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It’s over! Until two years ago, half the casinos I played in, in MDE, had CSMs at blackjack. This week, I visited all the table game casinos. Every single 21 table had a CSM.
I have a solution. At a $25 table I usually buy in for $500 and get all green chips. If I know the table only pays 6:5 I buy in for $2000 and ask for black chips. The dealer will announce that he is changing $2000, and the pit boss will usually walk over to check me out. After I get my chips and right before the dealer starts to deal, I ask the dealer what they pay on blackjack. When he says 6:5 I apologize and say I only play 3:2 blackjack and ask to color up. If enough of us do this the pit bosses will eventually get the message and hopefully pass it on to management. You may also get the chance to educate the other people playing at the table.
Here is one solution. I usually carry around $1500 with me when I play blackjack. If I go into a casino and they only pay 6:5 I go to the table and buy in for my total $1500 in black chips. The dealer announces to the pit boss that he is changing $1500 which will always prompt the pit boss to wander over to the table. Just before the dealer starts to deal I ask the dealer what they pay on blackjack. When he says 6:5 I say I’m sorry and ask to color up. This sends a message to the pit boss and if enough people do this the message may make it to management. Plus, you may get to educate other players at the table.
Thanks for this! If the house uses a variation of the peek/no peek, which strategy should I use? The variation is that if the house draws a 10, it does not peek, but will PAY BACK players’ double downs if the house draws blackjack. So if I had 11, I would double down, but are there other considerations?
I always wanted to ask this question. I have been playing at home with a 2 deck shoe. I have been playing for several years at home. I use a negative betting strategy. I play on a 100 table with 10k max stand on soft 17. I bet 100 100 300 600. After I lose 4 hands in a row I bet 100 100 1k 2k when I win either the 1k or 2k I go back and bet my original strategy of 100 100 300 600 until I lose and start it all over again. I used to start with 10k then switched to 7k start because I noticed starting with 10k did get me more wins in the long run. After 2 years I’m up at home 1 million bucks of fake money. I started with 50k and never went broke. I never lost more than 5 times in a row making the lose 35k. How was I able to do this and why won’t it work at the casino. I realize I’m playing at a table with just me. What are the odds of replicating this at the casino ?
The chance you loose 6 in a row is 2.1%. The article then states this will occur 1/47 times. The 1 occurrence is a loss of 6 hands, meaning the other 46 times 6 hands were also played and you won at least 1 time those 6 hands. Meaning a total of 282 total hands of blackjack were played here and six losses in a row occurred 1 time. Giving you the odds 1/47. Now if you use a modified martingale and cap your self at 6 losses in a row with an original bet of 10 your 6th bet will be 320. Your min bank roll would have to be 710. Based on these odds you plan on loosing 710 dollars per ever 282 hands of blackjack you play. However In that 282 you will also win a lot. The min amount of times you can win in 282 is 46. 46×10=$410 $410-710=Net of -300 dollars. However the theoretical amount of times you win in 282 hands based off having 43.3% chance of winning each hand is $1,221. Net profit of 1,221-710= $511. In theory you should alway net more money in 282 hands even when you loose 6 in a row one time.
If you’re playing by blackjack rules, you’re going to eventually lose. You’re winnings are the result of luck, not this strategy. This is the best trainer going for sure, but you’re eventually going to lose if you play by these strategies. If you could win simply playing these odds, the casinos would change the rules.
In most cases, a multiple hand of 16 vs dealer 10 is a stand, but there are exceptions where you would hit, examples: 10-3-3, 10-2-2-2, 6-6-4 all hit. If your 16 is composed of 5 cards or more, stand. If your 16 contains a 6 it’s usually a hit except 6-5-5. Close call is 10-4-2 (stand in a six-deck shoe but hit in an 8-deck shoe). Other notable exceptions in a s17 game: A-2-2-3 and A-3-3-A stand against dealer Ace.
It’s over!
Until two years ago, half the casinos I played in, in MDE, had CSMs at blackjack.
This week, I visited all the table game casinos. Every single 21 table had a CSM.
