Posted on 11/09/2010 8:08:52 PM PST by Celtic Cross
A college dropout and former oddjob man poses proudly with his cash after winning nearly $9m (£5.6m) at a poker tournament in Las Vegas. Canadian Jonathan Duhamel was
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Oh, great. Now all the other college drop outs will think you can get rich in life by playing poker.
He won’t stay rich for long. Anyway, Blackjack is the way to get rich (and stay rich) in Las Vegas.
This time next year, he will only be able to buy a cup of coffee with that money due to inflation.
Keep winning at Blackjack (however legally) and you'll be banned. And don't casinos share black lists of players who beat the house consistently?
I saw so many sad people while stationed there (Nellis AFB) - the AF even had a special ‘rule’ where families could rotate out if one of the family members had a gambling addiction - saw 3 guys in my unit alone have to leave due to wife's habitual ‘gaming’.
It depends on how blatant your card-counting is. The professional ones tend to work in teams in which members sit at tables placing minimum bets and signal the “big player” to come in when the card count is favorable. Casinos tend to focus on those who consistently show up at tables to place big bets when the shoe is “rich” in high cards. Those that really know what they are doing will avoid suspicious behavior that tips off the casinos while they slowly and methodically “grind” out their winnings.
Thanks for the explanation how some win at Blackjack without being banned. Those skilled enough to do what you described are probably too rare to “break the bank (or house).”
He looks like a college dropout.
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