Year end results

[ZOD]

Well, I've just finished my last session of the calendar year. Since the posts I enjoy most are those relating trip reports and results in real world play, I thought I might get the ball rolling...

For 2003, I logged 429 hours (the most ever for a year) at the tables for a meager 96 unit win. A whopping .22 units/hour. It may not seem like much, but I'm happy just to be in the black considering that this year's roller coaster had some pretty steep dips and climbs. My unit high for the year was +897, while my low was -540. My largest daily unit win was +135 units (God, it seems like years ago) and largest daily loss was -300 units (happened 3 times and each feels like yesterday.)

A few hands are etched into my mind from 2003. I resplit aces four times with a max bet out and caught four 21s. (Sweet!) I resplit sevens three times against a six and with doubling ended up with six max bets on the table only to lose to a dealer twenty. (Not so sweet!) I watched a dealer blackjack four times in a row (she pushed with me twice.) The list could go on; just when you think something could never happen, it does twice in a row.

This year, I played in Vegas, the Missippi Gulf Coast, Louisiana, and at a couple of Indian casinos here and there. I played almost all shoe games and usually spread 1-12. I encountered very little heat for the most part. I was told once (politely) that I had won enough at the blackjack table and should go and try roulette. A few times, my 80% pen shoe was cut back to 50%. Several times, I felt that I was being monitored and cut the session short. But, all in all, I had generally pleasant experiences from the casino side.

Anyway, that's a little taste of my blackjack year. I hope others will share their ups and downs (hopefully, more UPS than downs) as well. Have a Happy New Year and great cards for 2004!

Best...

ZOD

 

[Alex]

My goal for 2003 was to get into the long run ASAP and make a profit. So, I was able to get about 25 hours per week as a part time play. My first bottom happened after 250 hours of play and I knew then that I've reach the long run. The hole at that point was -100 units in one session and I was still in the black. From that point on was a slow grind and finally managed to put a total of 400 hours just before Christmas. I did show a nice profit for the period. The hourly rate has been about 1.5 units. I guess, I was also a little lucky too.

During the month of December I lost every time I split ACES. Amazing, but true. I never won a single hand this month while splitting Aces. When I got myself in negative fluctuation was because I lost most of my Doubling Downs and didn't got my fare share of BJs. At some point, I had hours and hours without a single blackjack.

Did a lot of things right, played with discipline in good games all over Vegas. Even when I was getting hammered I knew in my heart that I was going to win in the long run. I don't think I made a lot of mistakes but you never know for sure.

The biggest pleasure for me has been making new friends. I've meet a nice lady that plays professionally for years. Great player with a great act.

AlexD30

 

[The Mayor]

my results

My results --

I did not play at all until June 16 of this year.

I played blackjack on 16 days, for a total of 34.5 hours. I won 65 units during that time.

I played other advantage games as well (and some not so well) ...

I played 80 hours of poker in 2003, mostly $4-$8 Texas Hold'em. For those 80 hours of play, I lost $327.

I played video poker twice for a net loss of $145.

Then there is the host of other advantage games I played -- everything I could find, including the big-6 wheel of this month's podium. I put a total of 36 hours into other advantage games, and won 217 units.

This was my best year (per hour played) by a long shot.

--Mayor

 

[SammyBoy]

My First Full Year

And I am down exactly 64.58 units after 263 hours of play. I figure that I made mistakes early, played too many full tables, and tipped too much. In November of this year I switched to the Advanced Omega II count from Hi/Lo and feel like I'm doing better. Since switching I've logged 39 hours and am ahead by 33.3 units just over .85 units per hour. I've also cut WAAAAY back on the tipping. I'm keeping it at about $1 per hour, it's still too much I know, but I'm working on it. I will try to play once more before next year and with a little luck I can finish the year on the plus side.

 

[SammyBoy]

Re: My First Full Year

I also received $421.13 in food comps which helps offset the loss. I have more comps built up that I will try to use before year end. I may be able to get in 2 more sessions before 2004.

 

[Rob McGarvey]

2004

Alex is the big winner here capturing a fine womans heart. Congratz Alex. I should tally everything up for 2003, but that would be too much work. I don't have to report any of my winnings as taxes in Canuckville Ontario, so Bob's yur Aunt. I do faaaaaaar too much paperwork already thankyouverymuch. I'd ball park it at 60K at work, more than that playing online, and I'd say I'm up a notch or two playing Fred and Barney style 8 deck. My biggest gains were in the grocery sector where I finally got my food coupons in order. The no expiry date ones in one zip lock bag, the ones that die in the other in order of month.

2004 should be a doozie. I'm getting all the soldiers in order and soon you'll be able to hear them from far and away as we stomp through cyberspace shouting.....loud noises of some sort or another. Oh! And world peace. And I also want to get Bono onside and amalgamate every charity into one giant one.

Love y'all!

Rob

 

[BradRod]

So far i think that I am the winner - for most hours played at least.

Rounded off to 1500 hours. The big finish that I was hoping for turned into a setback and I finished the year up 1000 units which translates into approx .66/ hour. I think that I need to find better games to play at. By the end of the year I had finally expanded to all the IL18 and that has helped some.

I have quite a meticulous log of the year's play with entries of the results of as little as 10 minutes play to as many as 3 hours play. I would think there should be some value to this data - more than I fully understand how to use. Any suggestions ?

One thing I know that would be useful is determining the SD for my style of play. In one playing session I began with a major loss in the first hour. reflecting on this loss during a break in play I figured that was beyond what my SD should be for a downward cycle. This encouraged me to keep playing. I watched the correction in results over the next few hours of play until I was well into a winning part of the cycle.

Any math suggestions for analyzing and using this data would be most welcome. I will gladly post a graph of my results if the Mayor will assist.

Happy New Year to all

BR

 

[NorCalBJ]

I played 74 hours of BJ and ended up ahead 51 units.
I played about 100 hours of Texas Hold em (mostly online) and finished ahead about $1000 for the year.
My New years Resolution is to spend more time at the BJ and poker tables online and brick and mortar.