If you are one of them

But the flaw may be older than both of us put together. That viel
of gambling is illeagle, makes who and when unknown.

Also I keep trying to honor Dr Thorp, by spelling his name same as the
far more famous Jim Thorpe. He was quite famous when I was a kid, and
still is. Familliarity gets to the fingers.

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

it seems you're too busy counting down decks in your bedroom.

Lawrence Revere always shorted the deck to convince newbies that they needed nore lessons and worked both sides of the felt.

The perfect result of following his lessons would then be someone like you: colluding with the pit critters and fleecing the players, who is missing a few cards upstairs!

OlsCootFromVA,
I totally agree with you. Its true that my 8 points is too much info to process but I only use a couple of them 3 or so to get the answer of why the bottom line is dropping. The effect of a couple of my 8 points is obviously reflected in the bottom line. But I like to have concrete explanations of WHY is that so. Is because I got garbage cards most of the time on my double downs? It is because the dealer has got big up cards most of the time? - It is because the game was choppy like up and down but the dealer has got more BJs that would be the norm? � etc. But I agree with you that the bottom line is the major indicator.

Now, on the bottom line, If I go down for 6-7 base bets from the get go I will change table. If I am grinded down slowly but surely by the dealer 6-7 units, I want to know, is because I did not get the cards at the key moments or why? .. anyway I have to change table. If my bottom line is up in profit and if I start losing 33% from profits, I am gone from that table with the rest of the profit regardless of the count. If I am up let�s say $1000 on a $25 unit table and if my bottom line drops to $700 then I am on my way out even if the count is one million.

Anyway, Thank you for your detailed reply to my original post.

Sincerely,

BMW 850

>If I am grinded down slowly but surely by the dealer 6-7 units, I want to know, is because I did not get the cards at the key moments or why? .. anyway I have to change table.<

Exactly. But you're changing tables *regardless* of the reasons.

This is why I strongly recommend at least a 20 minute break -- *away* from the casino floor; for two important reasons:

1. To shake off the negative psychological effects of the event; and

2. Far more importantly, to go over in your mind exactly what happened and why. Did I make any mistakes? Did I let disclipline slip? Did I lose the count? Did I let an obnoxious dealer or unskilled player affect my attitude/concentration? Did I face a series of stiffs vs strong upcards? Were too many of the hands of the "preordained" variety, where I lose if I hit and lose if I stand? Were my only wins preordained gifts? Is there anything I can do to play better and win more?

>If my bottom line is up in profit and if I start losing 33% from profits, I am gone from that table with the rest of the profit regardless of the count. If I am up let�s say $1000 on a $25 unit table and if my bottom line drops to $700 then I am on my way out even if the count is one million.<

If *I* were up $1000 with a $25 base bet, I'd be gone once the profit dropped to $825, period!

Are you a Target player?

The majority of things Puiu says are 100% totally correct.
The problem is that for the average person the best way to play (e.g.changing counting systems depending on the count) is far too hard to do in Casino play. You should also be varing your Basic Strategy depending on the number of decks etc..
The books that are published are only give the basics for the average player so he can play and enjoy doing Blackjack, where as the proper Pro's experiment with startegies to form there own system - it is not all fun to do - but its a Job, its not meant to be fun..it meant to bring in Money (and boy its does when played correctly).
You will never make good money (000's a month) and keep longevity in the game unfortunately.
Well Done Puiu

P.S Can you pls keep your mouth shut so you dont give all the secrets away.