6 Ways to Win More Money at Blackjack (without counting cards)
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- Don't have the time to learn card counting? Is it true you are ALWAYS suppose to split Aces & 8's? In this video Colin shows 6 ways to win more money playing Blackjack even without counting cards. From earning more comps to knowing which tables to play or not play all these decisions will help you win more money at the blackjack table.
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0:00 Intro
0:47 Avoid Side Bets
2:06 Basic Strategy
3:13 Backup Bets
3:42 Comps
5:28 Don't Chase Money
6:50 Blackjack Variants
8:26 Learn More
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Ive played religiously over the past year. It really helped me to get alot closer with my wife and kids, after we had to move to a smaller home last month.
lol 😂🎉
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you teach your kids blackjack? and you post that on youtube? child abuse. sad.
Im glad i watch your video. At first, i really didn't much about Blackjack, the ratio, and etc. But now, i'm winning double the amount of $$ from playing basic strategy from the blackjack chart and not chasing money. I alway limit myself $400 when playing. Thank you.
I love colin's mcdonalds analogy when explaining 6:5 v 3:2.
It reminds me of when A&W had a 1/3 pounder to compete with mcd's 1/4 pounder and the idea flopped cuz ppl suck at math.
Wendy's has had 1/3 pounders since forever.
Through Colin and his programming I learned how to count cards and risk money effectively! Just last week I got backed off from the last casino in my area. Unfortunate that I now have to find somewhere else to play, but it feels awesome knowing that I beat the casinos and accomplished what I set out to do!
Hell yeah, getting backed off means you were doing something right, if not everything right!
Now that you’re a winner, the next stage is learning how to look like a loser! Convince casinos you are a loser and they won’t bother you as much!
I have a problem counting cards cause im learning hi lows rn how do you predict a high when all you get are 4-6 lows in a row or that only matter for what the final card was to count towards what the n6ecy will be ?
@@shadowdrags5011 when the count goes up, it means there is an excess of 10s and aces in the decks remaining in the shoe. You can’t predict when those 10s and aces will come out of the shoe and form the winning hands you want. Those cards could come out in the next round or may not come out because they are behind the cut card at the end of the shoe. All we can say for certain is that the cards must come out if you dealt to the last card in the shoe.
Occasionally, the count goes up early into the shoe and never goes down until the cut card is dealt. This means you can have a run of bigs bets. Sometimes you can win the majority of those bets and be up considerably, but sometimes you can lose the majority of them and suffer a huge loss. You have to remember that if you placed correctly sized bets as the count rose, then you played correctly. We are not guaranteed to win big bets when the count is high.
The maths informs us that that we will only win the big bet hands slightly more than losing them. I have a friend who insisted that the win rate on a game he played was 20% higher than what I had calculated using game simulation software. I kept telling him that I just couldn’t tweak the rules of a simulation to get a win rate as high as he had claimed. I said, I think you are going to have a very long flat streak, hardly winning anything, or you are going to have a huge crashing loss. Although he was well up, in the space of a month, he suffered about a loss amounting to nearly 80% of the bankroll required to play the game. He was devastated and angry about it! So I plotted his sessions on a graph including the + & - standard deviation curves over time. It turned out his win followed closely, the 1st upward standard deviation curve for several years. When his loss came, it bottomed out close to the 1st downward standard deviation curve. The maths says our results will be between the 1st positive and negative standard deviation curves 68% of the time. His results were within that band. He played on and eventually reached a new all time high, and realised that the win rate wasn’t as high as he originally thought. He had played professionally, knew all the playing adjustments, but this was his first major loss and it threw him. It was also a good lesson to realise that the fluctuation in the game can be much bigger than you expect.
I have known advantage players who become overconfident in their ability to win at the game and start chasing losing bets by placing more big bets on the table when the count drops to 0 and below. Sadly, these players lost their bankroll and quit the game. They couldn’t mentally handle negative fluctuation beating them. I have also seen players who have an initial big win then start spending up big on holidays etc living it up. Then, as they played on, buoyed by the idea that they can easily win big all the time, suddenly get kicked in the pants, lose their remaining bankroll and become negative about the game and never go back to it again. This is why one needs a mentor, checking your game and your attitude towards it. You will know that you have the right attitude, when your focus is on playing a winning game while you let the fluctuation take care of itself. Good luck with it!
I figured out that the highs and lows are used for a head up as a hi or low should be coming soon when i was practicing today and thank you for the rest of the advice good luck to you too
I was in Vegas 2 weeks ago. The strip is full of 6:5 continuous shuffle machines 🤮
Yeah its horrible, only 3:2 tables on strip are $50+ per hand
Try again. I was just in Vegas a week ago and most casinos on the strip that have 3:2 blackjack are $100 and up minimum. The $50 and below are 6:5 and most are the Shufflemaster continuous shuffle machines. This was on a Friday night and all day Saturday.
