Rob, I am sure you have noticed that I have stopped responding to you. I am just not going to play any troll, name calling, attack games with any of you guys any longer. Not interested. But since your post shows some civility (we will see for how long), I will answer.
Your last sentence that
"I was never prepared for the forum life" is
very true. It wasn't my intent to be on these forums endlessly arguing with people that don't believe in the math. My intent was to share some of my journey as a low/mid level card counter/AP. And I have done that. Good and bad. Ups and downs. Winning and
losing periods. I never expected to encounter a group of anti-math, anti-AP, haters along the way. I probably should have never engaged.
You also like to reference that I have read many books and blackjack forums. Duh! I play blackjack for a living! Of course I read and learned everything I could about it along the way, especially earlier in my career.
THAT is how you learn.
THAT is my education that you guys constantly try to put me down about. And I did learn a great deal from other players that came before me. The basic stuff from books and even more so once I started on the forums and networking with successful players. And that continues today, 18 years into my career and playing for a living. AND this is exactly why forums are different to me than they are to some of you guys. While some of you think it is all trolling and 3rd grade attacking and name calling, I owe everything I have to players on the forums who taught me how to really win doing what I do. So while I am not opposed to having some fun and a good time, I really don't like when someone really sets out to mislead and harm players with claims that just can't be. You might as well be saying you can flap your arms and fly around the world. I would challenge that just the same.
For those of you that like to say, everything I have said and shared comes from books, you are clueless. Not surprised from people like you and the Mdog person. You have shown over and over again that you are either ignorant of how card counting really works or you just don't want to know. I am surprised at someone like accountinquestion that said that. I was also surprised at Moses. But have come to realize his blackjack knowledge isn't what i initially thought.
But let me tell you, I have shared some things that I do, some techniques, that you won't find in
any book. Nor will you find any other player talking about them on open forums. You just seem unable to recognize that. I will even name a couple. Tracking multiple tables and spreading both ways. These are techniques you won't find in any books. I shared them at different times and while I am sure any real player understood the value of these things, you group of haters, ridiculed what you have no clue about. THAT is the definition of ignorance.
There are a couple other things I have shared as well that you won't find in any book. I always know when I do, because I get PMs and emails from real players saying, "you shouldn't have said that on a public board". Sometimes I even regret later that I did. And I haven't ever even shared something really unique that I do that has never been mentioned that is worth big bucks! No reason to...at least at the moment. But trust me you would ridicule and doubt because you are ignorant of the subject.
No one is tortured except for you. You are very obviously extremely bitter about how your final years have ended up and are going. For that I am truly sorry.
So feel free to think what you want Rob. It doesn't change anything as far as my situation.