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A Matter of Winning and Losing: Tips on Playing Blackjack

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Nowadays, blackjack seems to be one of the most popular card games, because it is so easy to learn and play. Unlike poker, blackjack does not have any combinations to remember.

The objective of these game is to get the sum of the two cards close to 21. When a person gets cards that are over 21, he or she loses the game.

In playing this game, a player will received two cards. After the players see their cards, they have to decide whether they would hit or stand. When a person says “stand,” this means the player thinks he or she is closer to 21 already. When a player says “hit,” this means that he or she still needs additional cards just to get close to 21.

Players can draw as many cards as they want until they feel they are close to 21. A player who is nearer to 21 wins.

However, there are people who have devised some tips and strategies to get an edge over the other players. There are times that these tips really can help some people win.

Here’s a list of some tips that players may choose to use them so as to win the game.

  1. If a player gets 17 or higher, it is always better to stand, and if the player has any number from 13 to 16 and the dealer’s card is 6 or lower, it would be better to stand. But if the dealer has 7 or more, it would be better for a player to hit.
    The theory here is that, if the dealer is showing a card of six or lower, the dealer may take a card, assuming that the dealer’s card facing down is a ten. The players, then, assume that the dealer is banking on a bust hand, so the other players have the tendency to maintain a lower card number.
    The rule of thumb: players should always assume that the dealer’s down cards is 10.
  2. If a player has aces or 8’s, it would be better to split them regardless of the dealer’s showing card.
  3. A player should remember not to split 10’s. Chances are, they might end up getting busted.
  4. If the dealer is showing 4, 5, or 6, it would be better for a player to stand on hard 12, or hit hard if the dealer is showing 2, 3, 7, or higher.
  5. In order to win, players should always remember not to split fours, face cards, and fives.

Gambling is a game of probability, but with keen observation, winning is possible.

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Secret Formula of Black Jack Winners

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Blackjack is one of the simple games being played at the casino. For those who don’t know how to play the game, it’s always best to start by learning the basics.

To play Blackjack, the most important feature to remember is that there are four times as many cards that have a value of 10 (10, J,Q,K) as any other value. With this information, one must always assume that the next card to be drawn from the deck has a value of 10.

By keeping this in mind, one may realize that if one has any hand that has a value over 12 one will likely lose or in blackjack terms bust (go over 21).  Likewise if the dealer’s card is a 2-6 it is likely to draw a 10 card which means he will have to draw again, likely causing him to bust.

Another way to make the odds more favorable to the player than the dealer is by counting cards. This of course requires many pages and charts that must be memorized.  Having a professionally written guide is very helpful and there are many different authors that have different styles and different counting systems. It’s always best to get more than one opinion to find out which style works best.

Practice makes perfect. By investing time and money with online training software learning the game, it will eventually pay off at the casino.

When you enter the casino, you must choose the right table to play at. It is also  adviseable to observed first the players at a table seem to be winning a lot, this might be a good time to join in the action.  Likewise, if you notice the dealer has a lot of chips and the players seem to be doing more losing than winning, then look for a better table.

You should reward the dealer by tipping when you are winning.  If the dealer knows he will be tipped when the players wins, he may begin rooting and actually do subtle things to help such as performing less thorough shuffles and penetrating deeper into the shoe before he re-shuffles thus allowing the player to get a more accurate count of the cards.

If the dealer starts losing too much money for the casino the pit boss will likely change dealers.

It may be impossible to find the perfect game, but you should be familiar with how certain house rules affect the player.

Keep in mind that as a rule of thumb, the fewer decks the casino uses the more advantageous it is for the player.

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