The 1,000 Hour Rule and Blackjack
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creeping panther said:
A couple AP's I play with average a little more than 1000 hours and are doing very well. They also have steady jobs
CP
CP
In fairness, my line between work and pleasure is sometimes blurred as I enjoy spending time on the strip, eating, having a couple drinks, sometimes just people watching. So I could head over to the strip just for a meal and to watch some "goings-ons", but let me walk past a juicy opportunity and my leasure time becomes work time. :laugh:The one year I played full time I logged about 1800 hours in a 12 month span and this was almost exclusively in my home state. The games aren't that good anymore, so playing that much in one place would be foolish. I'm not even sure you could get 1800 hours in CA or NV in one year without getting backed off all over the place and even then you are covering a much bigger area than I was. I rarely even stayed the night away from home.
These days I play more like 500-700 hours per year but I travel to *all* games and they are very rarely straight count games. Usually promos and side bets with scores in the hundreds or even thousands.
These days I play more like 500-700 hours per year but I travel to *all* games and they are very rarely straight count games. Usually promos and side bets with scores in the hundreds or even thousands.
I was lucky enough to have someone forward me a copy of your post, deleted from the other board, Mr Chap. Very informative reading. You have a grand way of attacking. You and I are at opposite ends of the playing field. I am a grinder (a term placed on me quite a while ago by a member, which I have come to like...lol) playing alot, sometime playing mediocre to what others would consider bad games. Play short sessions at low/mid level and fly under the radar. You target and travel to the best games with grand promotions and move in for the kill.
So that 1800 hour number. Is that purely table time or include misc time such as scouting ect?
You have a grand way of attacking. You and I are at opposite ends of the playing field. I am a grinder (a term placed on me quite a while ago by a member, which I have come to like...lol) playing alot, sometime playing mediocre to what others would consider bad games. Play short sessions at low/mid level and fly under the radar. You target and travel to the best games with grand promotions and move in for the kill. So that 1800 hour number. Is that purely table time or include misc time such as scouting ect?
Short Term Madness, Long Term Insanity
The point of this thread is that the short term means virtually nothing. How many threads/posts are complaints about losing in the short term? The only thing the short term tells us is if we need to resize our bank if we bet a high fraction of kelly. Many run their sims, look at the SCORE and then compare their short term play to SCORE, when short term play should be defined by VARIANCE.
short term mandness
can lead to
long term insanity
The point of this thread is that the short term means virtually nothing. How many threads/posts are complaints about losing in the short term? The only thing the short term tells us is if we need to resize our bank if we bet a high fraction of kelly. Many run their sims, look at the SCORE and then compare their short term play to SCORE, when short term play should be defined by VARIANCE.
short term mandness
can lead to
long term insanity