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Before any serious play, your play should be 100% — it’s not that difficult. If you are still making strategy errors, it’s too soon to play in a casino.
Your penetration hopes are wholly unrealistic. I noticed your basic strategy game puts the cutcard 35 cards before the end. That’s unrealistic. The casinos put it either at the halfway point or near it. Putting it 1/2 deck away from the end DOES NOT HAPPEN. Frankly I think you should be able to set the point where it shuffles in that game, I don’t want it to play to 35 every time and it should let me choose where it is if it is to be a simulator that operates on the parameters I set to simulate actual conditions. You are also unrealistic to expect heat after 1 mere hour. I’ve played for hours and hours and left the casinos with so many half-dollars from blackjacks that my pants were falling down (I would bet an odd $ amount every time if the min bet was odd already, so that I could track the # of blackjacks I have by the # of half dollars I have, this would also give me an idea of the # of hands I played total). Also, don’t leave when the count goes negative. Just bet the minimum bet. You’re stealing from the other players, not the house, if you leave them when it’s negative or stand back and look over their shoulders and sit down when the count goes highly positive. I’m not there to steal from the other players.
I think most of this is your own superstitions. First of all, I take insurance on the min bet all the time in 2-deck games…. because the count can change as a result of the current hand being dealt out. Remember I decided on my bet amount before any cards were dealt out that hand. I decide if I want insurance after seeing the dealer’s ace, my 2 cards, and all the other players’. I may have bet the minimum because the truecount was only 1, and then suddenly when the hand is dealt, it’s 3 and the dealer shows an ace and guess what, I’d be taking insurance anyway. In other words there’s a disconnect between the count when you determine the bet size and when you make your decisions.
To see how superstitious you are being, allow me to put 2 inconsistent things you said side by side, and I think it will be obvious: 1. a ‘fanny pack’ has got to be one of the most disarming items a counter can wear. With that and a pair of glasses on, damn few supervisors will ever think you’re this cold-blooded, card counting, steely-eyed destroyer of casinos 2. Dress appropriately for your betting level. A ‘high-roller’ should look like a prosperous person not, as one author put it, “like an out-of-work substitute school teacher.”
For you to actually believe both of these are sound pieces of advice without seeing the contradiction, requires some irrationality on your part. You are simply projecting thoughts and motivations onto the security personnel, you’re SUPPOSING that’s the way they see it. But that is magical thinking… to think the way you see it is the way others see it and that it affects reality. Magical thinking has no place in a logical strategy in this game.
Also I hesitate on stiff hands all the time. Just because I’m an advantage player, doesn’t mean I’m not dreading the consequences of my decisions every step of the way, and often thinking heavily on whether the count is above or below a threshold for doing one thing or another, there’s another reason to hesitate.
Honestly, the “deviations” to basic strategy are all you need to alleviate their suspicions most of the time. One time I was banned was after playing all day long for many many days. According to my casino log, on October 2, 7,10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24 and 27 of one year. All at the same casino. Most of them many hours in a row. I was “trespassed” when I walked in on October 29. The other time, was when I…. stepped out too many times for negative counts. You don’t want to hear it, I’m sure, but that’s the surest way to get their attention…. to walk out on a shoe when the count goes negative instead of playing through. It’s a bad practice anyway since what you’re really doing is taking money from the other players at the table, not the house, since the only money you’re saving is the bets of the minimum bet size, and they will have to play more hands with your absence to get through the same number of cards. That was when I decided to stop doing that…. I decided later it was actually unethical to do it as well.
That’s funny. I don’t bother assessing them in pairs, I do them one at a time or possibly several at a time, like more than 2, if that’s the first time I have access to that information like if I was looking away or zoned out or if it’s a face down card and a bunch are overturned. From my perspective, the fastest dealer is practically a glacier. It makes no sense to consider counting them 2 at a time when he ultimately still deals them one at a time, and when after each one, I have plenty of time before he reveals the next one. Ultimately the figure of speech is wrong. The eye is faster than the hand. I have time to watch every tiniest movement of the dealer’s hand effectively in slow motion in comparison to my perception speed, as he slides one card from the shoe and pushes it to 1st base, turns it over to reveal it, and then reaches for the 2nd, and then reaches for the next one to give to 2nd base. By the time he has turned over the 2nd card, the first one is already in my running sum. It really shouldn’t be hard to do this. There’s really no place for looking at them 2 at a time. But even if you don’t see them one at a time, it shouldn’t be much effort to see 4 or 5 at a time and to know the number of low cards minus the number of high cards in that small set, for instance to see a group of 5 cards, see they’re 4 low cards and an 8, and to just add 4 to my running sum. Am I just that fast? Based on getting my ass handed to me in blitz chess matches online, I don’t think my speed is particularly special.
