Question for APs

[redietz]

That is what I have done for 15 years on whatever site I have been part of....shared my experiences...the good the bad and the ugly. You have known me a long time Moses...is that not what I have done on various forums?

I don't mean to sound harsh. But do you honestly think you helped anyone?

Yes, I do. I have shared my journey, almost in real time, like I say "the good, the bad and the ugly", so that newer type, aspiring players, or even those only considering a life of card counting, might know what is really involved in making a living from card counting.

On the forums that I have been on, card counters are a fairly tight lipped bunch. If and when they talk about their journey, it is rather heavy on the success part. They conveniently leave out the weeks, even months long losing periods, the 29k losing weeks, which in fairness I hadn't experienced until a couple weeks ago. But even the 10k losing weeks....how often do you read about these losses from the card counters that we know on forums. They go heavy on the success, but skim over the rough parts.


On the old blackjackinfo, one of the members, Creeping Panther, accused me of doing some of that. he said I was painting a "rosey picture". I didn't think I was, but I have really tried to share my experiences and journey in it's entirety ever since. The winning and losing. The backoffs. I basically "lost" my first home-base location, Atlantic City. As everyone knows AC can't back off or bar players, but they made it so I couldn't play a winning game. That is how I even ended up in Vegas.

I have shared all aspects of my journey, winning and losing. Four (4) different 6 month losing periods and the emotions that I went through during them, especially the first one, that was new to me. On Wizards forum, I shared in great detail my 2014. Blackjack results 27 thousand dollars, compared to 87,000 accumulated EV or "expectation" or expected win. 27 grand! That's about what a fulltime fast food employee makes. It wasn't pleasant to share that.

But I wanted to share what being a card counter for a living really was. Not the movie "21" version. And I do think I have helped some players and potential players. I think I have helped a few know what they can really expect. Helped them understand why we NEED a large bankroll to withstand the swings. And you know what, I think there have probably been a few that read my accounts and decided Screw that. Card counting is not for me. So yeah, I think I have helped some players, even helped some decide, CCing was not for them.

I'll be doing more and more writing as my life winds down, so kewlJ helped me. Prior to his posting here, I thought card counting in today's LV was pretty much a myth. I have never read or followed the Wizard's forum stuff, basically because I thought it's mostly pretend gamblers spouting for ego's sake. I spent about 90-100 days a year in LV for decades, during the heyday of blackjack (and video poker), so I've been around the block. I just thought the current rules had made it an impossible task these days.

Mickey opened my eyes to a whole other gambling world, also.

So just from an educational standpoint, even if 20% of what they post is true, I learned much.

[Bill Yung]

I don't believe it's possible to count two tables at the same time. Nor do I believe Bill Yung could build a spaceship that will take him to Jupiter. However, some believe he is already their.

How else to play 100,000 hands of BJ a year, and drive to 30 casinos a day? Maybe, he counts three tables.

Ha, you and others may believe whatever you want. As I wrote, before, I already have "one or two" university math and science degrees. (Drives KJ nuts to put it that way.) But no one called me on it. Want to put up a $1,000, there, Moses? Tableplay? You guys could split it.

Didn't think so. And my own neat little theory of everything. I play with theories and facts. Certainly not spaceships to Jupiter. Juvenile silliness from silly gamblers.

Funny how quiet it gets in here after KJ makes an even bigger ass of himself.

[Moses]

Ha, you and others may believe whatever you want. As I wrote, before, I already have "one or two" university math and science degrees. .

You don't have to be a rocket scientists to play blackjack. It's just many who play think they are rockets scientists.

So you are book smart? Btw, how could you not know if it's one or two? Did you lose track?

Street smart? Hmmm. I think not.

[kewlJ]

Moses, card counting simplified is about getting to those high positive counts when the player has the advantage.

The "wonging" technique is about seeing and playing more of those favorable counts or increasing the frequency of the better counts and opportunities.

The team call-in approach is a form of wonging, allowing the big bettor to bet more of these better opportunities.

A solo player tracking a second table is basically a solo player using that same call-in approach. He is just playing both roles.

It is just a way of seeing/playing more good counts. But it only works with shoe games.

[MisterV]

And my own neat little theory of everything. I play with theories and facts. Certainly not spaceships to Jupiter.

Ah, those theories.

You posted your "deep thoughts" for awhile at Penalty Box but stopped now that you've posted regularly on this forum.

I never could quite get the gist of just what the fuck you were getting at, especially with that periodic table discussion.

Anyway, it seems you've found a home here; people may not want you posting here but as with Singer you can only be banned by Dan, and he's pretty tolerant.

So what's this again about the periodic table?

[Moses]

Moses, card counting simplified is about getting to those high positive counts when the player has the advantage.

