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It’s better to use 2-7 against 9-A, than 2-6 against 10-A. The only card that shouldn’t affect the count is 8. This is a superior way of doing it in every way but the insurance correlation. If you want a counting vector that has the lowest correlation to the standard hi-lo, then give 2 points to 5 and 7, 1 point to ace (yes, count ace as a low card), and give -1 point to 10 and 2. Yes, 2 counting as a high card. This has a correlation of about 0.2 to classic hi-lo so will never get you any heat because if they count to see if the count is high when you’re betting big, they’ll think you’re choosing your bet size independent of the count. Unfortunately, it’s only 1/2 as effective as regular card counting. But you might consider it if you find a promotional game. I once got banned from a casino that had a promotion of a 25 dollar bonus for a blackjack in hearts (both cards suited heart, thus 1/16 of all blackjacks will be this) on the weekends. This promotion is enough to completely erase the house edge and give the player a 0.7% edge even without counting cards, if you flat bet 5$, the min bet at the 6 deck game, and give a risk of ruin of 50% with just a 900 dollar bankroll. And so the pressure was off, of counting cards seriously, when you have the edge on the house even without it. I worked this method out afterwards, after being banned, it might have been nice if I had used it to have avoided detection.
1). On the Options selection page, the chosen option for text fields is light and unselected options are dark. But that’s reversed for the Quick Play/Normal Play buttons: the selected option is dark, and non-selected is light. That’s confusing. It’d be better if the indicator for selected values was consistently light or dark, not mixed.
2). It’d be helpful if you stored the user’s Option selections in a browser cookie, and automatically set them similarly the next time the user returns to the site, rather than forcing them to re-enter their options every time they visit.
3). It’d also be helpful to have single-letter keyboard shortcuts for common actions. Perhaps not Quit or alter bet, but at least for Deal, Hit, Stand, Double, Split, and Surrender. Having to drag the mouse pointer back and forth between buttons really slows gameplay down.
Hope that’s helpful. I’ve used this for years for practice, and really appreciate that you’ve kept it up. Thanks!
I have played blackjack for about 50 years, I thought I knew how to play. Problem is , I did not know the rules of play. So more often than not I would lose. I memorized “Basic Strategy” 6 decks, dealer stays on soft 17 DAS allowed. I decided to test my knowledge at a casino. $5.00 table. Two hours later I had won back my $200 start money and a two hundred dollar profit. Next week I took on the $10.00 table, won $300 inside two hours. I did this every week for nine weeks. Then it happened, I lost the entire $300.00 inside three hours. I played PERFECT strategy and still lost. I am going to assume it was due to all the small cards coming out. I changed tables and still was on a losing streak. So I have determined that counting cards would have prevented me from doubling or splitting when I should have hit or stood. I would hit on a 12 and get a ten, I would hit on 16 and get a ten. If I knew the count I would have been able to act accordingly. I am 76 years of age and I have tried on my own to count cards, But eventually, I lose count while trying to determine the true count. I count 2,3,4,5,6 and the 10, J Q, K, A. and determine the number of cards in the discard tray. (decks). Should I forget about counting? and LEARN to walk away after losing xxx hands in a row?
Out of curiosity, what site was this with? Is it just me, or do you feel like some versions of blackjack are not being inspected properly? For example, I feel that versions like Virgin Games/Monopoly Casino/Gamesys brand are really true to rtp%, while there’s some sport bookmaker’s casinos feel very off sometimes.
In online blackjack, I played 10,000 hands and of all the 12’s I hit on, 83.8% gave a ten. I asked the casino why this was and they told me I had bad luck
I would agree about composition-dependent, but Spanish 21 is quite popular, in my opinion (WA).
Good luck to Ken! Those are great strategy cards he made, they are the best. I have both standard and advanced sets, plus about 20 assorted 4/6/8 S/H17 strategy cards I give to people at my home game where we practice blackjack.
