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Originally Posted by
MisterV
Do you think he's made a lot of his team members "rich" as he likes to claim?
And that cock of his...do you think he really rivals Mr. Ed in that department as he'd have us believe?
Or...wait for it...could it be, dare I say it, "fantasy?"
Or perhaps an insidious form of "mental illness?"
I don't know if it rises to the level of mental illness, but it is most definitely insecurity, MrV. When people are on forums telling you they have made tens of millions gambling (advantage play) they are full of shit. They are telling a fantasy story.
People and players can win money by doing something where the math flips the long-term outcome to their side. But advantage players that do this for any period of time have to work to be able to keep doing it. It is an almost daily battle with the casinos.
When I started sharing my journey, including the money involved and the battles involved (variance/heat/backoffs), it was because there were people on the blackjack forums, I was on at the time, including the MIT guys that were painting a very unrealistic picture of winning, winning winning, almost like the casinos are handing out buckets of money. Like that is the business they are in. So I shared for many years what kind of money could be made and what was involved with doing so,
as a card counter. The ups
and down. The losing periods. The heat and backoffs, and last year the back-rooming.
Now yes, I know there is a lot more to advantage play than my narrow, little arena of card counting. Some players doing incredible things. New things everyday. Most things I don't understand. But I refuse to believe that so many people are just making buckets of money, hundred of thousands a week, millions of dollars a year. That is just not reality. The casino industry works way too hard, utilizing the latest technology to be sure that doesn't happen at the levels these people are claiming.
There has always been two paths to advantage play.
1) milking or sheering. Focus on longevity. You play limits and a style that is somewhat tolerated. And you learn what is tolerated. And you learn and play the cat and mouse game. Not really tricking or hiding, just finding a comfort level that is tolerated for at least a while.
2) Slaughter. Burn and slash. You get as much as you can for as long as you can (shorter and shorter durations).
But these guys today want us to believe they get that top amount on an ongoing basis. That no one cares. The casinos are fine with it. That is just not reality. It is in fact fantasy, and every one of these kinds of claims from Mdawg, to Singer, to "others" are just that.... fantasy. Some of these people might be making some money, but they are not doing the fantasy nonsense they claim, making millions yearly, making many others rich. ect.
And as soon as one of these guys starts talking about how big their dick is, come on. That is as big a tell as anyone who labels themselves the best or the GOAT. Insecurity at its peak.
That is mostly what these forums are insecure dude, making up fantasy because they are dissatisfied with something about their life and how it nhas played out. And as soon as someone injects a dose of reality, or math into the equation, they are the bad guy.