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[B]Blackjack: How to play & win[/B]
Blackjack is one of the most favourite casino games which does not have so high house edge. This varies between 0 and 2,5 % depending on the rules of the game but mostly it is over 1 %. This means that on every 100 dollars you bet you are going to lose approximately between 1 and 2,5 dollars. But blackjack is a game where you can even turn the odds in your favour and that can help you to win a lots of money. This article tries to help you to start winning.
[B]Learning the basic strategy[/B]
The basic strategy is a strategy which can lower the house edge under 1 %. It is a set of rules and recommendations that tells you what you should do if you have got such cards and the dealer has got such cards. For example if you are playing with a single deck of cards, dealer hits on soft 17 and his card is 9, you have got Ace and 7 then you should hit. The basic strategy was developed by using computer algorithms in 1960s so it is fairly accurate.
According to it the first step you should make is to stop playing just by your feelings and you should start learning the basic strategy. You should be sure that you are mastering the basic strategy before you start playing it for real. The best way of doing this is learning the charts that tell you what you should do and practicing at home. You need tens of hours of practicing before you are ready to go to casino and play the basic strategy. There are lots of books about basic strategy and about blackjack generally. So buy a book, educate yourself and practice. Once you have mastered the basic strategy you can continue with learning…
… [B]how to count cards[/B]
Card counting is a method that can turn the odds in your favour. It is based on counting cards that means that you are counting down (-1) when a high card occurs and counting up (+1) when a lower card comes into the game. The higher is the number of high cards in the deck the higher is your chance to win because you can stand for example on 16 but the dealer can be forced by the rules to hit. There are lots of different card counting systems – some are easier ones like speed count that can be learned in few hours and some harder ones like hi-lo that do need a months of practicing but your chances to win will be more increased. Once you are able to estimate your chances you should think as well about the bet spread which should vary depending on your odds.
Some people do think that card counting is illegal. No it is not but the casinos don’t like to see it so they often ask the card counters to leave the casino. Again before you go to casino and start card counting you should practice at home until you can master it and you should educate yourself, there are lots of books on card counting. And it is important that you don’t practice playing at silence place but you should turn the TV on so there are will be disturbing elements. And assure yourself that you can behave naturally in casinos so you won’t be discovered easily.
Follow those advices and you can become a successful blackjack player!