Getting Lucky

Hey everyone...nice forum you got here. I've been reading all the threads and am quite impressed. I used to play full-time back in the mid 90's, but moved onto other things and lost touch with the game. But just recently I decided to get back into BJ. The impetus for this was unemployment and a rapidly approaching homelessness...lol.

So on Wednesday, I am loading up my old truck and taking my whopping $500 BR down to the casinos. Yeah, chances are that I will fail. But I have to admit that I'm more than a little excited about this adventure. It's the sort of thing that get's a man's blood pumping. If I go broke, I will find a job somewhere, but this is something I really need to do and I have a good feeling about it.

As for my game, it actually came back pretty quickly and is quite solid now. I've been playing about a 1000 hands a day SIM for a few weeks now, focusing on the emotional/mental part of it. I use a an unbalanced hi-lo (5's are +2) with a 5-25 spread, along with the normal index plays and some other stuff. I realize there are better ways, but this is what I know and I am comfortable with it. Unfortunately, since my BR is very small, I will have to use a progression to get to a respectable BR amount. That will be the riskiest part of it all.

Anyways, that's about it. I will post my adventures here and when I'm done I will post my casino reports too. Please refrain from insulting me or telling me I will fail. I think I've done enough of that to MYSELF in the past and don't need anymore...lol. But if anyone has any advice or suggestions, those are always appreciated. Wish me luck! :)
 
bull

thelonelybull said:
Hey everyone...nice forum you got here. I've been reading all the threads and am quite impressed. I used to play full-time back in the mid 90's, but moved onto other things and lost touch with the game. But just recently I decided to get back into BJ. The impetus for this was unemployment and a rapidly approaching homelessness...lol.

So on Wednesday, I am loading up my old truck and taking my whopping $500 BR down to the casinos. Yeah, chances are that I will fail. But I have to admit that I'm more than a little excited about this adventure. It's the sort of thing that get's a man's blood pumping. If I go broke, I will find a job somewhere, but this is something I really need to do and I have a good feeling about it.

As for my game, it actually came back pretty quickly and is quite solid now. I've been playing about a 1000 hands a day SIM for a few weeks now, focusing on the emotional/mental part of it. I use a an unbalanced hi-lo (5's are +2) with a 5-25 spread, along with the normal index plays and some other stuff. I realize there are better ways, but this is what I know and I am comfortable with it. Unfortunately, since my BR is very small, I will have to use a progression to get to a respectable BR amount. That will be the riskiest part of it all.

Anyways, that's about it. I will post my adventures here and when I'm done I will post my casino reports too. Please refrain from insulting me or telling me I will fail. I think I've done enough of that to MYSELF in the past and don't need anymore...lol. But if anyone has any advice or suggestions, those are always appreciated. Wish me luck! :)
I wish you the best in Life and at the tables,,,and as you know you are not alone.

If you are really going to go ahead with this plan I would hope you would back count and find a great game, preferrable a DD, which will have nmse, so no back counting that one.:)

If you would just want to talk about life in general.. why not spend sometime in the Zen Zone before you hit the casinos, there are some very good guys there that would enjoy the opportunity to speak with you,,again, you are not alone.:)

My Best,
CP.
 

Mr. T

Well-Known Member
Unemployment, homelessness and gambling. the unholy trinity. When your $500 is gone you are looking at starvation, are you not. Think again before going near a casino.

For CP your advice is like telling an alcoholic whether whisky or brandy is better for him.
 
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Mr. T said:
Unemployment, homelessness and gambling. the unholy trinity. When your $500 is gone you are looking at starvation, are you not. Think again before going near a casino.

For CP your advice is like telling an alcoholic whether whisky or brandy is better for him.
Hey... Mr.T, the guy made it clear from the beginning that this is something he was gonna do thus my advice,,,did you not read something else into what I said following that advice. Besides some hot shots here think that all we should be doing is dolling out simmed bj advice, not trying to save posters from themselves and their bad decisions.

So much for our FUC#@%@ Obamas stimulus package.

There are plenty of people turning to BJ to make ends meet,,,how tragic.

Mr. T,,re-read my post, then his,,, and then apologize to me for your wise AS# remark.:mad:

CP
 

SleightOfHand

Well-Known Member
If you are as knowledgeable as you claim, I am sure you understand the risk involved with just a $500 BR so I won't bother. However, I advise against the progression betting. There is no gain from using a progression system (EV-wise), and will only make things harder for yourself.
 
Mr. T said:
Unemployment, homelessness and gambling. the unholy trinity. When your $500 is gone you are looking at starvation, are you not. Think again before going near a casino.

For CP your advice is like telling an alcoholic whether whisky or brandy is better for him.
Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement, I'm gonna go ahead and risk it all! lol...jk. I've been committed (haha) to this for a couple weeks now and thought it would be fun to document it here.

