Hi, I've been checking out these forums for a while, but, I started playing blackjack in a casino just about 2 weeks ago. I find counting very interesting, but right now I'm playing BJ for fun and with almost perfect basic strategy (about 1-2 misses in 500 hands in my trainer sessions).
But in the last 2 weeks, after about 12 hours of total play, I've seen all sorts of people, of which the majority were -as called in this forum- ploppies.
I've seen many idiotic moves, but one of them last night was wow, as the guy stood on a 7! Yes, he stood on a 3 and 4. Dealer and his buddy reminded him, but his answer was "f*** it, I wanna stand".
What I wonder however is that, what could the actual HE be on these types of players? I know that there's no single ploppy style, but say when you miss BS 50% of the time, what would the HE be in that case? Does it move to 3-4% or 10-15%?
I also played some Let It Ride, and I found the players to be knowing what they're doing. It's not a game a ploppy can just jump in and understand the rules etc. So, although, initially I thought the casino edge on BJ was pretty poor compared to roulette's 5%+ and Let It Ride's 3%+, after having played BJ in real life, I think the edge might be much much better than the calculated <1% levels.
Any insights on whether this is the case, and BJ is actually one of the most profitable table games for the casino, when ironically, it has the best mathematical edge for the player?
But in the last 2 weeks, after about 12 hours of total play, I've seen all sorts of people, of which the majority were -as called in this forum- ploppies.
I've seen many idiotic moves, but one of them last night was wow, as the guy stood on a 7! Yes, he stood on a 3 and 4. Dealer and his buddy reminded him, but his answer was "f*** it, I wanna stand".
What I wonder however is that, what could the actual HE be on these types of players? I know that there's no single ploppy style, but say when you miss BS 50% of the time, what would the HE be in that case? Does it move to 3-4% or 10-15%?
I also played some Let It Ride, and I found the players to be knowing what they're doing. It's not a game a ploppy can just jump in and understand the rules etc. So, although, initially I thought the casino edge on BJ was pretty poor compared to roulette's 5%+ and Let It Ride's 3%+, after having played BJ in real life, I think the edge might be much much better than the calculated <1% levels.
Any insights on whether this is the case, and BJ is actually one of the most profitable table games for the casino, when ironically, it has the best mathematical edge for the player?