Blackjack Betting Strategy Card
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gaming mathematics?
Anybody familiar with the math in card counting in blackjack?
A system where there's a Hi-low count, example, assigns 2 - 6 as +1, 7 - 9 as 0, and Tens and Aces as -1.
There was a book published, i cannot remember its title. In the book there was tables to show you when to Hit/Stand/Split/Double Down. Not only i am looking for that book, but also for that system online. I googled "winning betting strategies" and "winning betting systems",but couldn't find this book or this system described online.
Any ideas?
= The "wizard of odds" has a brief discussion of card counting strategies. He also has print out cards showing "basic strategy". Equally important he has a survey of all the blackjack games in Vegas. This helps you find a game that has a low house edge to begin with. Card counting has a lot less to overcome.
= For instance, the "El Cortez" and the "Four Queens" casino in downtown Vegas are the only casinos that still deal single deck "full blackjack payout (3:2)" blackjack.
This is the closest game that currently exists that is similar to blackjack in the early 1960's when "card counting" became well known. The difference is now that a dealer "hits on a soft 17", the player is not allowed to "double after he splits" or to "resplit aces" and the house only deals about 30-35 cards of the deck.
= Hypothetically if you played the single deck game above but the dealer "hits on soft 17" and you could "double after you split" the casino would have a slightly negative edge against "basic strategy" even without card counting. This would be the game as it existed in the early 1960's when "Beat the Dealer" was published. Of course, in the early 1960's people didn't completely know "basic strategy" because you can't figure it out without a computer. In addition, the casino would just cheat you if you won too much.
= I've noticed at the El Cortez that since the dealers are very new and often speak very little English, that they forget what they are doing and deal as many as 44 cards You can see them stop and make a face like they knew they made a mistake, but they can't change their minds once they start. Dealing near the bottom of the deck is a huge advantage a card counter can exploit.
= Another advantage of the survey is that most casinos have a "good game" with low house edge and a "bad game". Four Queens usually only has one good table, while El Cortez has three good tables and three bad tables.
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Blackjack strategies help please!?
Yesterday I played at an Indian Casino. Table limits were $5-500. I have read many books on blackjack. I never read anything like I saw. When I arrived at the table (3rd base) a lady was playing 3 hands at $500. She had about $2300 in black chips, 500 in green and 75 in red chips.
She ended up losing everything, and going into her purse for about $1200 more.
So any thoughts on multiple hands?
It looks like she did not have the recommended amount of money to weather the storm (80X your bets).
Here is what happenned.
Dealer shows a 6. Player to my right has 3+2. (he does not hit believing that he will get a 10 and the dealers bust card)
I stand with18.
Dealer has a 5, and draws a 10 for 21.
The girl losses $1500 and says the person should have hit the 5.
Shouldn't you just play your cards regardless of others bets?
Gambling theories are widespread. There are many 'rules' for how and when to bet, how much to bet, how to place your chips on the table, and even what expression to hold on your face.
Truth is, gambling is an individual activity. The idea is to get that rush that comes from risking what's yours, so you bet amounts that make you nervous. There's no sport in betting nickles if your worth is millions.
So, the idea that the woman needed to hold 80 times the amount she was betting only points to conservative play. Conservative play is something done by people who are killing time. They will ante up for every poker hand, and fold often since they will mostly have no immediate chance for a winning hand. When those folks suddenly bet, you can be sure that they hold a good pair of cards in the hole.
Finally, as far as the guy who didn't take a hit card when holding the 3+2, his activity has no bearing on the others' play at the table - he had an even chance of either getting or not getting the dealer's bust card. The woman would have done well to simply play all of the positions on the table if she wanted to control how any particular position drew or stood.
If one wants to be in control of one's destiny when gambling, one should be sure no outsiders take a seat at the table to change one's understanding of the rules.
