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These 2 statements contradict each other. So which statement is wrong? Is house edge determined by a deck that diminishes vs. your BS play or by your odds on one random hand vs. your BS play? PS. thank you for your explanation of bonuses. I understand how they give you a big advantage...

so it's been a while and maybe I just need to look at my copy of Theory of Blackjack but, how do online casino's calculate house edge? It seems to me that since online casinos shuffle after every hand that the conclusion you draw is: Online casinos have X% advantage over you in the long...

don't worry about it, it happens to the best of us. I went through a similar thing as well... http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=1239 And in the end I concluded the same thing as you. It just comes down to, how much risk are you comfortable with? Remember that God Box...

Actually, I am little ashamed to admit that I learned card counting from Jerry Patterson's book on blackjack. Not that the information regarding how to count was bad. It's just that he's got some theories about the game that are a little "out there." Blackbelt in blackjack was the second book...

I think you have described the life of a card counter. step 1. go to vegas and play blackjack with no strategy whatsoever. step 2. learn basic strategy and play as a long term loser. step 3. learn to count but don't realize the limitations of your skill (50/50) step 4. finally get it all...

I think you misundertand a bit. For all purposes here (blackjack, roulette, gambling etc...) variance is a descriptor. IE. when you are in a +10 TC situation and you are dealt a hard 16 to a 5 up and then hit to get a 5, you would say that variance (luck) gave you that 5.

Look at that backwards. For a card counter, variance is your only enemy.

I think we have exhaustively defined "gambling" to the truest sense of the word. You all should go check out my post in the off topic section "The God Box" http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=1299 It may put this whole card counting thing into persepective for you...

this really begs the question of who goes into the high roller area for a longer amount of time: the advantage player or the clueless player? This is really where, if unchecked, the most amount of damage (either good or bad) can be done to the bottom line.

which is why I stated it was a gross oversimplification. It really a dis-service dealt to the public when we say that blackjack has a .5% house edge when we know that they will only realize that number through perfect basic strategy play. A roulette game has a 5% (roughly) house advantage but...

It's all about good practice. That is, practicing the skill as well as the conditions. Practice counting until you are so fast and accurate that you can't really believe it's actually that easy. Then add a distraction. Again, do it until it becomes unbelievably easy. Then add another...

I hate to rain on the parade but here's what I think... I see 2 conclusions. 1. We reach some sort of equillibrium with the casinos counter measures. IE. Our best effort will make the house edge 0%. Then blackjack becomes indisinguishable from all the other games (a gross...

I never said it would be easy. But, alas, what worthwhile thing in life is ever easy. :)

We balk at things like 6:5 blackjack and CSMs but really they are just the casino responding to the things that we throw at them. Hole card playing seems to be on the line of cheating yet there are people who do it. There is no law that says you can't play to a casino's weakness but in the...

that goes without saying. Thank you for all your help.