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What would be the house edge for a game played with a Spanish 21 deck but with the following rules : H17, D10-11, DAS, RSA No beneficial rules as are commonly found in SP21.

There are two envelopes, one has twice the money as the other. You open the first envelope and it has $100 in it. Do you switch?

what is the best # of hands to play when you are counting cards?

Do you think it is best to place your max bet at a relatively low true count, like TC +3 or TC +4, or should you keep increasing your bet as the count keeps going up and your advantage continues to rise?

The three ps are the secret to success at the blackjack table. What are these ps? PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE Many an aspiring table has sat down at the green felt, with a vague understanding of the concepts surrounding blackjack in their head and proceeded to get their ass handed to them...

If you can get an ace as your first card you have a tremendous advantage. I have heard tell of a technique known as 'ace sequencing' which predicts when you will get an ace. Can anyone tell me how to do this?

The other day after a relatively long hiatus from blackjack, I was playing in an ENHC game and ended up with 88 v T. I opted to stay, because the count was positive, but moments later I remembered I was playing in an ES 10 game and had the option to surrender instead! Obviously not a huge...

There are three primary factors you should be considering when choosing a table, and they are penetration, rules and game speed. All are important and none should be ignored. Obviously with penetration you want fewer cards cut off, and game speed you want a faster game, and with rules you want...

What are the most common amateur mistakes that neophyte counters or counter wannabees make at the blackjack table?

If you could go back in time to the beginning of your AP career what things would you do differently?

A lot of people talk about the golden days of yesteryear, with early surrender, single deck dealt down to the last card and so and on so forth. Do you think that blackjack is dead, now that more and more games are 6:5 and H17 without surrender, or is blackjack just as appealing an opportunity...

A front loading dealer exposes the next card to be dealt. This will only occur in a pitch game. There are a few obvious ways that this weakness can be exploited. If you are going to receive a ten or an ace, you should bet large. You can wager probably 5% to 10% of your bankroll on a ten and up...

The prevailing wisdom among card counters seems to be that short hit and run sessions are the way to go. And while there are certainly many things that recommend this approach, I feel at times that this answer may be facile. In 'Blackjack Secrets' Wong advocated for the complete opposite...

Personally, I like to count in the morning, when I am still fresh. I think it is a bad idea to play when you are tired. It can also be good to go at off peak times, when it is easier to find a heads up game. Other patrons at the casino can be sooooo annoying at the blackjack table, when they...

Do you think it is better to take the cautious approach and only bet half kelly, or should you try to minimize the amount of time it takes to double your bankroll and go full out?

What do you think about shuffle tracking? Are modern shuffles too complex to obtain much advantage from this technique, or is it a potential way of earning profit at the blackjack table? At times I have attempted to track slugs visually through the shuffle, but whether much advantage can be...

anyone who has spent any amount of time playing double deck has probably seen a sloppy dealer forget to cover the bottom of the two-deck pile when they pull it out of the shuffle machine. should you be fortunate enough to encounter a dealer with this weakness there is an easy method to exploit...

A question that comes up frequently by newer counters is "Am I ready to hit the casino?" Obviously card counting is a fun and exciting subject, and there is a natural tendency to want to rush out and employ this strategy to start winning at gambling. However the bankrolls of many an aspiring...

What are some of the more esoteric blackjack rules you have encountered? LS10 was a strange one for me (late surrender but not against ace). I also played at a casino that did not allow you to surrender if you purchased insurance. Split aces for double was also a cool one, where if you had...