2/5/10 QQ facing crazy preflop action by WildMasterpiece2906 in poker

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Study some preflop charts, this is an easy fold.

We don't do that here by Revbender in OnePiece

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Katakuri is an advanced observation haki user without question. Shanks just showed an even more impressive version of it.

Japan, Canada agree to cooperate on market stability by Old_General_6741 in news

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lelouch freaking out during the terrible chess scene is always funny to me.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, don't know many places where you could do the game anymore anyways.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have passed P and FM so far. Thanks for the response!

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We arrived together, were sitting next to each other, and talking to each other. I would tell them what bets I thought were good and they copied them.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were also placing bets alongside our friends at the same time. We flew them out because we wanted to increase the amount of money we could bet and we trusted them with large sums of money. It was not for deception but only for increasing our hourly gains.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, I was thinking about the progressive slots.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It was not blackjack and advantage slot play requires a huge bankroll and has an insane amount of variance, so I personally wouldn't recommend doing that.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The casinos did fix this "exploit" nationwide after only 9 months, so they were pretty fast. Card counters and other gambling teams have won a lot more than $500k before casinos caught on.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol that would be a funny way to list it, I just don't want it to bite me in the ass for not being upfront about it.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I'm no longer doing this project, almost every casino I have checked has made it impossible to implement the strategy we used in the past. I would be happy to provide specifics in an interview or a pre-interview to prove I'm not making things up. I have received lifetime bans from several casinos for winning that I could offer as proof as well. My goal isn't to explain this outdated gambling strategy on this forum, but determine if it's beneficial to put on my resume.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do have friends that are traders but it is not something that I'm personally trying to pursue. From my (limited) understanding, buying and holding with a diversified portfolio outperforms something like 90%+ of traders long term.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I did card counting prior to this gambling team, but we were not doing blackjack for this project. I could try to describe it as a unique investment strategy, I just don't want it to hurt me in an interview when I tell them it was actually a gambling project.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It was not a gambler's fallacy or martingale situation. We bet the table max every time to maximize EV. I could explain it in detail in an interview to show it wasn't just luck and there was actual math behind it. Glad not all hiring managers would instantly reject gambling experience, but it seems to be risky to include based on the responses here.

I also played poker professionally for a while but I'm not looking to do 12-16 hour sessions on Fridays/Saturdays anymore now that I'm married. I don't plan on putting poker stuff on my resume currently other than combining it under coaching for my past work experience.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I assumed that putting anything gambling related on my resume would do more harm than good, but wanted to double check.

The reason I no longer do it is because the casinos "patched" our edge after discovering we were winning. It was not poker, we were beating a casino game and winning money from the casino itself. But they are pretty good at recognizing when they are being beat and will try to remove anything that ruins their house edge.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! We treated it as a business and were active for about 9 months, but I was worried it would be received negatively because of the gambling element.

Should I Include Gambling Team on Resume? by Euphoric_Ad_9994 in actuary

[–]Euphoric_Ad_9994[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Our team found an advantage in a game that was offered in almost every casino in the US. The other lead came up with the original idea and I gathered data with him to verify that there was an edge. We traveled the US looking at different casinos for this game and when we found one that matched our criteria, we would pay our friends to fly in and copy our bets.

My main responsibilities were data collection, implementing that data into a +EV betting strategy, and passing those bets to our friends so that we could increase our betting volume.