black jack is a game that reminds me of a rollercoaster. It’s a game that starts off slowly, but gradually picks up the pace. As you ramp up your bankroll, you feel like you are making moves to the top of the coaster and then when you don’t expect it, the bottom falls out.

black jack is so much like a wild ride the similarities are alarming. As with the popular fairground experience, your black jack game will peak and things will appear as though they are going great for a time before it bottoms out one more time. You must be a bettor that can adjust well to the ups and downs of the game because the game of blackjack is choked full with them.

If you like the petite coaster, a coaster that doesn’t go too high or fast, then bet small. If you find the only way you can enjoy the coaster ride is with a larger bet, then hop on for the mad ride of your life on the monster coaster. The big money player will love the view from the monster roller coaster because he/she is not thinking about the drop as they rush hastily to the top of the game.

A win goal and a loss limit works well in black jack, but very few players adhere to it. In blackjack, if you "get on the rollercoaster" as it’s going up, that’s awesome, but when the cards "go south" and the coaster starts to toss and turn, you had better bail out in a hurry.

If you do not, you may not naturally remember how much you enjoyed the good life while your bankroll was "up". The only thing you will remember is a lot of uncertainties, an awesome ride … your head in the sky. As you are recounting "what ifs", you won’t recount how "high up" you went but you will be reminded of that disappointing fall as clear as day.