sidthesquid said:
I think Kewl said he won 10 bucks after 100hr of counting that pretty much sums it all up what can and cant happen at the tables
Oh joy...Sidthesquid, who attacked me for 2 solid years at Wizard's site when I wasn't even a member of the site and could not respond has joined and will now grace us with his wisdom.
Ok, so I have no idea what you are referring to above, but yes, I am sure I have had quite a number of 100-hour periods were results were in the red (less than $10). I am sure if I go back and look, I can find several 100-hr periods where I am down 10k or more. That is quite normal. I have actually have had 5 different 5-6 month periods where I made no money. These periods consisted of an initial big loss of 10's of thousands of dollars over a few weeks or month and slow recovery back to the point that you are even some 5-6 months later. Again, that is blackjack variance.
NOW, since I finally have the chance to answer some of your charges after several years of you bashing me on a site where I could not respond....what is your deal sidthesquid? You have made references back to this site, before it's re-incarnation, what 7 years ago now. Care to share what handle you were back then, so I know who I am dealing with?
Second thing, just like I told ZenKing...I NEVER....never, never, never told you or ZK, or anyone to quit a job, move to Vegas and / or pursue card counting. I have simply shared my experiences, including some pretty rough going early on and even at different times recently, like 2014 when my blackjack total win was $27,000 vs expected value of $87,000. That is blackjack! It's not all fun and game. There is variance involved big time and at times Variance will kick your ass....short term. BUT this is a long-term game.
So stop blaming me for whatever your blackjack experience has been (sounds like NOT what you expected). I never encouraged you or anybody to pursue anything!
And I certainly am not to blame for things not going as you hoped or expected.
edit: Oh and one more thing: BillytheBJkid? Really? You have referenced BillytheBJkid several times at WoV and now do so again here in your first day. So the question: are you BillytheBJkid? I mean it actually rhythms with Sidthesquid?