Hi All,
I have put off posting for long enough. Despite all of the great help I got from members/friends here....my trip to Wendover was not the success I had hoped for (and that it a bit of an exaggeration lol).
Someone here advised that if I wasn't used to single deck....I would be in for a wild ride. They were right! A roller coaster couldn't have had more ups, downs and turns!
I didn't keep good records (funny how that works....I can usually tell you almost exactly how many units are involved after a win~).....but when all was said and done, I barely broke even with trip expenses playing BJ (not counting my time).....and actually lost money playing slots and learning how to play texas hold em when I couldn't find an uncrowded table.
I had a couple decent sessions early in the morning. By 10:00 am the tables would fill up with ploppies happy to lose money playing BJ in order to get those "free" drinks! lol
My best session was cut short by a pit boss who became overly interested in getting to know me when my chips started going from red to green. I woke up early that morning specifically to play heads up.....and it was working for awhile. The pit boss completely ignored me for the first 20 to 30 minutes of the session. Weird how he suddenly wanted to know where I was from, who I was with, what I did for a living, was I married, how many kids?....etc. etc. etc. I was distracted enough by his direct questions and eye contact and lost count.
I had several losing sessions. The count would be great....and the dealer or other player would get the faces and aces. Other times the count never got above 1 before it was time to shuffle (btw....overall pen was better than expected). I also encountered dealers paying me losing hands on at least 3 occasions....with such good conditions, I don't know how I managed to do poorly...but I did! Time to re think things.
It is time for me to reconsider BJ/counting as a way to supplement income. It is beginning to seem likely that I was more lucky than smart on the profitable sessions I enjoyed when I first decided to give this a try. At the very least, I think I will take a break for awhile. Intelectually, I know that losing a few/several sessions doesn't actually mean I'm a failure...but emotionally it sure feels like it!
I will continue with a couple local BJ tournaments. The investment (time and money) is minimal compared to the potential profit...plus...and important...I enjoy them.
I will also continue to visit this forum. I have learned a lot here.
Thanks for all the support!
mica
I have put off posting for long enough. Despite all of the great help I got from members/friends here....my trip to Wendover was not the success I had hoped for (and that it a bit of an exaggeration lol).
Someone here advised that if I wasn't used to single deck....I would be in for a wild ride. They were right! A roller coaster couldn't have had more ups, downs and turns!
I didn't keep good records (funny how that works....I can usually tell you almost exactly how many units are involved after a win~).....but when all was said and done, I barely broke even with trip expenses playing BJ (not counting my time).....and actually lost money playing slots and learning how to play texas hold em when I couldn't find an uncrowded table.
I had a couple decent sessions early in the morning. By 10:00 am the tables would fill up with ploppies happy to lose money playing BJ in order to get those "free" drinks! lol
My best session was cut short by a pit boss who became overly interested in getting to know me when my chips started going from red to green. I woke up early that morning specifically to play heads up.....and it was working for awhile. The pit boss completely ignored me for the first 20 to 30 minutes of the session. Weird how he suddenly wanted to know where I was from, who I was with, what I did for a living, was I married, how many kids?....etc. etc. etc. I was distracted enough by his direct questions and eye contact and lost count.
I had several losing sessions. The count would be great....and the dealer or other player would get the faces and aces. Other times the count never got above 1 before it was time to shuffle (btw....overall pen was better than expected). I also encountered dealers paying me losing hands on at least 3 occasions....with such good conditions, I don't know how I managed to do poorly...but I did! Time to re think things.
It is time for me to reconsider BJ/counting as a way to supplement income. It is beginning to seem likely that I was more lucky than smart on the profitable sessions I enjoyed when I first decided to give this a try. At the very least, I think I will take a break for awhile. Intelectually, I know that losing a few/several sessions doesn't actually mean I'm a failure...but emotionally it sure feels like it!
I will continue with a couple local BJ tournaments. The investment (time and money) is minimal compared to the potential profit...plus...and important...I enjoy them.
I will also continue to visit this forum. I have learned a lot here.
Thanks for all the support!
mica