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Confusion for Basic Strat. on A/7 vs. 2 when dealer hits soft 17.. Blackjack Bluebook
sammylightfoot said:I have Fred Renzey's Blackjack Bluebook which I think is great and helped me win money at the casino. In it it says the only 2 changes made when the dealer hits soft 17 are double down on 11 vs. A, and A/8 vs. 6 (page 55). …

Comment by AlexD30 February 2008 permalink
Dall's Progression
BanjoMan said:AlexD30 - Thanks for the response, and I agree about the higher average bet; but I believe your math is flawed. In your example above the loss for the flat better would be $5, not $50.........Quite a difference, lol. Well, I screw up,…

Comment by AlexD30 January 2008 permalink
Dall's Progression
BanjoMan said:Good Morning. I have visited this forum several times, and just joined. I have a couple questions if someone can help me out. My regular game is poker and I am thinking about blackjack as a break when I need one from the poker tab…

Comment by AlexD30 January 2008 permalink
advice
NYB said:I'd recommend your first two books be THe Blackjack Zone by Elliot Jacobson and Blackjack Bluebook 2 by Fred Renzey. Both are very beginner friendly and although they take divergent paths will both get you to the same place. Welcome an…

Comment by AlexD30 January 2008 permalink
Money to be made?
Sonny said:I don’t know about CVCX, but in CVData there is a box in the “Payoffs” section that usually says “Blackjack Pays 15:10.” Just change that to 12:10 for a 6:5 game. -Sonny- Sonny, Indeed, the CVBJ, CVCX and CVData are top of the line pro…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
Sonny, I appreciate your contribution to BJ. You are the man! Yes, they have single deck D2, DAS, 6:5 in Reno, Lake Tahoe, Vegas and southern CA. Also they have the Double Deck D2, DAS, 6:5 with 75% pen that can be profitably played regardless of t…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
best betting strategy?
charles21 said:whats the best betting strategy....... to increase yourr losses example... loose 100 , netxt hand bet 200, loose 200, next hand bet 400, if you win go to original bet ? or using a inrease bet approch, when you loose go back to origin…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
If you want to know the truth, I value substance over style, and I know Im the ace of spades when it comes to substance. Im getting criticism from guys using Hi-Lo with 4:1 spread in red chips and being worried of heat and not being able to make…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
stainless steel rat said:His point was that finding a Ro7 game is nearly impossible, and then getting away with a 1-10 spread long enough to make that kind of money is even more impossible. Well, In Reno and Lake Tahoe I'm getting Ro7-8 and sp…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
Sonny said: Yeah, all you need is a 1:10 spread at an empty SD game with 73% penetration, DAS and no heat. Piece of cake! *lol* -Sonny- Well, BJ pays 6:5 games you find all over Vegas. Any time of day and night. I don't see any problem fi…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
mvi222 said:Well, three years ago I decided to play more BJ and enjoy doing so. I am not attempting to clean out the house when I play rather walk away with an extra hundred or more. My biggest fault is not walking away when I reach that level, bu…

Comment by AlexD30 October 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
NYB said:400 posts from Alex. Not one with a speck of truth to them. Why do people feel the need to bullshit so much. Life lesson to you,Alex. If you insist on bullshitting,at least take the time to reread your old posts and be consistant.If you e…

Comment by AlexD30 September 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
Credibility? How about if I tell you guys that I constantly win big in 6:5 single decks all over Vegas? Would you believe me? The fact is that I really do win on average about $388/hour over the long run in the bad 6:5 BJ according to my records…

Comment by AlexD30 September 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
At the grren chip level your average bet is about $65. If you play 1500 hours per year and have 1.2% or or even only 1.00% edge. How much can you make? My calculator tells me that you make one average bet per hour and that comes to be 90K per 1500 h…

Comment by AlexD30 September 2007 permalink
Money to be made?
I think the way to explain this is to look at my history. From 1982 to 1987 I was working as an engineer for GM. I had a terrific job and was doing well in the company. My pay in 1986 was right at $45,000 a year which was a lot for that time frame. …

