Tuna Dave's Blackjack Diary

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 18

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 17 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 40,000 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 40,000 hands, I am now $1,606 (160 units) ahead. I realize that 40,000 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, now that I am more than two-thirds of the way through the simulation, the results are getting more meaningful. However, with the losses in the recent series, I am getting concerned about the long-term profitability of my strategy. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $1,606 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 17

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 16 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 37,500 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 37,500 hands, I am now $3,365 (336 units) ahead. I realize that 37,500 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, now that I am two-thirds of the way through the simulation, the results are getting more consistent, and consequently more encouraging. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $3,365 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 16

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 15 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 35,000 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 35,000 hands, I am now $3,299 (329 units) ahead. I realize that 35,000 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $3,299 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 15

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 14 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 32,500 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 32,500 hands, I am now $2,757 (275 units) ahead. I realize that 32,500 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $2,757 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 14

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 13 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 30,000 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 30,000 hands, I am now $2,707 (270 units) ahead. I realize that 30,000 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $2,707 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500. However, I am starting to get a little concerned about the viabilility of my strategy now that I have had two disastrous series back-to-back in which I have lost a total of 200 units.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 13

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first 12 postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 27,500 hands in my 50,000-hand simulation, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 27,500 hands, I am now $3,850 (385 units) ahead. I realize that 27,500 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging; and now that I am over half way to my goal of a 50,000-hand simulation, the results are proving to be consistently positive (except for this series, as you will shortly see). The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $3,850 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 12

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the first eleven postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten to 25,000 hands - halfway through my 50,000-hand simulation - playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 25,000 hands, I am now $4,716 (471 units) ahead. I realize that 25,000 hands do not necessarily prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging; and now that I am half way to my goal of a 50,000-hand simulation, the results are proving to be consistently positive. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $4,700 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part 11

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the ten postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten through 22,500 hands, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 22,500 hands, I am now $3,761 (376 units) ahead. I realize that 22,500 hands do not prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging; and now that I am almost half way to my goal of a 50,000-hand simulation, the results are getting more consistently postive. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $3,700 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part Ten

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the nine postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten through 20,000 hands, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300/30 units), whichever comes first.

After 20,000 hands, I am now $2,522 (252 units) ahead. I realize that 20,000 hands do not prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging. The stop-loss technique seems to cut down on the disastrous sessions (except for this series). More importantly, I have made a $2,500 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.

Testing "Stop Loss" Technique - Part Nine

Author's Note: If you are interested in the history of this test, I recommend that you check out the eight postings in this series before reading further. Links to these articles can be found in my Money Management category. These links (particularly Part One) explain what I am doing and why I am doing it.

I have now gotten through 17,500 hands, playing one-on-one with the dealer in a six-deck shoe, using my Casino Verite software. And, from my earlier posts, you see that I am using a stop-loss technique in which I stop after losing five hands in a row or all of my session stake ($300), whichever comes first.

After 17,500 hands, I am now $2,567 (256 units) ahead. I realize that 17,500 hands do not prove anything. However, as with earlier postings, the results are encouraging. The stop-loss technique definitely cuts down on the disastrous sessions. More importantly, I have made a $2,500 profit with a starting bankroll of $1,500.