Recent Borgata Trip/If you could start all over would you?

I just got back from a 3 day stay at the borgata and got in 38 hours of playing spreading 1-15 units (the 5 dollar tables were usally full but I got a few 1- 2X 10 spreads at off hours) and after about 6 hours I was up 90 units after wiining 94 units there last week
Unforunatly that 90 units went down quite fast as I lost it all and then about 100 more. I got to with in 26 units, back down almost 140 units and finally ended the trip at a pitiful -110 unit trip ( i actually got the 30 back wonging on the boardwalk while waiting for the bus home)
This has not been my worst trip ( barely) but my worst swing ever on a single trip
I have all the confidence in the world in my abilities and the math behind counting and will get it back, hopefully next week but in all likelyhood over time

I just figured Id post this because my friends who dont count and dont know I count think I'm an idiot and I'm sure youve all had trips like this

I also have a few questions for those of you who've been at this for a while--

1) After a while do the wins and losses not seem to affect you much?I've made about 50 ac trips and early on when I lost I felt like crap the whole way home and when I won I was extatic for days.
These days I obviosly want to win but I had no problem sleeping on the bus and know that Ill grind out my share of winnings from casinos over the years- Does this happen to the rest of you?

2)I am only 21 and other than BJ I am a very normal 21 year old but being I have no family to take care of and I am confortable taking risks by playing blackjack
My Bankroll is not optimal for my spread but I can live with that and will be constantly adding to it so its more of a long term bankroll, however I guess I am kind of at a crossroads in my life

But simply put for those of you who have been at it for a while would you do it all again if you could?

I apprecaite any responses

It`s very nice that you give all the details of your playing sessions. Location, spread, time at the tables, etc. Could you also provide us with your name ? It would make things a little easier for them ! Think a little...

A 21 year old nickle player who recently played a lot of hours in a 3 day span at the Borgota and lost.

I don't think they are going to pull out the surveillance tapes, and spend a lot of time trying to figure out who he is.

I just had a 110 unit loss. Mine were green units, though.

Some of your questions I don't understand. Would I do it all over again? The 110 unit loss ? Uhhh NO.

After a while do the wins and losses not seem to affect you much?

That's correct. After awhile, you simply put in the hours at playable games under playable conditions, and the results take care of themselves. The actual play becomes routine and mechanical.

Be sure you're not making mistakes. Practice with software. Wong out on negative shoes -- restroom breaks, cell phone calls, etc.

Thanx for the responses
Believe me I have to piss a lot an d check my voicemales when the count coincidently sucks
Due to the small availabilty of the 5 dollar tables i take a few less breaks than I would like because if 2 or 3 shoes in a row sucks and there are no other tables to go to its suspicious if you keep getting up - however it is a perfect time to "change the flow" when the dealer pulls a horseshit 21 and sit out a few

It has become very mechanical and second nature
Short term results are meaninglss

My main question was if you could go back to when you started counting and do it again would you?Has it been worth it

My main question was if you could go back to when you started counting and do it again would you? Has it been worth it?

Without a doubt.

Did you start to play to have fun and gamble or make $? If you want to make $, then you know the process and risks re: bankroll, and 86ed. If you want to have fun with it, you risk some ev because of cover and not paying 100% attention. You can do that if you want to take advantage of the comps and enjoy it that way. But to make real $ to help support yourself, you have to be a hardworkin travelin man cuz you have to keep jumpin casinos.
It's worth the counting either way if you care about the $. If you don't then it's just expensive entertainment cuz you will lose.

I started counting because I enjoy gambling, am great at anything to do with numbers and to make money
I love the idea of walking around a casino with mathametaical advantage, though you cant always win
I truly enjoy taking money from casinos as they are extremely unethical and deceitful

I am just a red chipper so I know I will not make a killing doing this but I know over my life i will win a good deal of money and eat a lot of prime rib

Hopefully one day I can move up to the status some of you have achieved

"I've made about 50 ac trips and early on when I lost I felt like crap the whole way home and when I won I was extatic for days."

"I started counting because I enjoy gambling"

These are serious psychological obstacles to being a successful AP. Instead of being an AP, it sounds like you are gambler who happens to be good at BJ. Most people in this situation do not properly handle the variance. Your loss experience is nothing compared to what will happen if you continue playing. Sure you will win in the longrun, but not without losing streaks that will test the very essence of your soul.

If you have not already done so I suggest you take a look at two articles. One is http://www.bjfonline.com/Library/wontwin.htm and the other is http://www.bjfonline.com/Library/longrun.htm.

I also pointed out that recently i feel basically the same win or lose becuase I know Ill beat them in the long run

I was actually referring to gambling on sports, mainly baseball but I've consitantly won at that. I have researced but not played any other casino games becuase I cant beat them- I am trying to learn poker though

I am not saying I do this professionally but I also dont think im a gambler because i wont play the other garbage the casinos offer as I find it a waste of time to play anything with a negative expectation and all i really care about is the EV

I don't buy the cost of entertainment propaganda at all, but I doubt anyone who counts cards a great deal doesnt enjoy blackajck

Clearly you need the stomache and bankroll to win but I really don't doubt for one seocnd that when I'm done with BJ i will be way ahead having hit many bumps in the road along the way and having been tested many times

You are correct. As long as you have an edge, even a small one, you will win in the long run with enough playing time. The sad thing is that "enough playing time" can literally mean years for a weekend warrior. There are a fair number of counters who will remain negative for the first 1800 hours of play. For someone that only plays 100 hours a year, that is 18 years!!! The unlucky ones, or the ones stuck at two sigma to the left, will have to have alot of patience. The poor souls stuck at three sigma to the left when they start their counting careers are sure to quit. In the beginning luck is needed unless you are betting 1/10th or more Kelly. With that only powerball odds can bring you down. Anyone with that kind of bankroll in the beginning has no reason to try to make money at BJ. So...every full time pro was pretty much in the same boat in the beginning.

How do you consistently win at sports betting? You must be good. The straight odds or worse than almost every casino game. It is extremely hard to overcome the house edge. Very few people can do it long term. The ratio of long term edge BJ players (theory not actual) versus sports bettors is literally millions to 1. Good job!

Good luck,
Krill the G

With sports I quickly gave up on football and basketball
The more games a sport has and the lower it is watched the easier it is to find good games to bet on
I watch tons of baseball anyway and there are so many games to choose from that I have done very well over the last few years

I only bet 50 dollars a game so with repect to how much money some of you have I am not making a ton of money but unit wise i do quite well betting primarily underdogs, but like blackjack it has bad streaks

What I like about blackjack more than betting on sports is in a whole season I may only bet on 400-500 baseball games, while in a given year I might play over 50,000-100,000 hands of BJ

You are correct baout getting lucky at the begining, I did just that and have recently hit a shitty run, hopefully variance will be back on my side shortyly