I never want to hear anyone ever say they run bad
Want to realize how cursed i really am?
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening. 3 of them were backdoor blackjacks that I couldnt insure and the last one was just under +3 after a round of negative cards brought it down after starting at +4. The sickest part is i had a 20 every round and another good hand each of those rounds.
Honestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
Let me know when you are sick of BJ.Quote: ZenKinGYou guys have no clue whatsoever what it means to run badly. Absolutely no clue. Just dropped 2425 in 1 hour betting 2x150 and only playing positives. Every shoe skyrocketed. Im now 20k UNDER EV in this mob infested rigged ass city. For my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours. Let that sink in.TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND after 1400 HOURS. Not to mention i also started my 'career' breakeven after 600 hours and i still havent quit. Find me one other player that would not have quit by now. want all of you to realize how cursed i really am.
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening. 3 of them were backdoor blackjacks that I couldnt insure and the last one was just under +3 after a round of negative cards brought it down after starting at +4. The sickest part is i had a 20 every round and another good hand each of those rounds.
Honestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
Then let me know when you want me to tell you just how LUCKY YOU ARE. Minus the bed bugs of course.
Quote: ZenKinGFor my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours.
It's pretty obvious you are not following the correct formula for Expected Value. The correct formula is (P(x) * n) - c, where p stands for probability and c stands for curse. Once you apply the expectations that come from playing casino games with a curse, you'll see this is actually the best run in the history of blackjack
Make some money and quit complaining. If you can't play BJ, then do something else.Quote: ZenKinGYou guys have no clue whatsoever what it means to run badly. Absolutely no clue. Just dropped 2425 in 1 hour betting ONLY 2x150 and ONLY playing POSITIVES. Every shoe skyrocketed. Im now 20k UNDER EV in this mob infested rigged ass city. For my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours. Let that sink in.TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND after 1400 HOURS. Also take note 95% of my 'career' ive played only positive counts hahahabhaha. Not to mention i also started my 'career' breakeven after 600 hours and i still havent quit. Find me one other player that would not have quit by now.
Want to realize how cursed i really am?
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening. 3 of them were backdoor blackjacks that I couldnt insure and the last one was just under +3 after a round of negative cards brought it down after starting at +4. The sickest part is i had a 20 every round and another good hand each of those rounds.
Honestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
Quote: ZenKinGYou guys have no clue whatsoever what it means to run badly. Absolutely no clue. Just dropped 2425 in 1 hour betting ONLY 2x150 and ONLY playing POSITIVES. Every shoe skyrocketed. Im now 20k UNDER EV in this mob infested rigged ass city. For my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours. Let that sink in.TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND after 1400 HOURS. Also take note 95% of my 'career' ive played only positive counts hahahabhaha. Not to mention i also started my 'career' breakeven after 600 hours and i still havent quit. Find me one other player that would not have quit by now.
Want to realize how cursed i really am?
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening. 3 of them were backdoor blackjacks that I couldnt insure and the last one was just under +3 after a round of negative cards brought it down after starting at +4. The sickest part is i had a 20 every round and another good hand each of those rounds.
Honestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
You dont seem to be having fun. Any other AP opportunities you can try?
IIRC he was/is a top ranked FIFA player. I have to imagine that in order to do that you have to have some obsession tenancies while trying to obtain perfection. He probably is not going to be ready to move on from BJ until he is totally satisfied. BJ is probably the wrong game if you need to be sanctified before you move on.Quote: darkozYou dont seem to be having fun. Any other AP opportunities you can try?
LMAO. Yeah. That's exactly what causes it.Quote: heatmapI’m sorry to pop in but I’ve seen 6 blackjacks In A row at sands Bethlehem for the dealer that was my fault though I kept adding and removing a hand every time
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Quote: ZenKinGHonestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
You're asking others to shoot you, does this
mean you're officially off the suicide watch
list? This is progress..