I have a solution. At a $25 table I usually buy in for $500 and get all green chips. If I know the table only pays 6:5 I buy in for $2000 and ask for black chips. The dealer will announce that he is changing $2000, and the pit boss will usually walk over to check me out. After I get my chips and right before the dealer starts to deal, I ask the dealer what they pay on blackjack. When he says 6:5 I apologize and say I only play 3:2 blackjack and ask to color up. If enough of us do this the pit bosses will eventually get the message and hopefully pass it on to management. You may also get the chance to educate the other people playing at the table.
Here is one solution. I usually carry around $1500 with me when I play blackjack. If I go into a casino and they only pay 6:5 I go to the table and buy in for my total $1500 in black chips. The dealer announces to the pit boss that he is changing $1500 which will always prompt the pit boss to wander over to the table. Just before the dealer starts to deal I ask the dealer what they pay on blackjack. When he says 6:5 I say I’m sorry and ask to color up. This sends a message to the pit boss and if enough people do this the message may make it to management. Plus, you may get to educate other players at the table.
nearly every time the dealer shows a face card or 10 it draws to a 20
tell me,please,how many boxes to bet when playing blackjack?
can you make a living if you play bj perfectly?
Yes, of course.
Best trainer going.If you want to learn how to play the right way this is it.Thank you so much.
After you split, when do you also double?
Thanks for this! If the house uses a variation of the peek/no peek, which strategy should I use? The variation is that if the house draws a 10, it does not peek, but will PAY BACK players’ double downs if the house draws blackjack. So if I had 11, I would double down, but are there other considerations?
I always wanted to ask this question. I have been playing at home with a 2 deck shoe. I have been playing for several years at home. I use a negative betting strategy. I play on a 100 table with 10k max stand on soft 17. I bet 100 100 300 600. After I lose 4 hands in a row I bet 100 100 1k 2k when I win either the 1k or 2k I go back and bet my original strategy of 100 100 300 600 until I lose and start it all over again. I used to start with 10k then switched to 7k start because I noticed starting with 10k did get me more wins in the long run. After 2 years I’m up at home 1 million bucks of fake money. I started with 50k and never went broke. I never lost more than 5 times in a row making the lose 35k. How was I able to do this and why won’t it work at the casino. I realize I’m playing at a table with just me. What are the odds of replicating this at the casino ?
why not double down with a hard 8 against a 5 or 6?
The chance you loose 6 in a row is 2.1%. The article then states this will occur 1/47 times. The 1 occurrence is a loss of 6 hands, meaning the other 46 times 6 hands were also played and you won at least 1 time those 6 hands. Meaning a total of 282 total hands of blackjack were played here and six losses in a row occurred 1 time. Giving you the odds 1/47. Now if you use a modified martingale and cap your self at 6 losses in a row with an original bet of 10 your 6th bet will be 320. Your min bank roll would have to be 710. Based on these odds you plan on loosing 710 dollars per ever 282 hands of blackjack you play. However In that 282 you will also win a lot. The min amount of times you can win in 282 is 46. 46×10=$410 $410-710=Net of -300 dollars. However the theoretical amount of times you win in 282 hands based off having 43.3% chance of winning each hand is $1,221. Net profit of 1,221-710= $511. In theory you should alway net more money in 282 hands even when you loose 6 in a row one time.
If you’re playing by blackjack rules, you’re going to eventually lose. You’re winnings are the result of luck, not this strategy. This is the best trainer going for sure, but you’re eventually going to lose if you play by these strategies. If you could win simply playing these odds, the casinos would change the rules.
You are wrong. On soft 15 vs 3 you hit. You are thinking of a hard 15.
Switch to a new online provider… 😂 Lol
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learn a counting system
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In most cases, a multiple hand of 16 vs dealer 10 is a stand, but there are exceptions where you would hit, examples: 10-3-3, 10-2-2-2, 6-6-4 all hit.
If your 16 is composed of 5 cards or more, stand. If your 16 contains a 6 it’s usually a hit except 6-5-5. Close call is 10-4-2 (stand in a six-deck shoe but hit in an 8-deck shoe).
Other notable exceptions in a s17 game: A-2-2-3 and A-3-3-A stand against dealer Ace.
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