Insure Blackjack only [RULE]

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Mark1234

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Hi.
This is my first post here.:)
I would like to know if it is worth to play when taking insurance is allowed only if the player has BJ. "Go to the another casino" is not an option because i live in England and it is common rule here (probably in every casino). And the another question - should I insure BJ at adequatly hi count, or should I take "even money"?
Thanks for any help;) :)
 
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San

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Mark1234 said:
Hi.
This is my first post here.:)
I would like to know if it is worth to play when taking insurance is allowed only if the player has BJ. "Go to the another casino" is not an option because i live in England and it is common rule here (probably in every casino). And the another question - should I insure BJ at adequatly hi count, or should I take "even money"?
Thanks for any help;) :)
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I don't understand. If the player gets a BJ, he should take even money when the count is high, not "insurance". Why does anyone insure a BJ hand?

Well, I think the casinos in England are very nice to players. Insurance is not a good play for the players who are not counting. Casinos can get more money from insurance.

San
 
ihate17

ihate17

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Same thing

San said:
I don't understand. If the player gets a BJ, he should take even money when the count is high, not "insurance". Why does anyone insure a BJ hand?

San
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There is no difference between even money and insuring a blackjack. Perhaps the English casinos just save this extra step and time by asking everyone at the same time.

ihate17
 
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Cardcounter

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The even money only rule!

If you play in a 1 deck game and have a blackjack the average house advantage is about 8% in shoes it is closer to 6%. You having a blackjack actually decreases the odds that the dealer has blackjack because you eat up 1 ten. Conencentrate more on the rest of your game and ignore the insurance proposition if you can only take even money. Yes it is true that insurance can be profitable however it is more likely to be profitable with 9-7 than with blackjack! You will not be able to insure your 9-7. For you the best thing to do when asked if you want to insure is not look at your cards and decline it everytime taking even money will most likely hurt you rather than help you.
 
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LeonShuffle

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That's a bad rule for APs but good for everyone else. The casinos are actually (believe it or not) trying to do players a favor by not offering insurance, since it's a sucker's bet. However, since it's the most profitable index, it takes away a big part of an APs game. You should take the even money in high counts and not in low. Unless of course, you want the even money in low counts too.
 
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Mark1234

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San said:
Well, I think the casinos in England are very nice to players. Insurance is not a good play for the players who are not counting. Casinos can get more money from insurance.
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But I DO count cards! Thats the problem.
And I'll be playing 6D or 4D game.
Thanks for all advices!

P.S LeonShuffle - what is "AP"??
 
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