You’re literally going to be homeless in like 90 days. Nothing we say will change it, but my god you are a 100/100 degenerate.

Chance to win in Blackjack is actually around 30-40%. You still have a 2% chance at losing 10 hands in a row. The reason the house has an edge of 1-3% is because you're able to surrender the bad hands (and only lose half your bet) and double your bet in good situations like when the dealer is showing any number from 3 to a 6.

Al Pacino on being a gambling addict.

Great scene,
And he's talking to Leon...

Thnx for this confession man. I think we all sincerely hope you quit know 100K up. That would owe so so much respect.

You posted pictures of two paper, branded bags, which might have contained merchandise.

The direct response would have been something like , "yes, my gf/wife has them, I gave them to her the day after I took the picture, you a**hole" .... Not posting some rhetorical device avoiding the question with misdirection about where you claim to stand today on the variance roller coaster.

I'll admit, I am skeptical about most of your story being more than an elaborate tale, albeit well written..... which would be good for you if I am correct.

I wish you good fortune, ...... but I'd have to take the under on the non-provable outcome actually being less than the $100K you claim to be "up" at the time you last posted.

Beer can chicken was a favorite of Chuck Kidd from PICClub and PPN Poker.

Yeah you do seem like an a**hole, not sure why you'd want to be one though. In any event, for the sake of transparency I'll answer the question. She did receive the bags when I got home. I also purchased a Burberry bag for her too but after the fact. My number is slightly less than 100k, probably 97-98 and that was stated by me saying "almost 100k" in the previous post (roll was 102-103 but didn't factor-in the original 5k). When I said "won," I was including the cost of the bags and her new ring. Actual cash is 81 and is now locked up (bank deposit -> certified check not made out to me).

Not sure what I have to gain by making up the story.

Thanks, just curious about the details.

People make stuff up all the time, for no apparent reason or material gain, just skeptical.

not sure why it matters whether it's real or not, an entertaining story for sure

if it's real hope it doesn't end in tears

At least it wasn't higher stakes...

This threads giving me anxiety reading every post and I regularly sports bet at numbers where 100k swings aren't uncommon (granted i'm actually a sportsbettor and have a decent edge and huge sample size and the swings are fine due to appropriate bankroll management etc)

Obviously OP needs to get some help and if he trusts his wife that much give her (or whoever he trusts most) full control over 100% of his life roll or put it in some sort of a bond that can't be cashed out for x time and lock up a decent chunk of this gambling bankroll too where he cant access it (then gamble with the rest if you want OP glgl)

5k+ bags are absurd does your wife even want dozens of 5k bags you have a 200k net worth and you're spending like you have a 20m net worth. One of them maybe sure, but 5k bags and a 30k ring with a 200k net worth what the **** are you doing? Sure, buy nice things, but is that really going to give you more enjoyment than say a fancy holiday with your wife or something? Does she even want a bunch of 5k bags that's 2.5% of your net worth IN A BAG and you bought more than one of them.

If you want to keep the ride going lock up at least half of your 100kish profit somewhere you can't touch it and only your wife has access so that when you go busto on your roll you at least have something to show for this ridiculous run and don't wind up killing yourself after you lose your 100k and the 200k 'life roll' on top of that and your wife leaves you and you lose everything etc - take steps now while things are good to ensure that can't happen then gamble to your hearts content.

Cheering for you OP, lock up a large chunk of the profit where you can't ever access it without your wife's permission/knowledge and gl running up a mil on the rest

Also obviously seek help for your gambling problem, gambling games that can't mathematically be beaten like slots/video poker should not be appealing to anyone who gambles for the purpose of winning money as opposed to entertainment and if they are appealing to you you're not actually gambling for the purpose of winning money

That said you're an excellent writer and it's been a great ride, please lock some money up where you can't touch it for the millionth time, and if you want to 'freeroll' gamble with the rest then gl and updates plz but the rest of your networth needs to be somewhere you can't touch it to 'win the roll back' once you inevitably busto it

If you have to hide your gambling from your wife because she has a problem with it that's a problem with your relationship and that should be incentive to fix it while things are still good because if things go bad it won't be fixable. For what it's worth I can tell my gf (effectively wife, 7 years of living together) if I lose five figures gambling because she understands the math behind my bankroll management and knows that's within the range of acceptable swings.

