PLAYING
IF YOU HAVE EVER NOTICED THE BLACKJACK TABLE, YOU NOTICED DESIGNATED BETTING AREAS. LITTLE SPOTS WHERE YOU PLACE YOUR BET. THE MORE SPOTS, THE MORE PLAYERS OR BETS CAN BE MADE....WHY - MORE CARDS CAN BE SEEN AS THEY'RE DEALT. WHAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH, IS WHAT CARDS REMAIN IN THE DECK. THE UNUSED, UNSEEN CARDS.

WHEN THE DECK IS RICH OR FULL OF FACE CARDS, WE WANT TO INCREASE OUR BET. CONVERSELY IF THE DECK WAS FULL OF SMALL CARDS, WE WOULD DECREASE OUR BET OR BET THE MINIMUM. WHEN WE PLAY A DECK OF CARDS, WE WOULD NOTICE THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES THE DECK IS IN OUR FAVOR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE SMALL CARDS ARE REMOVED. THE 2 through 6 CARDS. WE WOULD ALSO NOTICE, THAT WHEN THE LARGE CARDS ARE REMOVED, THE DECK BECOMES IN THE HOUSE’S ADVANTAGE.

NOW TO TELL IF THE DECK IS IN OUR FAVOR, WE MUST KEEP TRACK OF EVERY CARD ON THE TABLE. VISUALLY SCAN THE TABLE AND DETERMINE IF THE CARDS THAT ARE SHOWING ARE ALL FACE CARDS, OR ALL SMALL CARDS...TO DO THIS CANCEL EACH SMALL CARD AGAINST EACH FACE CARD...A SIMPLE MATH TRICK. EACH FACE CARD IS A PLUS CARD. EACH SMALL CARD IS A MINUS CARD. SO A HAND WITH TWO 5’S AND A HAND WITH TWO 10’S WOULD EQUAL ZERO. DON'T PAY TO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE 7’S, 8’S, AND 9’S. THEY ARE NEUTRAL CARDS...

AS THE SMALL CARDS ARE REMOVED FROM THE DECK, THE DECK BECOMES PLUS, FULL OF FACE CARDS. ITS TO OUR ADVANTAGE. AS THE LARGE CARDS, OR FACE CARDS ARE REMOVED FROM THE DECK, THE DECK IS MINUS. MINUS THE GOOD BETTING CARDS, THE FACE CARDS.

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW MANY 4’S, 5’S, AND 6’S, ARE DEALT. THESE ARE THE DEALER’S FAVORITE CARDS. THE DEALER CAN HIT A 14 WITH A 6 AND COME UP WITH 20. A 15 WITH A 5 AND HAVE 20. WHEN THESE CARDS ARE REMOVED FROM THE DECK THE PLAYER HAS A HUGH ADVANTAGE. WHY - BECAUSE YOU DON’T HAVE TO TAKE A CARD. THE DEALER DOES. IF THE DECK IS FULL OF LARGE CARDS, THE DEALER WILL BUST.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR HAND, COUNT THE TOTAL CARDS YOU HAVE. ARE THEY ALL SMALL CARDS OR FACE CARDS, OR NOTHING CARDS LIKE 7-8-9. NOW LOOK AROUND THE TABLE. COUNT THE CARDS, TO DETERMINE IF THE CARDS REMAINING IN THE DECK ARE FACE CARDS OR SMALL CARDS. IF THEY ARE SMALL CARDS, OUR MATH TELLS US, THE DECK IS FULL OF TEN’S. IF THEY ARE LARGE CARDS, WE KNOW THE DECK IS FULL OF DEALER CARDS, THE SMALL ONES. THE CARDS NEEDED BY THE DEALER TO MAKE A HAND

GAMES
A SINGLE DECK GAME IS THE GAME OF CHOICE...TWO HANDS ARE USUALLY DEALT, AND BAD RUNS DON’T LAST LONG. PLUS, ITS THE EASIEST GAME TO FOLLOW. YOU ALWAYS BET THE SECOND HAND. EITHER INCREASING YOUR BET, OR LEAVING IT ALONE. THE SECOND HAND IS THE BEST HAND TO BET, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SEEN ALL THE CARDS IN THE PREVIOUS HAND, AND HAVE SOME IDEA WHETHER THE DECK IS FULL OF FACE CARDS OR NOT. OCCASIONALLY YOU WIL BE DEALT A THIRD HAND, BUT ONLY WHEN ITS TO THE HOUSE‘S ADVANTAGE.

ON DOUBLE DECK GAMES, BET THE THIRD HAND ON. AT THE HALF WAY POINT IN THE DECK, YOU SHOULD DETERMINE IF ITS IN YOUR FAVOR OR THE HOUSES.