The "wonging" technique is about seeing and playing more of those favorable counts or increasing the frequency of the better counts and opportunities.

The team call-in approach is a form of wonging, allowing the big bettor to bet more of these better opportunities.

A solo player tracking a second table is basically a solo player using that same call-in approach. He is just playing both roles.

It is just a way of seeing/playing more good counts. But it only works with shoe games.

KJ. I've reviewed a hundred sims easily. The highest TCs offer a 52% win percentage at best. The average or entry level TC2 is usually very slim at 50.10% to 49.90%. It seems to me you are playing with a slim margin of expectation from the start. Then you have to play all those damn hands just to get to that point. I understand you're allowed a larger bet spread in shoes. But damn, the ups and downs would drive me buggy.

Are you sure you wouldn't be better off in the sportsbook? At least you get to chose the games you want.

[mickeycrimm]

KJ, I thought that I would throw you guys an "easy one". Something to get yourselves into a dither, more fodder to bug Dan, a sweet dream or two.

Look, everything I wrote in my previous post in this thread was in the form of a question. You have yourselves boxed in so badly, that there really aren't any alternatives to your wiggling.

Still waiting on your answer to how playing poker changes any mathematical chart to do with EV. Hey, I was smart to ask this one thing first. I still hope to get to the other 20 or so lies and contradictions to do with those two consecutive posts of yours from a couple of weeks ago. We can do this the slow way, or not at all, depending on how well you grow some balls over the coming weeks. Or not at all. You could just stop posting for a few weeks, again, and hope I and everyone here with a brain mysteriously all disappear.

P.S. Are there any blackjack forums that still allow you post such silly self-centered gibberish, garbage and lies? Are your internet days over too?

Fuck off, psychobabbler. Argue with your punk ass self.

[mickeycrimm]

It wasn't his house? You didn't sell it as soon as he was in the ground? He didn't drive you around to the casinos? (In which other ways did he support your "habit"?) You weren't so shocked, and, then, over-grieved by his death that you didn't think to keep all of that off stuff about him the internet? You don't have some serious psychological or emotional issues to begin with?

Nothing about you fits a professional gambler who makes millions. Everything points the other way.

You're the psychotic bitch here. Dan needs to get rid of you.

[redietz]

Ha, you and others may believe whatever you want. As I wrote, before, I already have "one or two" university math and science degrees. .

You don't have to be a rocket scientists to play blackjack. It's just many who play think they are rockets scientists.

So you are book smart? Btw, how could you not know if it's one or two? Did you lose track?

Street smart? Hmmm. I think not.

If the dude says he has "one or two university degrees," he must be as educated as Mr. Argentino, so watch out.

Hint: I'd round down to one. Also, anyone touting "university" degrees is either not American or bought them online and is quoting directly from the framed certificate. LOL.

[mickeycrimm]

For the hundredth time, I don't know anything about poker, Bill. I don't play. Never played a single hand of poker.

WTF! I know it is not politically correct to say retarded, but are you fucking retarded? You keep asking me the same shit about poker, when I don't know a thing about poker and have never played.

You can't back up what you wrote, so you call me names. Nice.

You're the one calling names, bitch.

[Rob.Singer]

Bill you're agitating mickey by telling the truths about the slimy, lying, phony kew. Be careful or else he'll begin threatening you with gems like "I'm gonna pound your punk ass right into the ground, bitch!"

[mickeycrimm]

Redietz, nothing you write here or claim to do there bothers me. KJ, Moses, and the others less so. You see, contrary to what KJ writes, the haters aren't the ones we have to worry about. Background noise in the fabric of life.

Btw, there is such a law against idiots. Their own personal hell.

You're the fucking hater, bitch.

[mickeycrimm]

Onehit, you got your ass kicked off this forum. Then you got kicked off as Bill Yung. How the hell did you get back on, weasel?

Simple. This forum is currently unmoderated due to Dan's health issues. To be honest, it wasn't a whole lot better pre-Dan's health issues as Dan only took an interest on rare occasions. One of those occasions was onehitwonder. Remember Dan banned him and OHW, came back like a dozen times in the next 48 hours, until Dan figured out what he was doing and finally put an end to it?

Well now Dan is now here, nor capable of putting it that effort, so this OHW/Bill young clown is taking advantage of Dan's situation and absence. Just another example of what a low life he is.

Speaking of more actual lies, and other misrepresentations. It was Johno who came back several times to harass LarryS. I don't recall my much engaging LarryS. Ha, KJ, learn to add question marks to your outright libel of others.

Looks like Crimm had another email convo with Dan, and, backed off his allegations that I was even banned from here. Looks like.

Speaking of Johno, he seems to have vanished from the forums. An eerie or haunting feeling for we who came to know him.

