Hello, new to the board
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What's funny is that Emi hasn't even said they're new at the game, just that they're new to the board, and Flash is still on his high horse about discarding naivete.
Don't get me wrong -- people who legitimately are new at the game need to do more listening than talking, which is disappointingly rare -- but at the same time we don't even know Emi at all yet.
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Welcome to the board, Emi! :cat:
Don't get me wrong -- people who legitimately are new at the game need to do more listening than talking, which is disappointingly rare -- but at the same time we don't even know Emi at all yet.
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Welcome to the board, Emi! :cat:
Unpublished advice from Stanford Wong
The first time I met Stanford Wong, in our short discussion of card counting, he gave me this little bit of advice.
"Counting cards is easy, making money counting cards is the hard part"
Keep this in mind during your learning experience. You will find the more you know, you discover there is even more to learn. It is a never ending experience.
Good luck,
Cobbson
The first time I met Stanford Wong, in our short discussion of card counting, he gave me this little bit of advice.
"Counting cards is easy, making money counting cards is the hard part"
Keep this in mind during your learning experience. You will find the more you know, you discover there is even more to learn. It is a never ending experience.
Good luck,
Cobbson
Hehe 
Thanks guys. I am not new to the game, I've always played blackjack but I had never took the time to actually learn about it, hence I said "I am learning to play professionally." To learn something, I understand you must practice and have a complete knowledge about anything to be considered a "pro" and to accomplish this it may take years. Furthermore, I've been reading books to better understand the skills and the math behind this game.
Thanks guys. I am not new to the game, I've always played blackjack but I had never took the time to actually learn about it, hence I said "I am learning to play professionally." To learn something, I understand you must practice and have a complete knowledge about anything to be considered a "pro" and to accomplish this it may take years. Furthermore, I've been reading books to better understand the skills and the math behind this game.Yesterday I met a nice young man in his 30's at some Pittsburgh casino. He said he is a professional BJ player since he has been unemployed for one year now. He lives in his parents' basement. Every morning when his dad leaves for work, his dad drops him at the casino then picks him up in the evening when his dad heads home. Playing Blackjack is the only thing he does these days. He saw me win a lot so he wants to learn from me. I can't wait making excuse to leave that table.
He is a terrible player. Randomly uplift his bets and make the most common Basic Strategy mistakes like split 99 against 7, double A2 against 2 or 3 etc. And yes, it happened when TC is super negative.
He is a terrible player. Randomly uplift his bets and make the most common Basic Strategy mistakes like split 99 against 7, double A2 against 2 or 3 etc. And yes, it happened when TC is super negative.
