Just got back from a casino (mohegan sun). lost a ton of money playing blackjack. the worst part is that i never gamble, didn't even want to go, but just tagged along and kind of got sucked into it. i tried to prepare and read a bunch of websites on basic strategies to use and generally how to play "smart." we planned to spend about 3 hour there. i figured i would gamble a little bit, watch and look around the rest of the time. maybe i would win a little or lose a little. didn't figure anything else would happen. but things worked out much differently.
i lost ALL of my money (at least what i had on me which was a decent amount) in the first 20 mins we were there by losing 10 of the first 11 hands of 21 (what awful luck!). i never had a chance. almost every hand i started out with 12-16. i told myself this was a mistake, i never should have come, and i was done for the night. there was one problem though. i still had 2 hr. 40 mins to kill. for about 40 mins i walked around and just watched but everywhere i went i saw open seats at tables. before long i was at an atm machine withdrawing another hefty sum.
with this amount i was down and up, but never even for the night. with about 5 mins to go before i met my friends to leave i had enough so that if i bet it all and won i would actually be even or close to even on the night. at the time i was having a decent string of luck with the cards and so bet it all. the amount i put down was about 5-6 times what the other players were betting. the dealer noticed the large hand and gave me a personal "good luck." i get dealt a 19. a decent hand. but the dealer had an ace showing, so my heart fluttered a bit. he asked if i wanted to surrender (give half my money in case he had 21). i said no. i was all in. he checked. he did not have 21. one bullet avoided. he flipped over his card and then dealt himself another. he was now at 15, a very favorable hand for the betters. more than a 50 percent chance he would bust on the next card, giving me the win. he gave himself another card. it was a 5. he had 20. i had 19. the hand was over and i lost yet again everything i had on me. a terrible night and truly the last time i will ever gamble.
people got any other stories, miserable or lucky.
i lost ALL of my money (at least what i had on me which was a decent amount) in the first 20 mins we were there by losing 10 of the first 11 hands of 21 (what awful luck!). i never had a chance. almost every hand i started out with 12-16. i told myself this was a mistake, i never should have come, and i was done for the night. there was one problem though. i still had 2 hr. 40 mins to kill. for about 40 mins i walked around and just watched but everywhere i went i saw open seats at tables. before long i was at an atm machine withdrawing another hefty sum.
with this amount i was down and up, but never even for the night. with about 5 mins to go before i met my friends to leave i had enough so that if i bet it all and won i would actually be even or close to even on the night. at the time i was having a decent string of luck with the cards and so bet it all. the amount i put down was about 5-6 times what the other players were betting. the dealer noticed the large hand and gave me a personal "good luck." i get dealt a 19. a decent hand. but the dealer had an ace showing, so my heart fluttered a bit. he asked if i wanted to surrender (give half my money in case he had 21). i said no. i was all in. he checked. he did not have 21. one bullet avoided. he flipped over his card and then dealt himself another. he was now at 15, a very favorable hand for the betters. more than a 50 percent chance he would bust on the next card, giving me the win. he gave himself another card. it was a 5. he had 20. i had 19. the hand was over and i lost yet again everything i had on me. a terrible night and truly the last time i will ever gamble.
people got any other stories, miserable or lucky.
