The time has come. I am leaving my full-time job to pursue a steady income at Baccarat.
Now, I do not expect to replace my occupational income, for that would require me to virtually "live" at the Bac tables. It's just that my job description has changed so dramatically over the past few years that I feel now the time is ripe for me to leave this job in the dust. So while I won't be able to match my occupational income, I do feel that I can make a very decent supplemental income at Baccarat that should suffice my needs perfectly.
Now, let me make one thing very clear here: While I am confident in my abilities at the Bac tables, I am guaranteed nothing. My next bet could just as easily lose as it can win, so I'm about to "ride that roller coaster" that is real Baccarat play. I am not naïve enough to think that I have any guarantee of success.
But, that said, I can only rely on my current Bac results, and, my friends, they are, IMHO, phenomenal. My Bac game is to the point now where I am mostly simply flat-betting, with only some occasional bet-size rearrangements.
I've said it for years....one needs a bet selection process (I use the word "process" for a reason -- for it's not a mechanical bet selection, it is an experience-based PROCESS) that wins more often than it loses. Let me repeat that, lest anyone think that they can beat this game with the brute force of their bankroll: One must have a bet selection process that rises into positive territory (read: above 50%) over the long term. My friends, please trust me on this: Lacking that positive bet selection process, there ain't enough money in the world to cover the imminent draw-downs that can be suffered.
So I mostly flat it; if I hit that "more difficult" shoe, I might inclined to adjust my unit size slightly, but that's much more the exception rather than the norm....I am much more a believer in my "no-bet" option in those difficult sections of the shoe; so that it becomes more a game of bankroll preservation for me as opposed to the more-stressful and ever-dangerous game of bankroll risk.
Lastly, as to my thread's title of "Wish Me Well"....I've been frequenting these forums for years now, and I have ALWAYS wished the best for every member/poster that I've encountered over those years. I seek only that same respect, especially considering my rather dramatic vocational shift.
Anyhow, I will try to keep you guys posted as these coming weeks and months and years play out for me.....wish me well.
Hey great Luck with your bacc game!!! Im sure your skill will carry you over the weak runs---
Wishing you all the best in your new vocation! I look forward to your future posts.
Dennis
Thanks for your votes of confidence, Tomla and DennisBelle.
It means alot coming from guys, seeing as we all go back a looong ways on these boards.
Thanks again.
Wish you success in your endeavor. Perhaps you can match your full time occupational income, by slowly increasing the bet size as you gain more proficiency.
OK, lest the need to respond to multiple PMs singularly, please allow this clarification:
My bet selection process has been developed by me and is exclusively mine, solely based upon my vast Baccarat experience. It works for me. It would NOT work for anyone else, because it is so very SUBJECTIVE (and, my friends, I wouldn't want it any other way...you guys already know my feelings regarding any and all "mechanical" systems).
I trend. But my trending includes both Laws Of Series stats and, for lack of a better word, anticipation.
You see, my friends, the main objection to trending is the "past history" argument...what has happened might not continue to happen. OK. I get that. So I utilize triggers (mostly SUBJECTIVE triggers) that signal the shoe trend's shifts, even before they totally happen.
I had an entire thread about that (I think it might even be in this forum...I'm not certain); anticipation. Basically, getting your bets down as early as possible into any impending trend, in order to both reduce those nasty "first losses" and to maximize on the "budding" trend.
But this is all done by me utilizing, to the very best of my ability, my own personal BANK of experience and the vast BANK of knowledge that that has so effectively produced for myself.
Simply stated: I know my way, very well, around most baccarat shoes. (Note that word: "most" that I inserted in that statement....there are times when I'm wrong, that I can't get a great handle onto the shoe (or portion thereof), and in that case, I'll back off. I'll wait. My time is coming...it's only, frankly, a matter of time.
And now, starting the week after next (I gave two weeks notice), time, finally, will be on my side.
Stay well.
