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Dealer only has one card on table, player can surrender before the first third card deal out of the shoe.player can surrender on dealer’s ten but not A. so what is the advantage for player for this rule. if ES is +0.7%, what is the advantage for this kind of surrender?
How come when you split Aces and then get another Ace the program will not let you split beyond two hands that is a flaw that needs to be corrected asap. Thanks!
Yes, there is a problem with split Aces in the current version. A completely new trainer is in development and coming along nicely. I’m hoping to launch before the end of the year.
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Gano cada vez que voy a un casino, y lo hago sin contar cartas. Jugaría más, pero creo que me expulsarían si siguiera ganando al ritmo actual (en el único sitio en el que juego ahora).
Doblé mi capital inicial en 5 horas jugando una apuesta consistente de 1/20 de capital inicial.
Parece que estás utilizando una progresión, quizás una Martingala en la que doblas hasta que ganas una mano, lo que produce un beneficio para la serie igual a tu apuesta inicial. Usted no tiene que preocuparse de ser prohibido por eso. De hecho, todo lo contrario. Por desgracia, tampoco tienes que preocuparte por seguir ganando a largo plazo. En algún momento llegará a una racha de pérdidas lo suficientemente larga como para acabar con usted, y su resultado neto será negativo. No puede crear una expectativa ganadora realizando una secuencia de apuestas con expectativas negativas. Simplemente no funciona así.
No, no es progresivo. Siempre apuesto lo mismo. Las mesas en las que juego tienen una apuesta máxima 8 veces mayor que mi apuesta típica. Así que contando splits, dobles, etc., me arruinaría en poco tiempo si apostara progresivo.
Podría haber tenido mucha suerte en el pasado, pero ¿cuántas veces o cuánto dinero puedo ganar antes de que empiecen a darse cuenta?
Yo no me preocuparía. Si haces apuestas planas sin nada más, es que has tenido suerte. Como apostador plano, puedes ganar mucho antes de que se preocupen. En lugares más grandes, $50K de ganancia acumulada podría ser un problema. Pero si no ven nada sospechoso en tu juego, piensa en seis cifras. En los sitios pequeños, en los que realmente se suda la gota gorda, puede ser difícil ganar $10K sin problemas, incluso para jugadores que parecen tener suerte. Para esta pregunta, su kilometraje puede variar.
so I was wondering about a few things, I cant find a free deviation chart for my game rules… everywhere asks for money any idea where I can get a free one? im looking for 6-8 deck dealer hits soft 17 resplit double after split
also I had one other thing I was over thinking lately when I have a soft 18 vs Dealers 3 4 5 6 I double dealers 7 I stay and vs a 9 10 A I hit I resently just found out im suppose to double vs a 2 aswell, however soft 18 vs a dealers 8 it sez stand, I was thinking I want to be hitting this for a free hit? and isn’t 18 a losing hand? soft 17 vs 7 I hit as a free hit don’t I treat it the same 18 vs 8 ? also uhm… when I have an unnatural soft 18 vs the dealers 2-6 are their different plays for each of these? like uhm.. if I have a A-2 Vs Dealers 4 basic strat sez hit, if I get a 5 and have 8 or 18, do I want to stop there or improve my hand ? I was thinking for some reason I wanted to keep improving it but im guessing im suppose to stay… but is this changed by the count being rich with high or low cards?
With a soft 18 made up of 3 or more cards, obviously you can no longer double, so just use the appropriate fallback strategy according to chart. With (A,3,4) vs a dealer 4 for example, you should stand. The charts from this site show that “DS”, meaning Double if you can, else Stand.
You also asked why you should stand with Soft 18 vs 8. Well, the potential push is a big part of that, but in general try not to worry too much about the “why” of basic strategy. It just works that way. Technically, here are the results with A7v8: Standing returns 0.108 on average, hitting returns only 0.041.
Hello there Ken!
Very, very useful website, and very, very useful replies from you. Thank you!
I have one question: Should i only join the tables that are starting the new shoe (no cards dealt)? So, I’m supposed to walk around and watch when the all cards are dealt, and then sit and play?
And, if I’m playing a 6-deck shoe, immidiately when the true count goes minus 1, i am supposed to walk away? That will happen pretty often right? You said before that it’s happening very often in a double deck game, but i assume that it’s happening in 6-deck as well?
I will probably have a bunch of questions for you in coming weeks, so be prepared 🙂 🙂
Yes, if you leave every 6-deck shoe at -1, you’ll be walking a lot. I personally never left at that minor a negative count. But if you can do it, it does really help the expected results. In 2-deck games, you can afford to play through a lot more negative counts and still have very good overall results. That is why the majority of my play has been at 2-deck games. They are simply a lot easier to beat.
As for sitting down at a shoe already in progress, there’s no problem with it, although you are less likely to reach a positive situation. It’s like playing a game with poor penetration until the first shuffle. Just treat any discards when you begin as unseen decks, just like the cards still in the shoe. For that reason, it’s simpler and better to just come in immediately after a shuffle instead. But you don’t have to wait if you don’t want.
Dealer only has one card on table, player can surrender before the first third card deal out of the shoe.player can surrender on dealer’s ten but not A. so what is the advantage for player for this rule. if ES is +0.7%, what is the advantage for this kind of surrender?
Early surrender against the dealer ten is worth around 0.24%, instead of the 0.70% value of full early surrender.
Thank you very much Ken, love your website.
Is blackjack dying, it’s hard to find a good game, h17, Csm and now way too many 6:5 games are casinos going to make blackjack a dinasor ?
