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Understanding the Psychology of Losing At Advantage Play:
You Are A Walking Casino
By Orange County K.O.
© Blackjack Forum 2003
(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXIII, #1, Spring 2003)
During my relatively short blackjack career of almost 2 years, I've enjoyed some euphoric winning streaks and disastrous losing streaks. Like most players, I take the winning streaks in stride - of course I won, isn't that the idea? The losing streaks, on the other hand, are much more difficult to handle. Extended losing streaks can be disappointing, debilitating, and downright depressing, no matter how sure you are that you were playing with an advantage. With experience, the inevitable swings become more tolerable and expected. I've suffered several miserable sessions in which I barely managed to avoid CTR paperwork - these sessions were the catalyst for writing this article on the psychology of losing.
... continued here - http://blackjackforumonline.com/content/phsylose.html
You Are A Walking Casino
By Orange County K.O.
© Blackjack Forum 2003
(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXIII, #1, Spring 2003)
During my relatively short blackjack career of almost 2 years, I've enjoyed some euphoric winning streaks and disastrous losing streaks. Like most players, I take the winning streaks in stride - of course I won, isn't that the idea? The losing streaks, on the other hand, are much more difficult to handle. Extended losing streaks can be disappointing, debilitating, and downright depressing, no matter how sure you are that you were playing with an advantage. With experience, the inevitable swings become more tolerable and expected. I've suffered several miserable sessions in which I barely managed to avoid CTR paperwork - these sessions were the catalyst for writing this article on the psychology of losing.
... continued here - http://blackjackforumonline.com/content/phsylose.html