Blackjack Tips
Here are a few blackjack
tips that
do not deserve their own article but are
still very important for a successful
blackjack gambling session. Some of these
tips may seem obvious even for the
blackjack beginner, but some
are more subtle and will
surely help you improve your game.
- Set yourself a losing limit.
Above that limit you should
quit for the day. When you are
emotionally uneasy because of
losing you might make hasty
decisions that could cost you
even more.
-
Set yourself
a winning
limit. When you reach
your
goal for the day,
go home and enjoy
it. There
are many gamblers
who make
mistakes simply because
they
believe that they
are “running hot”
and nothing
can stop
them.
-
Only bet what you can
afford to lose.
Do not play with money
with which you relay upon for your daily
life.
- Do not exaggerate with drinks
in the casino;
it will affect your judgment.
-
Do not be afraid to
play alone against
the dealer. You have more
control and counting the
cards is easier.
- If you are playing with other
players at
the table, do not let them distract you.
Focus on your cards and the dealer’s.
-
Playing with multiple
decks puts you
in a disadvantage against
the casino, the greater the number of
decks, the bigger the house
edge. If you have the option
to choose a single or double deck blackjack,
go for it.
- Never take insurance.
- If the casino you are playing
in incorporates
the “surrender” rule, use it with a hard
15 against a dealer’s 10 and with
16 against
the dealer’s 9,10 or ace. (do not surrender
with 8’s, split them)
- Never split 10’s 4’s and
5’s always
split 8’s and aces.
- Do not relay on “gut feelings”.
- Always follow the basic strategy
card. There
isn’t a better way to play the game.
- Most casinos allow you to
use a copy
of the strategy card at the table. If
you are uncertain of your ability to memorize
it by heart,
use that option.
- Casinos do not like card
counters.
Try to be subtle
when counting.
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