Recent content by darrislance

You make several valid points, but yes I do feel that casinos have increased their profits by changing the rules to increase their edge. My logic behind this is simple; when I first started playing blackjack a few years ago I can't remember seeing any 6/5 and now I see more and more almost...

If this were true, then why not make every game slightly beatable? I constantly see games that have a high house advantage, but they still draw crowds of people, which is not logical, but they do. It seems unbeatable blackjack would do the same. I personally think the casinos are making a...

I was just sitting around thinking the other day and pondered on the idea of blackjack being beatable. Why is this? I know casinos like the public to know that the game is beatable, but on the other hand I see other casino games that are not beatable and the tables are still packed. Is it...

It helps to have a few vacancies at the table. What I typically do is stand right behind an open chair. This allows me a full view of the table and also acts as a deterrent to other players passing by who might try to sit down. Sort of like a box out in basketball. This way if the count...

Watch Out It is true that lower limit poker games tend to attract lower level players. However, keep in mind that many advanced players will sit down at a low limit table while they are waiting on a higher level table to open. So don't assume that everyone at a low-limit table is a fish...

Tunica BJ Fitz usually has a couple $5 DD games. Occasionally, Hollywood and Sheraton will have a $5 DD game. Also Fitz has a $10 SD that pays 3:2, but most everywhere else is $25 min. or 6:5. All Tunica casinos offer a $5 shoe game. Rules for DD/shoe games: H17, DAS, DA2, no surrender...

Carnival Cruise I think the tournament conditions will be the same throughout but here were the conditions on my first two cruises. 2006-Conquest-8D shoe, S17, DAS, DA2, $5 min. 2007-Holiday-8D CSM, S17, DAS, DA2, $5 min. 2008-Conquest-??? If I remember correctly they run the...

Fitz and Sheraton use to have a $5 DD, but most everywhere else is $10 min. But I haven't been since January.

Tunica Single Deck Sheraton and Grand are 6:5, everywhere else is 3:2, No DAS, DA2, No surrender, H17. Most everywhere has $25 min. except for Fitz where there are some $10 mins.

History of 86'd Rumor has it that back in the old West men drank 100 proof liquor. When a man had too much to drink, the bartender would cut him back to 86 proof liquor, which is what the ladies usually drank, making him the laughing stock of the saloon...and the term 86'd was born.

Poker vs Blackjack I prefer Poker over Blackjack. With AP blackjack there is a mathematically correct way to play every possible hand and I find this somewhat boring and robotic. Poker is much more subjective; there is no one specific way to win. "Every hand's a winner, and every hand's a...

I find that the KO preferred works exceptionally well against shoe games, but I tend to struggle in single decks games. I typically play H17, No DAS, DA2. Just wondering if the KO preferred strategy is strong enough to play successfully against SD?