The Gravy Train
Remember that implementing good money management skills and learning how to play optimally only gets you halfway to where you want to go. The other part of your ticket consists of successfully hiding your acquired knowledge and skills, because the casinos will not hesitate to bar you from playing once they realize you can beat [...]
The Macho Mentality
The lure of playing beyond one’s limits is sometimes difficult to ignore. Some blackjack players feel a sense of superiority when they are placing the highest wagers at a table. Others feel that they have a leg up on weaker players whenever they deign to explain some aspect of the game to them. Some are [...]
The Luck/Chance Quandary
Not understanding the difference between “luck” and “chance” has cost gamblers plenty over the years. Part of the problem lies in semantics, while part comes from just plain ignorance. When the French say, “Bonne chance!” they really mean “Good luck!” Luck and chance refer to fortune and probability respectively. Luck is not a commodity that [...]
The Psychology of Blackjack
There are several interesting blogs about the psychology of gambling. At least one professor of psychology has theorized that there is a stronger human motive toward “play” than there is toward “work.” If this is true, then the game of blackjack oilers the promise of complete fulfillment in this sense, since it is certainly a [...]
Counting on Cruises
It has been my experience that cruise ships are generally oblivious to counters. I have been on several of these floating resorts that have made no attempt whatsoever to discourage blatant card-casers. I have often stood around the tables, jumping in and out of games with bets of any size, or simply asking to be [...]
Do’s and Don’ts
The following DO and DON’T lists will help you avoid arousing the suspicion of eagle-eyed pit bosses and conscientious dealers, thereby allowing you to stay in the game and ply your skills:
DO stash chips away in a pocket or purse surreptitiously, especially when winning.
DON’T ever use a betting range of more than ten units, no [...]
Casino Credit
Most casinos are happy to provide you with a “line of credit” for any amount you wish, as long as you have enough money in your bank back home to cover it. There is no fee for this service, and it can usually be in place within twenty-four hours after filling out the application. There [...]
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Why Choose Blackjack?
The dice used in Over & Under and craps and the little white balls on roulette wheels all behave in a random fashion every time they roll. The numbers that they generate are totally independent of each other. Contrary to what many players believe, they bear no relationship to those numbers that may have come [...]
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Myth 2. Expert Counting Requires A Photographic Memory
When novice players hear the term “counting cards,” they conjure up an image of a process that, computer-like, remembers the rank of every card played. From this information mathematical calculations must be quickly made, to determine the best plays to make at any given time. Although miniaturized computers can be used successfully to this end [...]
Myth 1. Single-Deck And Multi-Deck Games Offer The Same Odds
Many casual players believe that, all other factors being equal, the odds of winning at a single-deck game are the same as in shoe games. They figure that, although more decks are used, the same relative number of cards is still involved; therefore, even for a card-counter, there is no advantage to playing in one [...]
The Myths and Math of Blackjack
Even those readers who are not mathematically inclined should read the first part of this chapter, which dispels the ten most common misconceptions about the game. The last half presents a variety of information and tables likely to be of more interest to those players who enjoy figuring out odds for themselves and understanding the [...]
