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Thanks for this! If the house uses a variation of the peek/no peek, which strategy should I use? The variation is that if the house draws a 10, it does not peek, but will PAY BACK players’ double downs if the house draws blackjack. So if I had 11, I would double down, but are there other considerations?
If they pay you back your double downs and splits when they draw a blackjack, you use standard basic strategy and deviations, as in doubling 11 against 10, splitting AA against A, splitting 8s against 10 and A, and doubling 11 against A at a true 1+ and doubling 10 against a 10 and A at a true 4+
I always wanted to ask this question. I have been playing at home with a 2 deck shoe. I have been playing for several years at home. I use a negative betting strategy. I play on a 100 table with 10k max stand on soft 17. I bet 100 100 300 600. After I lose 4 hands in a row I bet 100 100 1k 2k when I win either the 1k or 2k I go back and bet my original strategy of 100 100 300 600 until I lose and start it all over again. I used to start with 10k then switched to 7k start because I noticed starting with 10k did get me more wins in the long run. After 2 years I’m up at home 1 million bucks of fake money. I started with 50k and never went broke. I never lost more than 5 times in a row making the lose 35k. How was I able to do this and why won’t it work at the casino. I realize I’m playing at a table with just me. What are the odds of replicating this at the casino ?
Because the expected value of the money you have at the end is higher if you don’t. Now if you were playing competently i.e. counting cards and upgrading “basic strategy” to “advanced strategy”, there are times when you would do this. Namely if the truecount is more than 2, double an 8 against a 6, and if truecount exceeds 4, double an 8 against a 5. And if truecount passes 6 double 8 against a 4. But basic strategy says to do none of these things because basic strategy is the set of decisions you should make when count is 0 which is what it is on average if you are not counting cards.
The chance you loose 6 in a row is 2.1%. The article then states this will occur 1/47 times. The 1 occurrence is a loss of 6 hands, meaning the other 46 times 6 hands were also played and you won at least 1 time those 6 hands. Meaning a total of 282 total hands of blackjack were played here and six losses in a row occurred 1 time. Giving you the odds 1/47. Now if you use a modified martingale and cap your self at 6 losses in a row with an original bet of 10 your 6th bet will be 320. Your min bank roll would have to be 710. Based on these odds you plan on loosing 710 dollars per ever 282 hands of blackjack you play. However In that 282 you will also win a lot. The min amount of times you can win in 282 is 46. 46×10=$410 $410-710=Net of -300 dollars. However the theoretical amount of times you win in 282 hands based off having 43.3% chance of winning each hand is $1,221. Net profit of 1,221-710= $511. In theory you should alway net more money in 282 hands even when you loose 6 in a row one time.
leave the hand up in the background when you show the stats at the end, please. especially in quick mode, the cards disappear too quickly to absorb what happened! otherwise, great job. love the strategy coach!
i noticed this is not a game for winning, however technique is the more important. The little number at the quit, which indicates the coach agree with you play is more important. WE ALWAY LOOK AT THE MONEY, AND NOT THE TECHNIQUE, THE USA WAY!!
If you’re playing by blackjack rules, you’re going to eventually lose. You’re winnings are the result of luck, not this strategy. This is the best trainer going for sure, but you’re eventually going to lose if you play by these strategies. If you could win simply playing these odds, the casinos would change the rules.
Best trainer going.If you want to learn how to play the right way this is it.Thank you so much.
After you split, when do you also double?
After splitting, you would treat the two separate cards as a new hand.
Thanks for this! If the house uses a variation of the peek/no peek, which strategy should I use? The variation is that if the house draws a 10, it does not peek, but will PAY BACK players’ double downs if the house draws blackjack. So if I had 11, I would double down, but are there other considerations?
If they pay you back your double downs and splits when they draw a blackjack, you use standard basic strategy and deviations, as in doubling 11 against 10, splitting AA against A, splitting 8s against 10 and A, and doubling 11 against A at a true 1+ and doubling 10 against a 10 and A at a true 4+
I always wanted to ask this question. I have been playing at home with a 2 deck shoe. I have been playing for several years at home. I use a negative betting strategy. I play on a 100 table with 10k max stand on soft 17. I bet 100 100 300 600. After I lose 4 hands in a row I bet 100 100 1k 2k when I win either the 1k or 2k I go back and bet my original strategy of 100 100 300 600 until I lose and start it all over again. I used to start with 10k then switched to 7k start because I noticed starting with 10k did get me more wins in the long run. After 2 years I’m up at home 1 million bucks of fake money. I started with 50k and never went broke. I never lost more than 5 times in a row making the lose 35k. How was I able to do this and why won’t it work at the casino. I realize I’m playing at a table with just me. What are the odds of replicating this at the casino ?
Hi. Actually … this would work. It’s just your belief system that is holding you back not the numbers.
why not double down with a hard 8 against a 5 or 6?
Because the expected value of the money you have at the end is higher if you don’t. Now if you were playing competently i.e. counting cards and upgrading “basic strategy” to “advanced strategy”, there are times when you would do this. Namely if the truecount is more than 2, double an 8 against a 6, and if truecount exceeds 4, double an 8 against a 5. And if truecount passes 6 double 8 against a 4. But basic strategy says to do none of these things because basic strategy is the set of decisions you should make when count is 0 which is what it is on average if you are not counting cards.
The chance you loose 6 in a row is 2.1%. The article then states this will occur 1/47 times. The 1 occurrence is a loss of 6 hands, meaning the other 46 times 6 hands were also played and you won at least 1 time those 6 hands. Meaning a total of 282 total hands of blackjack were played here and six losses in a row occurred 1 time. Giving you the odds 1/47. Now if you use a modified martingale and cap your self at 6 losses in a row with an original bet of 10 your 6th bet will be 320. Your min bank roll would have to be 710. Based on these odds you plan on loosing 710 dollars per ever 282 hands of blackjack you play. However In that 282 you will also win a lot. The min amount of times you can win in 282 is 46. 46×10=$410 $410-710=Net of -300 dollars. However the theoretical amount of times you win in 282 hands based off having 43.3% chance of winning each hand is $1,221. Net profit of 1,221-710= $511. In theory you should alway net more money in 282 hands even when you loose 6 in a row one time.
leave the hand up in the background when you show the stats at the end, please. especially in quick mode, the cards disappear too quickly to absorb what happened! otherwise, great job. love the strategy coach!
The average player is completely clueless about the rules, odds, and strategy. This has already taken over the strip.
i noticed this is not a game for winning, however technique is the more important. The little number at the quit, which indicates the coach agree with you play is more important. WE ALWAY LOOK AT THE MONEY, AND NOT THE TECHNIQUE, THE USA WAY!!
Because you’re supposed to hit.
If you’re playing by blackjack rules, you’re going to eventually lose. You’re winnings are the result of luck, not this strategy. This is the best trainer going for sure, but you’re eventually going to lose if you play by these strategies. If you could win simply playing these odds, the casinos would change the rules.
You are wrong. On soft 15 vs 3 you hit. You are thinking of a hard 15.
Switch to a new online provider… 😂 Lol
Retire
learn a counting system
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