If you are one of them

.., that have a losing year so far for 2002 think about what would have happen if you would have follow my advice all along.
You have to monitor in a close range at all times your progress as follow:

1.How many hands have I won in the last couple of decks? � If I won less then 50% I�ve got to change table!
2. Have I got in any winning streaks? � If not, I�ve got to change table!
3.Did I got big cards on my doubling downs? � If not, I�ve got to change table!
4.Did the dealer got busted more on positive counts? � If not, I�ve got to change table!
5.Who�s busting first? � I or the dealer? � If is me, I�ve got to change table!
6.Did the dealer is showing up big up-cards more that would be normal? � If yes, I�ve got to change table!
7.Did I got the normal ratio of BJs and double downs opportunities? � If not, I�ve got to change table!
8.How often the dealer is making 19s 20s and 21s? � If more then normal, I�ve got to change table!

Counter, Supper Counter or even the best BJ player in the world, you do not win without getting the cards at the key moments. Who cares if the count gets up to +20 and you can bet your MAX without any heat? If you do not get the cards but the dealer is the one who�s getting more then would be normal while beating you most of the time, you have to consider this a deviation from the norm and change table.

Think about of all my questions with honesty and see how would have made a big difference in your financial outcome for the last eight months of this year. I bet you that if you would have follow only 3 of my 8 points from above consistently you would be at least even if not in profit for this year. I, personally use all of them and that�s why I only play about 40 or even less hands per hour. If I stay and play an hour or more at any table is because I am winning more hands then the dealer. Or, even if I win about the same number of hands vs. dealer, then I must be getting big cards on my double downs and splits.

Pay attention at #6 question: �Did the dealer is showing up big up-cards more that would be normal?� This alone can be disastrous for the player! It would produce the most useless busts ever. It is very hard to play against the TEN all the time. It will make you take hit on most of your hands and put some big restrictions on your double downs. The #6 alone has got to be your cardinal guide if you continue playing at that table or if you depart and look for another one.

BMW 850

This is Puiu with another screen name. Ignore, as usual.

.., you work for the casino industry. One of the two.

BMW 850

That's why when I have a big bet out, I grab that lousy ten and rip it up right in front of their face. Works wbest on small asian females.

"Did the dealer is showing up big up-cards more that would be normal?� This alone can be disastrous for the player! It would produce the most useless busts ever. It is very hard to play against the TEN all the time"

I was trained how to win

I have been trained by L.Revere how to win. Period!
And it was not only a couple lessons. I�ve been with him for years. I was living in Vegas and playing BJ when I was not legally allowed to even enter a casino. I was playing with him in many private games all over Nevada, other states and Canada. He show me what to do to win in this game. Larry show me how to play to win more hands then losing. He didn�t play and bet his chips the way you guys think is �correct� for the long run. He bet to win. And so am I. The new generation of so called �experts� think that they know how to play and bet for the long run and are willing to go thru hell getting there. I know how to win money in this game and this is all I�ve got to master. The rest is insignificant to me.

BMW 850

Revere died in 1977.

We have learned a thing or two about the game in the last 25 years.

At least, some of us have.

can't understand how so few can win ? Let's turn that around-WHY
do so many lose ? And it's not just counters; its ploppies, progressionists-everybody. There must be a common denominator ?
The only thing common to most players is----the bullshit basic strat.

It is flawed. Nearly impossible to see; but once you know it is there
you can't see why so many missed it. Computers and sims can't find it, because they are not programed to do so. Computers can compute
but they do not think.

... the man who DS says "forgot more than other experts will ever learn..." - LR was VERY instructive on using stop-losses for tables and days, not mentioned in PBAB. Quite superstious was LR, after all... or was he? G

Most people lose because they are playing a negative expectation game.

It's Just That Simple.

Nothing is wrong with basic strategy - no flaw, or any of your other moronic bullshit.

A basic strategy player is playing a negative expectation game. Betting progressions do nothing to change that.

Everyone I know (myself included) who is playing a positive expectation game is a long term lifetime winner.

I really don't understand why you, an admitted long term loser, think you have any business telling those of us who are winners how to play the game.

In other words, your bullshit is getting really old.

Puiu may have been Reveres' " punk " just for fun,
but I know what Ken never told anyone.

I've learned more from Revere about how to make money in this game that you and others will ever learn how to play by the count.

You probably are a good player and I'm not questioning your ability to "play" into the game, but obviously you don�t have the SKILL how to make money consistently. I mean, every day and every session.

You see Parker, that is a big difference that I know how to generate cash playing blackjack. I know how to make money the way LR show me to.

I may play �incorrectly� and bet �incorrectly� and make a lot of �mistakes� by your standards but I�m making money for the last 30 years. I�m making consistent money in this game the way you never dreamed that is possible.

You see Parker, Larry was not a scientist, he wasn't a PhD, he was a simple guy with a rough attitude a grat heart an a great card player.
He taught me how to play the dealer and win more hands then I lose and here is the whole secret of the game. He give me more that I asked for. He gave me the KEY. He was a real PRO. His book has got great material for a beginner but is not the manual from where you can learn how to win.

You see Parker, playing �correctly by your stats books� and �making money in the real casino world� is a big difference like day and night.

BMW 850

put your brain to work-find the flaw. It is one hell of a lot more than one play. It is also a math boy total failure.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to respond to your delusional fantasies.

Noting all of those 8 points, many of which overlap, is simply too much info to process, especially if you're also counting.

There's a MUCH easier way: it's called a Trailing Stop Loss!

The effects of all your "8 points" are naturally and automatically reflected on the bottom line. Thus, there is no need to look any deeper than the bottom line.

If you are counting and/or using a sensible (not too steep) progression, a trailing stop loss of 6 or 7 base bets will tell you as much or more than your "8 points."

If using a steep progression from a small start (e.g.: a 1-3 start), a stop loss of 12 or 14 base bets would be more appropriate.

I am a *firm* believer in playing "hit and run" blackjack. The trick is in knowing *when* to run; and I've found the trailing stop loss is the *best* way to know that.