KJ, How Are You Doing on Making Up That $29,000 Loss You Had a Month Ago

[Midwest Player]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

[tableplay]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

[mickeycrimm]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

[tableplay]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I need to educate myself for living in that kind of weather - valuable skill.

[tableplay]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Great tips Mickey, thanks a lot.

[mickeycrimm]

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Great tips Mickey, thanks a lot.

Thanks, tableplay. A couple things I forgot. It's imperative to carry gloves. Bare skin sticks to iron when it's extremely cold and it's very painful to get it off. You'll lose some skin. There is another phenomenon in extreme below zero weather. When the car is parked the part of the tires that's on the pavement is slightly flattened. If its cold enough the flattened area will remain that way as you drive off. It's like driving on a bumpy road and you can break the air seal on a tire. Not fun changing a tire in extreme cold. You have to start out driving very slow to let the tires roll themselves back into shape.

[tableplay]

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Great tips Mickey, thanks a lot.

Thanks, tableplay. A couple things I forgot. It's imperative to carry gloves. Bare skin sticks to iron when it's extremely cold and it's very painful to get it off. You'll lose some skin. There is another phenomenon in extreme below zero weather. When the car is parked the part of the tires that's on the pavement is slightly flattened. If its cold enough the flattened area will remain that way as you drive off. It's like driving on a bumpy road and you can break the air seal on a tire. Not fun changing a tire in extreme cold. You have to start out driving very slow to let the tires roll themselves back into shape.

I had something like this happen in Reno, when it got down to 13 degrees Fahrenheit the winter before this one. The tires were buried in snow in the parking lot of the place I was staying. The rear right one became almost totally flat. Since I had an oil change at Tires Plus, I nursed the car a block, and they, after checking for leaks (and not finding any, along with no issues with the valve), re-inflated it for free (so the cold air in the tire had leaked out, rather than just compressing in volume but remaining in the tire). I will add the tips about gloves and tires to the list.
Again, much appreciated Mickey.

[Rob.Singer]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Or....you could have led a normal life and did something called work instead of hoboing, hitchhiking, and living in vehicles all alone. Which means you could be driving something called a NEW CAR! which all run perfectly in sub-zero temperatures.

Now will you please stop talking about how white trash survive?

[mickeycrimm]

I remember last winter, there was a cold snap where parts of Iowa got to -15F.

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Or....you could have led a normal life and did something called work instead of hoboing, hitchhiking, and living in vehicles all alone. Which means you could be driving something called a NEW CAR! which all run perfectly in sub-zero temperatures.

Now will you please stop talking about how white trash survive?

Highly intelligent of you. I've worked a hell of a lot harder in my life than you have in yours. You have air conditioned sinuses and a skinny punk ass. Your IQ is almost as high as your age. When God said brains you thought he said rain and ran for cover. Look up white trash in the encyclopedia. You'll find your picture.

[Rob.Singer]

I was there when it happened. Of course, being from where I live I'm used to it.

I learned a lot of tricks in Alaska. Snow tires. You need at least a 700 amp battery. Cardboard to stick in front of the radiator. Fill up at half tank. Sleeping bags and canned goods in the trunk. Water. Lighters.

And last but not least, a tarp and space heater. If the car gets "arctic seizure," won't crank because it's to cold. You throw the tarp over the car and stick the space heater under it. Give it an hour then crank up and go.

Or....you could have led a normal life and did something called work instead of hoboing, hitchhiking, and living in vehicles all alone. Which means you could be driving something called a NEW CAR! which all run perfectly in sub-zero temperatures.

Now will you please stop talking about how white trash survive?

Highly intelligent of you. I've worked a hell of a lot harder in my life than you have in yours. You have air conditioned sinuses and a skinny punk ass. Your IQ is almost as high as your age. When God said brains you thought he said rain and ran for cover. Look up white trash in the encyclopedia. You'll find your picture.

