Desert Dog said:Good question, Midnite. I don't see the dealers setting aside the bets the House wins in some special section called "Players' Money". When I'm ahead, I'm aware of how much, but I consider every one of those chips mine. Nobody's going to stop me if I scoop them all up and take them to the cage to cash out. And just because I'm ahead is no reason to do something boneheaded like splitting 7's against 10 up. But it can be the comfort zone for placing larger bets.
I will up my bets when the time is right AND I am winning. When I'm at even money or losing I stick to minimum bets and straight basic strategy
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