I know the risks, but have managed to eek out a living by playing BJ in the past. Whether or not I can do it with $500, remains to be seen. But it IS a skill that I possess, so why not put it to use? BTW, your addiction analogy was probably your own projections, but still funny. And thanks to the others for the postitive feedback. OK, back to my training. :)
 

shadroch

Well-Known Member
Yet another bullshit thread. Guy claims he used to be a fulltime player but now is hoping to eak out a living with his $500 BR.
No wonder the action is in the Zen Zone these days.
 
thelonelybull said:
Hey everyone...nice forum you got here. I've been reading all the threads and am quite impressed. I used to play full-time back in the mid 90's, but moved onto other things and lost touch with the game. But just recently I decided to get back into BJ. The impetus for this was unemployment and a rapidly approaching homelessness...lol.

So on Wednesday, I am loading up my old truck and taking my whopping $500 BR down to the casinos. Yeah, chances are that I will fail. But I have to admit that I'm more than a little excited about this adventure. It's the sort of thing that get's a man's blood pumping. If I go broke, I will find a job somewhere, but this is something I really need to do and I have a good feeling about it.

As for my game, it actually came back pretty quickly and is quite solid now. I've been playing about a 1000 hands a day SIM for a few weeks now, focusing on the emotional/mental part of it. I use a an unbalanced hi-lo (5's are +2) with a 5-25 spread, along with the normal index plays and some other stuff. I realize there are better ways, but this is what I know and I am comfortable with it. Unfortunately, since my BR is very small, I will have to use a progression to get to a respectable BR amount. That will be the riskiest part of it all.

Anyways, that's about it. I will post my adventures here and when I'm done I will post my casino reports too. Please refrain from insulting me or telling me I will fail. I think I've done enough of that to MYSELF in the past and don't need anymore...lol. But if anyone has any advice or suggestions, those are always appreciated. Wish me luck! :)
The count you are describing is a very good one for backcounting. Please use it accordingly.

I do not recommend using a progression to increase your bankroll. I recommend using card counting for this, betting more in high counts. Why? Because either way will do the job, with enough luck. But you need less luck to have a lucky run when counting than to have one when playing a progression. And you chances of getting a miraculous run that will get you where you want to go are much greater when you are playing with an advantage.

You will probably end up just as homeless, and without your $500. That's OK though, people have lost a lot more and ended up homeless. My recommendation is to find a casino with really lousy blackjack, that you wouldn't want to ever play at, and take a shot at this +EV game they have called the Human Resources department. Very low variance, if you can get a seat at the table.
 

Mr. T

Well-Known Member
creeping panther said:
I wish you the best in Life and at the tables,,,and as you know you are not alone.

If you are really going to go ahead with this plan I would hope you would back count and find a great game, preferrable a DD, which will have nmse, so no back counting that one.:)

If you would just want to talk about life in general.. why not spend sometime in the Zen Zone before you hit the casinos, there are some very good guys there that would enjoy the opportunity to speak with you,,again, you are not alone.:)

My Best,
CP.


thelonelybull
Member Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 2



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Originally Posted by Mr. T
Unemployment, homelessness and gambling. the unholy trinity. When your $500 is gone you are looking at starvation, are you not. Think again before going near a casino.

For CP your advice is like telling an alcoholic whether whisky or brandy is better for him.

Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement, I've been committed (haha) to this for a couple weeks now and thought it would be fun to document it here.

I know the risks, but have managed to eek out a living by playing BJ in the past. Whether or not I can do it with $500, remains to be seen. But it IS a skill that I possess, so why not put it to use? BTW, your addiction analogy was probably your own projections, but still funny. And thanks to the others for the postitive feedback. OK, back to my training.

Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement,



Do I need to say anything more
 
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Blue Efficacy

Well-Known Member
creeping panther said:
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If you are really going to go ahead with this plan I would hope you would back count and find a great game, preferrable a DD, which will have nmse, so no back counting that one.:)
Every DD I play allows mid entry.
 

SleightOfHand

Well-Known Member
Mr. T said:
Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement,



Do I need to say anything more
You forgot the "j/k" that he typed after. Lets not take things out of context :)

PS: Did you intentionally delete the j/k from the "quote" as well? I don't see an edit from bull, so I'm not sure how else that would have happened. Scandalous!
 
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SleightOfHand said:
You forgot the "j/k" that he typed after. Lets not take things out of context :)

PS: Did you intentionally delete the j/k from the "quote" as well? I don't see an edit from bull, so I'm not sure how else that would have happened. Scandalous!
He sure did! And that IS scandalous. What is this world coming to when you cannot even trust anonymous posters on a gambling forum...jeez. :)
 
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Mr.T

Mr. T said:
thelonelybull
Member Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 2



-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. T
Unemployment, homelessness and gambling. the unholy trinity. When your $500 is gone you are looking at starvation, are you not. Think again before going near a casino.