WITH SHOE DEALT GAMES, A FOUR DECK GAME IS THE BEST. A SIX DECK GAME IS THE LIMIT. YOU PLAY CONSERVATIVE UNTIL THE HALF WAY POINT...KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE 4,5,6’S YOU CAN. THE DEALER WONT MAKE VERY MANY HANDS WITH THESE CARDS REMOVED....ALWAYS PLAY A SHOE GAME THAT IS DEALT FACE UP. THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE ALL CARDS, BUT THE DEALERS DOWN CARD. ITS EASY TO KEEP TRACK OF THE CARDS...IF THE TABLE IS ALL FACE CARDS, THE NEXT FEW HANDS MOST LIKELY WILL BE SMALL CARDS OR NOTHING CARDS...IF THE HANDS DEALT ARE ALL SMALL CARDS, THE BEST CARDS ARE STILL TO COME...THE KEY TO A SHOE GAME, IS HOW MANY 4-5-6’S REMAIN...ONE GOOD THING ABOUT SHOE DEALT GAMES, IS THE DEALER CAN’T SHUFFLE WHEN THE REMAINING CARDS ARE THE 9’S, 10’S AND ACE’S...AND IF THE FIRST FEW HANDS DEALT ARE FACE CARDS, THE PLAYER CAN BET THE VERY MINIMUM, OR EXCUSE THEMSELVES FOR A FEW MOMENTS...

TRY TO PLAY AT A SEAT LOCATED LEFT OF THE CENTER SPOT. THIS WAY YOU CAN SEE WHAT CARDS HAVE BEEN DEALT, AND YOU GET SOME IDEA OF WHAT REMAINS IN THE DECK OR SHOE. ALWAYS KEEP SOME TYPE OF VISUAL COUNT. ASK YOURSELF IF THE CARDS DEALT MAKE THE DECK RICH WITH FACE CARDS OR RICH WITH DEALER CARDS.

BETTING
BET THE MINIMUM BET ON THE FIRST HAND DEALT. NEVER LET A LARGE BET, OR AN INCREASED BET RIDE ON THE FIRST HAND. DON’T INCREASE YOUR BET UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN SOME CARDS. ONCE A FEW CARDS ARE REMOVED FROM THE DECK, YOU KNOW WHAT CARDS ARE REMAINING IN THE DECK.

IF YOU FEEL THE DECK IS FULL OF THE FACE CARDS AND 10’S, YOU INCREASE YOUR BET. IF YOU FEEL THE DECK IS FULL OF SMALL CARDS YOU BET THE MINIMUM OR DECREASE YOUR BET. THE AMOUNT YOU BET COULD CHANGE EVERY HAND, DEPENDING ON WHAT CARDS REMAIN IN THE DECK.

WHEN YOU BET, THINK OF THE CHIPS AS UNITS. EACH CHIP IS ONE UNIT. THE FIRST BET IS ALWAYS THE MINIMUM UNIT REQUIRED TO PLAY. WHEN THE DECK BECOMES PLUS, OR FULL OF FACE CARDS AND ACES, YOU INCREASE YOUR BET ACCORDINGLY. BET 1 TO 6 UNITS. IF YOU BET $5 A HAND, YOUR MAXIMUM BET IS $30. IF YOU BET $2 A HAND THE MAXIMUM BET IS $6...

DON'T MAKE A MAXIMUM UNTIL YOU ARE BETTING WITH THE HOUSE MONEY.VARY YOUR BETS, LIKE 1 TO 3 UNITS, OR $5 AND $10. WHEN YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR WIN, THEN MAKE SOME INCREASES.IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING CARDS, DON’T INCREASE ANY BETS, EVEN IF THE DECK IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE. WAIT UNTIL ITS TIME, WHEN THE DECK IS IN YOUR FAVOR. PRIME CONDITIONS.

I USUALLY STOP PLAYING WHEN I HAVE A COMFORTABLE PROFIT, OR MY INITIAL BUY-IN, RESULTED IN A UNFAVORABLE OUTCOME. I DON’T BELIEVE IN BETTING FOR ONE HAND. SIT AND PLAY, WIN BY ACCRETION, HAVE SOME FUN. DOUBLE YOUR MONEY AND LEAVE, OR EVEN 50% IS FINE. WHEN YOU PLAY, THINK ABOUT PLAYING FOR AN HOUR OR SO. BRING ENOUGH CAPITAL TO PLAY FOR 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR.

SPLITTING PAIRS
THE ONLY TIME TO SPLIT PAIRS IS WHEN THE DECK IS IN YOUR FAVOR, MEANING FULL OF FACE CARDS. I ONLY SPLIT 8’S AND ACE’S AGAINST A 5, 6 OR 7 SHOWING.

