...and to all, a Good Night!
I suppose some might occasionally respond to a posting without reading the entire thread, and I understand -- I've done it myself.
Be assured that I come with a good heart, good intensions, and a willingness to learn. I try to act in a friendly way and to not respond in kind to wise-cracks and smart-aleck remarks.
I think I've mentioned before that, as with any system, method or voodoo betting strategy, anyone would be wise to set a cutoff point somewhere between zero and bankruptcy -- a spread of 4, 5, or six bets, depending on how much you bring to the game. I wouldn't bet $640 if it would leave me no room to recover. We should all be grateful they don't accept credit cards at the Blackjack table.
I've learned a lot since joining this forum. I plan on learning a counting system and to see how far that ride takes me. Since simplicity is a feature that I find alluring, from what I've read here, I think I'll start with K-O. I'm a believer in fun, profit, mathematical probabilities and computer sims. Just because I enjoy one way of playing, doesn't mean I can't appreciate another, or find something better. Who could be against improvement?
From the outset, my only point has been that I noticed a fanatical, unrealistic crusade against Martingale. Something you find in alcoholics and drug addicts is their attempt to persuade others to engage in the same activity, therefore, if their friends all do it, they can't be so bad. I get the sense that counters feel it's the only way to fly. Count, or you're not one of us. But, I thought the forum was actually a place to discuss different methods, means and aspects of BJ, and not just a boy's club for insiders.
And... Russian Roulette is played with only one bullet, but even though five out of six isn't bad, it's a game I wouldn't play. I hate losing even one hand when I'm playing "raise the bet when you win," looking for a positive streak. But, when I double on a loss, I know I'll eventually win a hand, and that makes losing one, two, three, or four hands more acceptable. I've grown to tolerate it at the level my bankroll will accommodate. When it goes beyond that, I simply walk away, or I go back to a minimum bet. Like any fisherman, you have to know when to cut the line and accept the loss.
