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    Going 1 vs 1 against the Dealer

    Very insightful. Thanks for the tips. I do fully intend on learning Hi-Lo, but at the moment, I am still memorizing BS. I am close to having it all in my head to the point where I don't have to really think about it... once I reach that point (hopefully in a few more weeks) I will focus...
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    Going 1 vs 1 against the Dealer

    Thanks guys. I guess that was a hard learned lesson for me. Luckily I did well on Friday, so my Sunday night ass kicking doesn't hurt too bad now... but it still left a sting that's for sure. :whip:
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    Going 1 vs 1 against the Dealer

    So Sunday night, I got bored and made the 45 minute drive to the casino to play some Double Deck BJ. I guess Sunday nights are slow there, because there were large stretches of time where I was the only one playing. People would sit down play a few hands and leave, so it was just me and the...
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    Always assume a 10 in the hole

    Three nights ago, I was playing at a table with three other Asian dudes who were from out of town, and very new to Blackjack. The fellow next to me kept asking his friends for advice on EVERY move he was to make, and was also asking the dealer. He asked me once, but I politely told him I wasn't...
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    Two-Deck Blackjack odds and strategy?

    It all seemed to be the same rules as their eight-deck tables: Dealer stands on all 17's, BJ pays 3 to 2, no surrender, can DD after split. Also some folks were playing an odd form of Doubling Down that I had never heard of before called "One Less". As far as shuffling goes, dealer lets us...
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    Two-Deck Blackjack odds and strategy?

    Last night I discovered that a casino near me started offering Two-Deck BJ in an attempt to be more competitive with other casino's... their marketing strategy seems to be working because me and about 5 other dudes sat at one of these tables ALL NIGHT. I was having really good luck with it, as...
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