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Journey To Riches
AlexD30 said:You have no plan!

You cant win a million playing blackjack the way you dream. If you bet strictly by the count you definitely cannot win 1M in two weeks trip. You have to have a real plan how to handle your bankroll. What I mean is …

by Bojack1 March 2007 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Journey To Riches
Mighty Joe Black Jack said:Hello, I am going to las vegas this summer either may june july or august. I am taking $5000 with me and hitting up 100 casinos. Hopefully bringing home $1million in two weeks. My plan is to win $10,000 at every casino in …

by AlexD30 March 2007 Blackjack Strategy permalink
OPP Count
countfast said:Snyder has an article on this subject on his website...He supports the system and said it's better than not having a system at all. I think his name is Snyder or maybe that's his book name. O well, that settles that.

Unfor…

by Sonny October 2006 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Vegas Night at the Local Church...
I'm a green novice at BJ in a casino...never been in one except once to play a few slots. I know basic strategy and practice counting cards regularly using software, drills etc. Haven't been to a casino because I'm basically a homeo…

by Emperor Ming April 2006 Blackjack Experiences & Fu permalink
Sticky Post
tallyho! said:Rule #3: Thou shalt not pinch the dealers bottom for luck else thou shal find thine self outside the casino in pain.
hmm, i suggest we have a vote once all the commandments are in....
wouldn't that fall under the grey area of push…

by sagefr0g April 2006 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Sticky Post
Rule #3: Thou shalt not pinch the dealers bottom for luck else thou shal find thine self outside the casino in pain.

by tallyho! April 2006 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Positive Progressive is working for me overall
Does this work for you?

The method I've been using is to Start with 2 chips, on a win you would add half of the winnings back to the bet and keep the other half. Keep going until a loss or the 5th progression is reached, then collect the winni…

by BlackJack March 2006 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Betting streaks
that happens. great minds think alike. :)

happens more frequently with me as I get started, then get a phone call or someone visits, or whatever, so that I am "in process of posting" for an hour or so... then I come back, hit "sub…

by stainless steel rat January 2006 Blackjack Strategy permalink
The "Paradox" of BS & CC...
The "Paradox" of Basic Strategy and Card Counting is that although both are Mathematically "Correct",
neither are Realistically "Correct" in the "Sense" that they just don't "Work"
for most peo…

by Surfteq December 2005 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Doubling an Ace-10
Do the rules of BJ allow you to double down when dealt an ace and a ten-card?

Sounds stupid ... perhaps. Common sense would say itś foolish to turn down a guaranteed 3 to 2 payoff. But could it ever be more worthwhile to go the 2 to 1 payoff

So…

by PhilTx November 2005 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Best way to win...
#1. Throw away all blackjack books

#2. Forget counting if you think a 2% advantage is worth increasing your bet on you should go home and save your money.

#3. Read Surfteq's previous column as he has the closes thing to perfect play.

#4. Su…

by unclenorm May 2005 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Backcounting a table
So ok,I'm backcounting a table and get into shoe #3 before a decent count presents itself and I can make a bet. Wouldn't the pit critter or the eye in the sky guys get at least a bit suspicious of me, I mean just standing and watching for …

by PROGRESSIONIST January 2005 Blackjack Strategy permalink
table position
below is an abstract from an arivix org article....
i can get the url if anyone is interested, the article is rather complex:

The standard deviation effect
(or why one should sit first base playing blackjack)
E. Munoz-Garc´ıa ∗, R. P´erez-Marco*
A…

by sagefr0g December 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
KISS III QUESTION FOR FRED RENZEY
Prog; you raise a good point. Here's what that's all about. In an S17 shoe game you should double with A/8 vs. 6 when the TRUE count is +1 or greater, and with 11 vs. Ace at +1.3 TRUE. With the KISS, these will occur at running counts b…

by Renzey November 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Continuously Shuffling Machine, Abstract. (very long post!)
Mike said:I've seen a couple of us wonder how these things work, now we know, I suppose :) Neil will need to add more bandwidth if someone quotes that post though. I wonder what the source of that info is or if we recited it from memory. :lol:…

by AlexD30 August 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Continuously Shuffling Machine, Abstract. (very long post!)
If you are interested in detailed drawings, assembly drawings. etc..,. I will post them in the future.
:wink: ============================================== :wink:

Device and method for continuously shuffling cards, 4 Deck Model

Abstract
The p…

by AlexD30 August 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
So far this week my results
Nickels_n_Bullets said:Ace-FIve method as Published. 6D S17 DOA DAS LS

Hours: 51.75
Hands: 5175
Profit: $15920
Action:$187,984
My edge: 8.47%
Min Bet: $25
Max Bet: $200 (spread 1-8 as 1,2,4,6,8)
Ave Bet: $36.325
Win%= 44.64%/(44.64% + 47.01%)=48.71…

by AlexD30 August 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
hitting on soft 17
jm2552 said:[quote=Mike]Is there any variation in the eventual outcome in such a small variances in betting units between these 3 progressions?

You know what? Probably not. They are such small variances, and I have a gut feeling it's more a …

by Mike August 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Test Of Alex Method
Ray said:Alex- So, in a nutshell it looks like the following:

- Hole = 25
- Percent = 33
- First bet = 10
- Reset hole after every 10 bet,always
- Above 25 reset hole at 55, always
- Play 5-10 tables
- Playing basic strategy will not impact results…

by AlexD30 August 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink
Bad hand pop quiz
OK... the polls are closed.

#1) 5-10 vs. A = - 48.4%
#2) 7-7 vs. 10 = - 47.8%
#3) 7-10 vs. A = - 47.5%
#4) 6-9 vs. 9 = - 47.34%
#5) 8-8 vs. 10 = - 47.27%

Of all the plays here, splitting 8's against a 10 is the best play. Also its the only on…

by Nickels_n_Bullets July 2004 Blackjack Strategy permalink

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