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EXPECTED RESULTS Blackjack is a game where every decision you make affects your percentage expectation against the house. If you play poorly, you can give up more than 3%, or even 5% overall to the casino. That may not sound like much, but when you multiply, say 3%, by every …

Basic strategy Question I keep hearing about Basic Strategy, but what exactly is that? Answer When players and authors refer to the “Basic Strategy,” we’re talking about the correct strategy to pursue knowing only three cards, your two hole cards, and the dealer’s upcard. This book shows you the correct …

Read this section carefully, for the difference between endings up a winner or a loser is heavily influenced by your skills in managing your money intelligently. Money management skills can be divided into the following three categories: Emotional Control Bankrolling (Total bankroll, table bankroll). Bankrolling (Total bankroll, table bankroll). Before …

As we have seen, the main variations in strategy take place with our doubling and splitting strategies—moves which entail an increased wager on the hand. Let’s now see just why the single-and multiple-deck blackjack games are slightly different. The greater number of cards used in a multiple-deck game makes the …

HITTING AND STANDING HARD TOTALS These strategies are applicable for single and multiple-deck games in all casino centers. General principles When the dealer shows a 7, 8, 9, 10 or A, hit all hard totals of 16 or below (unless doubling or splitting is more profitable—in any case, you will …

THE DEALER’S ONLY ADVANTAGE Before we examine the correct strategies of play, it would be instructive to look at a losing strategy. In this strategy, the player will mimic the dealer; he’ll draw on all totals 16 or less, and stand on all totals 17-21. * The player doing this …

NEVADA RULES The Las Vegas Strip rules are advantageous to the player and give one a slight edge on the single-deck game if our strategies are followed. The rule exceptions noted in Downtown Las Vegas and in Northern Nevada games are slightly disadvantageous to the player, but these can easily …

Object of the game Your object in casino blackjack is to beat the dealer. This can be achieved in two ways: When you have a higher total than the dealer without exceeding 21. When the dealer’s total exceeds 21 (assuming the player has not exceeded 21 first). In casino blackjack, …