20-50k nightly swings at a -ev gambling game on a 200k net worth only ends one way, with you broke and your wife leaving you. Lock up your life roll, and a decent chunk of the profit from this heater where you can't touch it. Leave yourself the rest to gamble with, and when you run it to zero you don't get access to more money to gamble with without asking your wife or someone who controls the $ because you have a gambling problem.

Also you need a clear stopping point in mind, if you run up 100k 500k 1m or whatever it is that's you done for good on -ev gambling games - no point running up a million if you keep gambling then have 1.3m then suddenly have 0 again. Remember, house edge games can't be beaten in the long term.

Epic thread, and I hope you can get some control over your gambling problem.

This.

OP, it’s not going for $100k to $0 that gets you. It’s going from $0 to -$100k, with no more access to credit that will finally bury you. Eventually the credit card debt gets to be too much, you need to take a home equity line of credit to consolidate and finally the bank takes the house. That’s when things really go to ****.

It’s not about locking up your wins, it’s that your behaviour is so problematic it will kill you. You should consider self-excluding yourself from a few of your local casinos and try taking a full year off from any gambling.

You won’t. But you should.



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If the story is true, op will continue to do what he's doing because his behavior is constantly being reinforced. Not sure if that's the right term.
In other words, he's constantly getting his money back.
This would give anyone a false sense of knowing what they're doing.
He's extremely lucky. Or maybe he does know what he's doing?
No clue. I never degened so hard.

He doesn't know what he's doing, there are some people who can eek out a small profit playing the right machines during the right promotional times. He apparently plays any machine for as much money as it will handle so long as it's within driving range.

Mother of God....

That was a fun read.

Good luck, OP. You only live one life.

But yeah, the long run odds are certainly not in the OP’s favor.

All good runs eventually come to an end:

Archie Karas

GL, OP


--klez

Geez, this is like watching (reading) a train wreck in slow motion...it only ends in carnage. Actually I don't think OP has any intention / desire of quitting.

But the surprising thing to me is that it doesn't even sound like OP is particularly enjoying the experience, even when he runs good, so not sure why he has such a hard time staying away from the casinos.

And as far as "investing" his winnings in bags & diamond rings, that's just stupid on the level of being ******ed. Buying a $30K ring at Jareds?!? LOL He probably couldn't sell it for more than $12K. Diamonds are a scam, but if you've absolutely positively got to buy one, don't pay full retail, at least do it online at a site like https://www.bluenile.com/ or equivalent.

Chapter 7 The Diggers Game George V Higgins...Your plight (sure not recreation) reminded me of this old story

I dropped my shorts when I found a payday with 178 percent last weekend. I said fill me up (2200)



I'm living like a boss and eating lunch at Whole Foods now bitches

This is the new epic 5 star thread. All degens unite

The one time I took an installment loan from Cash Factory, I got extremely lucky to place 3rd in a tournament at the Orleans for 1650 + an additional $700 Keno win the same night. There's no interest if paid back within 24 hours so that was a hell of a freeroll.

This thread gives me anxiety, but it's a fun read.

WTF is this? The guy checked off like 7 out of the top 10 things on the "I am a gambling addicted scum bag" list in his very first post. And what does he do with the money he actually does manage to hang on to? Buys a diamond ring which loses half it's value the minute you walk out the store and 3 (three!!!) 5k+ designer handbags that are worth ****-all when next year's foo-foo comes out. This just has total loser all over it.

Diamond rings make poor investments but that was not his intention. If the ring stays with her, then passes on to children and so forth he’ll have gotten tremendous value from it.

My wife collects expensive handbags and she legit sometimes sells them on the secondary market for more than she originally paid for them. That’s obviously not what OP is trying to do here but the store of value is not as ridiculous as it would seem.

But OP is trying to spend his money so he doesn’t gamble it. He’s not a “loser”, he just has a serious gambling problem.


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