I have question ,I use on bet minimum 10 usd playing blackjack and increase to 60 $ max bet , when should I finish game for daily session ? If I earn example 200 usd or 100 usd and finish ? I use bet 10-60 usd in depending true value
No it isn’t. Not even close. You need a bankroll of like 500 times the min bet to have a risk of ruin of 50%. So if the min bet is 50, you would need 25 thousand dollars. To have a risk of ruin of 50%. A bankroll of 50 thousand dollars gives a risk of ruin of 25%. A bankroll of 100 thousand dollars gives a risk of ruin of 6.25%. I’d say, if there’s a table with a min bet of 50, RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
and your stupid to bet more than 50 dollars of hard earned money too. Blackjack should be fun,not ruined by high stake gamblers like you.6 to 5 blackjack is unacceptable,and anybody that plays blackjack that has a clue would make a stand against these casinos ruing players odds by making 6 to 6 blackjack.whether its 1 dollar minimum,or 1000 dollar minimum,blackjack should allways payout 3 to 2.
In blackjack trainer obviously the perfect % is 100 but what percentage is acceptable for good play ???
Before any serious play, your play should be 100% — it’s not that difficult. If you are still making strategy errors, it’s too soon to play in a casino.
the game get stuk when i have 40k
Get over yourself, someone else can answer the question then
Your penetration hopes are wholly unrealistic. I noticed your basic strategy game puts the cutcard 35 cards before the end. That’s unrealistic. The casinos put it either at the halfway point or near it. Putting it 1/2 deck away from the end DOES NOT HAPPEN. Frankly I think you should be able to set the point where it shuffles in that game, I don’t want it to play to 35 every time and it should let me choose where it is if it is to be a simulator that operates on the parameters I set to simulate actual conditions. You are also unrealistic to expect heat after 1 mere hour. I’ve played for hours and hours and left the casinos with so many half-dollars from blackjacks that my pants were falling down (I would bet an odd $ amount every time if the min bet was odd already, so that I could track the # of blackjacks I have by the # of half dollars I have, this would also give me an idea of the # of hands I played total). Also, don’t leave when the count goes negative. Just bet the minimum bet. You’re stealing from the other players, not the house, if you leave them when it’s negative or stand back and look over their shoulders and sit down when the count goes highly positive. I’m not there to steal from the other players.
I think most of this is your own superstitions. First of all, I take insurance on the min bet all the time in 2-deck games…. because the count can change as a result of the current hand being dealt out. Remember I decided on my bet amount before any cards were dealt out that hand. I decide if I want insurance after seeing the dealer’s ace, my 2 cards, and all the other players’. I may have bet the minimum because the truecount was only 1, and then suddenly when the hand is dealt, it’s 3 and the dealer shows an ace and guess what, I’d be taking insurance anyway. In other words there’s a disconnect between the count when you determine the bet size and when you make your decisions.
To see how superstitious you are being, allow me to put 2 inconsistent things you said side by side, and I think it will be obvious:
1. a ‘fanny pack’ has got to be one of the most disarming items a counter can wear. With that and a pair of glasses on, damn few supervisors will ever think you’re this cold-blooded, card counting, steely-eyed destroyer of casinos
2. Dress appropriately for your betting level. A ‘high-roller’ should look like a prosperous person not, as one author put it, “like an out-of-work substitute school teacher.”
For you to actually believe both of these are sound pieces of advice without seeing the contradiction, requires some irrationality on your part. You are simply projecting thoughts and motivations onto the security personnel, you’re SUPPOSING that’s the way they see it. But that is magical thinking… to think the way you see it is the way others see it and that it affects reality. Magical thinking has no place in a logical strategy in this game.
