davekellen
New Member
Last month I found myself in Primm, NV (or Jean or whatever it is) and I won $50 on a slot machine. I decided to take my winnings and go play Blackjack, a game I've never played before in my life. I knew nothing at the time about counting, betting strategies, or basic strategy. I played $5 hands figuring it out as I was going along making many stupid moves much to the consternation of the other players.
After I was playing for about 50 minutes I found that I was up by $100. I never once went below the $50 I started with. I made flat bets the whole time except for once in a while I would randomly make a $10 or $15 bet. I walked away from the table, but returned a few times that night and the next morning. I went home later that day with $600. And remember this is with NOT AT ALL knowing even basic strategy and making some stupid moves like hitting on a 16 when the dealer was showing a 6.
Since then I've become obsessed with reading about and playing BJ on my CPU. I now realize I had no idea what the hell I was doing when I played at Primm Valley. I've been using a basic Blackjack trainer to learn basic strategy, and trying my hand at betting systems on it. I fully expect the next time I go with all my newfound knowledge and skills to LOSE that $600 and maybe more!
I guess this story was just to point out that all these betting strategy success stories could well have come from just luck, because that was ALL that won me $600 in Primm.
After I was playing for about 50 minutes I found that I was up by $100. I never once went below the $50 I started with. I made flat bets the whole time except for once in a while I would randomly make a $10 or $15 bet. I walked away from the table, but returned a few times that night and the next morning. I went home later that day with $600. And remember this is with NOT AT ALL knowing even basic strategy and making some stupid moves like hitting on a 16 when the dealer was showing a 6.
Since then I've become obsessed with reading about and playing BJ on my CPU. I now realize I had no idea what the hell I was doing when I played at Primm Valley. I've been using a basic Blackjack trainer to learn basic strategy, and trying my hand at betting systems on it. I fully expect the next time I go with all my newfound knowledge and skills to LOSE that $600 and maybe more!
I guess this story was just to point out that all these betting strategy success stories could well have come from just luck, because that was ALL that won me $600 in Primm.
