Leaving the table at the wrong time.

Won $950 playing the donts last night and decided to leave just short of winning a grand.

After I left the table stayed cold for well over an hour after I watched shooter after shooter go out quickly.

It seems like every time I leave with a huge profit the table stays ice cold. Every time I decide to stay and win more, I go on a huge losing streak and give back all of my winnings.

I guess it's better to leave too early than too late but still ...

If only these things were predictable....

lol..

walked up to a table just as 2 guys were leaving.
was told the table was cold.

bought in for $1000 and played my usual passline/continuous come.
won $1100! (and left $600 on the table).

and theres probably times where I walked away from the table 1 shooter too soon as well.

and theres also times where I walked up to a cold table and it stayed cold till I left.

Quote: guitarmandp

Won $950 playing the donts last night and decided to leave just short of winning a grand.

After I left the table stayed cold for well over an hour after I watched shooter after shooter go out quickly.

It seems like every time I leave with a huge profit the table stays ice cold. Every time I decide to stay and win more, I go on a huge losing streak and give back all of my winnings.

I guess it's better to leave too early than too late but still ...

If you decided to leave that tells me you were done gambling, so why hang around to see what the table did for the next hour? If you stopped because you thought the "cold" trend wouldn't continue, and you would lose all your profits, maybe try this: lock up $700 or $750 as profit(or some other amount you're happy with) and only risk the remaining $200/$250.

Quote: 100xOdds

lol..

walked up to a table just as 2 guys were leaving.
was told the table was cold.

bought in for $1000 and played my usual passline/continuous come.
won $1100! (and left $600 on the table).

and theres probably times where I walked away from the table 1 shooter too soon as well.

and theres also times where I walked up to a cold table and it stayed cold till I left.

yep ya never know, it can go either way

the only thing that tends to be consistent is how much the dice want to destroy you if you are a side switcher*

* I don't really believe that, but still adhere to it religiously for a particular session

Quote: wilbsmitt

If you decided to leave that tells me you were done gambling, so why hang around to see what the table did for the next hour? If you stopped because you thought the "cold" trend wouldn't continue, and you would lose all your profits, maybe try this: lock up $700 or $750 as profit(or some other amount you're happy with) and only risk the remaining $2 00/$250.

In theory this is a good idea( Not that it matters mathematically, but emotionally it may). If this was as easy to do as it was to say for most people. There wouldn't be 1-888-GA-HELPS numbers plastered everywhere.

Again this is probably just more selective memory mumbo jumbo. Even if it is actually happening, it's just coinkydink.

If you always regard losing as normal probability -- one day you may be taken in a "fixed" situation for a whole lot of money.

So, it doesn't hurt to quit and may in fact make a difference one day. If there are things like winning a bonus, you may have reasons to continue to play, but otherwise.

Imagine how much you could lose at a online casino if it is fixed and you just think it's normal probability? Or a couple hustlers are taking you and you think it is normal probability. Or possibly even a rare malfunction of a game?