say you're playing a $5 game and your bankroll is $100. If you make one mistake, either at counting or basic strategy, you just gave up 5% of your ROI, over 3x

say you're playing a $5 game and your bankroll is $100. If you make one mistake, either at counting or basic strategy, you just gave up 5% of your ROI, over 3x the "edge" you get by counting. I remember hearing the slogan "If you can't play absolutely perfect basic strategy for hours at a time without making a single mistake, counting is not for you".