Tips on blackjack?

Question

With real cards in casino's. I have already memorized correct play, and am having a h**l of a time counting. I can almost always outlast other players before going out. I think I lose about 52 percent of the time.

dealer stands on all 17's, split aces more than once, 3 to 2 , 6 decks, only take insurance on a hand worth 19 or more, double down on any two cards(instead of only 10,11 as some casinos only allow) 5 dollar max and probably min( 3 min if I can find)

Answer 1

Everyone knows basic strategy and that still gives you that 2-3% house advantage. If you can count cards perfectly, then you swing the odds on your favor, but only a few people who have the focus and mind speed to count can succeed at that.

The REAL key to blackjack is in the betting. I invented a system that works about 60% of the time called the BUD system. BUD stands for Bet Ups and Downs. Blackjack is a game of streaks, the key is to bet big when you are on a good streak and bet very small during the bad streaks.

Start with a basic unit of betting, say $10. If you win, you go up to 2 1/2 times your original bet so in this case it would be $25. If you lose on that first hand, you stay at $10. So win=up to $25 and lose=back down to $10. If you win 4 hands in a row ($10+$25+$25+$25=$85) and then lose the next 4 in a row ($25-$10-$10-$10=$55) then you are up $30 in net profit ($85-$55). Combine this betting strategy with basic strategy and you will find yourself on the winning end more often.

I have developed this strategy and used it for 4 years in a row. I have had winning sessions 63% of the time. And when I win, I win a decent amount. When I lose, I only lose a little.

Use this technique, throw in a little luck and you will be a winner more often.

On a side note, I would NEVER take insurance. It is a sucker bet. That is why the house offers it to you all the time. Anytime the house offers you a bet, there it probably favors them.

Also, does your strategy include the surrender option?? If it doesn't, you need to add this to your game if your casino allows it. If you get a 16 against a dealer's 10-card, always surrender! You get half of your bet back and you get out of an awful situation.

Use my tips and good luck!!

What casino has a $5 max AND min?? If the casino has a $5 min and max, you need to find another casino. If you can only afford to bet a max of $5, then you need to save you your cash and roll in there with a good bankroll of at least $100 so you can bet $5 and $12.50 as your units.

As a rule, always surrender 15 AND 16 against any dealer's Ace or 10-value card.

Answer 2

Never surrender or take insurance, they are house bets. Over the long haul you will lose with that in your strategy. its better to take a bust and possibly bust.

Answer 3

this may or may not help but there is a cheat sheet you can get from 9to5trap hope this helps.

Answer 4

Well, for one if you want to actually WIN money from the blackjack tables, you are gogin to need to be bettign a lot higher than 5 dollars per hand, i understand you sayign that that is the limit, but the fact of the matter is no matter how well you play, your expected winnign will be far less than what you spend tipping coctail waitresses, and paying for parking fees.

If you have basic strategy down as you suggest, you next need to learn a  card coutnign system alone with the index number for key hands on when to make different plays, by using a card counting system effectively you can detect when you ahve an edge over the house, and only play hands where that edge is present, or you could play all of the hands and dramatically increasy your bet by a factor or 10-15 when you do have an edge to compensate for the money you lose on all of the other hands.

I posted for somebody elses question on idex number and this is the link to that.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Im not sure what you implying about insurance but if you are taking insurance on all of your hands over 19 you are putting yourself at a very large disadvantage, the insurance bet is not profitable unless you are counting cards and is not part of basic playing strategy EVER, even taking even money is not part of basic playing strategy as it hurts you as well.

If you are talkign about a casino ONLY allowing insurance on hands of 19 or higher, i have never heard of this but it not only hurts the profit margins of the casino and they are foolish for doing this, it also hurts your edge as a card counter since money mad off of insurance bets represents 25% of a card coutners total winning expectation.

Your best bet is to buy a book on blackjack as they will be full of little tricks of the trade that will not be outlined in brouad articles found on the web.  You can also message me from my profile if you need advice