Thanks
Do you have to remember the variations to players edge or can u just use a calculator to do so?
let,s play
This was a great start for me today the info is awesome
It’s better to use 2-7 against 9-A, than 2-6 against 10-A. The only card that shouldn’t affect the count is 8. This is a superior way of doing it in every way but the insurance correlation. If you want a counting vector that has the lowest correlation to the standard hi-lo, then give 2 points to 5 and 7, 1 point to ace (yes, count ace as a low card), and give -1 point to 10 and 2. Yes, 2 counting as a high card. This has a correlation of about 0.2 to classic hi-lo so will never get you any heat because if they count to see if the count is high when you’re betting big, they’ll think you’re choosing your bet size independent of the count. Unfortunately, it’s only 1/2 as effective as regular card counting. But you might consider it if you find a promotional game. I once got banned from a casino that had a promotion of a 25 dollar bonus for a blackjack in hearts (both cards suited heart, thus 1/16 of all blackjacks will be this) on the weekends. This promotion is enough to completely erase the house edge and give the player a 0.7% edge even without counting cards, if you flat bet 5$, the min bet at the 6 deck game, and give a risk of ruin of 50% with just a 900 dollar bankroll. And so the pressure was off, of counting cards seriously, when you have the edge on the house even without it. I worked this method out afterwards, after being banned, it might have been nice if I had used it to have avoided detection.
Some usability suggestions:
1). On the Options selection page, the chosen option for text fields is light and unselected options are dark. But that’s reversed for the Quick Play/Normal Play buttons: the selected option is dark, and non-selected is light. That’s confusing. It’d be better if the indicator for selected values was consistently light or dark, not mixed.
2). It’d be helpful if you stored the user’s Option selections in a browser cookie, and automatically set them similarly the next time the user returns to the site, rather than forcing them to re-enter their options every time they visit.
3). It’d also be helpful to have single-letter keyboard shortcuts for common actions. Perhaps not Quit or alter bet, but at least for Deal, Hit, Stand, Double, Split, and Surrender. Having to drag the mouse pointer back and forth between buttons really slows gameplay down.
Hope that’s helpful. I’ve used this for years for practice, and really appreciate that you’ve kept it up. Thanks!
My wife loves “Match the Dealer” side bets. Are there any free web games with that feature? I can’t seem to find any…
How often (%) does a player win doubling down on 11?
Hi ..noticed a glitch.. had A3 to dealer 4 and it told me to double.. basic strategy tells you to only hit.. thanks
I have played blackjack for about 50 years, I thought I knew how to play. Problem is , I did not know the rules of play. So more often than not I would lose. I memorized “Basic Strategy” 6 decks, dealer stays on soft 17 DAS allowed. I decided to test my knowledge at a casino. $5.00 table. Two hours later I had won back my $200 start money and a two hundred dollar profit. Next week I took on the $10.00 table, won $300 inside two hours. I did this every week for nine weeks. Then it happened, I lost the entire $300.00 inside three hours. I played PERFECT strategy and still lost. I am going to assume it was due to all the small cards coming out. I changed tables and still was on a losing streak. So I have determined that counting cards would have prevented me from doubling or splitting when I should have hit or stood. I would hit on a 12 and get a ten, I would hit on 16 and get a ten. If I knew the count I would have been able to act accordingly. I am 76 years of age and I have tried on my own to count cards, But eventually, I lose count while trying to determine the true count. I count 2,3,4,5,6 and the 10, J Q, K, A. and determine the number of cards in the discard tray. (decks). Should I forget about counting? and LEARN to walk away after losing xxx hands in a row?
Join the discussion…your wrong split
Join the discussion…
Because the game is rigged
Out of curiosity, what site was this with? Is it just me, or do you feel like some versions of blackjack are not being inspected properly? For example, I feel that versions like Virgin Games/Monopoly Casino/Gamesys brand are really true to rtp%, while there’s some sport bookmaker’s casinos feel very off sometimes.
500 dollars in chips.
Yeah that person is an idiot! Nice reply!
In online blackjack, I played 10,000 hands and of all the 12’s I hit on, 83.8% gave a ten. I asked the casino why this was and they told me I had bad luck
I would agree about composition-dependent, but Spanish 21 is quite popular, in my opinion (WA).
Good luck to Ken! Those are great strategy cards he made, they are the best. I have both standard and advanced sets, plus about 20 assorted 4/6/8 S/H17 strategy cards I give to people at my home game where we practice blackjack.
Is it too hard to learn?
Love your lessons by the way
I’d like to know as well 98% BE 70%PE?
outweighs 97% and a Playing Efficiency of 51%.