Recording Blackjack Wins and Losses

Most blackjack players who play with regularity think they know how much they win or lose. But in reality most have no clue what the real numbers are when it comes to their play. Most have a set amount that they know they can afford to lose, and they spend that much on the game. Over time those numbers get lost in the shuffle, and knowing what you’re really spending on the game can’t be properly calculated.

Every serious gamer should keep track of their wins and loses. These figures will not only tell you what playing is costing you, but it also tells you if you have room for improvement. Depending on the game you’re playing, basic strategy should only give the house around a half percentage edge over you. If your losses are more than this over a big collection of play, you’ll know that you’re not playing to the best possible strategy.

Keeping track is as simple as writing down how many hands you play and how much you bet in the hands. Always write down how much you have to start with and how much you have when you stop your session. It takes a bit of effort to keep track of it all as you play, but after a while it will come easy for you.

This info will not only tell you about how much you spend on play, but it can also offer you patterns that you can see and adjust to. If you see a pattern that often ends up being costly to you, you can make the adjustment so that particular situation is no longer a leak in your game. Your mistakes will be exposed and you’ll be forced to correct the things that are obviously costing you money.

Once you work all the bad habits out of your game you’ll be playing to the best possible advantage. There’s no way to discover these bad habits that we all possess until you take a look back at your play, and in order to do that you need to have some kind of record of your action.