Can anyone offer me an easy yet fun way to play blackjack for $$ at home with a few friends. I have the felt board, cards, etc. just looking for a way to make the winning of money fair for all. Here is what Im thinking and would appreicate feedback on this idea---1)everyone pays say $50 per person to play. 2)play is one on one where one person acts as a dealer and the other a player, the third sits out and play continues until pile of cards is gone. 3) then players rotate, winning paid in chips 4) once each person has gone through the pile of cards once everyone will have a certain amount of chips won 5) the money collected is distributed based on how many coins earned divided by how many total coins have been earned combined. EX. I earn 15 of 40 total coins earned(from say all three players) which is 3/8 therefore I get roughly 3/8 of the pot of money. Does this sound about right? or is there an easier way to do it? Any help would be appreciated. Finally, Take it easy on me iM a rookie at this.
Home Blackjack HELP!!
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Just set your chips denomination to the preferred amount, and be the dealer. You can make 25 cent minimums, and 1$-5$ maxbets, as your table limit, for example. Just let your friends buy in for what they want. As the dealer, you probably need a couple hundred dollars worth of chips...... at the most.
Then set your house rules, to your liking. The more rules you have, the funner it will be.
Then set your house rules, to your liking. The more rules you have, the funner it will be.
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mociferous said:
We used to play (family of four) where if you got a blackjack, you then became dealer and collected and paid out as a dealer would. If you ran out of chips, you were out. Whoever had the most chips when an alarm (previously set...no clock visible) went off won the pot.
Example, each player starts with 400 in chips and each person antes up $5 to the pot. Winner takes the pot at the end of the time and then start another round. (just trying to explain a little better.)
You could even pay out first and second or more people if you have enough playing.
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mociferous said:
We used to play (family of four) where if you got a blackjack, you then became dealer and collected and paid out as a dealer would. If you ran out of chips, you were out. Whoever had the most chips when an alarm (previously set...no clock visible) went off won the pot.
Then why are you the house?
I don't get it.
How about I show up as the House, offer a 0.00% BS EV game to everyone and always be the dealer? Unless everyone knows exactly what they are doing, and is adequately rolled, I'll take my chances.
Or, you be the House with BS of 0.00% and let me card count and vary bets.
I'll buy my plane ticket and pay for my lodging either way.
Set the rules, min-max allowed etc and I'm all over this like a hobo on ham.
PS - Nevada rules - if I suspect some asshole CC I get to kick his ass out of there whether he actually is or not lol.
I love the idea of house BJ though.
How many of you guys out there know of a house BJ game? Why are there so many house poker games, if there are actually are, compared to house BJ games?
I know of about 10 places I can play poker on the side but zero places where I could play BJ the same illegal way.
Unfortunately, I can't play poker.
How many of you out there actually know of and play in a private BJ game?
Why is it always poker but not BJ?
I don't get it.
How about I show up as the House, offer a 0.00% BS EV game to everyone and always be the dealer? Unless everyone knows exactly what they are doing, and is adequately rolled, I'll take my chances.
Or, you be the House with BS of 0.00% and let me card count and vary bets.
I'll buy my plane ticket and pay for my lodging either way.
Set the rules, min-max allowed etc and I'm all over this like a hobo on ham.
PS - Nevada rules - if I suspect some asshole CC I get to kick his ass out of there whether he actually is or not lol.
I love the idea of house BJ though.
How many of you guys out there know of a house BJ game? Why are there so many house poker games, if there are actually are, compared to house BJ games?
I know of about 10 places I can play poker on the side but zero places where I could play BJ the same illegal way.
Unfortunately, I can't play poker.
How many of you out there actually know of and play in a private BJ game?
Why is it always poker but not BJ?
Poker was invented as a house game, BJ was invented for casinos.
That said, my fun idea for home blackjack is, everybody gets one down card and one up card. Everybody's bet goes into the pot. No double downs, only splitting. Highest hand wins all. You could make things like 777 an automatic winner. The possibilities are endless.
That said, my fun idea for home blackjack is, everybody gets one down card and one up card. Everybody's bet goes into the pot. No double downs, only splitting. Highest hand wins all. You could make things like 777 an automatic winner. The possibilities are endless.
Well, ok, I can see poker as house game where there is no fixed HA. After all, there is no HA in poker.
In a casino. poker has a rake, I think lol. The house is guaranteed to win that rake no matter what happesns.
In BJ there is no rake. Except maybe those weird places, maybe in California, that require a 50 cents or whatever "rake" for the privilege of playing a hand.
Talk about making money coming and going.
Tell me where I can fly to if I am the dealer and collect a fixed 50 cents or $1 per round from each player.
If you want to come to my house and pay that, I'll pay your transportaion lol.
In a casino. poker has a rake, I think lol. The house is guaranteed to win that rake no matter what happesns.
In BJ there is no rake. Except maybe those weird places, maybe in California, that require a 50 cents or whatever "rake" for the privilege of playing a hand.
Talk about making money coming and going.
Tell me where I can fly to if I am the dealer and collect a fixed 50 cents or $1 per round from each player.
If you want to come to my house and pay that, I'll pay your transportaion lol.
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The Home game of BJ is called "Caddy Blackjack"
This is discussed in Lance Humble's "World's Greatest Blackjack Book"
Ch. 9 "Blackjack Outside the Casino"
Basically you get a few players together and set some liberal rules.
Double Deck with 3 or 4 players works well. I suggest Four Decks with 5 or 6 players.
Whoever gets a BJ becomes the dealer.
If there are two BJ's in a round, the first one becomes the dealer.
The dealership can be refused or auctioned off.
The player becoming the dealer must have enough cash to pay off the winners if there are double downs and splits and he busts.
etc. etc. etc.
Use some common sense.
The Home game of BJ is called "Caddy Blackjack"
This is discussed in Lance Humble's "World's Greatest Blackjack Book"
Ch. 9 "Blackjack Outside the Casino"
Basically you get a few players together and set some liberal rules.
Double Deck with 3 or 4 players works well. I suggest Four Decks with 5 or 6 players.
Whoever gets a BJ becomes the dealer.
If there are two BJ's in a round, the first one becomes the dealer.
The dealership can be refused or auctioned off.
The player becoming the dealer must have enough cash to pay off the winners if there are double downs and splits and he busts.
etc. etc. etc.
Use some common sense.