Dead cert if you need it not toQuote: ZenKinG,,, I want to know the odds of that happening.
It's not about deserves. never is. Lady luck takes no prisoners.Quote:No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
Given the delusional tendencies in these posts, I wouldn't be surprised if he weren't as proficient a card counter as he makes himself out to be.
Or even if he is technically proficient, his demeanor seems to have been engineered in a lab to be the exact opposite needed to succeed at advantage play.
ZK, if you are actually interested in the psychology of advantage play (which would seem to be more applicable to your situation than the math), please read the works on the subject by Ian Anderson and Barry Greenstein. Greenstein's chapter on psychology in Ace on the River is especially impressive.
Hi SW, I still remember your first posts here when you set out your own card counting 'career' IIRC, I suggested that ZK read your trials and tribulations before setting off on his quest. T'aint easy is it?Quote: sodawaterHas anyone actually watched ZK to make sure he is playing correctly?
Quote: sodawaterHas anyone actually watched ZK to make sure he is playing correctly? Either he is running really bad, exaggerating his misfortunes, or is playing poorly.
Given the delusional tendencies in these posts, I wouldn't be surprised if he weren't as proficient a card counter as he makes himself out to be.
Or even if he is technically proficient, his demeanor seems to have been engineered in a lab to be the exact opposite needed to succeed at advantage play.
ZK, if you are actually interested in the psychology of advantage play (which would seem to be more applicable to your situation than the math), please read the works on the subject by Ian Anderson and Barry Greenstein. Greenstein's chapter on psychology in Ace on the River is especially impressive.
You wouldn't be surprised im as proficient as i claim out to be? How about you wager your life savings and test me out whenever you want and let me know what the result is. You guys just have no idea how cursed i actually am. Don't worry about me and keep your own opinions to yourself. I dont need you or anyones input regarding my play. Just go ask all the security guards who have escorted me out of the building if you want proof of me being competent. The funny thing is im not going anywhere. They can trespass me 5 million times, back me off 5 million times, i will keep coming back. These casinos will have to put me in a hole in the desert if they want to get rid of me. The jokes on them if they do that anyway because I can care less about living on this planet anymore. We're all gonna be dead in 30-50 years anyway so who gives a flying **** if i go out now. Wont remember anything anyway as soon as the light shuts off.
You will never see another player as cursed as me that still remains unbelievable disciplined. I'm so proud of what i've accomplished whether I ever hit my EV or not and no one can ever take that away from me. 99.9% of card counters who succeed at it ran great in the beginning or ran like god for most of their career or had someone bankroll them or took out a massive mortgage or loan to fund their play. Find me another one that has done what I've done, worked 2 jobs, saved up a bankroll to play and has been dealt massive blow after massive blow and still have the discipline and patience to stand behind tables and backcount never needing to chase my losses or feeling like they need 'action'. I'm basically the equivalent of a blackjack robot.
Go ahead mob city take my money all you want, im not in this for the money. I would never want to win the way you guys have been winning, must suck to have to run like god to beat the king. I've accomplished something far greater than money and thats the perseverance of a ******* lion. If I can withstand this for years upon years, theres nothing I cant do in this joke of a life simulation that we all live in. God bless me and my talent at everything I do.
We know how cursed you are, you're the one that doesn't know.Quote: ZenKinGYou wouldn't be surprised im as proficient as i claim out to be? How about you wager your life savings and test me out whenever you want and let me know what the result is. You guys just haven o idea how cursed i actually am. Don't worry about me and keep your own opinions to yourself. I dont need you or anyones input regarding my play. Just go ask all the security guards who have escorted me out of the building if you want proof of me being competent. The funny thing is im not going anywhere. They can trespass me 5 million times, back me off 5 million times, i will keep coming back. These casinos will have to put me in a hole in the desert if they want to get rid of me. The jokes on them if they do that anyway because I can care less about living on this planet anymore. We're all gonna be dead in 30-50 years anyway so who gives a flying **** if i go out now. Wont remember anything anyway as soon as the light shuts off.