I actually addressed exactly this in a recent blog post:
The State of Blackjack: Opportunity Amidst the Apocalypse?
How come when you split Aces and then get another Ace the program will not let you split beyond two hands that is a flaw that needs to be corrected asap. Thanks!
Yes, there is a problem with split Aces in the current version. A completely new trainer is in development and coming along nicely. I’m hoping to launch before the end of the year.
Any chance you have a variations chart for 6 deck but the dealer must hit soft 17?
The only place I have the H17 indexes at the moment is on the Cartas de estrategia avanzada.
hey, is this whole course available in a printer frendly version? please reply to [email protected]
Although the individual lesson pages are somewhat optimized for printing, the pages will print with the comments included.
There is no summarized version available.
However, the GameMaster also published this material along with much more in his book, available at Amazon:
The (Darn Near) Complete Guide to Winning Blackjack.
Hola a todos,
Gano cada vez que voy a un casino, y lo hago sin contar cartas. Jugaría más, pero creo que me expulsarían si siguiera ganando al ritmo actual (en el único sitio en el que juego ahora).
Doblé mi capital inicial en 5 horas jugando una apuesta consistente de 1/20 de capital inicial.
Parece que estás utilizando una progresión, quizás una Martingala en la que doblas hasta que ganas una mano, lo que produce un beneficio para la serie igual a tu apuesta inicial. Usted no tiene que preocuparse de ser prohibido por eso. De hecho, todo lo contrario. Por desgracia, tampoco tienes que preocuparte por seguir ganando a largo plazo. En algún momento llegará a una racha de pérdidas lo suficientemente larga como para acabar con usted, y su resultado neto será negativo. No puede crear una expectativa ganadora realizando una secuencia de apuestas con expectativas negativas. Simplemente no funciona así.
No, no es progresivo. Siempre apuesto lo mismo. Las mesas en las que juego tienen una apuesta máxima 8 veces mayor que mi apuesta típica. Así que contando splits, dobles, etc., me arruinaría en poco tiempo si apostara progresivo.
Podría haber tenido mucha suerte en el pasado, pero ¿cuántas veces o cuánto dinero puedo ganar antes de que empiecen a darse cuenta?
Gracias.
Yo no me preocuparía. Si haces apuestas planas sin nada más, es que has tenido suerte. Como apostador plano, puedes ganar mucho antes de que se preocupen. En lugares más grandes, $50K de ganancia acumulada podría ser un problema. Pero si no ven nada sospechoso en tu juego, piensa en seis cifras. En los sitios pequeños, en los que realmente se suda la gota gorda, puede ser difícil ganar $10K sin problemas, incluso para jugadores que parecen tener suerte. Para esta pregunta, su kilometraje puede variar.
Muy interesante. Gracias por las sabias palabras, Ken.
so I was wondering about a few things, I cant find a free deviation chart for my game rules… everywhere asks for money any idea where I can get a free one? im looking for 6-8 deck dealer hits soft 17 resplit double after split
also I had one other thing I was over thinking lately when I have a soft 18 vs Dealers 3 4 5 6 I double dealers 7 I stay and vs a 9 10 A I hit I resently just found out im suppose to double vs a 2 aswell, however soft 18 vs a dealers 8 it sez stand, I was thinking I want to be hitting this for a free hit? and isn’t 18 a losing hand? soft 17 vs 7 I hit as a free hit don’t I treat it the same 18 vs 8 ? also uhm… when I have an unnatural soft 18 vs the dealers 2-6 are their different plays for each of these? like uhm.. if I have a A-2 Vs Dealers 4 basic strat sez hit, if I get a 5 and have 8 or 18, do I want to stop there or improve my hand ? I was thinking for some reason I wanted to keep improving it but im guessing im suppose to stay… but is this changed by the count being rich with high or low cards?
With a soft 18 made up of 3 or more cards, obviously you can no longer double, so just use the appropriate fallback strategy according to chart. With (A,3,4) vs a dealer 4 for example, you should stand. The charts from this site show that “DS”, meaning Double if you can, else Stand.
You also asked why you should stand with Soft 18 vs 8. Well, the potential push is a big part of that, but in general try not to worry too much about the “why” of basic strategy. It just works that way. Technically, here are the results with A7v8: Standing returns 0.108 on average, hitting returns only 0.041.
Hello there Ken!
Very, very useful website, and very, very useful replies from you. Thank you!
I have one question: Should i only join the tables that are starting the new shoe (no cards dealt)? So, I’m supposed to walk around and watch when the all cards are dealt, and then sit and play?
And, if I’m playing a 6-deck shoe, immidiately when the true count goes minus 1, i am supposed to walk away? That will happen pretty often right? You said before that it’s happening very often in a double deck game, but i assume that it’s happening in 6-deck as well?
I will probably have a bunch of questions for you in coming weeks, so be prepared 🙂 🙂
Thank you again, really!
Yes, if you leave every 6-deck shoe at -1, you’ll be walking a lot. I personally never left at that minor a negative count. But if you can do it, it does really help the expected results. In 2-deck games, you can afford to play through a lot more negative counts and still have very good overall results. That is why the majority of my play has been at 2-deck games. They are simply a lot easier to beat.
As for sitting down at a shoe already in progress, there’s no problem with it, although you are less likely to reach a positive situation. It’s like playing a game with poor penetration until the first shuffle. Just treat any discards when you begin as unseen decks, just like the cards still in the shoe. For that reason, it’s simpler and better to just come in immediately after a shuffle instead. But you don’t have to wait if you don’t want.