Blackjack is a game of skill, yes? Yes. So why is it that casinos, both online and land-based can rake in tens of thousands of dollars from blackjack games a month? It can be owed to player contrived blackjack philosophies. And these, quite plainly, don
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How to Correctly Play 16 Against a 7
Plays made against a dealer
Tricky Pairs in Blackjack: a Pair of 4s
How do you know whether to split a pair of 4s or not? You can look at your basic strategy chart and you
How to Play a Hard 12 in Blackjack
When playing blackjack, you are bound to be dealt a stiff hand. These are the hardest hands to play in blackjack. They are difficult to win with.
You
Know Your Winning Blackjack Hands
Remember the 10-10 that we discussed yesterday? You will have around 70% of you winnings between the 10-10 and the always loved Ace-10. So what hands make up the other 30% of your winnings? And how do you play them so that you win when dealt them?
There are five hands that will make up most of the other 30% of your winnings: 10-9, Ace-9, Ace-8, 11 and 10. And each of these hands has their own way of being played.
Ace-21
Do nothing and just take your winnings.
10-10
Just a quick recap. Even though this is a pair, this is one of those pairs that you never split when playing blackjack. Just play it out as a hard 20.
10-9
Even though this isn
Blackjack Strategy
As any good player with a good blackjack strategy knows, you always split Aces.
And you resplit too.
Every time that you split and resplit Aces you are increasing your odds by about 0.06%. Yes, I know it doesn
Blackjack Strategy
Why do you split 8s? Why is it a standard in blackjack strategy to do so?
Look at what blackjack strategy is first. In the first place you have a strategy so that you can improve your odds of winning. But what do you do when you find yourself in a situation that you know you are most likely going to lose?
This is the other part of your blackjack strategy: finding the least costly way out of a non-winning situation.
Now let
21 Things to Avoid When Playing Blackjack
While the first seven tips from my last blog are a good place to start if you
21 Things to Avoid When Playing Blackjack
Recently I came across some blackjack tips that can help to not only improve your game, but to also make the gaming experience more enjoyable. Some of these tips can be applied to both land based casinos and online casinos; others might only apply to land based.
Take the wisdom from this, blackjack players.
- Don
The Mystery that is Insurance in Blackjack
When playing blackjack online or in a casino, at some point in time you have most likely been offered insurance. There are a lot of notions out there as to whether insurance is a good bet or a waste. So which is it? Or is it both?
First, let