You will never see another player as cursed as me that still remains unbelievable disciplined. I'm so proud of what i've accomplished whether I ever hit my EV or not and no one can ever take that away from me. 99.9% of card counters who succeed at it ran great in the beginning or ran like god for most of their career or had someone bankroll them or took out a massive mortgage or loan to fund their play. Find me another one that has done what I've done, worked 2 jobs, saved up a bankroll to play and has been dealt massive blow after massive blow and still have the discipline and patience to stand behind tables and backcount never needing to chase my losses or feeling like they need 'action'. I'm basically the equivalent of a blackjack robot.
Go ahead mob city take my money all you want, im not in this for the money. I would never want to win the way you guys have been winning, must suck to have to run like god to beat the king. I've accomplished something far greater than money and thats the perseverance of a ******* lion. If I can withstand this for years upon years, theres nothing I cant do in this joke of a life simulation that we all live in. God bless me and my talent at everything I do.
Quote: mamatWhen I started Blackjack and raised my max bet to $100, I lost the first SEVEN max bets (<1% chance).
When you started blackjack? Let me guess you failed like 99.9% of them. Let me know when you play 1400 hours and are 25k(Down over -1SD) under EV and the dealer gets blackjack 4 rounds in a row wiping your 2 hand max bets each round(1 in 195,000 chance). Then get back to me. How the hell have I even made money when I run this bad. Just goes to show you i'm actually the best player that's ever touched a blackjack table. The fact I've even taken money out of this mob ridden city tells me all I need to know already.
I think Romes stood behind him and watched him play, however, we can't be certain what and where Romes eyes were actually focused at the time. Nonetheless, ZK preformed well during our cue club gathering and that was even after people were messing with him and the cards. If I had to put my money on the line regarding his proficiency I would put it on ZK.Quote: sodawaterHas anyone actually watched ZK to make sure he is playing correctly? Either he is running really bad, exaggerating his misfortunes, or is playing poorly.
Given the delusional tendencies in these posts, I wouldn't be surprised if he weren't as proficient a card counter as he makes himself out to be.
Or even if he is technically proficient, his demeanor seems to have been engineered in a lab to be the exact opposite needed to succeed at advantage play.
ZK, if you are actually interested in the psychology of advantage play (which would seem to be more applicable to your situation than the math), please read the works on the subject by Ian Anderson and Barry Greenstein. Greenstein's chapter on psychology in Ace on the River is especially impressive.
If his demeanor doesn't affect the way he bets or cause him to make mistakes then it should not really matter when it comes to $'s earned while he's playing. If losing makes him not want to play as much, then I think that's a a big problem for him financially. I would say, he needs another source of income so he can take the necessary breaks he needs to let the sting wear off.
Quote: ZenKinGYou guys have no clue whatsoever what it means to run badly. Absolutely no clue. Just dropped 2425 in 1 hour betting ONLY 2x150 and ONLY playing POSITIVES. Every shoe skyrocketed. Im now 20k UNDER EV in this mob infested rigged ass city. For my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours. Let that sink in.TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND after 1400 HOURS. Also take note 95% of my 'career' ive played only positive counts hahahabhaha. Not to mention i also started my 'career' breakeven after 600 hours and i still havent quit. Find me one other player that would not have quit by now.
Want to realize how cursed i really am?
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening. 3 of them were backdoor blackjacks that I couldnt insure and the last one was just under +3 after a round of negative cards brought it down after starting at +4. The sickest part is i had a 20 every round and another good hand each of those rounds.
Honestly someone take a machine gun and just shoot me now. No one deserves to go through this. NO ONE.
It's extremely possible that you are not good at this. I'd start looking for another profession.