Quote from: james on May 05, 2015, 06:48:54 PM
Wish you success in your endeavor. Perhaps you can match your full time occupational income, by slowly increasing the bet size as you gain more proficiency.
Thanks for your well-wishes, James, much appreciated.
I hear you. Simply increase my unit sizes as I succeed. I understand where you're coming from.
But, allow me this:
I've never done as well as I have as when I decided to REDUCE my unit sizes. IMHO, the LESS I bet, the more money I make. And, my friend, there's reason for that:
Comfort Zone
You want to keeps your bets within your own personal comfort zone. Over-betting is the quickest road to disaster for any player. (Just ask any huge negative progression bettor.) Play units sizes that you're comfortable with, for that will surely prevent any:
Hesitation
Bet over you head, and the next thing you know, at the first sign of difficulty, you're either hesitant to make your planned bet or you simply go off course altogether. Either case is not an acceptable scenario.
Recoup
Smaller unit sizes allow for a much safer and more efficient recoup. Large unit sizes are great.....when they win. But what if they lose....what sort of recoup plan might be necessary now, both dollar-wise and time-wise? And what of the stress? Is that any way to "live" at the Baccarat tables, especially given a long-term vision? I think not.
So I'll simply stick with what's been working, as I'm rather confident that my wins, regardless the size, will all add up rather nicely over the long term.
Stay well.
gr8player full time in casino + patience + $ +no time constraints = recipe for long term success
Wishing you much joy and happiness and great fortune on your endeavor.
Quote from: gr8player on May 05, 2015, 05:23:09 PM
The time has come. I am leaving my full-time job to pursue a steady income at Baccarat.
Anyhow, I will try to keep you guys posted as these coming weeks and months and years play out for me.....wish me well.
Good Luck to you in your new endeavor and continued success in your game.
AD
Quote from: Bac2Bac on May 05, 2015, 08:38:54 PM
gr8player full time in casino + patience + $ +no time constraints = recipe for long term success
Wishing you much joy and happiness and great fortune on your endeavor.
Thanks so much, Bac2Bac.
Yes, the "no time constraints"....I, seriously, haven't really ever gotten to enjoy that luxury.
On the contrary, I'd regularly arrive at check-in to the hotel at roughly 10 PM and begin my Bac play between 10:30 and 11 PM. And that was done after working all day that day and then taking that traffic-filled 3 hr drive down to AC.
But now....aaaahhhh....I can buy in at the Bac tables, with pretty much the attitude of "having nowhere to go and all day to get there". I am looking forward to that luxury.
Given my deliberate, patient playing style, where discipline is always the order of the day; I'm looking forward to having time, finally, being on my side.
Thanks again for the well-wishes, Bac2Bac.
Quote from: ADulay on May 05, 2015, 09:38:39 PM
Good Luck to you in your new endeavor and continued success in your game.
AD
Thanks, ADulay, your kind thoughts are much appreciated.
Hey, let's call it what it is; we are, after all is said and done, "comrades in arms", are we not?
We're all just trying to get an edge....any edge....at this most simplest yet most difficult of casino games. So we need to stick together, certainly if not physically, in our "Baccarat" mind-sets.
Stay well, my friend.
Well, I strongly disagree with yer contention that you have to win more placed bets than you lose to win well, and regular. But, I wish you all the best. And, speaking from personal experience, it is a huge transition, emotionally, when you go from recreational player to depending on the baccarats for yer sole source of active income. So, Zeus willing you'll be able to make that transition smoothly, hey hey.
my friend, my best wishes for your "new" adventure.
I have no suggestions for you as you don't need them! Just be aware of the mental effort that will be required. I've been a pro for one year in 90s and it was veeery tough under the psycological side.
I will be happy to read your reports.
andre
Quote from: soxfan on May 05, 2015, 10:47:57 PM
Well, I strongly disagree with yer contention that you have to win more placed bets than you lose to win well, and regular. But, I wish you all the best. And, speaking from personal experience, it is a huge transition, emotionally, when you go from recreational player to depending on the baccarats for yer sole source of active income. So, Zeus willing you'll be able to make that transition smoothly, hey hey.
