Recent content by dbldown

oh, does blackjack pay 3:2? And, anyone know of any other casinos that have double deck or pitch? (I'm from King County)

Sweet, I'm there God, I've been grindin' it at Tulalip and had no idea about Chips. Very cool. Thanks for the info.

One time at the Barbary Coast in Vegas, I was playing third base and a guy was in 1st base, doing pretty well. The count was high, and I put some chips out, but this guy put his whole lot out there. It was a huge stack of chips. The dealer called out "max bet." The cards were dealt, I lost the...

I'm starting to think these people don't read books I think the same people who groan and whine about other players' play are the people who don't read up on blackjack. They are somewhat ignorant, yet they like blackjack, so they learn it secondhand from their loudmouth aunt, their frat...

Thanks all I really enjoyed this discussion. For the most part, I feel very confident about hitting a 12 against a dealer's 2 or 3. The main issue for me is to not let other players (or dealers!) bother me. I think the other issue here is to choose the table wisely. If the vibe isn't right...

Howdy, I know there is a similar thread on this, but this one is a little different. I'm going to Vegas soon and we usually divide our gambling time depending on the location. That is, we're either spending the night on Fremont Street or we're on the main strip. Questions: * What is your...

Ok, so I saw another post on this board about other players getting there panties in a bunch when you hit a 12 against a 2 or 3. I've always hit those! ALWAYS. And many people get all ticked off. I don't really care that they get ticked off, but I need a sanity check here: Is there an...

Hi all, I'm new on this board, hopefully this isn't an out of line or too often asked question. I've been playing BJ for about 5 years. I chose to stick to one book/strategy: Edwin Silberstang's "The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling." I enjoy the book quite a lot. But I did make a hard...