ZCore13
Assuming you have a good game, will you give him carte blanche at your location?Quote: Zcore13It's extremely possible that you are not good at this. I'd start looking for another profession.
ZCore13
Quote: AxelWolfAssuming you have a good game, will you give him carte blanche at your location?
Not being noticed is part of being a good card counting professional. He seems to not be good at any of it. Booted from multiple places, can't win on 95% positive counts and doesn't have the temperament. Three strikes and you're out.
ZCore13
Quote: Zcore13Not being noticed is part of being a good card counting professional. He seems to not be good at any of it. Booted from multiple places, can't win on 95% positive counts and doesn't have the temperament. Three strikes and you're out.
ZCore13
Ok so lets make a deal. You show me all of the cards at your place, no ASM's and let me play 6 hours a day and lets see what happens and we'll see whos right. Deal? Everyone is so quick to judge you as a losing player when you're losing. Bunch of degenerates on these forums. You wish you had half the discipline and perseverance at any endeavor in your life. Go back to your droned out boss and get to sleep, you have an alarm clock to wake up to.
At least we are only 20k from him being busto and then we probably will get 1 final rant and be done with it
Quote: GWAEYay another whoa is me post.
At least we are only 20k from him being busto and then we probably will get 1 final rant and be done with it
20k? I still have 41.5k, but you can thank expenses for that more so than blackjack. Just because I'm under EV doesn't mean I lost money at the game, but who gives a **** what my bankroll is. Don't you have an alarm to wake up to tomorrow morning? Must suck to reach old age and have nothing to be proud of. Im not in this for the money, im already proud of how i handled adversity and persevered through so much and never tilted with my bets, stayed disciplined and taken more money than 99.9% of blackjack players will ever take from the tables. Not to mention I did this on my own without any handouts or loans or debt. Never even had a credit card in my life. How many can say that? How many can work 2 jobs and play on the side, save up in their 20's, stay disciplined and build a bankroll to 58k to move out to vegas on their own when every single person in their lives doubted them including their parents and friends? But guess what my reward is on top of all this? I run like complete garbage cause god forbid hard work ever pays off for me in my life. Just count your blessings.
Most people don’t want to live in Vegas and play blackjack to make money.
No one here is jealous of you.
Saving 60k in my 20s would have been extremely easy had I not gotten married and had a kid. But I like being married and having kids...
If he's using this site to vent, then he obviously owes a lot of the members some beer for all those therapy sessions.
For a guy who has accomplished so much and doesn't need advice, he sure does come here a lot to talk about his bad luck failings that are never his fault (backing off, variance, getting detected, losing his cool, etc)
Quote: SiegfriedRoy...He's obviously a kid.
SFR, Calling a member a kid could be construed as a personal insult. I don't think any sleight was meant, so I'll just ask that you don't call him anything that could be misconstrued. Cheers.
Quote: ZenKinGFor my bull**** career im 25k UNDER EV after 1400 hours. Let that sink in.TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND after 1400 HOURS.
That's odd... after 1400 hours at my droned out desk job, I'm UP almost $30,000.
Woe is me??
Quote: ZenKinG
Dealer got 4 blackjacks in a ROW today 3 at max bets and one slightly under max bet. I want to know the odds of that happening.
The odds of this happening are the same for you as the dealer. Keep on grinding and the boom switch will activate.
Quote: ZenKinGOk so lets make a deal. You show me all of the cards at your place, no ASM's and let me play 6 hours a day and lets see what happens and we'll see whos right. Deal?
How about he treats you exactly like every other customer? You would be able to prove that you are the best card player ever by winning a lot of money. The only other possible outcome would be for you to lose because you are cursed more than anyone else in human history, or lose because the casino cheats. In either of those cases you would still be showing how great you are
That's not very nice, GWAE.Quote: GWAEYay another whoa is me post.
At least we are only 20k from him being busto and then we probably will get 1 final rant and be done with it
Can you imagine how much more money he would have lost if he wasn't!