Thanks for your well-wishes, Soxster.
Yes, I realize that we don't agree about everything regarding Bac play, but, frankly, that's more the norm rather than the exception. Everyone has their own playing style, based upon their own stats, their own experiences, and their own beliefs based upon those experiences. It's all good.
Lastly, I'm playing Baccarat a long, long time, so I don't expect as much "push-back" as one might expect regarding my switch into the more "professional" side of things.
Stay well, my friend.
Quote from: andrebac on May 06, 2015, 09:28:44 AM
my friend, my best wishes for your "new" adventure.
I have no suggestions for you as you don't need them! Just be aware of the mental effort that will be required. I've been a pro for one year in 90s and it was veeery tough under the psycological side.
I will be happy to read your reports.
andre
Thanks so much, Andre.
Yes, you are correct, the "mental" part(s) of our Bac games are of absolute paramount importance. Any and every truly serious player is well aware of that fact.
But, again, Andre, while I appreciate your concern, that appears to me to be a relatively easy transition, mostly because I've been espousing about the "mental" and "psychological" aspects of this game for years now. In other words, I am confident that I am in full and complete mental/psychological balance for my preferred long-term approach to this game.
Thanks again for your well-wishes, Andre. Stay well.
Since I believe you have a very good background on how to play this game, go on without fear!
The only enemy will be only you, not the game.
All the best for your concentration and discipline, you won't need luck besides that.
as.
Thank you for your vote of confidence, ABG.
And, may I say, your assessment and commentary are correct. Once the serious player both realizes and accepts that which he is able to control as opposed to that which he cannot, the game then comes into a much clearer focus for him. In that way, your efforts now become concentrated on exactly the correct aspects of your game.
Thanks again, ABG, and stay well.
Wishing you well, gr8player
Thanks, EZ, much appreciated. Great vibes throughout this forum....good job, guys!
Playing professionally requires an advantage over the casino, not just a system. You should keep your regular job.
GR8,
Best of luck to you and I know how passionate you are about the game.I was on the old Baccarat Forum under the user name "tripper"and followed many of your posts.May the "Baccarat Gods" be on your side.Keep us posted.[smiley]aes/money.png[/smiley]
Thank you for your kind words, Dutchie/tripper, much appreciated. I wish you all the best of it, as well.
Hello, Xander/snowman. You are entitled to your opinion, just please refrain from stating it as fact. My job, as of mid-May, will be relocated to the Baccarat tables in AC and CT.
Wish me well in my new endeavor.
I will try to refrain from using facts, logic, math, and common sense at your request.
Quote from: Xander on May 07, 2015, 04:40:01 PM
Playing professionally requires an advantage over the casino, not just a system.
This statement is absolutely correct.
Just a question.
Would you play a no mathematical edge method even though you have ascertained that it invariably works on the very long run?
Thanks in advance
as.
Here is some simple advice for all gamblers :
Only 5 things can happen in a session of gambling ( a session can be any number of bac shoes played, any number of spins on a roulette wheel, a certain number of hours played, any number of blackjack shoes played etc etc etc - basically its anything you want a session to be )
In that session. 5 things can happen :
1. You can win alot
2. You can win a little
3. You can break even
4. You can lose a little
5 You can lose alot
1,2, are good, 3 is basically a draw and 4 can be handled financially and psychologically.
5 is the disaster area. If you would like to succeed financially, you must avoid number 5 which is a bankroll buster and confidence destroyer.
Only way to avoid 5 is risk a small % of bankroll in any session, hopefully not more than 5 % of bankroll on any session.
Hopefully a word to the wise in sufficient.
Losing "alot" is relative. That's why no session loss/progression bustout should eat up too much of yer lifetime bankroll. That's why having a sufficient bankroll is key, hey hey.
