Recent content by bj2007

No, it isn't early surrender. They don't peek at the 10 or A before playing out the hand. If you surrender, a tile is placed on your cards. If the dealers got a natural, your full bet is taken.

Just in case you don't already know: -The casino you're talking about doesn't peek with 10 or A before playing out the hand(increase the house advantage and changes basic strategy a bit) -I'm pretty sure they're all 8 deckers -There are better games just across the border(maybe you're not...

"to put it another way, everytime you see green, you would double sure" I don't think that's true. There's a big difference in EV when playing out a hand normally compared to agreeing to only take one more card

I know probabilities as well as the next guy. I could be down 1600 just as easily as up 1900. I didn't mean to come across as gloating. I've only been counting 5 months, I know I can improve a tonne('ton' for you Americans). I guess I should have addressed my question more like "how much...

I think you are misunderstanding my question. I'm not asking for help in calculating my own EV(you can choose whether to trust me or not in my own EV estimate) I'm more interested in some of the regular poster's earnings from blackjack just out of the sake of curiosity.

Just an estimate: (Dead link: http://www.bjstats.com/bjre.asp)

Ploppy: Here's a list of some hands where you could break away from basic strategy. These would help decrease variance a bit and wouldn't cost you too much. Sometimes, depending on the count, they might even be the correct plays! (6D,H17) Hit instead of Double: 9 vs 3,4 10 vs 9 11 vs...

I'd like to hear about everyone's actual results versus their expected value. It would be especially interesting to hear from people who have been counting for years. I'll go first. Counting career: 5 months Actual results: +$1900 Estimated EV: +$350

Can someone tell me if this is a worthwhile strategy or just a waste of time? 6deck,H17,DAS,LS, avg 80%pen $5@ +1 or lower $10 @+2 $15 @+3 $20 @+4 $25 @+5 $30 @+6 or higher Count hi-lo with 80 BS variations, play through all counts Maybe 80 hands/hour I know the 2 problems-...

Sorry, made a mistake. I got confused cause #1 peaks, then pays surrenders and #2 plays out the hand, then pays surrenders. This brings up another question though: Casino #1 deals itself 2 cards while casino #2 deals itself 1 card then plays out all hands before giving itself the second...

I've seen 2 types of late surrender: 1) Immediately receive 50% of bet back 2) Receive 50% of bet back if no 10 or A; if 10 or A then wait and see if dealer has blackjack-Receive 50% of bet if not or lose entire bet if blackjack. Are both types common? #1 was in Washington and #2 was in...

88vs10 88vsA Would you ever use late surrender with 88 vs 10 or A?