I am pretty new to the board, and I just started counting cards three weeks ago. I just had my first horrible night counting cards. I live in Las Vegas, and so far I have only tapped the local casinos because they offer more nickel tables than the higher end casinos. I had an amazing three weeks winning fifteen hundred, which may not sound like much to you pros out there, but it was a huge boost for me.
When Friday the 13th came, I questioned my decision to go hit the tables. I'm not a supersticious man by any means, but I thought that of all nights to run out of luck, this would probably be the one.
I sat down at a $5 DD game at Boulder Station and let the fun begin. After three weeks of counting, I had grown proficient at it, as I have always been very good with numbers. I use the reKO method with indexes all starting at a +2 count. I don't know how many multiple card 21s the deal pulled that night, but it was downright gutwrenching. My counting was flawless and dead on, but it always seemed like the dealer could pull that magical 5 or 6 out of his/her ass to bail themselves out. It also seemed like I was beat almost EVERY time I maxed my bet (40 using a 1-8 unit spread). I lost 600 last night, which again, may not sound like much to you pros, but its more than I've ever lost gambling in my entire life.
I've never been the type to bitch and whine or to give up easily. I'm gonna man up and get right back in the ring. The positive thing that happened last night is that I learned that the index deviations WORK. I purchased insurance 4 times at +2 and higher counts and it paid off 3 out of four times. I also stood on 16v 10 twice and 15v 10 once and won all three times.
My question to you all is, how do you motivate yourselves after taking such a beating?
When Friday the 13th came, I questioned my decision to go hit the tables. I'm not a supersticious man by any means, but I thought that of all nights to run out of luck, this would probably be the one.
I sat down at a $5 DD game at Boulder Station and let the fun begin. After three weeks of counting, I had grown proficient at it, as I have always been very good with numbers. I use the reKO method with indexes all starting at a +2 count. I don't know how many multiple card 21s the deal pulled that night, but it was downright gutwrenching. My counting was flawless and dead on, but it always seemed like the dealer could pull that magical 5 or 6 out of his/her ass to bail themselves out. It also seemed like I was beat almost EVERY time I maxed my bet (40 using a 1-8 unit spread). I lost 600 last night, which again, may not sound like much to you pros, but its more than I've ever lost gambling in my entire life.
I've never been the type to bitch and whine or to give up easily. I'm gonna man up and get right back in the ring. The positive thing that happened last night is that I learned that the index deviations WORK. I purchased insurance 4 times at +2 and higher counts and it paid off 3 out of four times. I also stood on 16v 10 twice and 15v 10 once and won all three times.
My question to you all is, how do you motivate yourselves after taking such a beating?
