I will likely stop online gambling for a while again. This is the second time I am facing with a difficult decision, as my girlfriend doesn't seem to tolerate the downswing I have right now. Last summer I had to experience another relatively big, but much smaller downswing (I lost more than 1.200 GBP in a few months playing BJ 3 GBP per hand, circa 13.000 hands), and I couldn't convince her that online gambling was fair.
Later in the last year I did quite well, hit several good wins, cashed in a very nice profit (with the help of bonuses), which could have been more if I had more discipline, although my biggest win came from a very -EV situation. Everything went fine.
But this year is terrible for me so far. I switched to a more aggressive strategy, and suddenly 4/5 of last year's profit is gone within 4 months. I had to regularly suffer video poker sessions with 10-20% house edge and 200+ units downswings with 2-10% probability, and the big win - to put me in line with the expectations - just didn't come. The good winning BJ streaks also avoided me on all sws except probably one. The probability of the overall downswing I have is less than 5 percent. Additionally I have two problematic big cashouts, and I would really need the money right now.
So I think I will take a break, and come back later. Probably I will go back to play my old low-middle limit holdem and omaha hi/lo poker game. Less, but more plannable profit. I am able to handle those swings, but I'm fortunately not alone, and I won't let variance kill my personal relationship.
I will be here on the forum, and I wish you all the best.
Good luck!
Later in the last year I did quite well, hit several good wins, cashed in a very nice profit (with the help of bonuses), which could have been more if I had more discipline, although my biggest win came from a very -EV situation. Everything went fine.
But this year is terrible for me so far. I switched to a more aggressive strategy, and suddenly 4/5 of last year's profit is gone within 4 months. I had to regularly suffer video poker sessions with 10-20% house edge and 200+ units downswings with 2-10% probability, and the big win - to put me in line with the expectations - just didn't come. The good winning BJ streaks also avoided me on all sws except probably one. The probability of the overall downswing I have is less than 5 percent. Additionally I have two problematic big cashouts, and I would really need the money right now.
So I think I will take a break, and come back later. Probably I will go back to play my old low-middle limit holdem and omaha hi/lo poker game. Less, but more plannable profit. I am able to handle those swings, but I'm fortunately not alone, and I won't let variance kill my personal relationship.
I will be here on the forum, and I wish you all the best.
Good luck!