You're pure white trash mickey. You live like it, you post like it, you look like it, your complete background screams it, and your two-bit gambling habit confirms every bit of it.

Wise up.

[kewlJ]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

Well, Winter is not setting in back in Vegas, so I can play all Winter, when I return home from a short blackjack trip that I am currently on. I usually play right up until Christmas eve or the day before. The week to 10 days after the Rodeo leaves town running right up until Xmas eve is my favorite time of year in Vegas. No big conventions, and less visitors in general as people have other obligations and needs for their spending money leading up to the holidays. It is just a slow relaxed time in Vegas. Some shows and restaurants even go dark during this period. Christmas Day it all starts to pick up with people from Midwest and California showing up to spend Xmas money and it builds through NYE.

So I do usually end my year right around Xmas eve or sometimes the 23rd. In part for crowds, in part to spend time with friends and family. Losing my best friend this year, it will be a little harder. I might feel like playing and keeping busy even Christmas week. I'll have to see. Either way, I will end up putting in the most play time (and accumulating more EV) than any other year by far.


As for the question in the title thread, come on MWP, you know I don't have to "make up" that result. Nothing to make up. That is Alan talk. That particular result falls within the standard deviation or "normal" range. You just go from there. The next result is the next result. No making up anything. All that number before the loss represents is an All-time high (ATH). And we are at a new ATH only 1.5% of the time.


Anyway, Enjoy your winter season. There is something to be said for watching the seasons change and experiencing the 4 seasons.

[Midwest Player]

And we are at a new ATH only 1.5% of the time.

Yeah, in Wong's Professional Blackjack he mentions "Unfortunately, most of the time you seem to be losing. According to mathematician Peter Griffin, at most 1.6% of the time your present hand puts you at a new all-time high. The other 98.4% or more of your playing time, your bankroll is lower than it was at some time in the past. This can be tough on your nerves."

Anyway, I decided to count the number of all time highs I made this year. I made a total of 26 all time highs this year with 9 of them in a row. I have no complaints especially since I played only 44 times this year. Unfortunately, I did not end the year at an all time high, but the second to last time I played was an all time high.

[SplitFaceDisaster]

Anyway, I believe you once said you always take the last two weeks of the year off for vacation. It looks like your year is almost over. With winter setting in I'm pretty sure my blackjack year is over.

Well, Winter is not setting in back in Vegas, so I can play all Winter, when I return home from a short blackjack trip that I am currently on. I usually play right up until Christmas eve or the day before. The week to 10 days after the Rodeo leaves town running right up until Xmas eve is my favorite time of year in Vegas. No big conventions, and less visitors in general as people have other obligations and needs for their spending money leading up to the holidays. It is just a slow relaxed time in Vegas. Some shows and restaurants even go dark during this period. Christmas Day it all starts to pick up with people from Midwest and California showing up to spend Xmas money and it builds through NYE.

So I do usually end my year right around Xmas eve or sometimes the 23rd. In part for crowds, in part to spend time with friends and family. Losing my best friend this year, it will be a little harder. I might feel like playing and keeping busy even Christmas week. I'll have to see. Either way, I will end up putting in the most play time (and accumulating more EV) than any other year by far.


As for the question in the title thread, come on MWP, you know I don't have to "make up" that result. Nothing to make up. That is Alan talk. That particular result falls within the standard deviation or "normal" range. You just go from there. The next result is the next result. No making up anything. All that number before the loss represents is an All-time high (ATH). And we are at a new ATH only 1.5% of the time.


Anyway, Enjoy your winter season. There is something to be said for watching the seasons change and experiencing the 4 seasons.

This thread had me wondering if you were gonna do a yearly results post like you have sometimes in the past KJ... Not necessarily on this forum, but anyway I always enjoyed reading those. Another thing I was wondering about; even though you don`t do much of it, has your higher stakes play ever made a huge impact (good or bad) on your yearly results? I would think at higher stakes even just one really terrible shoe or a really epic one could have the potential to affect your results in a huge way even with getting a lot of hours in at the lower stakes...