Also I hesitate on stiff hands all the time. Just because I’m an advantage player, doesn’t mean I’m not dreading the consequences of my decisions every step of the way, and often thinking heavily on whether the count is above or below a threshold for doing one thing or another, there’s another reason to hesitate.
Honestly, the “deviations” to basic strategy are all you need to alleviate their suspicions most of the time. One time I was banned was after playing all day long for many many days. According to my casino log, on October 2, 7,10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24 and 27 of one year. All at the same casino. Most of them many hours in a row. I was “trespassed” when I walked in on October 29. The other time, was when I…. stepped out too many times for negative counts. You don’t want to hear it, I’m sure, but that’s the surest way to get their attention…. to walk out on a shoe when the count goes negative instead of playing through. It’s a bad practice anyway since what you’re really doing is taking money from the other players at the table, not the house, since the only money you’re saving is the bets of the minimum bet size, and they will have to play more hands with your absence to get through the same number of cards. That was when I decided to stop doing that…. I decided later it was actually unethical to do it as well.
That’s funny. I don’t bother assessing them in pairs, I do them one at a time or possibly several at a time, like more than 2, if that’s the first time I have access to that information like if I was looking away or zoned out or if it’s a face down card and a bunch are overturned. From my perspective, the fastest dealer is practically a glacier. It makes no sense to consider counting them 2 at a time when he ultimately still deals them one at a time, and when after each one, I have plenty of time before he reveals the next one. Ultimately the figure of speech is wrong. The eye is faster than the hand. I have time to watch every tiniest movement of the dealer’s hand effectively in slow motion in comparison to my perception speed, as he slides one card from the shoe and pushes it to 1st base, turns it over to reveal it, and then reaches for the 2nd, and then reaches for the next one to give to 2nd base. By the time he has turned over the 2nd card, the first one is already in my running sum. It really shouldn’t be hard to do this. There’s really no place for looking at them 2 at a time. But even if you don’t see them one at a time, it shouldn’t be much effort to see 4 or 5 at a time and to know the number of low cards minus the number of high cards in that small set, for instance to see a group of 5 cards, see they’re 4 low cards and an 8, and to just add 4 to my running sum. Am I just that fast? Based on getting my ass handed to me in blitz chess matches online, I don’t think my speed is particularly special.
Why can’t I surrender?
What is the basic strategy for soft totals with 3 or more cards?
HOW COME YOU DEAL THE DEALER SO MANY 20/
this game sure knows how to add to 20/21 in dealers hand. It doesn’t happen in real life.
Hi Ken
I have question ,I use on bet minimum 10 usd playing blackjack and increase to 60 $ max bet , when should I finish game for daily session ?
If I earn example 200 usd or 100 usd and finish ?
I use bet 10-60 usd in depending true value
Thanks for help
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Hi Ken
What money management use in my situation where I bring to casino daily to loss 500 usd and I bet 10 usd per two hands and session time about 2hours
What bet should I use with daily bankroll 500 usd ?
thanks for advice
No it isn’t. Not even close. You need a bankroll of like 500 times the min bet to have a risk of ruin of 50%. So if the min bet is 50, you would need 25 thousand dollars. To have a risk of ruin of 50%. A bankroll of 50 thousand dollars gives a risk of ruin of 25%. A bankroll of 100 thousand dollars gives a risk of ruin of 6.25%. I’d say, if there’s a table with a min bet of 50, RUN IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
He discusses when to quit in this article if you read it. When the true count drops to -3 or lower…
and your stupid to bet more than 50 dollars of hard earned money too. Blackjack should be fun,not ruined by high stake gamblers like you.6 to 5 blackjack is unacceptable,and anybody that plays blackjack that has a clue would make a stand against these casinos ruing players odds by making 6 to 6 blackjack.whether its 1 dollar minimum,or 1000 dollar minimum,blackjack should allways payout 3 to 2.
I don’t agree. You can win with proper money managent.
I agree. Wish it did not reset when taking a break.
With money manage it works 2 out of 3 times for me.
In the absence of mitigating factors, two decks cut off of six is a lousy game.