You know, some counters put in more hours in a year and STILL LOSE MONEY!! You have no right to cry about being ahead.
If you truly want to play this game seriously, for decent stakes, and to win money that is meaningful to you, you need to do two things right away: 1) Study the math of the game, so as to understand variance and the swings that are inherent in the game, and 2) Stop complaining about negative variance. If you can't understand the following, you absolutely shouldn't continue playing: assuming that you will play the game properly, there is absolutely nothing whatsoever that you can do about the variance. So, if you can't live with it, you should find something else to do.
Instead, once you come to realize that the long run is a VERY long time and that you are absolutely NOT "owed" your e.v., you just might have a shot at this.
Don
Last year I was 2x EV. This year I'm about half my EV. Variance happens. This article by Arnold Snyder is a sobering read. It will help with your perspective on variance. http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/...t/wontwin.html
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Most people who are unhappy with their working conditions and/or pay rate look for a different line of work or a new job. If you are not suited for the AP lifestyle, there is nothing wrong with abandoning that for something else. Many people have tried professions that didn't suit them and moved on to something else.
zen king is that you
since your playing lowish stakes im pretty sure your not getting 100 rounds per hour cause those tables tend to be fuller then high stakes tables. I play crummy games but i play them almost exclusively heads up which helps alot.
who says you need to play short sessions. Find a way to play long session.
ya that sucks u ran below ev but make sure your game is 100 percent tight. not saying its not but it cant hurt to commit for the next 6 months to pratcie an hour a day at home while watching TV to get better. Learn all your indexes, learn the best count you can learn, Count while talking on the phone to friends ect.. Start getting some free play when you take a big loss, it helps.
I spoke with Zen King privately recently and that’s EXACTLY what I told him. I explained that he needs to find a decent game that will let him camp marathons! I know PLENTY of places that will let you camp pretty good games (6D and DD) for DAYS betting anywhere from 2x300 to 2x500 top bets. Easy!
I pointed him in the right direction for some decent spots that were not too far from him (outside Vegas of course). But I think his paranoia will be the death of his AP career. If he can’t get a handle on that, then he won’t last.
Last edited by Ryemo; 11-16-2017 at 06:09 PM.
Ryemo, top bet 2x300-500 and can camp for days, you say?
I haven't played BJ recently because I hate all the damn short sessions....but that sounds like something I'd be interested in. Pointers would be appreciated, wink wink.
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