Originally Posted by
redietz
Originally Posted by
Rob.Singer
Starting off a new thread with one of kew's many ongoing and uneducated lies doesn't exactly radiate the desire he has in trying to debunk how he leads a sour, unfulfilled life.
Playing my VP strategy never somehow "turned -EV into +EV plays"....nor was it ever identified as such. It very simply and VERY effectively provides the best opportunity for me to do in my own specified chunk of time what you say you just did within your own specified chunk of time--to get ahead and take a well-deserved break, for as long as a particular player chooses for his or her own particular reasons. And I guess you see....it kinda works, right?
Other than that (and your obvious craving to forum-post while most are showing they have other important parts of their lives to attend to) if a true AP takes time off, all they are doing is lowering their income. That's the cold hard truth of it. But there are a myriad of valid excuses, trade-offs, and other reasons not readily explicable, for doing this that come into play for everyone, and since no one walks 24/7 in anyone else's shoes, to criticize another for doing so is to show ignorance. And making shit up about why you're taking issue with other people's choices is never gonna be anything but a grinding internal struggle.
If only redietz could put down his thoughts in English instead of Red Chinese....
Actually, you're dead wrong on the "if a true AP takes time off, all they are doing is lowering their income." If you're doing anything that requires judgement, like sports betting or poker, you need the best version of yourself. Any kind of fatigue degrades your abilities. And being in top physical and mental shape so you can maintain the best version of yourself as long as possible requires some kind of training so your physical and mental stamina hold up or are increased.
Of course he is dead wrong. THAT goes without saying when Singer posts now.
Not only is time off necessary to ensure an AP, any AP is at the top of their game, but for someone like me, it is all about not wearing out your welcome by over-playing and seeing the same pit folks too often. I did that in my first home base destination, Atlantic City.
I actually want to play as little as I can while accumulating the EV that I desire for the year
and remaining within the betting limits that I have determined are well tolerated by each different casino and situation. It is a real balancing act.
One good thing about the whole covid situation is that I have been able to bump up and play higher limits than usual, meaning I can get that EV with less rounds played. It also means the swings and variance can be greater. I dealt with that last year when I basically doubled my stakes everywhere and immediately hit a long negative run. Playing fewer sessions means I didn't have as much play to recover. Basically, I got stuck in the short term and on the wrong side of the curve.
This year I have played higher stakes selectively, meaning on busy weekend or holiday times and played my regular stakes most other times, still reducing rounds played to earn the same EV. It has worked out a lot better for me and the reduced rounds increases longevity as long as those time of higher level play don't draw more attention. That is why I limit it to busier times.