[mickeycrimm]

This is a smaller scale story than KJ's. Yesterday morning I walk into the casino. First thing happens is I walk up on a WMS 500 must hit at $487. These are coin-out must hits. The game was Kronos which I already knew had high variance. So I spin it off. I got the low end of the variance. It ran me to $498 and cost $1550 to hit it. I ran a $2300 wager so I literally got dropped for 67%. And this was with hitting the minor meter twice.

So on the first play of the day I'm stuck $1053. The steam was rolling out of my ears. My daily average win is a hell of a lot lower than that so I just knew I was going to book a rare losing day. However, I ran amazingly well on the rest of the plays for the day making $1077 on them. So I booked a solid $24 win for the day. LOL.

So, Alan, I still didn't have a losing day. Naaa na na naa naa

[Moses]

Naaa na na naa naa

Deep Purple.

This thread had me wondering if you were gonna do a yearly results post like you have sometimes in the past KJ... Not necessarily on this forum, but anyway I always enjoyed reading those.

Thanks SplitFace, glad you enjoy and hopefully found those posts useful, as that was my purpose to show what kind of results occur from mid-level full time play. But I will not be posting such a post here. .

Atta boy KJ. Can you name or Midwest Player name that tune?

[SplitFaceDisaster]

This is a smaller scale story than KJ's. Yesterday morning I walk into the casino. First thing happens is I walk up on a WMS 500 must hit at $487. These are coin-out must hits. The game was Kronos which I already knew had high variance. So I spin it off. I got the low end of the variance. It ran me to $498 and cost $1550 to hit it. I ran a $2300 wager so I literally got dropped for 67%. And this was with hitting the minor meter twice.

So on the first play of the day I'm stuck $1053. The steam was rolling out of my ears. My daily average win is a hell of a lot lower than that so I just knew I was going to book a rare losing day. However, I ran amazingly well on the rest of the plays for the day making $1077 on them. So I booked a solid $24 win for the day. LOL.

So, Alan, I still didn't have a losing day. Naaa na na naa naa

Not many APs can say they rarely have losing days, so well done on finding a niche and being able to consistently bring home the bacon!

[kewlJ]

This thread had me wondering if you were gonna do a yearly results post like you have sometimes in the past KJ... Not necessarily on this forum, but anyway I always enjoyed reading those.

Thanks SplitFace, glad you enjoy and hopefully found those posts useful, as that was my purpose to show what kind of results occur from mid-level full time play. But I will not be posting such a post here. I am done trying to be helpful and contribute positively here. That simply is NOT what this site is about. This is a hate/attack site and that seems to be the owner's vision.

[SplitFaceDisaster]

This thread had me wondering if you were gonna do a yearly results post like you have sometimes in the past KJ... Not necessarily on this forum, but anyway I always enjoyed reading those.

Thanks SplitFace, glad you enjoy and hopefully found those posts useful, as that was my purpose to show what kind of results occur from mid-level full time play. But I will not be posting such a post here. I am done trying to be helpful and contribute positively here. That simply is NOT what this site is about. This is a hate/attack site and that seems to be the owner's vision.

Yeah I figured you probably wouldn`t be doing that on here, but this was the last thread I think you posted in and I was too lazy to create a new one to ask you. I think I know where else to find it if you do. I`m glad it sounds like you`re going to do it though; always got a lot out of that.

[Moses]

always got a lot out of that.

Like? Just curious is all.

[Midwest Player]

Thanks SplitFace, glad you enjoy and hopefully found those posts useful, as that was my purpose to show what kind of results occur from mid-level full time play. But I will not be posting such a post here. I am done trying to be helpful and contribute positively here. That simply is NOT what this site is about. This is a hate/attack site and that seems to be the owner's vision.

I also enjoy your annual results post. Hope you do another one this year.