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3 Main Blackjack Strategies
Top blackjack strategies overview. Must read for everyone “Doubling”- How To Use This Blackjack Strategy A Video Blackjack Game This strategy, that reminds classical roulette martingale, pays for itself at 99%, on conditions that a player owns rather big startup capital and has an opportunity to make unlimited bets. If the bets are kept in pre-established limits, this strategy has a small chance of success, but anyway, it increases your winning chances. For the first time a player makes the...
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Accidental Card Counting in Blackjack
Card Counting Since the rules in such card game as Blackjack are very simple, and the result depends largely on the previous rounds, whereas after the dispensing the cards are not returned in the deck, there are some systems of card count, which considerably raise the possibility to win. One of the simplest systems of counting is called “accidental card count”, it is good, because it does not demand the maximum concentration of attention and special number crunching at play, that does not...
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Blackjack in General
Blackjack is one of the most favourite table games everywhere. It is an appealing mix of knack, strategy and good luck; it is not surprising that blackjack is so popular with gamblers all over the world. Blackjack in General Unlike many online casino games, skillful players mastering the strategic art can achieve an advantage over the casino. That’s why Blackjack is one of the several 'beatable' games. Blackjack has various types however its essential is the same – a gambler should get a hand...
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Blackjack Strategy Basics
Blackjack Strategy Basics for Beginners It's well-known that blackjack is a game where strategy matters. In many (if not most) casino gambling games, the player makes no decisions at all other than how much to bet. In other gambling games, players make decisions, but those decisions don't affect the mathematical outcome. In blackjack (and video poker), the choices a player makes affects the likelihood that he'll win. When gambling experts discuss casino games, they talk about the "house edge."...
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How Do You Calculate the Odds of a Hand Busting in Blackjack?
You don't have to calculate the odds of a hand busting in blackjack if you're playing with basic strategy. These charts for basic strategy have already calculate that into their decisions matrix. Still, if you're a math geek, you're probably interested in how to calculate a percentage like this, and luckily, it's not that hard to accomplish. Calculating Blackjack Odds Suppose you have a hard total of 16. Your odds of busting with that hand are calculated by dividing the number of cards that...
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How Does Card Counting Work?
Counting Cards Explained Until now, most of what I've written about blackjack strategy has been written for beginners. Today I want to get into some more advanced blackjack strategy, but this is still aimed at beginners. This post is about how card counting works. The first thing you should understand about counting cards is that you don't have to be a genius in order to count cards. It doesn't require exceptional memorization skills at all, in fact. You do need to be able to concentrate in stressful...
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Why Does the House Edge in Blackjack Increase with the Addition of Decks?
Playing Blackjack with Multiple Decks The house edge in blackjack increases when the house uses multiple decks. Savvy blackjack players search for single deck blackjack games, but most casinos deal blackjack from "shoes" that contain as many as eight decks of cards. Having these additional decks of cards increase the house's edge, but why? The reason for this change in math is because the additional decks decrease the chances of a player getting dealt a natural. (A natural is an initial total...