Bad start to 2011
- Thread starter assume_R
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I am right there with ya, assume_R. I am off to a pretty crappy start in 2011. Haven't had any one big losing session though. Just 20 units here, 15 units there, adding up to a couple hundred units down. 
A far cry from the very fast start I encountered last year, but it's early yet. Things will turn around. (hopefully)
A far cry from the very fast start I encountered last year, but it's early yet. Things will turn around. (hopefully)
Well gee 21, that makes us all feel better! :laugh:
Just kidding. I am glad you are doing well. It really is great to get off to a fast start. Last year I got off very fast, winning just over 2000 units in first 8 weeks. Does wonders for your psyche. I went on to lose 65 units over the next 38 weeks though, basically flatlining with a few up and down swings, before having a strong finish. That quick start made the 9 months in between so much more tolerable.
:laugh:Just kidding. I am glad you are doing well. It really is great to get off to a fast start. Last year I got off very fast, winning just over 2000 units in first 8 weeks. Does wonders for your psyche.
I went on to lose 65 units over the next 38 weeks though, basically flatlining with a few up and down swings, before having a strong finish. That quick start made the 9 months in between so much more tolerable.
It's tough when it feels like you're the casino's personal punching bag. That kind of a loss, particularly over a short duration, feels like a blow to the gut and can literally take your breath away - I'm speaking from experience of course!
I have worked on various psychological countermeasures to the discouragement and anxiety that can ensue in these cases, and while I still struggle with it, I have found that such measures can be of assistance. For me, the military analogy is useful: You are like a soldier under intense artillery barrage; in this situation, the green recruit can easily break and rout, but it is the soldier's duty to endure and continue to fire his weapon; and the crack, veteran troops are able to carry out this duty without question or hesitation. Even they feel fear, but that fear is held in check by their superior training, experience, and mental toughness - as well as their overriding sense of duty and diligence. It is our duty to take it to the casino and punish them for offering games that can be beaten, and it's as simple as that.
I have worked on various psychological countermeasures to the discouragement and anxiety that can ensue in these cases, and while I still struggle with it, I have found that such measures can be of assistance. For me, the military analogy is useful: You are like a soldier under intense artillery barrage; in this situation, the green recruit can easily break and rout, but it is the soldier's duty to endure and continue to fire his weapon; and the crack, veteran troops are able to carry out this duty without question or hesitation. Even they feel fear, but that fear is held in check by their superior training, experience, and mental toughness - as well as their overriding sense of duty and diligence. It is our duty to take it to the casino and punish them for offering games that can be beaten, and it's as simple as that.
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Thorp BTD (from memory): "The system showed a distinct characteristic:
Moderately heavy losing streaks follwed by winning streaks of dazzling brillance."
Moderately heavy losing streaks follwed by winning streaks of dazzling brillance."
kewljason said:
It really is great to get off to a fast start. Last year I got off very fast, winning just over 2000 units in first 8 weeks. Does wonders for your psyche. I went on to lose 65 units over the next 38 weeks though, basically flatlining with a few up and down swings, before having a strong finish. That quick start made the 9 months in between so much more tolerable.
I went on to lose 65 units over the next 38 weeks though, basically flatlining with a few up and down swings, before having a strong finish. That quick start made the 9 months in between so much more tolerable.
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