kewljason
Well-Known Member
Today is the first full day of autumn. Since I relocated to Vegas last December, I have split time between Philly and Vegas and now am enjoying my final days in Philly before becoming a permanate Vegas resident. Beautiful fall days, I might add. We have nice fall days in Vegas with temps in the mid 60's and low 70's as well, but we call that winter. :laugh:
On this day I find myself reviewing and analyzing my year to date. Although the sampling is far to small to have any significant importance, I still thought I would share my thoughts.
Year To date: +1935 units. With 3 quarters of the year completed I am on pace to finish at +2580, slightly less than last year's total of +2829. In this business, you are never really on pace for anything. I could just as easily finish in the red as push forward towards 4000 units. But still, I seem to be in the neighborhood of where I think I should be, especially having played fewer hands this year.
Now the ride itself has not been smooth, and it is these times that I find myself doing these useless analyzations. Here is a little breakdown:
Jan 1 to Feb 28, +2035 units. What a fantastic 8 weeks and great way to start the year.
March 1 to date, -100 units. That's 30 weeks, -100 units! yuk!
Included in this 30 week period, is a 980 unit loss from my high point of 2915 in early July. Thats nearly 1000 units in 10 weeks. Prior to this, my biggest down swing in 7 years had been 320 units last summer. This really puts into perpective the need for a substantial bankroll to ride out such fluctuation. I have seen some sources that suggest 1000 units. Obviously that wouldn't have been ample in this case. It also reinforces the lesson, that someone playing this game as their only source of income, better have substantial money to live on without drawing from the bankroll during times like these. (I am not suggesting that anyone should consider this a career move, just stating a fact that if you do, you had better be prepared financially)
A further interesting breakdown is Vegas play, +2860 units in an estimated 39,000 hands vs East coast play -925 units in just over 18,000 hands. East Coast play consists of Atlantic City, Delaware, Conneticut, and 2 stores in Pennsylvania (phila area). I will probably try the new Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia that opened today in the next week as well. Again, I am not drawing any conclusions from this breakdown as the sample size is too small for any real significants. I think we all know that most East Coast games (especially AC) are pretty crappy, although I have had some mild success with them for a few years. But still, results like this makes it easier to head to Vegas permanately.
On this day I find myself reviewing and analyzing my year to date. Although the sampling is far to small to have any significant importance, I still thought I would share my thoughts.
Year To date: +1935 units. With 3 quarters of the year completed I am on pace to finish at +2580, slightly less than last year's total of +2829. In this business, you are never really on pace for anything. I could just as easily finish in the red as push forward towards 4000 units. But still, I seem to be in the neighborhood of where I think I should be, especially having played fewer hands this year.
Now the ride itself has not been smooth,
and it is these times that I find myself doing these useless analyzations. Here is a little breakdown: Jan 1 to Feb 28, +2035 units. What a fantastic 8 weeks and great way to start the year.
March 1 to date, -100 units.
That's 30 weeks, -100 units! yuk!Included in this 30 week period, is a 980 unit loss from my high point of 2915 in early July. Thats nearly 1000 units in 10 weeks.
Prior to this, my biggest down swing in 7 years had been 320 units last summer. This really puts into perpective the need for a substantial bankroll to ride out such fluctuation. I have seen some sources that suggest 1000 units. Obviously that wouldn't have been ample in this case. It also reinforces the lesson, that someone playing this game as their only source of income, better have substantial money to live on without drawing from the bankroll during times like these. (I am not suggesting that anyone should consider this a career move, just stating a fact that if you do, you had better be prepared financially) A further interesting breakdown is Vegas play, +2860 units in an estimated 39,000 hands vs East coast play -925 units in just over 18,000 hands. East Coast play consists of Atlantic City, Delaware, Conneticut, and 2 stores in Pennsylvania (phila area). I will probably try the new Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia that opened today in the next week as well. Again, I am not drawing any conclusions from this breakdown as the sample size is too small for any real significants. I think we all know that most East Coast games (especially AC) are pretty crappy, although I have had some mild success with them for a few years. But still, results like this makes it easier to head to Vegas permanately.
