Win streak ends at 16 trips

Lost 180 units in the second half of one 6D shoe, 1 on 1. Dealer blackjacked last three hands in a row with ace in the hole. TC (AO2) was running between 10 and 17 second half of the shoe with extra aces not yet seen all the way to the cut card.

The event almost made the dealer cry. I had to console her and tell her that it wasn't her fault. She was wondering why I was betting so large while I was losing. I told her I was chasing my losses in a last ditch effort to win it all back.

There were so many small cards at the begining of the shoe that it killed off every other player and they stomped off. I love it when they leave for that reason. :-)

Got tired and left the casino 210 units down. The swings really suck!

After a winning streak it's much easier to take blows like that.Anyway such bad shoes are pretty frequent.The dealer naturals were not too surprising with all those extra aces and at least you lost only your original bet each time.I find it far worse when one has been doubling and splitting like hell against a dealer five and instead of busting he get's a miraculous 21 and collects everyhting.
Short term fluctuations like that are not really a problem but down swings can sometimes go on for months which is pretty depressing.
Personally,unlike you, after having taken a bad beat, I couldn't walk away from an empty table, even if I'm tired.

Francis Salmon

I left because I was tired and my time ran out which was after 7 hours of play. The bad beat happened only about 1 hour into the session.

Seemed to have about 80% of the shoes start off with the big cards coming off the top. I hate that. What a grind.

that only fools play blackjack for the pain; the intelligent crowd plays poker or craps for the money.

"It is well known that only fools play blackjack for the pain; the intelligent crowd plays poker or craps for the money."

Poker for sure but craps is a negative expectation game. Some make claims for dice control but it is controversial and no one has provided definitive proof that there is a long term advantage.

Some make claims for dice control but it is controversial and no one has provided definitive proof that there is a long term advantage.

A couple of years ago, I posted on the Craps page the results of over 50,000 rolls I did over 18 months. In it, I demonstrated I had an small advantage.

Most of the literature on dice control is not mathematically based, therefore, one should be leery of the claims. Aside from the obvious bad advice, such as betting on the hardways, etc., most base their supposed advantage on a small sample of rolls, usually around 100 or so. Also, nearly all rely on 7 avoidance, a feat which is extremely difficult, because it requires that both dice spin at exactly the same speed.