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
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
Basic strategy is an awesome tool for blackjack players. Playing it perfectly can lower the house edge from 2-5% to 0.5%. But you must play it perfectly for the house edge to come down.
Playing perfect basic strategy means playing every single one of your hands according to what the chart says. No deviating no matter what your brain is telling you. And while it is perfectly legal to carry a basic strategy chart with you into a casino or use one online, the quality of your blackjack games can improve if you can play without the chart.
There are a few ways that you can learn basic strategy so that you don
Blackjack is usually played from a defensive position. You make your playing decisions based on what the dealer
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
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Attention blackjack players: avoid Super Fun 21, also known as just Super21.
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Similar to soft 17, soft 18 is another hand that blackjack players tend to play timidly.
It always boils down to that feeling of relief:
Soft hands can be tricky to play with real success. It
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