First of a two part training video on Blackjack Basic Strategy. Hard hand hitting, standing and doubling are discussed.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
First of a two part training video on Blackjack Basic Strategy. Hard hand hitting, standing and doubling are discussed.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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@KalbiKing If what you said works, I would be living in the casino right now.
@fateindustry even a beginner player understands that getting a 21 is great, but the easier objective to do is getting the dealer to bust. getting a 2% advantage over the house is HUGE, especially when you recognize that you have the advantage. The reason why your results were so inconclusive is because your sample size is so small. The house (if basic strategy is played optimally) will yield a ~0.5% edge to the house. You push that percentage in your favor by counting cards+basic strategy.
@KalbiKing Here’s some logical things to think about. What am I wasting my time counting cards for if I am simply going to follow perfect basic strategy to get a 2% advantage? Bet low and bet big as according to my count? Sorry, but that doesn’t work. Besides, when you mention that I have a .65% of losing over time, my odds of losing is .0065 over time, which is NOT true!! It’s also very naive to think that playing Blackjack is all about getting close to 21 without busting for every game.
@fateindustry it doesn’t screw with you because what everyone else does is irrelevant to your hand against the dealer. you just need to count the cards everyone has. the actually getting as close to 21 is only between you and the dealer. if you do perfect basic strategy, across time, you will lose .65% of the time. if you choose a good counting system, you can get up to 2% over the house edge.
I made a 6 deck shoe at home for analysis of the casino blackjack games. In blackjack, I followed basic strategy when I dealt experimental one on one hands with dealer. I wrote the count after wins, losses, double down wins/losses and blackjacks. I find the results very inconclusive. Plus we have another problem . We assume that not everyone plays by basic strategy at casinos. New people come and go, some split tens or hit/stay at wrong times, which drastically screws up the table.
if you have 12, what is the point in standing if he has 6 showing when he has more chance of pulling out a card with a higher value than 6?
@zw0ecool Card counting isn’t cheating. Casinos are greedy as hell, so they kick anyone out they think are taking advantage of them. That’s why us card counters need to be discreet.
Now that I’ve read a black jack book, the basic strategy chart makes sense. Before, I used to look at the chart and my brain would start leaking out of my ears…..LOL
@qazityqazqaz that’s so stupid…so if you can do it all in your head what is illegal about that… you are gambling with your money people should have a right to do whatever possible to improve their chances as long as they don’t cheat, like use a device. Other than that if you can do it mentally then why do they still kick you out??That’s dumb…
@th3cha0s3n0n3s card counting is only illegal if you use a device, the worst they can do is kick you out and it isn’t that difficult If you just use the hi-lo count
@RuneSeries it’s called the basics, because the only way to get more complex is to count cards, which is both extremely difficult and also illegal. This is the strategy mostly everyone except for idiots and more advanced players use at the casinos.
@theonlinegamers & I can honestly say that most players @ the tables & on utube don’t kno shit about the game. The ones that act like they? do really don’t. Casinos sell the cards & u can bring em to the tables, do u think if they really worked (alone) they’d sell em? I asked quite a few dealers & pit bosses how the biggest winners ppl that walk out with $20,000+ win, they all said in one way or another every big winner plays wilder & unconventional to BS. I’m giving it straight & not to argue.
@theonlinegamers ..1/3 of the time it’s even, if u don’t adjust ur play & not follow the chart for the ups & downs or take advantage or change betting strategies (or get out if ur up a little & lucky) over all you’ll be down & in most cases after 1 hour & gonna get creamed. BS strategy is a first step to advanced play, it’s a 3 step program & BS is the elementary part, u don’t just learn BS & that’s it. NEVER was it designed as an alone concept to play to win. Do u get it yet?
@theonlinegamers The flip side is also if u do see things a lot there is some truth to it as well, ur just being anal for arguments sake, I don’t think u play except maybe a program. If BS worked using it straight thru a full shoe 6-8 decks most ppl wud be rich from blackjack or at least even every time they play bcus it’s supposed to make u even @ minimum, where other wise the house edge is 5-10% (Revere’s book page 45), pg 75: 1/3 of the time house edge is 4%, 1/3 of the time to the player..
