain predetermined threshold (% or $ amount) of a loss, in order to reflect upon the strength and accuracy of their play. If your game is off, including if you are emotional and not properly tending to the business at hand, then you should cease playing as you may very well simply be gambling at that point.
However, limiting oneself to playing a $500 session bankroll as the threshold for the day, not just being a tickler for taking a break from a session (and to most, that $ amount wouldn't have any probative value), or being your cue to leave that casino and ply your trade at another venue, or come back later (same or a different shift) and resume play, is something that I cannot internalize as rational, AP strategy.
"Your honor, with all due respect: if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it."
Fictitious Boston Attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman - January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) in The Verdict, 1982, lambasting Trial Judge Hoyle (Milo Donal O'Shea - June 2, 1926 - April 2, 2013) - http://imdb.com/title/tt0084855/
He Z mast....you are showing your butt again.....Canfield's Expert is nowhere near and nothing like Hi Lo....Completely different card value......I'm beginning to think you don't bring enough to the table when you play, and in so doing vent your frustration here in this forum?
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Canfield Expert .87 .63 .76 B1 Canfield Master .92 .67 .85 B2 Hi-Lo .97 .51 .76 B1 Hi-Opt I .88 .61 .85 B1 Hi-Opt II .91 .67 .91 B2 KISS 2 .90 .62 .87 US1 KISS 3 .98 .56 .78 US1 K-O .98 .55 .78 UC1 Mentor .97 .62 .80 B2 Omega II .92 .67 .85 B2 Red Seven .98 .54 .78 USC1 REKO .98 .55 .78 UC1 Revere Adv. Plus Minus .89 .59 .76 B1 Revere Point Count .99 .55 .78 B2 Revere RAPC 1.0 .53 .71 B4 Revere 14 Count .92 .65 .82 B4 Silver Fox .96 .53 .69 B1 UBZ 2 .97 .62 .84 U2 Uston Adv. Plus Minus .95 .55 .76 B1 Uston APC .91 .69 .90 B3 Uston SS .99 .54 .73 U3 Wong Halves .99 .56 .72 B3 Zen Count .96 .63 .85 B2
You're right. There is no reason to quit playing except for heat, fatigue, CTR, or tapping out funds. And maybe a couple other reasons that are circumstantial, such as flyered around town and crossing a casino's comfort threshold.
My point was, good luck searching for any reasonable answers here, period.
In Post 61, you did not address the silliness of quitting for the day after losing one ridiculously small "session bank." I suspect that because it's ploppy voodoo, there cannot be a reasonable answer.
How is it not real work? Being in a miserable, smoke-filled environment among drunks, degenerates and many other of life's losers, dealing with rude people all the time, never knowing when hostility (or worse) will come your way, etc., etc.
Casinos are not enjoyable places for many of us. They are simply money providers. If I still had to grind tiny groups of green chips after 50 years, I would feel I wasted my life. I will be retiring soon from active play after fewer than twenty years of play. I made enough money in that time to not need to pursue it any longer. It would be terrible to think about playing for another thirty years, even if I had another thirty years.
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