Way to go gr8player. I've been reading your posts since baccarat forum.com, and I must say, your baccarat experiences, advices, and tips are very sincere and truth to the heart. I strongly wish you well (as myself) on the road of making a living from baccarat. I have a lot to learn from you and others. Please keep us posted of your ventures so I myself could learn from you. Even though I have never met you in person, but from the way you post, I want to salute for your contributions to the learning of baccarat. Yes, we are basically "comrades in arms"; we are not here to prove who is smarter but helping each other to win a little edge over the casino. gr8player, I can tell you're a very educated person. Best Wishes. With lots of Respects.
Losing "alot" is relative. That's why no session loss/progression bustout should eat up too much of yer lifetime bankroll. That's why having a sufficient bankroll is key, hey hey.
That's correct....that's why I suggest never losing more than 5 % of your bankroll on any session.
If you keep on risking 15 % to 20 % of bankroll on any session, you will eventually bust out.
I'm kinda surprised that the john-O ain't chimed in to wish the gr88888one well, hey hey.
Quote from: tiger74 on May 08, 2015, 08:18:40 AM
Way to go gr8player. I've been reading your posts since baccarat forum.com, and I must say, your baccarat experiences, advices, and tips are very sincere and truth to the heart. I strongly wish you well (as myself) on the road of making a living from baccarat. I have a lot to learn from you and others. Please keep us posted of your ventures so I myself could learn from you. Even though I have never met you in person, but from the way you post, I want to salute for your contributions to the learning of baccarat. Yes, we are basically "comrades in arms"; we are not here to prove who is smarter but helping each other to win a little edge over the casino. gr8player, I can tell you're a very educated person. Best Wishes. With lots of Respects.
There, right there, that makes my time spent posting on these boards all worthwhile. Especially since my computer access time has always been rather restricted. So it is a very heartfelt thank you that I send out to you, tiger74. And I wish you all the very bet of it at the tables as well.
Quote from: soxfan on May 09, 2015, 12:27:09 AM
I'm kinda surprised that the john-O ain't chimed in to wish the gr88888one well, hey hey.
That's funny, Soxster.....
Rather than wish me well, I think he'd rather I fell into one.
Gr8player,
I do wish you well, but can't help thinking you're making a mistake. Betting on trends, or using patterns and progressions does not constitute an edge. Essentially you're relying on luck, so good luck, you're going to need it.
Hello, Mike, and thank you for offering your opinion. I understand, all too well, your point of view. Here is where I take issue with it, however:
It is a mere "blanket statement" that leaves no room nor regard for any individuality or originality. To me, it is tantamount to saying that no one could drive a car over 100 miles per hour without extreme endangerment, yet there exists professionals that make their living doing so. True, those drivers are more the exception than they are the norm, but I believe that the very same can be said of those that are consistently getting the better of it at a negative expectancy casino game.
In other words, Mike, I ask you not to sell me short, as you might be underestimating my playing skill-set.
Yes, mechanical trend- and/or pattern-play simply won't cut it, nor will any hard and fast progression. I get it just as you do.
But I utilize a much more subjective methodology, and, you see, Mike, frankly.....I bet on more winners than I do losers.
You would do well to consider the same.
Stay well.
Quote from: gr8player on May 05, 2015, 05:23:09 PM
The time has come. I am leaving my full-time job to pursue a steady income at Baccarat.
Now, I do not expect to replace my occupational income, for that would require me to virtually "live" at the Bac tables. It's just that my job description has changed so dramatically over the past few years that I feel now the time is ripe for me to leave this job in the dust. So while I won't be able to match my occupational income, I do feel that I can make a very decent supplemental income at Baccarat that should suffice my needs perfectly.
Now, let me make one thing very clear here: While I am confident in my abilities at the Bac tables, I am guaranteed nothing. My next bet could just as easily lose as it can win, so I'm about to "ride that roller coaster" that is real Baccarat play. I am not naïve enough to think that I have any guarantee of success.
