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Okay, I started by reading "Winning Casino Blackjack for the Non-Counter" by Cardoza. This was a very good book for me. It brought a newbie like me up to speed pretty quickly. It started my journey with basic strategy. Next, was "The Color of Blackjack" by Dravot. This book was good because...

I haven't been to the Sands in 3-4 weeks. At that time, the Sands was in the process of setting up tables for BJ. Does anyone know if these tables are open yet? If not, when? Thanks.

I was at the Sands today trying out my new-found knowledge of BS when a player asked advice. She had two 10's and wanted to know if she should split them. Nobody said anything. Finally, I blurted out that I would never split a hand of 20. Immediately I thought that maybe I shouldn't had said...

I've been practicing my BS using the Trainer on this site. I'm set to 6 decks, H17, DAS, Late Surrender. I have a 17 with the dealer showing an ace. I tried to stand, but the trainer said the correct play is surrender. Is this correct? I looked in my book, "The Color of Blackjack" and it says to...

The video BJ table that I play at in PA has the following rules: 1. If the dealer's up card is an ace, she offers insurance, then checks for BJ before allowing a surrender. 2. If the dealer's up card is a 10, play continues, you can surrender before she turns over her facedown card. So...

Hi all, So far, I've been a casual player at BJ. I do okay since I play very conservatively. I'm trying to learn the basic strategy tables to help my gameplay. Since I live in northwest NJ, I go frequently to the Sands in Bethelem, PA and Mt Airy in the Poconos. Both have only table video...