@theonlinegamers U must be completely inexperienced & probably never set foot in a casino. Otherwise u wud understand what I’m writing about. I haven’t looked for any statistics for straight BS users that don’t count & adjust vs. BS users that do count & kno how to play, there r self evident truths walk into any casino & ask the players how they’re doing & you’ll see I’m right. Ask any blackjack dealer what they do all long? They’re crushing most BS players & I do talk to em every time I play,
@asherasator Wow, long response. Haha. However, you still didn’t answer my original question. My question was, are there statistics/studies showing that if you use “BS” you will lose after about 100 hands?
Furthermore, In your latest response you said: “Most BS users can’t even fathom these ideas bcus [sic] they really don’t understand Blackjack or learned anything from the masters” Once again, where did you get these statistics? Just because you’ve seen something a lot, doesn’t make it true
@theonlinegamers Even Lawrence Revere’s book & Symeon Dukach on utube have said under certain conditions (high count) ur splitting 10s & doing all kinds of ‘crazy’ stuff that’s not BS. Most BS users can’t even fathom these ideas bcus they really don’t understand Blackjack or learned anything from the masters, in fact a strict BS user that doesn’t equate either by paying attention or counting is no different (& often times worse) than a person who doesn’t know BS but has the basics.
@theonlinegamers that same story goes on & on with different faces, Blackjack is no different than driving u learn the basics but when ur actually driving u alter ur speed & pay attention to environmental factors & ADJUST TO THEM, anything done blindly robotically without equating conditions is just plain stupid. Everything in life is conditional let alone 21. & that’s called “using ur brain”. Ppl want methods that doesn’t involve too much thinking & create miracles or make $, which is silly.
@theonlinegamers I’ve seen ppl get mad when others don’t play “by the book” yet those same ppl lose all their $ & think u ruin the shoe if u don’t play like they do, I stood on A7 without doubling against a 5 or 6 yesterday & won & a guy said “that was a good double” “I can’t play like this” & left, & I watched him lose ALL his $ the night before & he lost most of his $ yesterday too @ a high table, he kept buying in over & over $400-$500, lost continuously never got ahead or made any back.
@theonlinegamers & I mean for the most part I see ppl buy in, get blown away buy in more & more & get blown away again, a combination of wild betting & strict adherence to BS & not adjusting creates a lot of losing results, of course there r winners, but the majority I see lose & that’s why casinos offer the game bcus there r more losers @ the game than winners. Any strategy that isn’t too crazy can get semi even results of back & forth, paying attention to the trends & modifying is crucial
@theonlinegamers What I see in a casino is most ppl using basic strategy dogmatically, without altering it exactly as some r discussing here, whether counting or simply observing & altering bcus of say a lot of big cards coming obviously some small ones will come or vis-versa, it’s not meant to be strictly used regardless what trends r going on @ the table, most ppl double down with out paying close attention as BS says & I see ppl get blown out of the water. Yes there r some that can last
@asherasator You said “Most player’s [sic] & bankroll r [sic] lucky if they can survive 100 hands”. Are you saying that the majority of people who use Basic Strategy go broke after 100 hands? I would love to see some statistics to prove that, I sincerely hope that you have a source and weren’t just making things up to win an online-argument.
If i get an A3 as first two cards, i hit. But if i get a four after that, so that I have ace, four, three, do i count that as A7 or as a hard 8?=
The inventor of modern Basic Strategy Julian Braun interviewed by Arnold Snyder; AS: “What sort of stakes were you playing for then?” Braun: “Very mild. I generally bet from two to ten dollars. I played at the Nevada Club rather regularly. After about a week, even though I wasn’t betting real big or winning any tremendous amounts of money.” AS: “How long ago was this?” Braun: “At least ten years ago. I haven’t played any serious blackjack for years now.”
BASIC STRATEGY IS A WASTE OF TIME & $.