But, that said, I can only rely on my current Bac results, and, my friends, they are, IMHO, phenomenal. My Bac game is to the point now where I am mostly simply flat-betting, with only some occasional bet-size rearrangements.
I've said it for years....one needs a bet selection process (I use the word "process" for a reason -- for it's not a mechanical bet selection, it is an experience-based PROCESS) that wins more often than it loses. Let me repeat that, lest anyone think that they can beat this game with the brute force of their bankroll: One must have a bet selection process that rises into positive territory (read: above 50%) over the long term. My friends, please trust me on this: Lacking that positive bet selection process, there ain't enough money in the world to cover the imminent draw-downs that can be suffered.
So I mostly flat it; if I hit that "more difficult" shoe, I might inclined to adjust my unit size slightly, but that's much more the exception rather than the norm....I am much more a believer in my "no-bet" option in those difficult sections of the shoe; so that it becomes more a game of bankroll preservation for me as opposed to the more-stressful and ever-dangerous game of bankroll risk.
Lastly, as to my thread's title of "Wish Me Well"....I've been frequenting these forums for years now, and I have ALWAYS wished the best for every member/poster that I've encountered over those years. I seek only that same respect, especially considering my rather dramatic vocational shift.
Anyhow, I will try to keep you guys posted as these coming weeks and months and years play out for me.....wish me well.
Best of luck, Gr8!
all the best gr8 ,what was your ex vocation ?
Quote from: gr8player on May 10, 2015, 12:46:52 PM
But I utilize a much more subjective methodology, and, you see, Mike, frankly.....I bet on more winners than I do losers.
This is hardly a point in its favor. Objectivity rather than subjectivity is to be aimed at - something real and not imagined.
Quote from: Jimske on May 10, 2015, 01:16:45 PM
Best of luck, Gr8!
Thanks, Jimske. Means a lot coming from you, as I respect your commitment to this game and your response to it; you're obviously a talented player.
Thank you as well, vo rogue, for your well-wishes. The better part of my career had me in Sales Management.
Stay well.
Quote from: Mike on May 11, 2015, 02:03:12 PM
This is hardly a point in its favor. Objectivity rather than subjectivity is to be aimed at - something real and not imagined.
Hello, Mike.
I don't disagree, and I do seek as much "objectivity" in my game as possible. And I've built a rather strong game around it. But, that said, Mike, I am of the firm opinion that there is nothing wrong with using your brain at the tables, and I do so at most every "twist and turn". Look, this game is not "all roses", so the serious player must learn how to "tread through the weeds"; it is within those typical yet recognizable "cycles of randomness" that my subjectivity comes to the fore-front.
Lastly, Mike, I wish no debate with you regarding either my Bac play nor your opinion of it. I seek not your validation, as I am fine sans such. I respect your opinion, and would hope for some reciprocation on your part.
Stay well.
GR8p,
when you'll start posting your trip reports?
I've always appreciate them, since Lets winning..... times.
Hello, Andre, I trust all is well with you.
I will, gladly, keep all apprised as to my progress. But please be patient, as I've been busier planning retirement than I was when I was working.
Retirement? What's that? Aren't we all now working until we DIP (Die In Place)? Seems the days of enjoyment in our older age has waned considerably this past decade or so.....
Gr8, hope you kill it for many years to come. Best of everything.
Best of wishes for you gr8player
Not easy to leave your full-time job to pursue a steady income at Baccarat. But if you are saying that is because you really got something good and safe in this game
If you are sure about that go ahead Kill it, and hope to read a new thread from you in maybe next year telling us if it was well!
Best of wishes!
Want to wish you the best of luck. I'm new to this forum and would like to be a professional gambler myself. I see most people play poker for a living and table games is tough to do. If you have the right bankroll anything is possible. Good luck and hope you make lots of $$