I thought you were going away...just kidding. Thanks for picking apart the post Scott, but you and CoolMan are both pretty young (nothing wrong with that) but yet full of "experience" as you would lead on. That was my observation.ScottH said:I can tell you that he does have casino experience. You don't need to be 21 to gamble!
We're just friends. I've played around 45 hours of blackjack. And I don't aspire to do anything with my life other than play cards. Really I'm the last person you need to worry about. Vegas isn't going to eat me up. Scott and I will make sure that doesn't happen.ChefJJ said:
I am young but it does not take me long to rise to the top of whatever I am doing.ChefJJ said:
Aw man I didn't mean it like that! It's just that when you are in your final days, and you look back at all the things you wished you did, I can guarantee one of them won't be "played more blackjack." It won't even be "made more money." At least having the money will give you the opportunity to do more things. But I can't believe a guy like you isn't really, really good at something else too, nor that there isn't something else you wanted to be before you took up advantage play.Bojack1 said:
If my final days were right now I would feel very satistied and fufilled with what my life was about. Blackjack doesn't define me as a person, its a job. Granted its one I do love which in itself is something most can't say. But choosing this life has also opened up many doors that most likely would have never been opened for me otherwise. Practically every goal I've had outside of my job I have attained. I have invested my time and money wisely, and through alot of hard work and even more luck, I have been graced with plenty of each. I have mentally and physically pushed myself to extremes just to see if there is another level that so many cliches are born from. And I have seen there is. I have created art, started side businesses, competed competitively in sports of endurance and toughness (marathons, and boxing) and have been involved in the helping of those of unfortunate and sometimes tragic circumstances. The life of a pro player does not have to be the stereotypical one of the lonely traveler worn out and out of shape due to the grind of the sleaze of the business. Honestly, there are times I hate it as much as I love it, but thats fine, middle of the road just doesn't do it for me, and to date that has suited me just fine. And to answer the question, is there anything that I wanted to be before I took up advantage play, yes, to be man that lived never saying what if, I'm proud to say I am.Automatic Monkey said:
Vegas will not eat you up because, you and Scott have a solid game.supercoolmancool said:
JoeV, the point of this forum is to share ideas and information so in a way yes it is like being in a class. I'm not sure who you are referring to as the beer league? Mike Aponte and Dave Irvine are respected players and are far from a beer league. That is originally what this thread was about.JoeV said:
You know what, I'm surprised that more of us haven't said that...lots of those that talk the talk but are still crawling. In my case, I'm here to learn and toss ideas back and forth. But go back and look at some of the posts from people who come off like they wrote the book on this stuff. I try not to be too sarcastic, but what the f***RJT said: