Hi everyone!
I've been cruising this forum a little bit here and there since yesterday. I still have yet to play a blackjack game at the casino (well I played one $20 bill 6 months ago and lost it ) But nothing serious. I have played a few slots and am a few $100 dollars ahead with that.
Anyways, I've always like blackjack and have extra time to learn a new trade. I'm only working part time and it's impossible to find more work right now.
I'm in my early 20s and have a few hundred to spare. I wish to god I could find a good $1 or $2 table somewhere in the St. Louis area but it doesn't seem to be possible. In a month or so I should be able to dedicate $1000 to gambling and then perhaps I will be comfortable with the $5 table.
In the meantime, I've been reading "Strike the Casino with Winning Strategies" by John Gollehon and "Winning Blackjack for the Serious player" Edwin Silberstang.
I am learning to count for a 6 deck game since the 2 deck game starts at $15 a bet. I've read the counting portions of these books and both use different systems. I like the the one that's in the latter book more. In the former book the counting system is based on only counting the 2-6s as positive and not even akknowledging the other numbers.. The second book counts (what I think is the stardard way) of: (3-6 is +1); (2,7,8,9 is neutral); (10 is - 1) and you simply count the aces by themselves.
I've been playing by myself. Using 3 decks and dealing out as though 7 people were playing. I then play the other hands and count the cards and then base my own turn that way. So far after going through the deck I seem to come out ahead at least by one penny (I start off with 30 pennies) . Oh, and when I play the other hands for the imaginary people I use the Gollehon chart to make their moves.
I had a few questions:
1. Does anyone use the "only counting 2-6s" method I mentioned earlier?
2. Why is in the second counting method I mentioned the 2 is neutral? I would think it would be plus since it is in the first counting method?
3. Do you agree with counting the ace seperately? Or do you count it as a negative?
4. Does latter counting system have a name?
5. What the heck is CW, etc?
Sorry for all the questions but I'm a curious one!
I've been cruising this forum a little bit here and there since yesterday. I still have yet to play a blackjack game at the casino (well I played one $20 bill 6 months ago and lost it ) But nothing serious. I have played a few slots and am a few $100 dollars ahead with that.
Anyways, I've always like blackjack and have extra time to learn a new trade. I'm only working part time and it's impossible to find more work right now.
I'm in my early 20s and have a few hundred to spare. I wish to god I could find a good $1 or $2 table somewhere in the St. Louis area but it doesn't seem to be possible. In a month or so I should be able to dedicate $1000 to gambling and then perhaps I will be comfortable with the $5 table.
In the meantime, I've been reading "Strike the Casino with Winning Strategies" by John Gollehon and "Winning Blackjack for the Serious player" Edwin Silberstang.
I am learning to count for a 6 deck game since the 2 deck game starts at $15 a bet. I've read the counting portions of these books and both use different systems. I like the the one that's in the latter book more. In the former book the counting system is based on only counting the 2-6s as positive and not even akknowledging the other numbers.. The second book counts (what I think is the stardard way) of: (3-6 is +1); (2,7,8,9 is neutral); (10 is - 1) and you simply count the aces by themselves.
I've been playing by myself. Using 3 decks and dealing out as though 7 people were playing. I then play the other hands and count the cards and then base my own turn that way. So far after going through the deck I seem to come out ahead at least by one penny (I start off with 30 pennies) . Oh, and when I play the other hands for the imaginary people I use the Gollehon chart to make their moves.
I had a few questions:
1. Does anyone use the "only counting 2-6s" method I mentioned earlier?
2. Why is in the second counting method I mentioned the 2 is neutral? I would think it would be plus since it is in the first counting method?
3. Do you agree with counting the ace seperately? Or do you count it as a negative?
4. Does latter counting system have a name?
5. What the heck is CW, etc?
Sorry for all the questions but I'm a curious one!