Million Dollar Blackjack

[MisterV]

Mr. Singer, have you ever attended or been invited to attend the blackjack hall of fame party?

[Kim Lee]

You "think, believe, feel" that these people have proven their claims because they team up and talk highly of one another?

I have personal knowledge of some advantage play winnings, and my trusted advantage play friends have knowledge of others. The people I mentioned are objectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They all started winning with card counting like KewlJ.

[DRich]

Congrats KJ. I am jealous of your accomplishment. Keep it moving forward.

[kewlJ]

Congrats KJ. I am jealous of your accomplishment. Keep it moving forward.

Thanks DRich. Good to hear from ya.

[Alan Mendelson]

Kewlj this might interest you. It's an article about income as it varies with age. I dont know how old you are but I think you are ahead of the curve. But what are your thoughts about blackjack income as you get older?

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/how-...every-age.html

[kewlJ]

Kewlj this might interest you. It's an article about income as it varies with age. I dont know how old you are but I think you are ahead of the curve. But what are your thoughts about blackjack income as you get older?

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/how-...every-age.html

Really Alan? You don't know how old I am? I think I have mentioned this numerous times, especially in reference to my medical situation last fall.

I am in my mid 30's. A two time open heart surgery survivor and a widower and barely old enough to be president of the United States. Lol. Quite a catch hun? Not surprising that my online dating profile isn't drawing much interest, hun.

Anyway, yes according to the numbers in the article my AP income over the last 6 years, averaging just over 98k is significantly higher that the 55k average for men in my age group. But lets not forget the benefit situation. I pay for my medical insurance out of my income, and no paid time off. When I take significant time off for a major medical situation or the death of a family member or even just vacation time, there is no paid time off. No work = less income. In addition, I am responsible for saving for my own retirement. There is no AP pension plan. So when you factor in these things, then I am not quite so far ahead of the curve.

I though I discussed my thoughts about blackjack income as I get older, fairly recently. I don't know how long I have doing what I do. Maybe 10 years? Maybe 20 years? Maybe longer? Maybe only 5 years? I think it is at least 5 years. If and when this opportunity dries up, I will evaluate my options at that time. Best case scenario is I play at the level I am playing for another 10+ years, and then I should be able to cut back, and play less, sort of part-time. It is really too far down the road for me to think about though. I am focused on the next 5 years at this point.

[Alan Mendelson]

I was asking an honest question kewlj. I see that "youngsters" have taken over the poker world. I'm just asking about your own outlook. This has nothing to do with insurance, benefits, pensions or the other issues you raised. I'm not looking for an argument or a snarly response.

In TV most careers are over at 50, for example.

[MisterV]

If and when this opportunity dries up, I will evaluate my options at that time.

I wonder how many people who were AP's earlier in life go to work for the casinos later on?

It would seem to be a logical move.

[mickeycrimm]

Poker is always available as a fall back plan.

[Alan Mendelson]

Poker is always available as a fall back plan.

Isn't poker dominated by young players now? I honestly thought kewlj was in his mid 20s but if he's in his mid 30s then he might not be able to tolerate the grueling tournament schedules.

If he becomes a cash game player --and there is nothing wrong with that-- there are options available. A smart cash game player can pick up a few hundred dollars a day "working" only a few hours a day. That could be especially lucrative playing with tourists in Vegas.

[Rob.Singer]

You "think, believe, feel" that these people have proven their claims because they team up and talk highly of one another?

I have personal knowledge of some advantage play winnings, and my trusted advantage play friends have knowledge of others. The people I mentioned are objectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They all started winning with card counting like KewlJ.

You don't know anything about anyone but yourself, and the fact that you're hiding under anonymity makes anything you claim on the internet completely suspect.

You people who like to give the perception that "you're worth millions and you know other 'ap's' who are worth hundreds of millions" are the definition of why forums exist. There's only a handful of successful gamblers in that category worldwide, and you and your "associates" ain't part of it.

In fact, the vast majority of you people who make these anonymous claims have nothing but a troubled future ahead. That's why bozos like kew make up stories of winning at BJ at a time when no one is allowed to count cards. Gamblers live for today, and he knows he'll receive relevance from other failures like you TODAY when he creates this impressive image of himself to other anonymous characters on forums. He's simply too lazy and too stupid to work.

Wise up.

[Kim Lee]

Not surprising that my online dating profile isn't drawing much interest, hun. .

In TV most careers are over at 50, for example.

KewlJ will have to hurry if he wants to build a career based on youthful looks! Sorry I can't help his dating situation.

Old-time poker players like Doyle Brunson had to travel to find high stakes games, collect the money, and defend themselves from hijackers and corrupt police. That's why they carried guns. The modern era opened a wider, more talented population who play millions of hands per year online. The old poker players are comparatively like the 190 pound leather-helmeted football players.

KewlJ applied tremendous discipline to succeed under bad Atlantic City conditions. He manages to stay under the radar in Vegas, but clearly conditions have deteriorated. There are quite a few semi-retired advantage players who live cheap in Vegas and supplement their incomes. KewlJ could learn poker, drive Uber, or find other part-time occupations.

[Alan Mendelson]

Rob I honestly don't understand this attack on kewlj. He really hasnt said anything that's unreasonable.

He's not reporting a million dollar win in one year. Let's say he's played a total of 15 years which would mean average winnings of about $65,000. I think that's reasonable.

I've met career cash game poker players who average $200 a day and that's about $50,000 a year.

