okay, just to clarify:
the example we've been going with, 100 match 100...
bet 100, until my bankroll reaches 100 or i hit my target (600)
so basically i bet a maximum of half my bankroll or 100 dollars at any given point (whichever is less). however if my bankroll gets down to something like 25 bucks i can just bet it all.
That's how I play them. When I get down to my last $25 or so (unless the bonus and target were smaller to start with in which case I'll go lower), I put it all on the line. How you minimise the leakage of house edge is to play a variation of BJ (where possible, not always, unfortunately) that has a low house edge but demands less doubling eg D9 and/or no DAS rules. But, that won't always be available. Some guys move to Baccarat at that stage (if the game is allowed to be played) as the house edge is 1.06% for that wager. I always stick to BJ but I am aware that when I don't double/split on that last hand that I am, overall, sacrificing a tiny amount of house edge. Remember, the house edge increases by about 2% if you never double or split. If you only not do it on the final $25 bet but have done it for the other $5000 (or whatever amount) then the impact on your overall edge is much less.
If you are only just starting out then you may wish to become comfortable with the strategy and style of play, and achieve a few more profits, by going for x2 target (that's where I started), or even x2.5. Any target is ok, it doesn't have to be a precise number like x3. And, if you've completed a majority of the WR but are only half a winning hand away from your target then a lot of people (myself included) settle for that slightly lower target and grind from there. The variations in choices and personal styles of play are quite large and some people take whatever higher profit they feel like, others keep going and take the risk of busting from being as close as a few dollars away from their target, in the knowledge that the time will come when by continuing the higher bets, that they will achieve/overshoot their target on a future play. You overshoot your target when you hit a blackjack on the final hand and the extra payout takes you past the target. Doubles/splits also achieve this. That $2400 I mentioned earlier, my target was only $1800 but I had $1200 in the bank, split 8's, doubled on both (all $1200 on the table) and won to go all the way to $2400. Such things will happen.
This topic title doesn't suit what most of the subject matter has been about. Perhaps we either start a different thread or if it's just a discussion between myself and you then if you want advice to suit your personal choices and style of play and don't want to publish your financial situation then we can continue via PM. I don't mind, either way.
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