Blackjack
Posted:
Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:00 pmby Finesse
Just in case anyone was wondering heres what you are supposed to do when playing blackjack..... im addicted now.
Thanks Afterlife... bastard.
http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bjbse.php
Posted:
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:20 pmby Welsh_Dragon
What you speak of is basic stratergy blackjack where the house has about a 1% edge over the player.
I have played blackjack for at least 10 years. In England you can find a low deck game in any local casino - used to be single deck. I only play against a human shuffle and the number of decks should be as low as possible. Some tables in Vegas go down to 2 or 3 I believe. . You can confer a nice advantage if you get lucky with the count. You want more high cards in the deck late, amongst other things.
Overall the game is about walking away when you are up or up big. Just like any casino game. Also remember it makes no difference whatsoever to your result (except to annoy you) when people play stupid (all the time).
Posted:
Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:52 pmby JohnnyBravo
These two are also excellent:
http://www.bj21.com also
http://www.stanfordwong.com (These both lead to the same site.) This site also has quite a few "membership" pages. Membership is only $50/year and definitely worth it if you're into learning how to play with an advantage.
And finally...
http://www.blackjackforumonline.com
Posted:
Mon Dec 24, 2007 12:19 amby Afterlife
Finesse, I am so sorry I took you if I got you addicted; but do you want to go again? maybe some cough gas on the way?
Posted:
Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:50 amby dubya
I read the book Busting Vegas about two mounths ago and was fasinated with Semyon Dukach and his team. I would love to be able to do half of what they did.
Posted:
Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:12 pmby JohnnyBravo
Dubya,
It's not really that difficult to learn to count cards. It just takes practice. That's all. I used to play in Shreveport all the time. However, I'm now known all over town and can't play anywhere in Shreveport anymore. You live there. You should learn how to count. Look at those websites I mentioned if you're interested in learning. PM me if you have any questions.
JB