When do quit the table?
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33 members have voted
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:31:14 AM
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What makes you decide to leave the table? I'm interested to find out if anyone sticks to a set of rules or if it's all just a vibe.
I would leave early if I'm down by 20 hands or so but stay later if I'm up and there's a good crowd at the table. I have no upper limit for ending a session, does anyone?
I would leave early if I'm down by 20 hands or so but stay later if I'm up and there's a good crowd at the table. I have no upper limit for ending a session, does anyone?
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:34:58 AM
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That's meant to read 'When do YOU quit the table?'. I did go to school, honest.
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:47:29 AM
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I've a loss limit per playing session. I quit when I lose that, or sometimes when I'm way down and there are good VP machines nearby.
Other than that, when I've won enough (say double the buy in) and am beginning to lose it back, when it isn't fun and when I'm too tired. I gamble for enjoynment, so if I'm not having a good time there's no point in paying for it.
I suppose it's posisble to win and not have a good time. In that case I'd stay on longer.
Other than that, when I've won enough (say double the buy in) and am beginning to lose it back, when it isn't fun and when I'm too tired. I gamble for enjoynment, so if I'm not having a good time there's no point in paying for it.
I suppose it's posisble to win and not have a good time. In that case I'd stay on longer.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:35:59 AM
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Quote: jonfourtwentyThat's meant to read 'When do YOU quit the table?'. I did go to school, honest.
Try the "preview" button.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA
Cheers,
Alan Shank
"How's that for a squabble, Pugh?" Peter Boyle as Mister Moon in "Yellowbeard"
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:40:48 AM
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If I lose my buyin, I quit. If I get well ahead, I will often put my buyin in my pocket and play with winnings. If I continue to gain, I will start salting away some winnings. Eventually, I will "challenge" the dice to lose me a last couple of bets, and if they do, I'll quit. If neither of those takes place, I just stop when I don't feel like playing any more. I rarely play more than two hours at a time.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA
Cheers,
Alan Shank
"How's that for a squabble, Pugh?" Peter Boyle as Mister Moon in "Yellowbeard"
March 2nd, 2011 at 10:48:51 AM
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If I lose my session buy-in, I'm done. If I lose three in a row, I'm done. If I am ahead, I will continue to chase the upside, but rathole my buy-in and a portion of each win until three losers line up. I don't use a clock, and have had 8+ hour sessions at the table, but if it is time for a dinner reservation, or a show, will walk away at the very next loss.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci
March 2nd, 2011 at 12:30:26 PM
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I quit when the table clears out, because it no longer becomes fun, and USUALLY clears out when the table gets cold...
Gambling calls to me...like this ~> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nap37mNSmQ
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:03:03 PM
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Man. Really when it stops being fun, and that encompasses a whole lot of sub-situations above: losing too much, too tired, bad vibe, bad dealer, wife bugging to go, etc. I'll stop when I've won "to my fill" which is usually a double up, or if I've won big I try not to go below an amount that feels right.
A falling knife has no handle.
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:15:01 PM
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Isn't it a combination of things? I never leave the table because of one set reason. It always depends on a number of variables. I know in some places, casinos are not 24/7 so hours of operation can be a factor too.
March 2nd, 2011 at 1:25:38 PM
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The only game I play is blackjack because I have the advantage. Part of that advantage is playing as many hands per hour as I possibly can, which is why I play at the slowest times. Once it gets crowded I'm gone.
Winning or losing is never a reason for me to quit, because I believe that I'm playing one long lifetime session.
Winning or losing is never a reason for me to quit, because I believe that I'm playing one long lifetime session.
March 2nd, 2011 at 5:10:12 PM
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I have certain goals. Usually it is a time limit; one hour seems to work very well. I will NOT play another hand when an hour has passed. I don't care if I am on the world's biggest hot streak -- I will leave. Sometimes it's a win goal: usually double a buy-in or lose it. This is when I am playing "seriously." Other times, at low limits, I will play as long as the game is fun. When it isn't fun anymore, I leave.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
March 2nd, 2011 at 9:12:31 PM
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Basically when it stops being fun. This can be because I'm losing, or sometimes if I have played for sometime and just seem to be churning the dollars with no real movement up or down. I have no stop limit on a win streak but will have an increasing won amount that I will leave the table with when I start to lose. I sometimes leave even when winning, particularly after large wins at craps I have just left the table immediately on a 7 out because I am too pumped to play any more.
Be careful when you follow the masses, the M is sometimes silent.
March 3rd, 2011 at 3:19:08 PM
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I'm all over the map. Rarely will I put more cash on the table. Leaving with money depends a lot on my plans and how long I'm there.
Usually if I double my bet, I basically set some of it aside. Say I have $250, I'll take $75 and play with that. If that goes quickly, I'll leave, if that takes a long time to play though I may stay and take out some more.
When I leave a table, odds are very good that I'm just heading right back to another table. Leaving the table for me is simply a little break which I like to do after a bad streak.
Usually if I double my bet, I basically set some of it aside. Say I have $250, I'll take $75 and play with that. If that goes quickly, I'll leave, if that takes a long time to play though I may stay and take out some more.
When I leave a table, odds are very good that I'm just heading right back to another table. Leaving the table for me is simply a little break which I like to do after a bad streak.
