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DD'...i mean really! From what i read on here, in terms of winnings AND knowledge of the game, i'm not sure there are many close to you. Keep up the good work!!!

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You'd have to give the pre-Thorp players credit for figuring it out before the advent of computers. They also likely won more than would be possible now due to the better playing conditions. Arnold Rothstein would probably be up there.

The best players are usually one horse length behind the guy with the big mouth (that means me too). There are team players that have been around since day 1 that still team play. The Old Boys Club gets it's due respect, but there is a new breed of player out there. As Ken Uston lived in the era of Packman, the new player lives in the PS2 era. The 4gig era. This will be a story that never gets published.

but it takes a different style. Most of the player of old have not successfully adapted to the new casino world and how to attack it. It takes a far different approach. Trying to milk a relatively few casinos out of lot over a long time doesn't work any more. In the old days they didn't even have computer data bases to track your long term win/loss results.

Of course, 21 wasn't that popular outside of Nevada or even inside it in those days, so the massive expansion of the game has helped raise the profit ceiling.
I must confess to some bias here: the old count players are far more romantic than their present-day businesslike counterparts.

not for thoroughly understanding all aspects of the game, but for the way I used the information available. Presently checking everything out, and it could take some time, as there isn't a non-counting simulator available that meets my needs. Roger Harris's simulator gives me 80% of what I need and is a great help and is easy to use.

I've even toyed with the idea of asking Mr. Reid if his career needed a boost(Jokingly), as there is some theory involved.

Presently playing 150 hours a month besides my regular job. Made a few mistakes and took some unneccessary chances, but overall, happy with the results.

Recently had a life-threatening event, which is causing me to reconsider how important is this endeavor and the amount of time I'm spending at it. A team approach might be the answer, to free up some personal time while keeping me in the game. Still deciding.

why do you need a non-counting simulator? as far as I know, most simulators can be set for non-counting, what am i missing? PV

I don't think I'm even the top guy on my team.

John Imming's Universal Blackjack Engine, for one. What is it you want to simulate that your software can't do?