After a long 2.5+ years of learning how to count cards, it's finally paid off!
I am not ignorant to the fact that negative variance will soon find me once more, but I'm proud to report that this month has been amazing!
Last year I was perfecting the craft and ended up with only 3K+ for the year (no complaints). Not the greatest considering my bankroll. I was playing around the world, learning the ins and outs of various conditions, experimenting with counts, and regulating dumb leaks in my game (excessive tipping, losing the count, not betting according to the count, and even as bad as blindly playing roulette *shame*). I didn't really consider last year as a serious run as I was learning, documenting & improving my game. Even as far as discovering cheating casinos (rare, but will post about that sometime soon for everyone traveling).
This year, knowing my local casinos, I've played as a "serious counter".....The first two months were absolutely brutal, loosing hundreds per session on extremely positive counts...ugh sick.
This month, positive variance has found me earning my losses back plus WAYYYY more! When your splits, doubles, and surrenders finally pay off on high counts, it gives reassurance in the math behind how counting works.
I honestly felt I wasn't doing this right some how and that I wasn't good enough to do this. Hearing all the greats at the BJ Ball via Gambling With an Edge and everyone's posts, has all been so daunting. But it has been encouraging and motivating at the same time. Knowing that swing are a natural part of the math, that ploppy decisions don't realllly mater, and that perfect play is essential, has kept me going and I'm thankful for the community.
I love pretending to NOT be a counter and cover play for local casinos. I feel I can finally start the next step in my career being active in the community to sharpen my knowledge. Find more flaws in my game to improve myself and others who are starting as well.
Apologies if this is a dumb post but I just felt the need for those starting out: keep learning, keep at it, and above all trust the math.
We'll see how this story goes when I reach the next leg of hours, but for now...whoop!
I am not ignorant to the fact that negative variance will soon find me once more, but I'm proud to report that this month has been amazing!
Last year I was perfecting the craft and ended up with only 3K+ for the year (no complaints). Not the greatest considering my bankroll. I was playing around the world, learning the ins and outs of various conditions, experimenting with counts, and regulating dumb leaks in my game (excessive tipping, losing the count, not betting according to the count, and even as bad as blindly playing roulette *shame*). I didn't really consider last year as a serious run as I was learning, documenting & improving my game. Even as far as discovering cheating casinos (rare, but will post about that sometime soon for everyone traveling).
This year, knowing my local casinos, I've played as a "serious counter".....The first two months were absolutely brutal, loosing hundreds per session on extremely positive counts...ugh sick.
This month, positive variance has found me earning my losses back plus WAYYYY more! When your splits, doubles, and surrenders finally pay off on high counts, it gives reassurance in the math behind how counting works.
I honestly felt I wasn't doing this right some how and that I wasn't good enough to do this. Hearing all the greats at the BJ Ball via Gambling With an Edge and everyone's posts, has all been so daunting. But it has been encouraging and motivating at the same time. Knowing that swing are a natural part of the math, that ploppy decisions don't realllly mater, and that perfect play is essential, has kept me going and I'm thankful for the community.
I love pretending to NOT be a counter and cover play for local casinos. I feel I can finally start the next step in my career being active in the community to sharpen my knowledge. Find more flaws in my game to improve myself and others who are starting as well.
Apologies if this is a dumb post but I just felt the need for those starting out: keep learning, keep at it, and above all trust the math.
We'll see how this story goes when I reach the next leg of hours, but for now...whoop!