Quote: AxelWolfThat's not very nice, GWAE.
I thought it was meh at worst.
Quote: michael99000If the Bulls go 7-0 over these last 7 games , Lock of the Century II is a winner.
What was the over/under he claimed on the bulls?
Quote: SiegfriedRoyWhat was the over/under he claimed on the bulls?
The lock of the Century was Bulls over 27.5 wins.
Quote: michael99000The lock of the Century was Bulls over 27.5 wins.
So far for credibility. I'm sure his excuse would be injuries. It's not even a good excuse. Injuries are part of the game. Plus, it's not like the Bulls have any that would be considered "superstar" status that would impact greatly with an injury. Their best players are Zach and Lauri. In the month of January, both Zach and Lauri played every game except Zach missing one game on 1/30 game. Even with that they went W2-L15 for the month of January. A good lesson in life would be owning up to your mistake and missteps, and stop blaming other people or other factors.
Quote: PokerGrinderOver roughly 1000 hours my EV was roughly $45,000 but I was only up $21,000 and change.
This is absolutely nothing like what ZK has been through. Some key differences:
-The casinos cheat against ZK, no one was cheating against you
-ZK is cursed more than anyone else in history. Whatever curses you have, if any, are far less
-ZK is the best blackjack player in Nevada.
-ZK earned to almost $60,000 in his 20s and didn't spend it all, which is one of the greatest accomplishments anyone has ever done
-ZK never wants to hear anyone say how bad they've ever run bad, yet here you are talking about it.
Quote: FinsRule
No one here is jealous of you.
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Truest statement in this thread
Quote: TomGThis is absolutely nothing like what ZK has been through. Some key differences:
-The casinos cheat against ZK, no one was cheating against you
-ZK is cursed more than anyone else in history. Whatever curses you have, if any, are far less
-ZK is the best blackjack player in Nevada.
-ZK earned to almost $60,000 in his 20s and didn't spend it all, which is one of the greatest accomplishments anyone has ever done
-ZK never wants to hear anyone say how bad they've ever run bad, yet here you are talking about it.
I’m trying to offer a proper comparison despite all the jokes that are justly coming ZK’s way. Btw I’m in my 20’s and I’ve never had a handout although I’d take one if someone has 20k they were looking to give away.
Quote: TomGThis is absolutely nothing like what ZK has been through. Some key differences:
-The casinos cheat against ZK, no one was cheating against you
-ZK is cursed more than anyone else in history. Whatever curses you have, if any, are far less
-ZK is the best blackjack player in Nevada.
-ZK earned to almost $60,000 in his 20s and didn't spend it all, which is one of the greatest accomplishments anyone has ever done
-ZK never wants to hear anyone say how bad they've ever run bad, yet here you are talking about it.
If you are going to make a list you need to at least make it accurate.
-ZK is the best blackjack player in the US
ZCore13
Quote: Zcore13I wonder if hydration and/or rest has anything to do with it?
ZCore13
Rest?
While he may be a down on his luck, suicide contemplating card counter , the guy DOES NOT set an alarm clock. He’s doing just fine with sleep thank you
The dealer got 4 blackjacks in a row. I just ran a 5 billion hand simulation and I didn’t even see 2 in a row
Quote: michael99000
The dealer got 4 blackjacks in a row. I just ran a 5 billion hand simulation and I didn’t even see 2 in a row
and what about 6 blackjacks in a row? i wasnt lying when i said that
Quote: heatmapand what about 6 blackjacks in a row? i wasnt lying when i said that
At Sands in Bethlehem the pit boss has the ability to switch the shufflers to beast mode if he sees a table of players celebrating, high-fiving, smiling , etc.
Quote: michael99000At Sands in Bethlehem the pit boss has the ability to switch the shufflers to beast mode if he sees a table of players celebrating, high-fiving, smiling , etc.
Do the rigged shufflers only work on Chinese decks?
