good post! (nt)
People who are prone to addiction often find more than one addiction to destroy themselves with. Why do you think they serve free alcohol in casinos. And I hope no one takes this the wrong way, I've never heard anyone say they want to become a "disadvantage" player, although that's what most gamblers end up becoming. Maybe what I'm saying here is that there is a difference between true "advantage play" and "gambling". True advantage players do not even consider what they do gambling, because they are using a method or system which is based on logic and fact, while gamblers, while they think they're going to win, base their play on luck and superstition and hope.
That is interesting and I certainly believe you. I think for many of us who are "obsessive", buying the classic books is simply something that we will do BECAUSE we are obsessive. As you point out, gathering from the knowledge of others is simply good EV.
I would consider PBJ and BJA my two most useful books.
Thanks,
motheye
What Stanford said was more nearly factual than what you said. You took what he said and slanted it toward making a living at blackjack. Where did you learn to talk trash like that, from listening to the last presidential election campaign?
Most players who can win from casinos don't have "making a living at blackjack" as their objective, and those are the people that green chip mainly caters to. I play to win, not to gamble. Gambling has no appeal to me. If I wanted, I could make more than I do -- I'm busy with other things. And I'm not brilliant.
You have taken partially related info and extrapolated it outside its useful range. There are too many politicians in the world like you (1 would be more than enough). It appears, to me, that you have posted here because you have decided to take a position for the fun of it. Even if that's the case, although you had very low morals for behaving in this shoddy fashion, you seem intelligent enough to bootstrap yourself up and overcome whatever neuroses made you post that drivel.
I personally have met 2 of the people you denigrated here, and have a fair feeling for their background and experiences. What they said came across to me as an honest attempt to tell it like it really is. What you said did not. Shame on you, and better luck to you in the future.
Stanford Wong did not say anything that was inaccurate. Green Chip CAN help someone become a better player. But not by itself. Just because someone is a member does not automatically mean they'll become a winning player tomorrow. While it may be true that 99.9% of all blackjack players will lose, I would suspect that very few of them would even be attracted to a place like GC. They'll buy a book from John Patrick because he'll tell them what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. Like I said before these people deep down really don't care if they win nor are they willing to make the sacrifices or do the work required to win.
Especially on the casino side. It would make it a whole lot easier on those of us that have been winning consistantly for many years.
Although actual numbers are obviously impossible to obtain due to the nature of the business, bigplayer's numbers are realistic and BS certainly doesn't have a clue.
Agree with what you said. That is important yet one needs to look into the "whole ball of wax".
To "do the work required to win"? That is an important attitudinal requirement. But how about the important question of "equipment" related questions, so to say.
Personal traits that one needs to be aware of and must overcome? Among them: chemical imbalance, psychological conditions such as being obsessive, driven, lack or limited learning ability, etc.?
What do you think one needs to do to find out, objectively, what one needs to do based on your experience?
many of us give a very accurate accounting for eachother of the past year. Most make money, some don't. Many make A LOT of money.
Personally, I am a hobbiest. I won about 1000 units last year in 400 hours of play.
--Mayor
i enjoyed your overview of the real player.
