Seeing the ass-end of variance

[Automatic Monkey]

Good God, it's been 4 losing sessions for every winner all year and I trashed my bankroll a couple of nights ago. Got a monster count 1/3 of the way into a 8D shoe and I let the dogs out on them. By the end of the shoe (I found a dealer cutting down to 1.25D), the dealer got 4 naturals to my 0 and 3 of them were face so I couldn't insure. The sickest part was I walked away from the table feeling like a good counter because I accurately predicted naturals and didn't walk away from the high count during this train wreck. Now I have to wait a month or two before I have enough cash to properly play again. Crap, I should have stuck with stocks, at least I didn't stink like smoke after staying up all night doing due diligence.

 

[Anthony]

We all understand......

Automatic Monkey,

Well CC brother, I know it's not going to make you feel better right now, but you just have to roll with it. From previous posts you spoke of being an avid shoe player, I take it you don't live in Vegas. It's a tuff feeling when the dealer beats us in those high count big-bet play, and I'm not talking loosing 6/10. The positive is that you were playing with an advantage and it just didn't go your way. As far as the stock market goes, just hope the stocks you were joing to buy, hope they plunge, and you still have action on the market, just the other way. You'll be alright, and remember, the swing will come your way too.

Take it Easy
Anthony

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Then there's always the other end

I went back today, just because I had an opportunity to erase the feeling of losing. With a 'Hail Mary' bankroll of about 50% trip RoR, exacerbated by the high table mins on the holiday. And I won it all back and then some, plus got a valuable comp out of a casino host. Holy cow! Now I have enough to play a proper game with proper RoR.

My bankroll took a beating these past few months. There was: $5K on April 15 between taxes and maxing out tax free accounts, a $3K bill for an expensive Christmas gift for my girlfriend (37" LCD TV), plus (you'll all love this) almost $4K in motor vehicle fines from other states from incidents dating back to when I was 18-20. (Two speeding tickets, license suspended because I didn't have money to pay them, plus more tickets for getting caught driving with suspended license. All unpaid, surcharges, interest, etc., etc.) That was 20 years ago, but due to new restrictions on drivers license renewals all this stuff caught up to me when I renewed mine. Bad variance at the table was the last thing I needed, great to finally get some of the good kind.

 

[Cyrano]

Statute of Limitations?

I'm surprised they kept those fines from when you were 18-20. I was caught for driving on a suspended license over 5 years ago and managed to dodge it until this year. When I went back to renew my license this past May, I was waiting for the sh!t to hit the fan and it never did. Apparently, the fine was dropped in March.