garyblackjack
02-20-2006, 07:59 PM
I'm going to skip some explanations and try to make this as simple as possible. On multi-deck, play basic strategy. Don't waste your time counting. Counting has little effect on a multi deck game. Counting doesn't come into play until the final 3 decks, and they usually cut out two decks in a multi deck game. Shuffle tracking works, but it's for team play. Play a multi deck the following way.
FINDING A GOOD TABLE
Any of the following facts may help you find a good table. Stand behind the players at a table and watch how the cards are falling. Is the dealer busting on counts of 12 thru 16? Is the dealer tray low on chips? This possibly shows the dealer is paying out money. Do the players at a table have a large amount of chips? One or two players may have bought in for a lot of money, but not the entire table. This can indicate a hot table. Is a security guard bringing chips to a table because the dealer tray needs refilled? Is a specific spot hot.
Money Management
This tool is just as important as counting cards. Example: You are at a $10 minimum table and you bet $10. You win. The dealer gives you $10. You bring the entire $10 in. You win again. Now you put $5 on top of your original $10. You now have a $15 bet. You win again. You put $5 more on your bet for a total of $20. You win again. You now start over with a $10 bet. This is called a 1, 1, 1.5, 2 betting strategy. You pay yourself first after your first win. This will keep you in the game. After you win four in a row you start all over. You can use this strategy with any size base bet. Example: A $10 base is $10,$10,$15,$20. A $20 base is $20,$20,$30,$40. A $50 base is $50,$50,$75,$100. A more aggressive approach would be a 1, 1, 2, 3 betting strategy. A $10 base would be $10,$10,$20,$30. You will see many players who play with the proper strategy, but they have no money management. You will see them eventually lose their winnings. I usually use the 1,1, 1.5, 2, betting strategy. If it's a $10 table, when I reach $20 I keep on going. I go to $25, $30, etc. I still double down and split cards.
You are better off taking a specific amount of cash. If you lose it, do not get more money. You are throwing good money after bad. You should at least take 20 times your minimum bet to play. For example: $5 minimum per play would be $100. Know when to walk away with your profits. If you are ahead at a table, and the dealer goes on a streak and wins 4 in a row, then leave, find a new table. Some players may be ahead only to lose it at the same table. Here is a little trick to make sure you walk away with your profits. Lets say you are using a base bet of $10. This means you have at least $200. At the end of the shoe you have $300. Take the extra $100 and put it to the side. Do not use it to bet. Do this at the end of each shoe. If you end the shoe with less than $200 then start the next shoe with what you have left, do not use your profits. Once the $200 runs out, then check your profits that you placed away from your playing chips. If you have more than $200 then start again if you like. Anything extra goes in your pocket. If you have less than $200 then you are done. This will keep your losses to a minimum.
I like to start a shoe with 4 base bets. At a $10 table I start with $40. If at any time I lose 4 base bets more than I've won or lose 4 in a row then I quit that table or that shoe. When a streak ends, I put my winnings aside and go back to the $40. If I'm doing well I may raise my base bet later in the day.
I've really condensed this, it works well for me. I was recently on a riverboat in Indiana. They had one 2 deck game. I couldn't get any where for a few hours. I went and played my system on their multi-deck, got my money back, won $300 more, went back to the 2 deck game when the multi-deck table started getting bad. At the 2 deck game I make $1,000 in half an hour. I couldn't get a bad card. Sometimes it happens like that.
FINDING A GOOD TABLE
Any of the following facts may help you find a good table. Stand behind the players at a table and watch how the cards are falling. Is the dealer busting on counts of 12 thru 16? Is the dealer tray low on chips? This possibly shows the dealer is paying out money. Do the players at a table have a large amount of chips? One or two players may have bought in for a lot of money, but not the entire table. This can indicate a hot table. Is a security guard bringing chips to a table because the dealer tray needs refilled? Is a specific spot hot.
Money Management
This tool is just as important as counting cards. Example: You are at a $10 minimum table and you bet $10. You win. The dealer gives you $10. You bring the entire $10 in. You win again. Now you put $5 on top of your original $10. You now have a $15 bet. You win again. You put $5 more on your bet for a total of $20. You win again. You now start over with a $10 bet. This is called a 1, 1, 1.5, 2 betting strategy. You pay yourself first after your first win. This will keep you in the game. After you win four in a row you start all over. You can use this strategy with any size base bet. Example: A $10 base is $10,$10,$15,$20. A $20 base is $20,$20,$30,$40. A $50 base is $50,$50,$75,$100. A more aggressive approach would be a 1, 1, 2, 3 betting strategy. A $10 base would be $10,$10,$20,$30. You will see many players who play with the proper strategy, but they have no money management. You will see them eventually lose their winnings. I usually use the 1,1, 1.5, 2, betting strategy. If it's a $10 table, when I reach $20 I keep on going. I go to $25, $30, etc. I still double down and split cards.
You are better off taking a specific amount of cash. If you lose it, do not get more money. You are throwing good money after bad. You should at least take 20 times your minimum bet to play. For example: $5 minimum per play would be $100. Know when to walk away with your profits. If you are ahead at a table, and the dealer goes on a streak and wins 4 in a row, then leave, find a new table. Some players may be ahead only to lose it at the same table. Here is a little trick to make sure you walk away with your profits. Lets say you are using a base bet of $10. This means you have at least $200. At the end of the shoe you have $300. Take the extra $100 and put it to the side. Do not use it to bet. Do this at the end of each shoe. If you end the shoe with less than $200 then start the next shoe with what you have left, do not use your profits. Once the $200 runs out, then check your profits that you placed away from your playing chips. If you have more than $200 then start again if you like. Anything extra goes in your pocket. If you have less than $200 then you are done. This will keep your losses to a minimum.
I like to start a shoe with 4 base bets. At a $10 table I start with $40. If at any time I lose 4 base bets more than I've won or lose 4 in a row then I quit that table or that shoe. When a streak ends, I put my winnings aside and go back to the $40. If I'm doing well I may raise my base bet later in the day.
I've really condensed this, it works well for me. I was recently on a riverboat in Indiana. They had one 2 deck game. I couldn't get any where for a few hours. I went and played my system on their multi-deck, got my money back, won $300 more, went back to the 2 deck game when the multi-deck table started getting bad. At the 2 deck game I make $1,000 in half an hour. I couldn't get a bad card. Sometimes it happens like that.