The best positive variance in 1 hour!
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u like to make fun of ppl right? http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=7473
he hit a soft 18 and won! how rare is that? if i said that you would be all over me with insults..
he hit a soft 18 and won! how rare is that? if i said that you would be all over me with insults..
Didn't mean to make u think I was making fun of you, at least that time lol.
OK, maybe a little. But I was thinking at the time you thoughty yourself as perhaps an AP card-counter. But now I know, or think I know, that's more like something you are aspiring to be. Which is great, Just my way. Me bad.
It's good you are enjoying the game, keeping track of results and are still ahead after a couple hundred hours.
I was just considering it in the context that the title of the thread was "best variance in 1 hr". (I think anyway.)
OK, maybe a little. But I was thinking at the time you thoughty yourself as perhaps an AP card-counter. But now I know, or think I know, that's more like something you are aspiring to be. Which is great, Just my way. Me bad.
It's good you are enjoying the game, keeping track of results and are still ahead after a couple hundred hours.
I was just considering it in the context that the title of the thread was "best variance in 1 hr". (I think anyway.)
could you stop assuming who i am? all of you? do you think i am somebody who thinks he is some badass because he just started counting and think i am one of the smartest people on here? do you think that i have the mentality of "listen here kiddies, im an AP, so listen up"?? your not too smart if you think that.. look at some of my QUESTIONS, and you will know i dont think of myself as a person who makes money off of blackjack.. you make an ass out of yourself by assuming crap about people and insulting them based on your assumptions.. also, how is "$300 in 2 hours" not dead on with the subject?
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doesnt have to be rare, he asked whats YOUR best.. yes i am being technical, but technically i am correct! hazaa.. and yes, i recently posted about 5 good questions that have stumped a few people, and i would rather post 1 good question and just look at all the answers than post random statements, which i seem to do a lot!
i can't remember my win, but i've lost 2.6k in a single shoe (10 minutes). my max bet was $250. so i pretty much got destroyed. :cry:
the worst part about losing is i'm 20 y/o, and all these people always gather behind me and give me the "this guy is ****ed, hes trying to get unstuck and now hes lost even more" look. i know i shldn't, and ususaly don't, care what the other gamblers think, but the peer pressure or whatever it is (i'm sure a psychologist could explain it) pretty powerful.
the worst part about losing is i'm 20 y/o, and all these people always gather behind me and give me the "this guy is ****ed, hes trying to get unstuck and now hes lost even more" look. i know i shldn't, and ususaly don't, care what the other gamblers think, but the peer pressure or whatever it is (i'm sure a psychologist could explain it) pretty powerful.
1. i am counting, im just not spreading, but i only play when the house edge is .35% or lower (+1/6 true count), so i could be playing at an advantage, but regardless, im at least close to zero.. 2. those were totally random guesses, because i have read that you need about 10k even for the smallest spread like $10-$40, so i was assuming you were doing like $50-$250, but i think my mistake was i was calculating that for a $250 flat bet or something.. like i said, it was a random guess
A general rule of thumb is to have a total bankroll of 100 units. A $10-$40 spread would need about a $1,000 bankroll. If you use a large spread so that your max bet is much bigger than your unit size, some people will guesstimate a total bankroll of 50 max bets to be more precise.
Those are just general rules, but it will give you a good idea of how to start sizing your bets. Obviously the bankroll requirements will change based on different playing styles and tolerances for risk so nothing is set in stone, but the 100/50 guideline can get you in the ballpark to start with.
-Sonny-
Those are just general rules, but it will give you a good idea of how to start sizing your bets. Obviously the bankroll requirements will change based on different playing styles and tolerances for risk so nothing is set in stone, but the 100/50 guideline can get you in the ballpark to start with.
-Sonny-
It wasn't blackjack, but the first time I played baccarat in around 15 hands there were 12 ties. I started with 50 dollars, as I always do on any game, I hadn't played baccarat in my life so I didn't know what was normal and what was not, the dealer couldn't believe it either. I read online that there is a less than one in ten chance of a tie. I made a lot of money on that table, I mean a LOT of money ^_^ But if I had of known about the odds of a tie coming up, I wouldn't have bet on it at all. Also that same table, three perfect pairs in a row and two of them were PERFECT perfect pairs, 20:1 payout. The odds of a perfect pair are also quite low, I didn't bet on those though 
But yeah, even though I made around a few thousand dollars on that table (and a few thousand dollars is a lot to to me, like seriously a lot), I wont be doing it again now that I am informed of the actual odds.
EDIT: It was mini baccarat actually
But yeah, even though I made around a few thousand dollars on that table (and a few thousand dollars is a lot to to me, like seriously a lot), I wont be doing it again now that I am informed of the actual odds.
EDIT: It was mini baccarat actually
i know you are a senior member on here, but i am 100% sure that you do not do 100 times your unit size, because that makes no sense at all.. according to that, a $10-$20 better needs the same bankroll as a $10-$50 bettor.. kevin blackwoods book says 100 max bets, so i think thats where you got that 100 unit size from.. your unit size has nothing to do with anything.. $10-$100 the same as $10 flat bettor? no way.. so that means $10-$50 needs a $5000 bankroll, which sounds a little low to me, but i guess not.. but on the flip side, what if your spread was $50-$60, does that mean you only need 6000 bankroll? what if it was $10-$60, does that mean you still need a $6000 bankroll? there is no easy calculation for bankroll, but rather an estimate BASED ON using hi-lo and spreading a common amount like 1-8 units on shoes or 1-5 on double deck or something like that, and you probably need another variable filled in to calc your bankroll as well.. no matter how you look at it, its not that simple, but it sure as hell isnt your lowest bet*100.. that would have a huge RoR
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Last Tuesday I gained 60 units in 4 consecutive winning hands betting max in a 1X-10X spread. 1 BJ (15u), 1 double down (20u), 1 split (20u), and 1 nineteen vs. dealer 17 (5u). I got cautious on that last bet and reduced the bet from 10u to 5u. The final bet before the end of the shoe was a 5u loss so I walked with 55u plus 2.5u that I was already ahead.
A ploppy 2 seats in front of me said, he sure knows when to bet. He must be counting. I left to "get some exercise." Upon returning to that table an hour or two later, I noticed the yellow card was over the two deck mark on the next shuffle, which is pretty poor pen in a 6-deck game. I left "to get something to eat."
A ploppy 2 seats in front of me said, he sure knows when to bet. He must be counting. I left to "get some exercise." Upon returning to that table an hour or two later, I noticed the yellow card was over the two deck mark on the next shuffle, which is pretty poor pen in a 6-deck game. I left "to get something to eat."