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    Illustrious 18, I give up!!! - Chart and questiom

    Sorry for the bump of this thread but I'm a new AP in training myself and have mastered Basic Strategy but have difficulty learning the Illustrious 18 as the charts in various books aren't that clear. Fortunately, this video cleared up a lot of things for me and hopefully for others as well!
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    Figuring bet spread

    https://www.blackjackinfo.com/blackjack-school/lesson-08-money-management-part-2/
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    Does other players' affect you?

    I don't have time to criticize ploppies. I'm too busy keeping track of the running count and making the right decisions on my hands.
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    Super Bowl Sunday: a good day to play?

    I'm Canadian and visited quite a number of US cities for my job. Although I'm sure the people in Philly are nice and love their Eagles, the city desperately needs to be gentrified. Some of the neighbourhoods I've passed though a few years ago look exactly the same as the ones in Rocky (the...
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    If you're looking for a great blackjack book.

    Thanks. After reading a few reviews, it looks promising. I just ordered my copy from Amazon (2017 edition of course).
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    Vancouver Blackjack

    As a Canadian, I've never even heard of Spanish 21 until I went to a Ferndale, WA casino for the first time (Silver Reef).
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    Vancouver Blackjack

    Spanish 21 doesn't exist in our universe, but there's tons of Baccarat tables to service the large proportions of Asians there.
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    Vancouver Blackjack

    Sorry for the bump in thread but I'm from Vancouver and yes, its CSMs in the low limit tables but in the higher limit tables (min. $25+) it's usually a pitch DD but the Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam also has a traditional 6 deck shoe game (but no mid-shoe entry).
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    I'm new myself (been learning this game for 2 months) and based from extrapolating numbers from the Optimum bet chart from this site I came to the conclusion you need $525 for every $1 of min. bet. In your case it is $1050 (2 x $525). This bankroll only applies to a 6 deck game using a 1 - 12...
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