I've even met players at Red Rock who leave the craps table anytime they are ahead just $100 for the day. And what's frustrating is that they will take down their bets even when the shooter is still rolling and color up, and that's against the etiquette of craps.

You, Rob, have claimed annual profits of $100,000 a year.

So why isn't kewlj's report realistic?

[mickeycrimm]

Mr. Singer, have you ever attended or been invited to attend the blackjack hall of fame party?

He's never even been nominated for the Video Poker Hall of Fame. It looks like at least one of the legions of students he says he has would nominate him.

[mickeycrimm]

Poker is always available as a fall back plan.

Isn't poker dominated by young players now? I honestly thought kewlj was in his mid 20s but if he's in his mid 30s then he might not be able to tolerate the grueling tournament schedules.

If he becomes a cash game player --and there is nothing wrong with that-- there are options available. A smart cash game player can pick up a few hundred dollars a day "working" only a few hours a day. That could be especially lucrative playing with tourists in Vegas.

The money is in the cash games. Payday almost every day if you are good enough.

[mickeycrimm]

Rob I honestly don't understand this attack on kewlj. He really hasnt said anything that's unreasonable.

He's not reporting a million dollar win in one year. Let's say he's played a total of 15 years which would mean average winnings of about $65,000. I think that's reasonable.

I've met career cash game poker players who average $200 a day and that's about $50,000 a year.

I've even met players at Red Rock who leave the craps table anytime they are ahead just $100 for the day. And what's frustrating is that they will take down their bets even when the shooter is still rolling and color up, and that's against the etiquette of craps.

You, Rob, have claimed annual profits of $100,000 a year.

So why isn't kewlj's report realistic?

Rob is so invested in the belief that AP's are failures that he can't allow himself to accept even one person making a living in gambling. His whole world will fall apart if he ever accepts the truth so he can't. A sad, pathetic figure. And none of his "legions of students" have even nominated him for the Video Poker Hall of Fame. I don't think phantoms can make nominations.

[redietz]

Poker is always available as a fall back plan.

Or brain surgery.

[Moses]

I dont think I made a million in any business in a decade from a time invested standpoint. But I did retire 10 to 15 years early after taking a tremendous financial hit. Thus I know a little about building wealth. I can tell you a million hands of blackjack in a decade is a load of playing time. Far more than I would want to invest after doing that pace for 3 years. For me, there is no magic potion or very little luck involved. It still comes down to hard work, discipline, and patience in finding hidden values. But it's a helluva good job.

I'm a firm believer in Matthew 23.12. KJ doesn't have kids which is a huge time and financial factor for most men his age. But he has already experienced some serious health issues for someone in their mid 30s. Perhaps unrelated. But I know quite a few young gamblers with health conditions of someone much older. Life balance and avoiding stress are keys. Without it? The mil isn't going to mean a whole helluva lot.

[redietz]

You "think, believe, feel" that these people have proven their claims because they team up and talk highly of one another?

I have personal knowledge of some advantage play winnings, and my trusted advantage play friends have knowledge of others. The people I mentioned are objectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They all started winning with card counting like KewlJ.

You don't know anything about anyone but yourself, and the fact that you're hiding under anonymity makes anything you claim on the internet completely suspect.

You people who like to give the perception that "you're worth millions and you know other 'ap's' who are worth hundreds of millions" are the definition of why forums exist. There's only a handful of successful gamblers in that category worldwide, and you and your "associates" ain't part of it.

In fact, the vast majority of you people who make these anonymous claims have nothing but a troubled future ahead. That's why bozos like kew make up stories of winning at BJ at a time when no one is allowed to count cards. Gamblers live for today, and he knows he'll receive relevance from other failures like you TODAY when he creates this impressive image of himself to other anonymous characters on forums. He's simply too lazy and too stupid to work.

Wise up.

You know, I'm a little disappointed in Argentino here. My girlfriend did 20 minutes of research on "Kim Lee," and he is not anonymous. Of course, my girlfriend knows where and how to look. Kim Lee has more credibility than pretty much everyone else on this forum combined, me included. I guess some people, Argentino and the local intrepid reporter, for example, just don't know how to look. Or they don't know who to call.

I'm a little disappointed. Now I realize that Argentino's thinking I was someone else was just his incompetence.

[Alan Mendelson]

Moses I struggled with type 1 diabetes for 34 years -- and I started taking insulin at 24. It was very difficult managing diabetes with three to four shots a day, eating right and doing my job. Sometimes I got into serious problems. I think the time I went into Insulin shock at CBS when I was about 28 did serious damage to my career there. But fortunately the Foreign Editor who was seriously wounded in Nam took me under his wing.

At WTVJ in Miami I went into Insulin shock anchoring the noon news. At KCAL in LA I went into shock doing a live interview with Alan Greenspan and then another time in the gallery at the Supreme Court in Washington.

There was the time I went into shock walking in the parking lot to meet my cameraman at the news van immediately after I finished the noon news and when a woman came up to me and asked if I was ill I said "I feel like I'm drunk." And she said "that was quick, you just got off the air." To this day I'm trying to find out who that was to let her know I was not drunk but had an insulin reaction.

And Jason has stories too about finding me in shock.

And then kidney failure and dialysis and then the transplants so today I'm healthier than I was at 24 before I got diabetes.

Yes medical conditions are a challenge but as that Foreign Editor at CBS said to me "we have to work harder and better to overcome our problems."