How Much $$
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Sonny
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It will depend on how many hours you intend to play and how much risk you are willing to accept. Here's a great article that should answer your questions:
http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/Blackjack_Basic_Strategy_Betting_And_Risk.htm
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http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/Blackjack_Basic_Strategy_Betting_And_Risk.htm
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CP Joe - $50 Table Minimum - Required Bankroll
"It is seldom I leave less than even,..."
I'm curious Joe, how often do you play? Very impressive to hear you win or break-even a high majority of times. Do you count, and what are the game rules where you play?
Thanks and continued success.
Best, Jim P.
"It is seldom I leave less than even,..."
I'm curious Joe, how often do you play? Very impressive to hear you win or break-even a high majority of times. Do you count, and what are the game rules where you play?
Thanks and continued success.
Best, Jim P.
"It is seldom I leave less than even,..."
Don't get me wrong, I've had my share of losing sessions! Mostly trying to get even....again, I know myself.
I try to play once a month, usually works out to 9-10 times a year. I'm a good 2+ hours from any casino.
Don't know why but I've always preferred shoe games. I only play 6D, S17, DAS.
To avoid detection I generally play the table minimum and double my bet when the count is favorable, giving me 4 times bets on double opportunities. Eack time I double up my BR, I double the minimum bet and play that again until I double up. If I begin to lose a gain I reduce my bet in half once I reach 1/3 BR loss..... bankroll 1000, bet 25/50. Once BR reaches 2000 bet 50/100. If BR reached 1500, reduce bet back to 25/50..... and regardless of what I get my BR tp to, never bet more than 4 times my starting bet, ie 100 at a 25 table.
Don't get me wrong, I've had my share of losing sessions! Mostly trying to get even....again, I know myself.
I try to play once a month, usually works out to 9-10 times a year. I'm a good 2+ hours from any casino.
Don't know why but I've always preferred shoe games. I only play 6D, S17, DAS.
To avoid detection I generally play the table minimum and double my bet when the count is favorable, giving me 4 times bets on double opportunities. Eack time I double up my BR, I double the minimum bet and play that again until I double up. If I begin to lose a gain I reduce my bet in half once I reach 1/3 BR loss..... bankroll 1000, bet 25/50. Once BR reaches 2000 bet 50/100. If BR reached 1500, reduce bet back to 25/50..... and regardless of what I get my BR tp to, never bet more than 4 times my starting bet, ie 100 at a 25 table.
frankie yale
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Are there stats for edge/leverage w. 2 or more decks, typical penetrations, no Wonging? My own experience suggests that 4-1 is about break-even.moo321 said:
moo321
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There's an article on blackjack forum about frequency distributions and the edge offered by different betting spread. An immediate spread to 4 any time you have an edge may be close to even, depending a lot on rules and penetration.
But why ever spread 1-4? If you're com hustling, I think wonging out of negative counts and flat betting would be better.
EDIT: wait, how many decks is this game? I was assuming it was a shoe...
But why ever spread 1-4? If you're com hustling, I think wonging out of negative counts and flat betting would be better.
EDIT: wait, how many decks is this game? I was assuming it was a shoe...
Don't know about edge? Am I just on a hell of a lucky streak?? I keep meticulous records and I double-up 72% of the time, even about 15%, 13% loss, usually over a 4-6 hour sessions. Before advantage play I was pretty much dead even playing BS. I must admit I've been counting serious a little more than 2 years so I still worried more about going broke than making big $$.
So how should I be betting a $2500 BR at at $50 ph table???
So how should I be betting a $2500 BR at at $50 ph table???
It is going to depend how much risk you want to take and if you have access to another bankroll if this one gets wiped out. Betting 50$ min with 2500BR is going to have an extremely high ROR. If there are 10$ tables with same rules I would play those games instead.CP Joe said:
EasyRhino
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CP Joe, you're not counting or anything, right?
If I were flat-betting $50, I'd probably want to sit at the table with $1000 to have a fairly low chance of tapping out before I could have enough of a session to be "fun". But to be fair, I'd be finding a much cheaper cheaper.
If I were counting in a double deck game with a $50 minimum, I've sat down with $2000, although that's uncomfortable (due to the need to spread to bigger bets).
If counting a shoe game, the need to spread to bigger bets is even bigger, so the session bankroll would be bigger than I can even imagine.
If I were flat-betting $50, I'd probably want to sit at the table with $1000 to have a fairly low chance of tapping out before I could have enough of a session to be "fun". But to be fair, I'd be finding a much cheaper cheaper.
If I were counting in a double deck game with a $50 minimum, I've sat down with $2000, although that's uncomfortable (due to the need to spread to bigger bets).
If counting a shoe game, the need to spread to bigger bets is even bigger, so the session bankroll would be bigger than I can even imagine.