Recent content by apriorist

Cool. Good job, great site.

Why don't you have a section that tells what the current rules are for BJ games at different casinos in the different cities? You could have people who visit various casinos inform you of the rules and you publish a list or something.

What is the safest way to increase your bet when you're counting, but playing by yourself? What is the max you can usually increase your bet without drawing attention to yourself? Thanks.

What is the typical penetration of a deck in blackjack (in terms of percent) for the various deck amounts? Is there a level that could be considered "average" or does it vary to much to tell? I'm sure single-deck is totally different from multi-deck. Is it around 60%, 75%, 80%? Let's assume...

I think seeing it as "only" a 1% advantage doesn't do the benefits of counting justice. We see the number "1" and think "not much", but considering how many hand you're (theoretically) playing, it is a lot. I've heard that if you have a particular bankroll and play with perfect counting and BS...

For Uston and the MIT people, but I don't think Hyland started with a particularly big bankroll ($16,000, I think). The key, I guess, is to either start very small if you're by yourself, or to get several people together and combine your money for a big bankroll.

I'm not an expert, but if you read about Ken Uston, Tommy Hyland and that book "Bringing Down the House", you'll see that the slight advantage you have by counting is enough to win lots of money- if everything is done right.

I'm no expert, but from all the stuff I've read, it seems like everytime the casinos make any change in the rules of BJ, a lot of people have said "Blackjack's heyday is over", but then you hear another story of someone or a team making a bundle at counting. Think about it: I'm sure after Beat...