For CP your advice is like telling an alcoholic whether whisky or brandy is better for him.

Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement, I've been committed (haha) to this for a couple weeks now and thought it would be fun to document it here.

I know the risks, but have managed to eek out a living by playing BJ in the past. Whether or not I can do it with $500, remains to be seen. But it IS a skill that I possess, so why not put it to use? BTW, your addiction analogy was probably your own projections, but still funny. And thanks to the others for the postitive feedback. OK, back to my training.

Well, I wasn't sure if I was going to do it, but thanks to creeping panther's encouragement,



Do I need to say anything more
T,

You altered the quote and left out where the guy said Joke-jk.

Mr.T, take another cruise and hit those slots, and drink all the free booze you can, because as this poster told you and I now agree, you are projecting your own experiences.:rolleyes:

CP
 
Well, Day 1 of my gambling trip is in the books, and it went about as well as I could expect. Spent the morning driving over and then played for about 2.5 hours at two different casinos. My goals for the day were to just get my feet wet (since I haven’t played a live game in 5 years), check out the two casinos in town and not go bust the first day. I managed to achieve all of those and ended up +170. Range was -50 to +200.

As for the action, there was only one $5 table out of both casinos and it was full. Plenty of $10 and $15 tables with 4.5/6 deck chutes and both casinos had $50 single deck and $25 DD (NMSE on both). The main difference I could tell between the two stores were that #1 was S17 and #2 was H17. And the waitresses at #2 were more scantily clad and decidedly better looking.

This certainly isn’t Vegas and the ploppy’s play at times was cringe worthy. I got burned twice with big bets out when ‘players’ hit 13 against 4 and 12 against 6, respectively. Both times they took the bust card and I had to get up and leave. But when I hit soft 18 against 9 or 15 against 7, everyone would groan. And I thought the ploppies in Central America were bad! Yeah, it's all supposed to even out in the end, but wow. Just wow. I need to get off these low stakes tables soon before I end up strangling someone :)
 
bull

thelonelybull said:
Well, Day 1 of my gambling trip is in the books, and it went about as well as I could expect. Spent the morning driving over and then played for about 2.5 hours at two different casinos. My goals for the day were to just get my feet wet (since I haven’t played a live game in 5 years), check out the two casinos in town and not go bust the first day. I managed to achieve all of those and ended up +170. Range was -50 to +200.

As for the action, there was only one $5 table out of both casinos and it was full. Plenty of $10 and $15 tables with 4.5/6 deck chutes and both casinos had $50 single deck and $25 DD (NMSE on both). The main difference I could tell between the two stores were that #1 was S17 and #2 was H17. And the waitresses at #2 were more scantily clad and decidedly better looking.

This certainly isn’t Vegas and the ploppy’s play at times was cringe worthy. I got burned twice with big bets out when ‘players’ hit 13 against 4 and 12 against 6, respectively. Both times they took the bust card and I had to get up and leave. But when I hit soft 18 against 9 or 15 against 7, everyone would groan. And I thought the ploppies in Central America were bad! Yeah, it's all supposed to even out in the end, but wow. Just wow. I need to get off these low stakes tables soon before I end up strangling someone :)

Congrats,

Hope you keep on winning,,,looks like you play in the South.

CP
 
Another couple of days, and I'm still afloat. Had a scary $300 drawdown yesterday, but managed to make that back and some. BR is now a little over $1100 after expenses, so I have a little breathing room now but have to stay vigilant. Finally heeded the advice I got on here and now only play the $25 DD. They are ASM's and I can only afford 25-50 spread, but it's just a much better game. Can't backcount here, but I certainly wong out a lot.

I will admit that this is all quite stressful and I even took half the day off today just to relax a little and clear my head. I haven't played as well as I could have, but as far as results go, I couldn't really expect to do any better than I have done. Still going to need a lot of luck to get this BR up to a level where I can have a 25-100 spread and just grind it out. :)
 
Bull

thelonelybull said:
Another couple of days, and I'm still afloat. Had a scary $300 drawdown yesterday, but managed to make that back and some. BR is now a little over $1100 after expenses, so I have a little breathing room now but have to stay vigilant. Finally heeded the advice I got on here and now only play the $25 DD. They are ASM's and I can only afford 25-50 spread, but it's just a much better game. Can't backcount here, but I certainly wong out a lot.

I will admit that this is all quite stressful and I even took half the day off today just to relax a little and clear my head. I haven't played as well as I could have, but as far as results go, I couldn't really expect to do any better than I have done. Still going to need a lot of luck to get this BR up to a level where I can have a 25-100 spread and just grind it out. :)
Good job so far:cool:

Keep focused, get your mind in the right spot, get rested, and proceed as if a hungry Panther in stalking mode, expend as little "energy" as possible, and go for the throat!

We are all pulling for you,,keep us informed Bull.:)

CP
 
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