Friday night was a good night for me. I ventured to the casino, the scene, for many, of a lot of money being lost. I on the other hand came out with a nice $150 profit. My game of choice, roulette.
Everyone has lucky numbers. Everyone has their numbers that if they play roulette or something similar, they will put money on, I have mine. What I don’t agree with is when someone looks at the table, at the numbers that have been coming up on the table before you get there and decide ‘this isn’t a good table.’ How is it any different to the others? Yes I know each croupier spins the ball round a bit harder or softer than the next, but that doesn’t mean that your numbers are less likely to come up. It is purely luck, nothing else.
This goes for card games and game shows as well. For example ‘Deal or No Deal.’ People stay away from picking their lucky numbers. By doing that you are not increasing your chances of winning. I hate to be the one that is the bearer of bad news, you still have the exact 1 in 40 (or whatever it is) chance to win $250,000 or 1c (please get the 1c).
Poker is slightly different. There is definitely some skill involved in playing poker. The ability to read people and to hide your own emotions, is a hell of a quality to have. When it comes down to it though, if someone has a better hand than you, they are going to beat you. Potentially you can lose all your money to them. There is nothing you can do to beat that person if they have a hand that is better than yours and are not going to fold. Again, luck of the cards.
How comes, if you believe in this lucky number bollocks, don’t all people just bet on the horse that is wearing their number (if it is in the race)? You don’t see someone saying ‘my lucky number is 8 so I am going to bet on number 8, oh look his odds are 800000-1, must be in with a shout then.’ No, they bet on who they think is going to win that race, which horse is in form, the ground and all that jazz (far too detailed and I have no idea what is going on).
Yes you have lucky numbers. Yes it is fun to go to the casino, but please god don’t take it so seriously. Sit at a table where there is space, get your chips and happily play away and be lucky. If your numbers are failing you then I suggest ripping out all of your money from your account and putting it on red. My pleasure. That is the thought for today, tune in tomorrow for something else. Laters
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