Feeling paranoid, psychobabbler? Would you like to gamble on whether or not I contacted Dan over you? Nope. You're to much of a pussy. Besides, you'll lose the bet, moron.

[mickeycrimm]

I don't believe it's possible to count two tables at the same time. Nor do I believe Bill Yung could build a spaceship that will take him to Jupiter. However, some believe he is already their.

How else to play 100,000 hands of BJ a year, and drive to 30 casinos a day? Maybe, he counts three tables.

Ha, you and others may believe whatever you want. As I wrote, before, I already have "one or two" university math and science degrees. (Drives KJ nuts to put it that way.) But no one called me on it. Want to put up a $1,000, there, Moses? Tableplay? You guys could split it.

Didn't think so. And my own neat little theory of everything. I play with theories and facts. Certainly not spaceships to Jupiter. Juvenile silliness from silly gamblers.

Funny how quiet it gets in here after KJ makes an even bigger ass of himself.

I'll put up 1K that KJ doesn't do 30 casinos a day. Let's go, chickenshit lying piece of shit.

[Alan Mendelson]

This is a group of bitter, old degenerate gamblers, unhappy with their gambling results and life, so they attack and try to discredit players that have registered some success. I am not going to allow them to lie about my accomplishments, of which I am proud, without correcting the record.

Kewlj I'm not speaking for the others you mentioned so I'd appreciate it if you would address me individually.

I created this forum for the 240,000 viewers of my TV show and the 9,000 people who came to my website. But it was the Vegas section that flourished and then got out of control with insults, libel and claims I wanted nothing to do with.

Im here only to point out for the benefit of those people looking for honest information. Frankly someone has to question the claims such as never having a losing month since 2007, and card counting without casinos challenges. Yes I've challenged Rob's tax claims too.

Thank you for reporting your $29,000 loss. I think you're the first AP ever on this forum to report a loss. Everybody else just wins, wins, wins.

[mickeycrimm]

And my own neat little theory of everything. I play with theories and facts. Certainly not spaceships to Jupiter.

Ah, those theories.

You posted your "deep thoughts" for awhile at Penalty Box but stopped now that you've posted regularly on this forum.

I never could quite get the gist of just what the fuck you were getting at, especially with that periodic table discussion.

Anyway, it seems you've found a home here; people may not want you posting here but as with Singer you can only be banned by Dan, and he's pretty tolerant.

So what's this again about the periodic table?

This is a gambling forum.

[mickeycrimm]

This is a group of bitter, old degenerate gamblers, unhappy with their gambling results and life, so they attack and try to discredit players that have registered some success. I am not going to allow them to lie about my accomplishments, of which I am proud, without correcting the record.

Kewlj I'm not speaking for the others you mentioned so I'd appreciate it if you would address me individually.

I created this forum for the 240,000 viewers of my TV show and the 9,000 people who came to my website. But it was the Vegas section that flourished and then got out of control with insults, libel and claims I wanted nothing to do with.

Im here only to point out for the benefit of those people looking for honest information. Frankly someone has to question the claims such as never having a losing month since 2007, and card counting without casinos challenges. Yes I've challenged Rob's tax claims too.

Thank you for reporting your $29,000 loss. I think you're the first AP ever on this forum to report a loss. Everybody else just wins, wins, wins.

Your bosom buddy, Robocchio Singer, is the one that took this forum out of control. You allowed it to happen. Most everyone that posts here now was not around when you let Robocchio drag the forum into the sewer. You have no one to blame but yourself.

If you don't believe my claim about not having a losing month since 2007 I don't give a rats ass. It just so happens that 2007 was also one of my best years ever. But I will consider putting up proof after your very close bosom buddy Robocchio puts up proof of his claim to making 1 mil in ten years. In other words, Alan, it will never happen because you know damn well your very close bosom buddy, Robocchio, will never put up any proof.

[Moses]

Bill you're agitating mickey by telling the truths about the slimy, lying, phony kew. Be careful or else he'll begin threatening you with gems like "I'm gonna pound your punk ass right into the ground, bitch!"

Whoa! That might get a person arrested by that cop who lived with his folks. No? LMAO. Get it?

[kewlJ]

Thank you for reporting your $29,000 loss. I think you're the first AP ever on this forum to report a loss. Everybody else just wins, wins, wins.

Really Alan? First time? Think back to how the accumulated EV discussion began. Didn't it start with me posting about a losing day? $8800 loss sound familiar?

Also weren't you on WofV in 2014? That was my really lousy year, far below expectation that included one of my 6 month losing periods. I posted about it regularly as I was going through it.

[mickeycrimm]

Bill you're agitating mickey by telling the truths about the slimy, lying, phony kew. Be careful or else he'll begin threatening you with gems like "I'm gonna pound your punk ass right into the ground, bitch!"

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