[westcoastinvader]

"As a blackjack card counter, I was routinely risking $500 on some hands because my expected profit on those hands was $20."



I've tried to count cards too, but I don't think "Rainman" has anything to worry about with me being a rival to surpass his abilities.

Heck, most of the times I've sat at a blackjack table in Nevada, I haven't even been able to count the # of free drinks I consume!


I will admit that I employ some bet increment strategies that I have been told had origins in China/Asia. I can normally sit at a blackjack table for hours with bigger than the table average bets happening frequently. It usually seems to work really good until I hit the 4AM hour, or so, and get impatient (and drunk?) and try to win the casino!


Just a quick reflection, I realize at this moment I treat "house money" a bit differently in a casino, then I do at the track.