Blackjack Bankroll II

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Blackjack Bankroll

By John Patrick

The decision is personal. Each player is different and will be limited by what he or she can bring to the casino. How you manage your money will determine your rate of success, but the importance of the starting bankroll can't be overemphasized.

I resent jerks who write books about gambling and tell their readers to go to a casino with an amount of money they can "afford to lose." These poor people can scarcely afford to lose a dollar playing the lottery. And they are expected to believe nonsense about throwing away money they can "afford" to lose? No wonder the casinos win.

I've never yet heard a dentist say to a patient, “Well, you have a nice set of 32 teeth. You can afford to lose eight or nine of them."

Eighty percent of the people who come to my school are $3 and $5 bettors. That is all their bankroll will allow them to play. Do you know how hard I have to work to convince these people to play at the table that is right for the size of their bankroll? Many feel that having a general idea about the game of Blackjack is sufficient to assure immediate winning results.

They're wrong!

Winning is an art like skiing. When you first learn to ski, don't you begin on the training slope? How about football players? Don't they scrimmage against weaker teams before they are sent into the Saturday fray? Even Rocky Balboa had his share of pushovers to see if he could win, before taking on the top contenders.

Where do you learn how to win? At the smallest tables. The casinos are going to be there for a long time. They'll wait for you. I would like to see you put aside a decent bankroll of maybe $800 or $900. Hopefully, it will take you long enough to save that much to keep you away from the tables until you master Basic Strategy which you will find described in this book in great detail.

When you know Basic Strategy perfectly, and have $900, you'll be ready to attack.
First thing you do is break your $900 in half. Take $450 as your starting bankroll. Put the other $450 in a drawer somewhere to be used only when the starting bankroll is depleted. Here's wishing you'll never have to rely on the second $450.

If you can come up with a bigger stake, cut it in half. The amount is unimportant after you surpass the minimum.
Stuff your wallet with the $450 (or some larger starting bankroll if you prefer), plus a few bucks for chow and gas, and head for the casinos.

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