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[kewlJ]

High variance is something AP's do not want.

You are correct Most of the time an AP doesn't want personal high variance. I guess there are some who enjoy the thrill of it.

I don't know about "enjoy the thrill of variance", but I think I am a little different than many AP's here. My AP arsenal is very limited. I call myself an AP. I play blackjack with an advantage....isn't that an AP? But in my mind, I always consider myself a blackjack player, a professional blackjack player. Blackjack is my love. In my 15th year of supporting myself from blackjack play, I still love the game. (well...98% of the time...).

So as a "professional blackjack player" or a "blackjack AP", variance is a big part of our game. And we learn to deal with it. Not 'enjoy' it but deal with it. Losing 8, 10, 12 grand like Alan has been obsessing about is nothing. I honestly don't think twice about such 'variance'. I can't say that I have completely mastered variance yet, because really extended periods of going backwards, weeks turning into months, still are very "trying" to me.

As I said, I wouldn't say I enjoy variance, but I have come to realize that for a blackjack AP (card counter), variance really is our friend. For without variance, if players just won their EV, or close to it, right on schedule, without the major swings involved, I think there would be a ton of card counter, instead of a relatively few. There would be so many the casinos wouldn't be able to offer beatable blackjack games. So I really believe....variance is my friend.