anyone played blackjack professionally or is that literally impossible now
Used to hear stories of guys making real money playing blackjack full-time back in the day. Counting cards, team play, all that stuff. But with the way casinos shuffle now, automatic shufflers and all these rules, is anyone actually able to grind out a living at the tables these days? Even if you’re disciplined and bankroll smart, seems like you just get backed off or outright banned fast. Or am I missing some other angle? Would love to hear if anyone here’s actually pulled it off recently or knows someone who has.
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the psychological load is what stands out for me now. you can be all about the numbers, run a textbook session in european blackjack, and still find that constant vigilance grinds you down way before the house edge does. even in live dealer rooms, it’s the mental fatigue that quietly kills momentum.
if you’ve ever tried session logging, those cold streaks hit way harder with real money on the line. discipline matters, but emotional swings are where grinders get cracked these days.