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[wonging] 22/11/2001 23:41

do we av to bring our own tool box to sit on lol

:-o

[martini] 22/11/2001 23:33

hmmmmmmmm :)

[baden] 22/11/2001 23:29

my garage, my bird loves dealing, I'll supply the etiquette, shut it

[martini] 22/11/2001 23:25

Still think we should have a PBB gamblers night out.
How about £500 cash table stakes.
7 card stud
Last man/woman standing takes all.
Who would we trust to be dealer?
Where would we set it up?
M

[baden] 22/11/2001 23:06

MrE having the odd flutter but nothing serious online - I've got $250 burning a hole so...

[mr euro] 18/11/2001 19:07

Baden, try this:

SINGLE DECK - BASIC STRATEGY


Your Hand vs Dealer's Upcard

8 Double on 5 to 6. Otherwise hit.
9 Double on 2 to 6. Otherwise hit.
10 Double on 2 to 9. Otherwise hit.
11 Always double.
12 Stand on 4 to 6. Otherwise hit.
13 to 16 Stand on 2 to 6. Otherwise hit.
17 to 21 Always stand.
A,2 to A,5 Double on 4 to 6. Otherwise hit.
A,6 Double on 2 to 6. Otherwise hit.
A,7 Double on 3 to 6. Stand on 2,7,8 or A.
Hit on 9 or 10.
A,8 Double on 6. Otherwise stand.
A,9 Always stand.
A,A Always split.
2,2 Split on 3 to 7. Otherwise hit.
3,3 Split on 4 to 7. Otherwise hit.
4,4 Same as 8 above.
5,5 Same as 10 above.
6,6 Split on 2 to 6. Otherwise hit.
7,7 Split on 2 to 7. Stand on 10. Otherwise hit.
8,8 Always split.
9,9 Split on 2 to 9 except 7. Stand on 7,10 or A.
10,10 Always stand.

Try a progressive betting system, I'm using a 4 level system and up 50%.

[mr euro] 17/11/2001 17:43

Baden hmmm looks like we suffer from the same problem! :-)

[baden] 17/11/2001 01:03

would have loved to continue the strategy on higher limits - hmmm I wonder why the virtual casinos dont run with that.

baden

[wonging] 15/11/2001 04:16

howser, the most skillfull blackjack players are the ones that dont get asked to leave and not come back to often, the casino's are fully aware the game is beatable, they want you to play as long as you dont know how, the skill is not the card counting and memorising the correct play, anybody can learn this and once you learn it, they can put the fastest dealer in the house on you and you just make more per hour, the skill is in not looking like a card counter, all a casino has to do if they notice a blackjack player winning is count the cards and moniter the players bets for a few shoes, it soon becomes clear whether their counting cards or not, as its the patten of betting more when the shoe is rich in tens that stands out like a sore thumb, blackjack is a very easily beatable game, the casino isnt unlesss you can disguise your bets and not get too greedy, if you can manage this, you may well be a winner, if you continued to deal blackjack to a card counter, they would take all your money in the end because they have an edge over you, the only way you could stop them taking all your money is to refuse to deal them cards!

[howser] 14/11/2001 22:57

The only technique anyone needs to learn to play casino games is how to lose your money as slowly as possible.No matter how hard people try and find a system,the fact remains that you cant change the odds of winning.The most skilfull blackjack player in the world is the one who loses his money last.

[baden] 14/11/2001 22:43

experiment comes to a close:

Invested $250

Got it upto $2,242 by techniques above

Got board, got pist, lost it all the other night in about 45 minutes

Believe I could have carried it on but just so boring

regards

baden

[kobarclay] 12/9/2001 18:36

I play 7-card stud and texas holdem. been playing for 13 yrs.
I also studied blackjack.
Reading the posts it would appear that there are a lot of gamblers here!
If you seriously expect to win from a system in a negative sum game, do yourself a favour and really study how the casinos make money and you will soon give up.
Yes, an edge can be obtained in blackjack, but its a very small edge, about 1-3% max, depending on the no. of packs in a shoe and how much of the deck is cut.
Those who are determined and folly enough to try this pursuit should read Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack. This is acknowledged as the best counting system around. Ed Thorpe's book btw, is a bit outdated.
Where casinos really get you is not because of the size of the house edge, but because of your *turnover* of bets. (Turnover being the amount you bet times the no. of bets you make). They will also nail you with the house limit, for those of you who have thought of using the martingale system!!

[baden] 11/9/2001 12:27

now up over 600% on initial investment - money for old rope tonight

[baden] 04/9/2001 01:20

sardine do u ever have a flutter at the casino

[sardine] 04/9/2001 01:14

Baden old chap keep an eye on your old enemy's favourite stock!

[the wah] 02/9/2001 19:12

You cannot win in a game of chance in the long term. There is no such thing as a trend, other than with hindsight; each spin of the wheel is a mutually exclusive event. You can only, "stop when you are ahead ", once in your life.

[madasafish] 01/9/2001 09:03

I gamble blackjack in real casinos: occasionally for a week at a time.

My strategy is simple:
Most of the time the odds are 1:1 winning versus losing: so only double stakes on draw occasions i.e doubling against a dealer's low card, two aces etc.
When the dealer is winning consistently walk away and find another table
When the dealer has a losing streak double up.

I start with relatively small stakes £50 to £100 and once I have winnings of that amount, I gamble my winnings only and save 25% as unplayable.

Sometimes I will end up losing, but when I win I retain most and since when winning my stakes are far greater than when losing overall I end considerably up.

Treat it as recreational fun and you lose. Gamble when drunk.. ditto.