Tarzan
Banned
Maz!
Say there Maz! What you say makes all the sense in the world for the most part to most people. I play full time for the last few years and time frame meant a lot years ago but means nothing to me now. I have all day...all week...all month even to do my thing and like operating on the "no hurries no worries" plan without the stress of tying my weinie in a knot to try and keep up with an insanely fast dealer even though I can still track the cards dealt by the fastest of dealers. I like to look over at the discard rack and figure out how many cards into the shoe I am...I like to evaluate my play and bets in a leisurely manner...I like to slurp up a bit of my coffee. Patience and evaluative skills can come into play better that way. Counting alone does not make you invincible and I sort of notice lots of people in the blackjack community that are "hotheads" that fail to recognize that they are mortal (Not saying you are one of these). The real proof is in the overall numbers you produce on a given bankroll in a given period of time but I am never out to "run a race" to try and prove my awesome talents or try to show that I am god's gift to blackjack or think I am invincible or anything else for that matter. In all these years I have learned that slow and steady wins the race for me...I am not invincible and I am mere mortal man. I am very good at this and my numbers prove it but I try to keep those things in mind.
To talk of historical aspects of the game and when the casino cheated at some point in history, to talk to those in the industry that were there then or that are here now, to read up on things in general? It's all relatively unlikely to affect your counting abilites or bankroll management in any positive way but it sure can't hurt either! To understand the mentality of your adversary...to understand what makes them tick may not help but it sure can't hurt! I play so often against the same dealers and see all the same pit people for so many years that I have befriended a few of them and don't hesitate to pry them for all the information I can get out of them. Is that relevant? Who knows but the casinos for DAMN sure do espionage against us and go to great lengths and expense to do it. Springing for dinner with my pit boss friend has gained me much counter-espionage that has little real effect one way or the other on my game but has gained me much knowledge and insight...so why is that so bad?
Say there Maz! What you say makes all the sense in the world for the most part to most people. I play full time for the last few years and time frame meant a lot years ago but means nothing to me now. I have all day...all week...all month even to do my thing and like operating on the "no hurries no worries" plan without the stress of tying my weinie in a knot to try and keep up with an insanely fast dealer even though I can still track the cards dealt by the fastest of dealers. I like to look over at the discard rack and figure out how many cards into the shoe I am...I like to evaluate my play and bets in a leisurely manner...I like to slurp up a bit of my coffee. Patience and evaluative skills can come into play better that way. Counting alone does not make you invincible and I sort of notice lots of people in the blackjack community that are "hotheads" that fail to recognize that they are mortal (Not saying you are one of these). The real proof is in the overall numbers you produce on a given bankroll in a given period of time but I am never out to "run a race" to try and prove my awesome talents or try to show that I am god's gift to blackjack or think I am invincible or anything else for that matter. In all these years I have learned that slow and steady wins the race for me...I am not invincible and I am mere mortal man. I am very good at this and my numbers prove it but I try to keep those things in mind.
To talk of historical aspects of the game and when the casino cheated at some point in history, to talk to those in the industry that were there then or that are here now, to read up on things in general? It's all relatively unlikely to affect your counting abilites or bankroll management in any positive way but it sure can't hurt either! To understand the mentality of your adversary...to understand what makes them tick may not help but it sure can't hurt! I play so often against the same dealers and see all the same pit people for so many years that I have befriended a few of them and don't hesitate to pry them for all the information I can get out of them. Is that relevant? Who knows but the casinos for DAMN sure do espionage against us and go to great lengths and expense to do it. Springing for dinner with my pit boss friend has gained me much counter-espionage that has little real effect one way or the other on my game but has gained me much knowledge and insight...so why is that so bad?