I ONLY SPLIT THE ORIGINAL CARDS. IF YOU START SPLITTING PAIRS AFTER THE ORIGINAL HAND, YOU GENERALLY LOSE OR PUSH. I NEVER SPLIT 10’S OR FACE CARDS. ONLY ONE HAND CAN BEAT YOU. I DON’T SPLIT 9--7--6--5--4--3--2. IF YOU HAVE TWO 9’S, WELL THAT’S A GOOD HAND. ON 7’S, I USUALLY LET THE DEALER HIT, SO I STAND. 14 IS A BAD HAND, AND SPLITTING TWO SEVENS GENERALLY DOES NOT PAY OFF...IT GETS YOU TWO 17’S. THE SAME WITH 2’S. YOU END UP WITH A 12, AND HAVE TO TAKE CARDS. THE FEWER CARDS YOU TAKE THE BETTER. SPLITTING CARDS OR DOUBLING DOWN AFTER A SPLIT IS TREACHEROUS BUSINESS. YOU GENERALLY PUSH OR LOSE MORE THAN YOUR ORIGINAL WAGER

STRATEGIES
WHEN WE PLAY THE GAME, WE FIRST LOOK AT OUR HAND, THE DEALERS HAND, AND THE REST OF THE TABLE. WE THEN EVALUATE THE CARDS DEALT TO DETERMINE IF THE DECK IS OUR FAVOR OR THE HOUSE’S...IF WE SEE A LOT OF SMALL CARDS, AND 4-5-6’S, WE KNOW THE DECK IS RICH...IF ITS ALL FACE CARDS AND ACE’S WE KNOW ITS IN THE HOUSE’S FAVOR. WE MUST PLAY WITH THIS IN MIND.

IF OUR FIRST TWO CARDS ARE SMALL, WE WOULD THINK THE NEXT CARDS ARE GOING TO BE FACE’S, OR NEUTRAL CARDS.IF WE FEEL THE NEXT CARDS ARE GOING TO BE FACE CARDS, AND THE DEALER IS SHOWING A DIFFICULT HAND TO HIT, REGARDLESS OF WHAT DENOMINATION OUR CARDS ADD UP TO, LET THE DEALER TAKE THE CARD. HE HAS TO HIT, WE DON'T. LET THE DEALER BUST. IF WE FEEL THE DECK IS FULL OF SMALL CARDS, THEN WE MIGHT CONSIDER TAKING CARDS. WE CAN USE THE DEALER CARDS THE SAME AS THE DEALER...HOPEFULLY LEAVING A FACE OR NEUTRAL CARD FOR THE DEALER.

IF TWO OF MY CARDS ARE A FACE AND 2 OR 3, I WOULD HIT AGAINST A 2-3-4, SHOWING.
IF TWO ON MY CARDS ARE A 7-5-6, OR 8-4-5, OR 9-3-4, I WOULD STAND AGAINST A 2-3-4 SHOWING. THINK TWICE ABOUT HITTING ANY HAND WHERE THE DEALER HAS TO DRAW A CARD IN A DECK RICH WITH 10’S, OR NEUTRAL CARDS. WITH HANDS LIKE A-7, A-8, A-9, STAND. NO DOUBLING OR HITTING. WITH A HAND OF A-6, THAT'S 17. THE DEALER USUALLY STANDS, BUT SOME CLUBS HIT THE HAND. 17 IS A DEAD HAND. IF THE DECK IS FULL OF SMALL CARDS, I MIGHT CONSIDER TAKING 1 CARD ONLY.

BASICALLY ON THE REST OF THE HANDS, HIT UNTIL YOU HAVE A 17 OR BETTER. KEEP IN MIND HOW MANY CARDS HAVE BEEN DEALT THAT WOULD MAKE YOUR HAND. ASK YOURSELF, HAS THE DECK GONE FROM AN EXCESS OF SMALL CARDS, TO A LOT OF FACE CARDS.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO TAKE TO MANY CARDS AND BUST. AFTER YOU HAVE HIT YOUR HAND, THINK BOUT THE REMAINING CARDS IN THE DECK, AND WHEN THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A BIG BUST CARD. IT COULD BE COMING UP SOON.

ON THE HANDS ON 14, 15, AND 16, THESE ARE GENERALLY LOSING HANDS. IF THE DEALER HAS TO HIT, MAKE NO PLAYS, EVEN IF YOU FEEL THE DECK IS RICH, TAKE THE CHANCE THE DEALER WILL BUST. WHEN IN DOUBT NEVER HIT YOUR HAND, OR RAISE YOUR BET.

IF THE CARDS ARE NOT COMING YOUR WAY, AND YOUR NOT MAKING HANDS, TRY AND DO SOME PLAY THAT WOULD CHANGE THE SEQUENCE OF CARDS AROUND. LIKE PLAYING TWO HANDS.

WATCH THE DECK FOR BENT CARDS. SOMETIMES THE DEALER’S BEND THE HOLE CARD WHEN THEY LOOK TO SEE WHAT'S UNDER THE FACE CARD. IF THE CARDS LOOK BENT OR UNEVEN, TRY TO REMEMBER WHAT KIND OF CARDS THEY WERE.

SOMETIMES THE DEALER’S GET REAL SERIOUS WHEN THEY HAVE A SMALL CARD UNDER THERE ACE CARD. WATCH THE DEALER FOR CLUES, AND HOW THEY EXPRESS THEMSELVES. BODY LANGUAGE COULD BE A VALUABLE TIP. LASTLY, PLAY THE GAME, ENJOY YOUR PLAY,
WIN SOME BETS.

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