In a message dated 8/19/2003 8:48:37 AM Central Daylight Time,
erchalb@cantv.net writes:
I feel people seem to be here wary of adventure.
Oh, it's adventure you want. I read the words "strategy" and "edge" and the
concept that future events are more probable by virtue of them being "due."
If your goal is adventure then do what gets your adrenaline flowing. Frankly,
triple play quarter or SL dollar DB is about as much adventure as I can
afford... often more than I can afford. If you can predict when you will get your
quads then you have an ability that I don't. If I had that ability I would
play the highest denomination available.
One word of warning: I may be off base and feel free to correct me,
but your "adventure" sounds an awful lot like chasing. I imagine every gambler
has been in that mental state when he/she begins to chase their losses. I
know I have, and it's a bad place to be. You lose more than you think is
normal. You get frustrated. Your session bankroll is chewed up and you figure the
only way to get back to even or win is to make a big hit. You disregard a
long term strategy and bankroll considerations and make bigger bets or play a
less advantageous game because you figure, "Hey, I'm due!" It's human nature.
All of the previous "yous" are not meant to refer to you in particular and it's
just a general warning.
Chandler
"...there is always a well-known solution to every human problem--neat,
plausible, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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