Posts Tagged ‘basic’

Question by Good guy: If I play blackjack with basic strategy how many games would I expect to win out of 10?

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Answer by choko_canyon
On AVERAGE, you can expect to win about 4 out of 10 hands, possibly 5 out of 10. The trick is in knowing how to maximize your wins and minimize your losses. If you play perfectly, the house odds come down to about 53%/47% in their favor.

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Question by jenniferlg05: In Blackjack Basic Strategy what’s the reasoning in standing if a dealer’s up card is a 7 and you have two 9′s
notice that in Blackjack Basic Strategy with the (rules defined as found on this page: )

http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bjbse.php?numdecks=8+decks&soft17=s17&dbl=all&das=yes&surr=ns&peek=yes

that you will split with a dealer’s up card being a 8 or a 9. However you will stand on a 7. Seems counterintuitive.

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Answer by I Hate Lazy People
Having two 9s gives you an 18. An 18 will win most of the time against a dealer 7, which is why you want to stand. Splitting in this case is not worth the risk, the dealer has too high a chance of making a hand to justify the split in case your hand worsens, and you are the favorite in this situation if you stand. You split with the dealer upcard being 6 or less since the dealer has a much better chance of busting.

With a dealer 8, you will push most of the time, you have a better chance of winning with two 9s than with one 18. With dealer 9, you are an underdog with the 18, but with two 9s, you have a much better chance of pushing both hands. With a 10 or A, you are an underdog whether you split or stand, so you stand to avoid losing more money.

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Question by Michael Archer: Where can I get a chart of playing deviation of basic strategy depending on the true count in blackjack?
I can’t seem to find a reliable, complete one. Can someone help me out?

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Answer by Sam
http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack/appendix4.html

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Question by nancy: Can you make money in a casino playing blackjack by following the basic strategy?

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Answer by epic_laydown
no because the casino always has an edge. If you heard about the MIT blackjack team, they counted cards and had an edge, so they were able to profit from the casinos. But they were essentially cheating.

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Question by Dave: where is the best place to learn blackjack basic strategy?

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Answer by jessica w
you can go online, or you can go to a class that specializes into teaching people how to play blackjack! good luck!

hope that helped!

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Question by Billy Voltaire: Basic Blackjack strategy says to hit your 16 against the dealers Ace showing….?
But do the odds and percentages take into account that the dealer has looked at his hole card and it is not a 10? This seems to me to be a very important factor because by not having 21, you now know that he does not have 16 of the cards that will make his hand…I asked this yesterday, but I don’t think the strategy acknowledges that the dealer checks his hole card…..

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Answer by thisguy
If he does have a 10 as his under card then he has 21 and the hands over, so you will not have the option to hit. Basic strategy has been run probably billions upon billions of times, doing what it says only lowers the house advantage and gives you the best results.

GL at the tables,
thisguy

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Question by Daniel: Best way to learn blackjack basic strategy?
the chart:

http://www.online-casinos.com/images/blackjack-chart.gif

Is there an easy way to learn this or any tips on how to memorise tables in general?

Thanks

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Answer by JackAce
Make flashcards. Keep it old school.

You can also download one of many apps in the iPhone and Android app stores. Be prepared to pay 99 cents (less than the cost of 300 blank index cards).

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Question by PJ C: Accurate Blackjack Basic Strategy Deviation Chart?
I can count cards and I was wondering where on the internet I can find a chart that accurately deviates (changes) from Basic Strategy based upon the count.

If you know where to find one, please give a link or tell me the website name.
I am using the Hi/Low method.

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Answer by KN
That would depend on your counting system. I would be careful. Some counting systems are based on counting certain cards and giving them certain values. Usually the biggest change in the basic strategy would be when you play against shoe games. Shoe games should be avoided in my opinion. Shoe games are too dependent on random shuffles. You NEVER get that in a casino.

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Question by Brandon W: Casino – can i look at a printout of basic strategy at the blackjack table?
I haven’t memorized basic strategy for black jack and i was wondering if i can write it down or print it off or look at it on my blackberry while i’m at the table? would i be allowed to do this in a casino or would i get kicked out?

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Answer by ß
I doubt that they would kick you out unless the pitboss is incompetent.

Even if you use perfect strategy, the house still has a slight edge (about 0.5%, give or take depending on the exact rules.)

So there’s no reason to kick you out; they’re making money off you!

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Question by layla: How to count cards? Or…what is basic strategy in blackjack?
I am going to turn 21 soon and have yet to understand blackjack terms…(soft, hard, doubledown???) Someone plz explain these terms to me… pretend that ur explaining this concept to a 5 yr-old or something Also, is there a certain way to learn to count cards??? thx!

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Answer by kommmm4
watch the movie 21. they have a good moral in there as well

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