I was starting to think I was psycic.
I too as mentioned, have had similar bad runs of luck. I once got into an arguement at a riverboat casino because I knew that damn dealer had twenty (she had a ten up) and I was at the end of a really shitty run and decided screw it: I wasn’t going to go out holding 19 when I knew damn well she had 20.
well they finally gave me my card and I of course busted. But when the dealer turned over her card … yes, she had a second ten.
I knew that; and also knew my odds of beating it were nearly 0, but when things are going THAT bad and you know you’re beat playing basic strategy … well I saw nothing lost in taking the long shot.
On the other hand I have had days … one in particular where I was not only kicking ass but was so “on” that I was sitting at the table (riverboat, playing bj) that I not only was guessing the next card to come out the shoe (to be dealt to myself, not everyone’s hand) that at one point I actually called the suit on top of the card and got it right.
of course its a lucky phenomenom but I’ve seen other people do the same thing. I have one friend that is down right uncanny how close he can get to guessing what number will come up on the roulette wheel. Of course he’s not good enough to make money on it but he is good enough that it makes you stop and look at him with awe that he’s always so close or at times right on the number. And of course he’s had more than his share of times where he put down a $20 bill and walked away a big winner. But he’s smart enough to realize that isn’t going to be happening enough to beat the odds in the long run. but on a given day ….
but ya those are some outstanding hands to lose to : and I swear that is exactly what I have come to expect not from online or land based casinos, but from my own either outstandingly good or bad luck.