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    6 to 5 for a Blackjack: Basic Strategy Chart?

    I have seen people doubling down (at the single deck) on their Blackjack againest a dealers up card of an 5 or 6 since the BJ only pays 6:5 Has anyone found a 6 to 5 Blackjack Basic Strategy Chart that you could give me a link to or post: Single deck with BJ paying 6 to 5 Split any 2...
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    One of these charts seems totally wrong

    Thanks KenSmith yours was the clear explaination I see what you mean Put in the simplest terms: For every $1 you bet if you were to stand on the A,2 againest the A In the long run for every $1 bet ~ You win from the Dealer busting .20139 cents (20.139% of the $1) and lose 0.79861...
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    One of these charts seems totally wrong

    When the chart says if you stand with your >Ace / two< against the dealers ace you can expect to lose -0.597220 of every dollar bet which is the same as saying you would lose 59.7220% of your bet. So the flip side to that hand would be the dealer busts 40.278% with >Ace / two< against the...
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    One of these charts seems totally wrong

    The chart at: http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack/appendix9-6dh17r4.html Shows for example: when the dealer has an Ace up and you had an 2,Ace and if you didn’t hit you would expect to lose 59.7220% which means on the other hand the dealer would have to be busting 40.278% with an Ace up...
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    Noob, playing BS

    Basic Strategy without counting What I advise people about Basic Strategy without counting ...... Keep at the minum table bet if the dealer is winning more hands than you. Raise your bet if you are winning more hands than the dealer because the count is probably on your side. Learn it...
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    Blackjack Side Bet "Slingo" Probabilities ?

    I visted an Indain casino here in Oregon that had a new side bet I hadn't seen before on their blackjack table called "Slingo". Using shuffle tracking and counting I was up $450 in a few hours just from the sidebet. I was hoping some of the math wizards here could let me know if I was just lucky...
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    What was your Worst Dealer Ever like?

    Worst Dealer I was sitting at a table with my wife, I have a hard 18, she has a soft 18, the dealer a 10. The wife waves off hitting, I turn to her point my finger at the felt between my hand & her's saying "with basic stratagy you should hit your soft 18 when the dealer has a 9,ten or ace" at...
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    Easiest way to memorize BS

    Bathroom Keep a copy of the basic strategy chart in the bathroom or anywhere you have some spare time for reading.
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    Have a Blackjack Joke ?

    Vacation in Vegas Three buddies decided to take their wives on vacation for a week in Las Vegas. The week flew by and they all had a great time. After they returned home and the men went back to work, they sat around at break and discussed their vacation. The first guy says "I don't think...
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    Have a Blackjack Joke ?

    Another A man comes home to find his wife packing her bags. "Where are you going?" demands the surprised husband. "To Las Vegas! I found out that there are men that will pay me $500 to do what I do for you for free!" The man pondered that thought for a moment, and then began packing HIS...
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    Have a Blackjack Joke ?

    A woman playing blackjack got two tens, asked a man next to her: "do you know when is the right time to split tens?" The man smiled and answered when the table is full and your buddies need a seat.
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    Estimating the Dealer's Hole Card

    Dealers hole card When you are sitting at 1st base and if the casino is using one of those checking devices with the red / green lights to check for blackjack, if the dealer is jamming his cards into the reader when he has a ten up and check for an ace under, he can bend the tens. From 1st base...
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    What is Your Favorite Way to Keep Track of the Count?

    To........ shadroch ~and~ SilentBob420BMFJ ~and~ Beast The reason I do a side count on the Aces is just for "Shuffle Tracking". I do it as a totally seperate count from the running count / true count. ======= sagefr0g, I'm not quite sure what it is you are saying. Are you...
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    What is Your Favorite Way to Keep Track of the Count?

    shadroch, You wanted to known why I do a side count on the Aces. There are a couple of reasons that comes in handy. Three of the casinos I regularly play at do a hand shuffle. For example: you are at a 6 deck shoe game and looking at the discard tray and only 2/3 deck of cards worth is out of...
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    What is Your Favorite Way to Keep Track of the Count?

    Thanks SilentBob420BMFJ, that's what I wanted to hear, what other people have come up with. Thanks Sonny, nice link to the subject. I really appreciate that you two took the time to answere the actual question. "What is Your Favorite Way to Keep Track of the Count?" As a side note let me say...
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