A friend’s poker party had blackjack? Sounds weird
Anon plays poker
Submitted 9 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to greentext@sh.itjust.works
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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 9 months ago
petersr@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Almost as if this was made up.
riodoro1@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?
echodot@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Also the buy in was apparently $5 but winnings are in euros
SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
There’s a sizable minority of male zoomers into gambling in some countries, tightly related to the proliferation of small casinos in working-class neighbourhoods through a historical period where typical socialization spaces have been getting dismantled. I met a guy whose friend group’s main activity for socialization was going to gambling and his life was pretty much a mess, roughly around the same as the guy from the green text.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
This started with grey-market online poker in the early 2000s. In by big lecture classes, there would always be a dozen or so people just playing online poker, and I knew lots of people who got so sucked into it they dropped out of school
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I guess this could be possible, but I’m just thinking how weird it be to host such event and be the house in blackjack because the house always has the advantage. It’s not really a group game like regular five card poker or hold’em would be
KeenFlame@feddit.nu 9 months ago
Who gambles a house favoured game with pals
Varcour@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I like how he went to a poker night and figured out he’s good at blackjack. Sounds like his friends wanted to gift him some money even though the idiot couldn’t even figure out what game they are playing.
15liam20@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is known as “The Chandler” method.
Globulart@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I do love a game of cups!
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I see people latch onto that detail. I find it plausible that some guys having a “poker night” might play other card games in addition to poker. Play a few hands of 5 card draw, some 7 card stud, maybe a round of blackjack or two.
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Do people even call Euros, “bucks” or did he switch currency as well?
Delphia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If you’re going to be a “professional” gambler. You need to be a PROFESSIONAL.
That means ledgers, records, receipts, keeping track of travel expenses, meals… its easy to lie to yourself about how you’re really doing.
Also a lot of professional gamblers lose a grip on what a dollar is worth, because this week they are $60,000 up and just bought themselves a brand new car, and in 2 months they havent hit a decent win in weeks and are selling the car to make their rent.
Also, you cant put it on your resume. About the only place that might care if you’re a professional or semi professional gambler is a casino if you’re looking for a job. In that case the ledgers might be able to prove that you know your ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to gambling. But beyond that you arent really building to a career. So either git gud or have a backup plan.
Good luck OP.
EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 9 months ago
Why can’t you put it on your resume:
Self employed, semi-pro poker player
Managed ledger of winnings, generated X% average profit margin, completed in X tournaments, kept up with competitive strategies, etc.
Would be a decent resume for a lot of jobs, like she’s, some management roles, etc. Combined that with other expertise and it’s a good measure of being a self learner and being motivated,
Delphia@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Where it says “19, bad grades, no job, fat”
Sure it might actually be an asset in some roles, but with no formal education to back it up it reads as “I’m a bad week from stealing from the till”
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 months ago
A good resume entry for a management role generally involves managing people beneath you.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 months ago
If I saw poker player as someones last couple years of work experience I would toss that resume in the trash immediately. If they were any good at it they wouldn’t be looking for a job.
vsh@lemm.ee 9 months ago
If you can’t put it on your resume - it means it’s too good.
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 9 months ago
just generally not a good person
Is fucking sending me. At least anon is in touch with themselves.
Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Don’t casinos use something like seven decks simultaneously to prevent card counting?
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Usually yet, but some casinos do offer low deck shoes as a way to attract players.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Because you would need to be a class 9 sperd to capitalize on the odd differential.
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s not impossible, a big shoe just makes it much more difficult. There are a not insignificant number of people who make a living gambling at casinos with varying degrees of success.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
It makes the initial state of the shoe harder to determine. And it makes it more obvious when people are sitting around watching the tables to infer that state.
Fogle@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
If you’re using a random number of decks what’s even the skill? You might as well go to a slot machine
JackbyDev@programming.dev 9 months ago
That’s the thing, they don’t want skill to be involved. It’s gambling. The house wants to win.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Depends on the table. Lower stakes tables may use one deck.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 months ago
> Get beaten to a pulp outside an underground casino for counting cards.
boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Still a loser…1000 a month barely going to keep you alive homegirl
Titou@feddit.de 9 months ago
so he played poker or blackjack
lingh0e@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Geev dees maahn hees mah-nnahey.
Serinus@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Fake. Counting cards (in blackjack) isn’t a good way to make money. It involves large changes in your bet size that make it extremely obvious. If you’re bad at it, places will let you do it while you lose money. If you’re actually good at it (he’s not), they’ll kick you out. It’s an obvious thing that places don’t put up with if you’re winning.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Op is counting 52 cards in basement game, he’s found his calling
vexikron@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Or worse.
For his sake, I hope he takes his winnings so far and walks.
Clowning on a bunch of underground gambling rings is a good way to end up on a lot of shitlists of a lot of less than scrupulous people.
tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It’s really hard to do in casinos too. They often use something like six decks and shuffle well before they’re through it.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
It’s not impossible but with dealers moving at 90mph it’s fuckin hard
Vigge93@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s absolutely possible to make good money counting cards. There’s a great series by Steven Bridges on YouTube where he goes through the process of counting cards in action, in several different casinos in different states and countries, both alone and with team-play.
Klear@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Oh, it’s on youtube? Must be true then!
KevonLooney@lemm.ee 9 months ago
No it doesn’t involve abnormal shifts in betting. Only idiots would move from $5 directly to $100 per hand. Average gamblers start small and get excited too.
If you do it slowly, starting at the minimum and getting “excited” when the deck is rich in tens, no one will notice or care. Play $5 to $50 and order a drink.
The average card counter is a young single dude in a baseball cap drinking a water. Wear a fun outfit, get a free drink, and talk to the dealer. No one will notice.
And yes, you can count a shoe. You just need to find a dealer that deals about 70% of the cards.
A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I never understood why this isn’t allowed. Just seems like getting good at the game to me
echodot@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Because it isn’t sportsmanship that they’re interested in it’s getting all your cash. They don’t give a damn about the integrity of the game or anything like that.
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Because the whole point of a casino is to take your money.
StorminNorman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This group was pretty successful at it.
Bassman1805@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I mean. Temporarily.