is it wise to play with other things on your mind......i just broke up with the girl of my dreams, and i was gonna go up and play this friday. it was a real rough break-up and i was wondering.
also, can someone help me with details on "Playing witha female partner" as a distraction. i am very interested in that
You are the only one who knows the answer to your question. If your mind is on your situation, which is perfectly understandable, it may not be on the cards or the pit. This could spell trouble. I know it's an old cliche, but time heals all wounds. Perhaps some time away from the tables is in order. However, if you think you can give the game the concentration it deserves, it might be a good way to beat the blues.
As for female playing partners, someone else can give you better advice than me, I am sure.
Advantage play demands your complete attention. It does not take too many mistakes to more than neutralize the small advantage that you have.
If you have the sort of mind that can block out everything else and concentrate totally on the task at hand, at least temporarily, then you should be okay. Otherwise, you may want to take a break from playing.
Another thing you may want to consider: I'm no expert on compulsive gambling, but it is my understanding that gambling as an escape, that is, gambling in order to forget about personal problems, is one of the signs of a compulsive gambler. You can find out more from the link at the bottom of the left frame.
Eh, Rocky!...put'ya mind aside while ya heart decides concern'n about what ta do.
Eh!...put'ya mind at ease while ya heart-hurt recedes by not count'n even ta two!
Rocky...put'ya self back together so it works like'a feath'a fall'n out'a da blue.
Eh...ya take some to da'chin and ya take some to da'sola plexer but ya always cover da'one while da'other gets over da'vexer!
Eh, da fancy guys call it: com| part | mental| ize:
Eh, whad'a d'ey know, Eh, it's cover'n ya'own ass when da'glass hits da'fist just a little too fast...
While da fancy guys are sitt'n ringside with mint julips up d'ere butskis with the queerist little smiles on d'ere thin little lipskis.
Eh, Rocky..leave da mint julips and other eye candies at home. Eh, women are from venus, men are mars, Eh, they said it...not me...Eh!
is it wise to play with other things on your mind......i just broke up with the girl of my dreams, and i was gonna go up and play this friday. it was a real rough break-up and i was wondering.
Absolutely not. It is difficult enough to deal with the swings when your emotional life is fine. Also, be extremely wary of gambling, even counting, as a response to emotional turmoil. That is classic compulsive gambling behaviour.
I'd spend the time studying-learn more about counting, or another blackjack technique, or another method of advantage play, till you feel less worse. Remember, you are a member of the ancient order of advantage players now, skilled and beholden to no man, and petty worldly concerns are beneath you:-).
also, can someone help me with details on "Playing witha female partner" as a distraction. i am very interested in that
Well, that is a cover technique, so any idea that someone is using would tend to be devalued if they repeated it here. Bryce Carlson's "Blackjack for Blood" and my own "Get The Edge At Blackjack" have some ideas to give you inspiration but I'd concentrate on being creative and developing your own methods.
if you are interested in male-female partnerships. Scoblete has some very good information on playing this way.
Anything Scoblete has to say doesn't count. Ask Don.
