discouraged

[showoff]

For the past year I have been playing blackjack. 6deck, dealer hits soft 17. I play perfect basic strategy according to the chart, use hi-lo, and parlay. No matter what I lose money consistently. I don't know what to do or say. I'm about to throw in the towel :(

[jack7777]

IDK. I practiced on here for a few weeks, My first crack, I lost, but I played hours. I am out again, fist session win, second session win, third session loss. I am ahead. I under stand that BJ is a gambling game where the house has a slight advantage. In the practice game, I just don't get it perfect. Playing, I don't get it perfect either. I play the practice site better than I play real cards. Also, I gamble. If I lose two in a row, I double my bet--using the stupid law of averages.

Does peer pressure change my game? Yes. Do I hit 16 100% when the dealer has 7-A showing, practice yes. Live No. I don't do well, heads up with the dealer. They deal too fast and I feel a little like they are against me. I have to make my next play too quickly.

I am really new at playing BJ. I like casinos. I am looking for a game where I can have fun and not lose my money so quickly.

[givememyleg]

If you're accurate on counting and playing optimal strategy, you shouldn't be losing every time. The counting should give you a +EV edge. However, rough patches and downswings occur even long term, so we need to know how often you've played over the past year. The best thing you can do is to make sure you use https://casinointellect.com/blackjack-strategy-trainer/ with the rules matched to your casino and play as often as you can.

That being said, I wouldn't recommend using straight up parlay betting every time. It's a very risky and can be disastrous without a proper win/loss limit. Can you be more specific on how you're using it? If you double your bet every time you win, you're eventually going to lose. If you're counting properly you should be doing more variation betting depending on the count (but make sure to do so discretely).

[showoff]

If you're accurate on counting and playing optimal strategy, you shouldn't be losing every time. The counting should give you a +EV edge. However, rough patches and downswings occur even long term, so we need to know how often you've played over the past year. The best thing you can do is to make sure you use https://casinointellect.com/blackjack-strategy-trainer/ with the rules matched to your casino and play as often as you can.

That being said, I wouldn't recommend using straight up parlay betting every time. It's a very risky and can be disastrous without a proper win/loss limit. Can you be more specific on how you're using it? If you double your bet every time you win, you're eventually going to lose. If you're counting properly you should be doing more variation betting depending on the count (but make sure to do so discretely).

I played about 25 days or 250 hours. My parlay betting has changed multiple times (bc I kept ending up down lol) The last time was as follows: i just started using running count instead of true count (yes i deviated which may be part of the problem)<m6: $0 m4, 5 $15 (minimum bet), m3, 2 $25, m1, 0 $30, 1, 2 $45, 3, 4 $65, 5, 6 $90, 7, $125, 8, 9 170, 10, 11 $225, 12, 13 $300, 14, 15 $375, 16+$4-500. The problems are that I can't get up a $3k bankroll. Only $1k... but I live really close to a casino so I just go more frequently. The table has $15-500 betting scale and pays 3to2 blackjack (6 deck). The reason I deviated to this parlay schedule is because in observing the 6 deck games I see that the game is negative or low positive count 90% of the time. It seems like you have to wait forever until you can try to take advantage of the positive count and then with such a low betting schedule even if you are winning 52% of the time the earnings are a pittance. When I first started, I only bet when I had a +2 true count. Perhaps I have been rash but I still feel bummed... im down about $2500.