Taj London: Advantage PlayerSunday, September 20, 2009
Poker Adore
Temporary Leave of Absence
DUDE! Where'd you go!
I must apologise to my few followers who are reading and enjoying my blog. As you might have gathered from my last post, I was getting worried about only making small returns and the risk of getting booted from my favourite joints before I get the chance to play big. However, this was not the reason for my short disappearance from the card counting world.
Recently, I've been getting a lot more responsibility at the day job and so the hours have increased (sadly the pay only went up a little). However, there are many new doors opening for me in the business world. I have the opportunity to set-up a couple of small businesses, with good long term potential and also the hourly returns are better than what I'm making from the card-counting. Opportunities like this don't come round every day - so my priorities are with my new ventures.
If you spend much time at card-counting forums like I do, then you will know that having a solid financial base is a great platform for a card counter. You will nearly always make more money from day jobs than you would at counting cards. Card-counting is more of a hobby and a way to earn some extra income from your spare time. Old-timers are always advising new comers to sort their careers first before becoming card-counters (advice that sadly falls on deaf ears).
I've decided to follow that route for now and put my card-counting on hold. I will still be sneaking off every once in a while to keep my skill fresh, but at very low limits and for short periods. Card-counting has become like a hobby. A nice way to unwind and spend an evening out. So the making money bit is not the priority.
If all goes well with my business venture and I can build a nice bankroll - expect me to make a big comeback in a few years.
What does this mean for the blog?
I will still be scouring the forums and making some posts here to keep you all entertained. I still have a bunch of stories to tell from my past experiences (I post out of time sequence with live events to prevent casinos getting a clue on my identity). There is also plenty of advice still to be dished out - so keep tuning in and thanks for following the blog!
Want to PM me? Find my profile here:
BJInfo Forum Profile
I always welcome questions from newbies and stories from the rest of ya!
I must apologise to my few followers who are reading and enjoying my blog. As you might have gathered from my last post, I was getting worried about only making small returns and the risk of getting booted from my favourite joints before I get the chance to play big. However, this was not the reason for my short disappearance from the card counting world.
Recently, I've been getting a lot more responsibility at the day job and so the hours have increased (sadly the pay only went up a little). However, there are many new doors opening for me in the business world. I have the opportunity to set-up a couple of small businesses, with good long term potential and also the hourly returns are better than what I'm making from the card-counting. Opportunities like this don't come round every day - so my priorities are with my new ventures.
If you spend much time at card-counting forums like I do, then you will know that having a solid financial base is a great platform for a card counter. You will nearly always make more money from day jobs than you would at counting cards. Card-counting is more of a hobby and a way to earn some extra income from your spare time. Old-timers are always advising new comers to sort their careers first before becoming card-counters (advice that sadly falls on deaf ears).
I've decided to follow that route for now and put my card-counting on hold. I will still be sneaking off every once in a while to keep my skill fresh, but at very low limits and for short periods. Card-counting has become like a hobby. A nice way to unwind and spend an evening out. So the making money bit is not the priority.
If all goes well with my business venture and I can build a nice bankroll - expect me to make a big comeback in a few years.
What does this mean for the blog?
I will still be scouring the forums and making some posts here to keep you all entertained. I still have a bunch of stories to tell from my past experiences (I post out of time sequence with live events to prevent casinos getting a clue on my identity). There is also plenty of advice still to be dished out - so keep tuning in and thanks for following the blog!
Want to PM me? Find my profile here:
BJInfo Forum Profile
I always welcome questions from newbies and stories from the rest of ya!
