in that situation anytime, I would immediately move to Vegas, and easily make a very comfortable living. Not playing at double the pivot point is idiotic.
If you want to be the house, and play me in such a situation, ante up.
it is still highly doubtful they would have an accurare rating of thier skills such that they could properly weigh the usual playing advice and their intuition. People simply fail to test all of their intuitions, and recall only the succesful ones, which is not to exclude the possibility that some have more successful intuitions than unsucessful ones to a high degree of statistical significance
I will repeat what I put in another post a while back:
There are two required skills:
1. You must know how to play; and
2. You must know how to win.
If you know neither, you have NO chance.
If you know how to play but not how to win (and it appears you are in this category), you have NO chance.
If don't know how to play, but do know how to win, you at least have a *chance* of hitting a run of pure, dumb luck and going home winner.
But if you know BOTH how to play AND how to win; you have a reasonable shot of winning reasonably consistently, and winning more than you lose in the long run.
IMHO, your priorities are wrong.
The goal here is not to "play perfectly." You can play perfectly all day long and still lose.
The goal here is to WIN MONEY!
By all means, perfect your skills and play as much as you can to help you win money. But do NOT lose sight of the primary goal: WIN MONEY!
If you persist in your inverted priorities, you will indeed be playing "until your last penny is gone."
I really don't want an argument and I will keep an open mind, but all I am hearing is that sometimes you leave the table at a positive count. In my defense, I just can't see any reason to leave a table where I have finally reached a point that gives me a definite edge over the house.
I would truly appreciate it if you would explain this to me in detail, because I am still learning, and I will give it serious thought. If it is something that you don't want to discuss on an open forum I would gladly except an E-mail.
I absolutely hope that you can convince me on this, because I really believe that it could improve my E.V. considerably to be able to know when I'm going to get killed in those high counts, and when I can take full advatage of them.
Anxiously awaiting a reply.
You can get the same exact advice from the drunk guy next to you at the tables. The dealer will be happy to chime in agreement with such 'wisdom'.
Here are some other ploppie 'truths':
Bet more when winning, less when losing.
The deuce is the dealer's ace.
Bad players at the table hurt you in the long run.
It doesn't matter if you play a hand 'correctly' or not, you just have to be consistent.
Face follows Ace.
3rd bases play can make or break the table. You have to have a good player at 3rd base.
Other player's jumping in and out of the game ruin the 'flow' of the cards
If you hear anything resembling the above remarks, it is best to just nod your head, and instantly forget anything that was said. It is a shame that such nonsense as 'Money Management' is allowed to be posted on the 'Beginner BJ' page.
I was just kidding about the dictionary thing. I guess I missed putting the winky face ( ;-) ) in the subject line. Sorry.
May all you're sessions
be profitable ones. :-)
hence I posted a clearer version. Cyclops got offended when I said thanks in similar circumstances. Thanks!
As if we don't have enough Osama bin Ladens busy protecting "the faith" from those nasty, evil heretics and unbelievers.
In thinking over all your past posts, I frankly cannot remember a single one which offered anything constructive. All I can recall is your self-important, know-it-all putdowns and riducule.
Of course, I don't read all your posts -- enough is enough. Who needs your truly offensive and obnoxious attitude?
However, the "examples" you have set forth have NOTHING to do with knowing or not knowing how to win.
I can only conclude you are among those who do NOT know how to win, and that you deeply resent those who DO know how to win. Get a f**king LIFE!
