Hello everybody.
I have been a visitor to the blackjack forums for several years now, but recently became a member and so i thought I would post several questions related to card counting. A couple particular members here I have followed before on other sites and their stories have been inspiring, as well as insightful to improving my game. With recent deteriorating BJ conditions in the northwest i've found that I need every edge possible to win.
1. One of the best advice i have learned is to keep short sessions and to always leave after exposing your spread. Sometimes though I don't have many nearby casinos as other options so I have to stake out at a table for awhile. If I am already a known card counter at a given establishment, however I have managed to stay within tolerance levels thus far - is it a bad idea to camp out at a BJ table until i get a good count? Or should I leave after say... 2 shoes max - even if i do not get an opportunity for a high count? I feel that the later is a better option for longevity. Sometimes I feel that just sitting at a table as a known counter (without even raising my bet) will disrupt comfort levels for casino. Do people do this?? or do they leave the table EVEN if the do not see a high count?
2. I frequently play 8-deck blackjack because they have low min games, good rules, and are less watched then 2-deck & some 6-deck games. Is 8-deck game with 80% penetration still a good game? I mean a true count of +4 in 8-deck is JUST as good as a true count of +4 in double deck, correct? Like its the same % chance of pulling a face card (depends only on true count - NOT remaining decks) so I don't see why 8-deck is less advantages as double deck, as long as you can sit through long negative counts with min bet.
3. Lastly. Are people really splitting 88 against dealer 10? even at high counts?? To me that is an obvious surrender, but apparently 88 split against dealer 10 is better than surrender. Anyone have any insight into why that is?
Thanks again for all the posts everyone I've really learned a lot from the forums over the years. Hope to hear your guys thought on the questions, but no big deal if they get overlooked because i am a noobie after all.
Thanks!!
-Babyspice
I have been a visitor to the blackjack forums for several years now, but recently became a member and so i thought I would post several questions related to card counting. A couple particular members here I have followed before on other sites and their stories have been inspiring, as well as insightful to improving my game. With recent deteriorating BJ conditions in the northwest i've found that I need every edge possible to win.
1. One of the best advice i have learned is to keep short sessions and to always leave after exposing your spread. Sometimes though I don't have many nearby casinos as other options so I have to stake out at a table for awhile. If I am already a known card counter at a given establishment, however I have managed to stay within tolerance levels thus far - is it a bad idea to camp out at a BJ table until i get a good count? Or should I leave after say... 2 shoes max - even if i do not get an opportunity for a high count? I feel that the later is a better option for longevity. Sometimes I feel that just sitting at a table as a known counter (without even raising my bet) will disrupt comfort levels for casino. Do people do this?? or do they leave the table EVEN if the do not see a high count?
2. I frequently play 8-deck blackjack because they have low min games, good rules, and are less watched then 2-deck & some 6-deck games. Is 8-deck game with 80% penetration still a good game? I mean a true count of +4 in 8-deck is JUST as good as a true count of +4 in double deck, correct? Like its the same % chance of pulling a face card (depends only on true count - NOT remaining decks) so I don't see why 8-deck is less advantages as double deck, as long as you can sit through long negative counts with min bet.
3. Lastly. Are people really splitting 88 against dealer 10? even at high counts?? To me that is an obvious surrender, but apparently 88 split against dealer 10 is better than surrender. Anyone have any insight into why that is?
Thanks again for all the posts everyone I've really learned a lot from the forums over the years. Hope to hear your guys thought on the questions, but no big deal if they get overlooked because i am a noobie after all.
Thanks!!
-Babyspice
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