Dec 9 2024
Seven Common Mistakes Made by Card Counters
Learning the techniques of card counting (meaning, accurately keeping track of the cards as they are played out) can be mastered by most serious players. Yet, most counters often fail to become successful because of one (or more) of the following blunders:
How to Play Your Hands Against a Dealer’s Ace Upcard
A blackjack player’s stress level increases when the dealer flips over an Ace as her upcard. That’s because she has only an 11.5% chance of busting and a whopping 88.5% chance of getting to a final hand that totals17 through 21
How to Play Your Hands Against a Dealer’s 10 Upcard
When a dealer shows a 10 upcard at online or live blackjack, she or he is in the driver’s seat because they have a 77% chance of getting to a final hand that totals 17 through 21 and only a 23% chance of busting. A ten, therefore, is a very strong dealer upcard.
15 of the Best Blackjack Strategies
If you’re serious about winning more when you play blackjack, I encourage you to utilize the best blackjack strategies I'll share with you. From basic strategies to expert advice, these blackjack tips are designed to help you make smarter decisions at the table.
10 Tips on How to Increase Your Odds of Winning at Blackjack
The following ten strategy tips are for casual blackjack players who want to increase their odds of winning while having fun playing blackjack.
Blackjack Strategy: When Do You Need to Surrender?
One of the playing decisions available to land-based and online blackjack players in some (but not all) casinos is to surrender their hand. For the uninitiated, blackjack surrender works like this.
6 to 5 Blackjack: Should You Play or Move to Another Game?
Blackjack is popular worldwide, and in the United States has ranked as the No. 1 casino table game for more than 50 years. It's also had the reputation as a low house edge game that gives players a great shot to win. That reputation has been eroding in recent years as casinos have adopted rules that increase the house edge.
Inside Scoop on the 2018 Blackjack Ball - Part 1
It was a beautiful evening in Las Vegas for the 22nd Blackjack Ball, co-hosted this year by Max Rubin and Richard Munchkin. The gala was held at a secret location and security was tight.
How to Play Your Hands Against a Dealer’s 4 Upcard
What follows is the correct way to play any blackjack hand dealt to you when the dealer’s upcard is a 4.
Blackjack’s Unwritten Rules
Although the game of blackjack has “written rules” there are also unwritten ones that you usually won’t find in casino brochures; over time, they have become the modus operandi for blackjack players. What follows are some tips to help you avoid a potentially embarrassing situation.
The Best & Worst Starting Hands in Blackjack
Blackjack is a dynamic game. It is a game shifting percentages, where each card that is played either adds too or, takes away from the initial advantage the casino has over the player. It is also the most mathematical orientated game offered by gaming companies, but it's also a great experience for online players.
How to Become a Pro Blackjack Dealer
Once, when I was booked for a “fun casino” the other person due to work dropped out at the last minute, leaving the job a dealer short. A “fun casino” if you haven’t come across one, is a casino at a private event – usually a Christmas party – where the “customers” come to the table with fun money.
Blackjack School: How to Play a 10 and an 11?
Most players know not to stand on a total of 10 or 11; however, knowing when to hit or double down seems to confound them. This article will give you tips on how to accurately play your 10 and 11 in all games.
A Unique Blackjack School
I was living in New Jersey in the late 1970s, when casino gambling became legalized in Atlantic City. The casinos that began opening there were clamoring for casino dealers. Soon, casino gambling schools began opening that taught students the skills necessary to become a casino dealer.