Comment by AlexD30 September 2007 permalink
tough three weeks
Yes, negative fluctuations could be frustrating. But, you’re coming to work, you’re not gambling, and you are constantly just playing your best in the hopes that, or in the certainty, actually, that you will eventually win what you are expected to w…

Comment by AlexD30 September 2007 permalink
Ploppy friends and relatives!
learningtocount said:If you are playing with ploppy friends and relatives and are card counter do you think the pit will wait longer to back you off? I think that they might want to wait longer because if they back you off they might lose a couple…

Comment by AlexD30 June 2007 permalink
Hey all, brand new member here
Nugnrfan82 said:Alex, Thanks for the info. I totally know how to play with an advantage, as well as how to play basic strategy. Most of the time I take hits such as a 14 against a 6, I have a GOOD idea that a 7 or lower is coming, and most of the…

Comment by AlexD30 May 2007 permalink
Changing starting bets for cover?
learningtocount said:Do you think that it would be a good cover to change what you start betting with the first deal of the cards? Say one round your unit will be $10 so you will start with $10 and the next round your unit will be $25 so you will s…

Comment by AlexD30 May 2007 permalink
Hey all, brand new member here
Nugnrfan82 said:Hey everybody, I signed up a couple of weeks ago and was finally able to post just a few days ago. I'm a fairly advid blackjack player, I'm also about a year new to playing it. I started learning about blackjack when I wa…

Comment by AlexD30 May 2007 permalink
Talking to the pit after a lossing session?
17, LTC honest question and his humility is refreshing. I sympathize with him The following is my analysis of the situation. The single-deck games at Tahoe are at -.40% edge with basic. And, theoretically speaking (assuming perfect Basic Strategy …

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Talking to the pit after a lossing session?
learningtocount said:The amount of people who drop $400 or more and lose at least $400 in one day at my casino is under 5% of the patrons. The biggest buy-in that I have taken at one time was only $1,000 in a almost a years time. There was one exc…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Talking to the pit after a lossing session?
learningtocount said:$400 for one hour of play is more than 13 times the expected win of $30 the casino expected to win from me and it is a bigger loss than I'm used too. If you don't think that winning or losing $400 in a low roller casi…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Talking to the pit after a lossing session?
learningtocount said:Do you think it is a good idea to call to the pit boss attention a really big losing session. I think that it could cause the pit to rate you as a worse player than you really are and comp you more for your bad session. The pi…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
up 1000 already
Casino Royale said:i dont know all the abbrivations yet cuz im new, but they play with 6 decks, double on any, split aces once, split 4 times, dealer hits soft 17. but i just buy in for a 100 then play the 10 table and wait til im up like a 100 then…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Statistics question, blackjack probilities.
learningtocount said:If you have a 100 times volitility and have a 1% advantage how often will you be ahead after playing 1 hour or 60 hands of blackjack. If you play with a bet spread from 2-1-4 units? How do you caculate your chance of walking a…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
up 1000 already
Casino Royale said:Hey all, im chad and i just started playing bj about 3 months ago and i have had a lot of luck lately, i play at jackson rancheria cuz its only about 30 min from my house. Ive gone there almost 4 days in a row and won all 4 times…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Hand Shuffling VS. CSM
stainless steel rat said:..., The comment about "multiple shoes" with a CSM ..... Probably hes been thinking four tables with CSM on each table. Else, doesn't make sense. The CSM in itself is a shuffling shoe.

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Hand Shuffling VS. CSM
Mighty Joe Black Jack said:Hello ITS MJB again!! Ok, I have this theory about blackjack shuffling. The casinos use 3 or 4 different shoes at the table when using the csm. What I have been seeing lately that my bank roll goes up and down when i�…

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink
Money Management for the Non-Counter
ihate17 said:...., The mental and emotional parts are often tougher. ihate17 I totaly agree. The emotional part is often tougher Now, back to our junior member "dr3putt" The key to play a winning game is not technical. Its not how to …

Comment by AlexD30 April 2007 permalink

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