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Unhappy blackjack player forgot a basic principle
February 3rd, 2012
At a recent blackjack session, I morphed into one of those players I hate to have at the table. You know the type: Folks with an aura of doom so dark they make Li'l Abner's Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx, seem as cheery as Papa Smurf.
Casino panel approves last of operating rules
February 2nd, 2012
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February 2nd, 2012
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Presenting the Most Successful Blackjack Player in the Year 2011
January 31st, 2012
A list on the most popular and highest earning blackjack players last year 2011 was made. Don Johnson, the man on top of the list, was able to earn a huge.
Deviating from Basic Strategy
January 30th, 2012
It was mid-morning on a Monday, and I found myself at a six-deck blackjack table. It was just an average kind of game, with the dealer standing on all 17s, double downs allowed on any first two cards, including after splitting pairs.
Blackjack Card Counting
January 30th, 2012The most common variations of card counting are based on statistical evidence that high cards (especially aces and 10s) benefit the player more than the dealer, while the low cards, (especially 4s, 5s, and 6s) help the dealer while hurting the player. A high concentration of aces and 10s in the deck increase the player’s chances of hitting a natural Blackjack, which pays out 3:2 (unless the dealer also has blackjack). Also, when the shoe has a high concentration of 10s, players have a better chance of winning when doubling.[1] Low cards benefit the dealer, since according to blackjack rules the dealer must hit stiff hands (12-16 total) while the player has the option to hit or stand. Thus a dealer holding (12-16) will bust every time if the next card drawn is a 10, making this card essential to track when card counting.[2]
Contrary to the popular myth, card counters do not need unusual mental abilities in order to count cards, because they are not tracking and memorizing specific cards. Instead, card counters assign a point score to each card they see that estimates the value of that card, and then they track only the sum of these values. (This is called keeping a “running count.”)[3] The myth that counters keep track of every card was portrayed in the movie Rain Man, in which the savant character Raymond Babbitt counts through six decks with ease and a casino employee erroneously comments that it is impossible to count six decks.
References
- ^ Modern Blackjack (March 2009). “Modern Blackjack – Card Counting Strategy pg.68,69″. Qfit.com. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Wizard of Odds (July 2011). “How to Play Blackjack”. wizardofodds.com. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Griffin, Peter (1979). The Theory of Blackjack: The Compleat Card Counter’s Guide. Huntington Press. ISBN 0-915141-02-7.
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January 27th, 2012
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Man Accused Of Passing Fake $100s In High-Limit Blackjack At Morongo Casino
January 27th, 2012
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Baccarat overtakes Blackjack as the biggest lure in American casinos with up to $100,000 being wagered per hand
January 26th, 2012
Big-time gamblers, primarily from Asia, are flocking to Las Vegas to play baccarat and providing a big lift to the overall bottom line of the city's casinos.
Effect of Deck Penetration
January 26th, 2012How far the dealer goes into the deck(s) before shuffling can have a major effect on your winnings. The reason is that with a shallow penetration, the ‘high’ counts which enable you to bet more occur less often in decks where the shuffle comes early. The table below shows how often counts will occur on a percentage basis at varying degrees of penetration.
| Percent Occurrence at… | ||||
| True Count | 50% | 65% | 75% | 85% penetration |
| +1 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| +2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| +3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| +4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 4 |
| +5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| +6 | .5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| +7 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| +8 | 0 | 0 | .5 | 1 |
| +9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 |
| +10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .5 |
Let’s examine what I’m trying to say here. If you play at a game with only 50% penetration, out of every 100 hands, only 29 will have, on average, a true count of 1 or better. Since it requires a true count of 1 to get even with the house, only 14 will be hands on which you have an advantage. Now look at the stats for a game with 85% penetration. Here, about 37.5% of the hands will be at breakeven or better and almost a quarter will be hands on which you have an advantage.
YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME AND MONEY IF YOU PLAY AT A GAME WITH LESS THAN 65% PENETRATION.
Even if a game doesn’t offer the best rules, it can still be beaten if good penetration is available. Remember that you should leave a game when the count drops below a true of minus 1 so that you spend most of your playing time making bets in what I call the ‘profit zone.’
(Source: GameMaster)
