Playing Blackjack: You Only Have To Beat the Dealer

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Playing Blackjack: You Only Have To Beat the Dealer

No Comments 05 November 2009

A lot of people just love to play Blackjack. The game is very simple and the chance of winning is relatively high. Blackjack is also very easy to understand, yet some people still make classic mistakes and lose money while playing. It is impossible to win every single time when you play Blackjack, but you can easily be profitable at the end of the day.

Out of several Blackjack classic mistakes I’ve seen, the most obvious one is forgetting that you only play against the dealer. After a while, you may feel a bit pressured to reach as high as possible with your hand that you forget about the strength of your dealer’s hand. You don’t have to construct a 21 all the time; even 16 can win if the dealer goes bust.

Keep paying attention to the dealer’s open card and try simulating scenarios with different hole card. If you see an 8, the best possible hand the dealer may have is of course 19. If you see a 7 or 6, your chances of winning with 18 is quite high. There are also scenarios where you can actually win with 14 or even 13; the dealer hit with 16 and went bust is all it takes.

Your hand’s strength is important, but visualizing the possible combination of your dealer’s hand using the open card will enable you to make better decisions when playing Blackjack. Use the knowledge properly and increase your profitability at Blackjack tables in no time at all.

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Blackjack: Choosing Your Game

No Comments 11 October 2009

Blackjack is a very simple game, and most people love to play it because of its simplicity. There are theories and strategies such as counting cards and memorizing actions that can make winning the game a step easier, but you really don’t have to be a rocket scientist to make a decent profit with Blackjack. What you need is the ability to choose your game carefully.

Most of blackjack players are not aware of the different Blackjack tables and payouts ratio in the casino. The common Blackjack table have a $3 payout for every $2 you bet, but there are also Blackjack tables with 6/5 payout ratio or, even better, 2/1 payout ratio. You should avoid tables with 6/5 payout ratio, and stay with 3/2 tables if you can’t find the one with 2 to 1 payout ratio.

The best blackjack table would be a single deck table with no double down restrictions and re-splitting as well as surrendering allowed. With this kind of Blackjack table, the house advantage is actually very low and ignorable. The perfect table may be hard to come by so you can settle with less perfect yet profitable tables instead. Make sure you are allowed to double down after splitting, and that you can surrender either early or late. Re-splitting is also a profitable trait, because when you split Aces and you get another Ace you can re-split it and have three relatively strong starting cards. As you can see, choosing your game and considering aspects of it can increase your chances of winning.


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