I go to a casino instead of studying

[LasMa]

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and yes there are people out there who have lived off steady poker income for at least a decade

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<p>And there are alot more people who’ve had their lives ruined forever by compulsive gambling. The OP states that ALREADY he is stressed about it, he is losing track of his losses, he is gambling his college loan money, and his schoolwork is suffering. *These are all signs of addiction. * </p>

<p>To his great credit, he recognizes that he has a problem. There are many resources available for people who want help. OP, no joke, get with Gamblers Anonymous immediately, or you can kiss your future goodbye.</p>

[rsala004]

<p>keep donating to the tables</p>

[Myrmidon73]

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<p>keep donating to the tables

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<p>Dont do this, but if you’re going to gamble, play poker. However, you should study up on it, and get a lot of hands it before going back to the casino. BTW: rsala004, are you on 2p2?</p>

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^wt.f you don’t have to be bearish to buy bonds…

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<p>No; I guess I was trying to say that the opportunity cost is too high. I can’t really think of a great reason why anyone in college would get into bonds over equities or options.</p>

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No it wasn’t poker, i was was playing blackjack. I have no problem with making new friends, but my current friends are really important to me. They are the type I play poker with at home or go to parties with. And investing in the stock market, with the current economy, it seems like a bad Idea. I know alot of you suggested investing, but I just I feel like gaining a quick profit in one day is better than getting 7% gain over one year.

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<p>I think they were referring to day-trading, where you can make (or lose) way way more than 7% any given day (assuming you have the capital requirements).</p>

[rsala004]

<p>yea im on 2p2</p>

<p>grinding out the 2nl once again fo sho (lol wut)</p>

[you_of_eh]

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you guys really are dumb thinking blackjack is beatable…that game has a massive house edge. (they use >5 combined decks…you can’t count, this isnt the 80s)

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<p>Not to be a ******, but having more decks doesn’t really make it harder to count, actually there’s a better chance that you’ll be able to back count, you just have to adjust your bets in accordance with the amount of cards left to be dealt.</p>

[Myrmidon73]

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Not to be a ******, but having more decks doesn’t really make it harder to count, actually there’s a better chance that you’ll be able to back count, you just have to adjust your bets in accordance with the amount of cards left to be dealt.

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<p>Counting is trivial; being profitable isn’t. Also, most casinos don’t use 80’s style shoes where they play out most of 5-6 decks. Instead, they shuffle used cards back into the machine. The EV from counting and playing accordingly does not outweigh the house edge at these tables.</p>

[birdhouse]

<p>LOLOL, bonds. Oh my, it is disheartening to see that the college gambler myth isn’t so mythical. Gotta love how off track this thread got too.</p>

[rsala004]

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Not to be a ******, but having more decks doesn’t really make it harder to count, actually there’s a better chance that you’ll be able to back count, you just have to adjust your bets in accordance with the amount of cards left to be dealt.

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<p>in one single hand…if there is 6 decks in play, the edge you get from knowing that one of the 24 kings is out is much smaller than with 1 deck (knowing one of the 4 kings is out)…also the fact that you dont even know how many decks there are.</p>

<p>and then theres what myrmidon says</p>

<p>understand?</p>

[you_of_eh]

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in one single hand…if there is 6 decks in play, the edge you get from knowing that one of the 24 kings is out is much smaller than with 1 deck (knowing one of the 4 kings is out).

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<p>yes sir, that is why you don’t bet the same thing when 1 of 4 is out as when 1 of 24 is out.</p>

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also the fact that you don’t even know how many decks there are.

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<p>or you could just use your eyes to see how many cards are being used.</p>

[you_of_eh]

<p>lol okay I just caught on to the shoe comment in Myrmidon73’s post. Sorry but that is the way they do it at the casinos that I’ve been to, so yea I can’t really argue with that.</p>

[Vodka23]

<p>Definitely don’t buy bonds, dude.</p>