@@nickpappagiorgio8845 I've definitely seen $50 3:2 shoe games but that was Mon Tuesday afternoon so yeah I'm sure they get bumped to $100 friday - saturday
The few shoe games (not csm) I found also didn’t allow mid shoe entry
@Anthony J. Charles which casino?
I loved this video, liked and subscribed for the simple fact that you placed time stamps for all the tips in the description instead of trying to force us into watching the whole video less we miss something
Played blackjack at the casino last week and you're right, sometimes the cards just don't fall the right way, as the dealer hit 8 blackjacks over the course of 11 hands.....just incredible, but as you say, sometimes it happens.
I left for a break, not because I thought it would change my luck, but, whoa, I just needed a breather. Went back an hour later and did quite well.
:) As a novice CC myself who has been just practicing over the past 6 months, I found some info in here that definitely helped. Thanks Colin.
Glad it helped!
I know sidebets is a bad word. Yet I have to ask what about war blackjack? The house is like 1% better odds... yet the fact you can bet your winnings or add them to the blackjack bet seems good. If you have a 8,9 or 10 etc. Thoughts from a pro? =)@@Blackjackapprenticeship
A third is pretty accurate for comps. I usually sit down with $200 at my local casino and they always give me $35 in free play on the slots and a $10 food voucher.
Dude the content you've put out on this channel is amazing! Ive been binging it like crazy lately, Thank you Colin!
Glad to hear it!
Great value to be had in the podcasts and site as well
Great advice! I learned to play BJ better by learning and MEMORIZING basic strategy first. I had to unlearn bad habits at first and focused on playing basic strategy and playing it coldly like a machine without feeling. It has to be followed without hesitation. Also develop a betting plan and stick to it. If you are down a certain percentage of your bankroll, then you need to get out. If you are up a certain percentage of your bankroll then you cash in and get out.
I will play with “the card” to slow the game and provide cover. My wife always rats me out when she walks up to the table by stating the obvious, that “I don’t need the card.”
@@zalix512 Has a casino dealer ever not allowed the use of a basic strategy card?
Crazy how much the quality and effort has changed recently in ur vids colin! Great work 👏🏽
Glad you think so!
Love the content Colin. Keep it up! 👍🏻
Fantastic video, man. One of the best for anyone that doesn't have the bankroll to burn the place down. I won't categorize myself, but I think that when I began, this would have been one to take to the heart. Great video. I'm super glad to see these coming out.
Much appreciated.
Thanks for what you do Colin
Can’t wait to get back into BJA…. Had some tough life circumstances that made me put it on hold but I’m ready to get back to the study grind and go get the $$$
I'm not an advanced player at all. I know some basic strategy. So I always felt like the side bets was a boost. When you hit trips suited. But like Collin said, it's like playing the lottery. They dont come out that much at all. Thanks for these videos!! Love watching them!
Yeah, you're losing so much EV that those occasional big payouts aren't worth it!
Unless you know they gonna hit 🤑
@@Blackjackapprenticeship Is it possible to get to about even EV (no win or loss average), WITHOUT changing bet sizes at all, simply by counting and playing basic strategy PLUS adjustments indicated by the count? I know basic strategy gets down to about 0.5% -EV, so I imagine with adjustment it must be a little lower than that (?)
but honestly winning the side bets are more fun than getting blackjack, if you are purely doing it for entertainment I think it's good to do some side bets
What do you mean by "being rated" ?
This is why I have stopped going to the casino for a bit. May as well have just walked in, handed them my money and left. Granted, I would only play with a few hundred dollars but I’d like to occasionally leave with more than I came with
You and me both. I often go, when I earn a few bucks, from time to time. But after a bad visit, I wait a little while longer to go back. I usually try not to lose more than $100 (if I often came in with at least $200, that is), since I want to have a little left over for gas or food, etc.
@@chrisfinch8637 Yeah, I usually take at least $200 to play with but occasionally $300-$400 but I always leave it at that and never play with money I can’t afford to lose. I also don’t get drunk when I play but I will have a couple drinks over the night.. but not anymore I don’t think. I almost always get up $50-$100 and then just lose from there once I start drinking. I just need to learn more about the finer points of the game before I play for money again.
@@darthsilversith667 Especially get more pointers, like with these guys, on how to play it logically, spending money wisely on these games, and know how to follow certain strategies to help you win more.
@@chrisfinch8637 lose less*
Wouldn’t we all? Lol
The best advice for blackjack so far
This advice really helped me. I played differently when I was in Vegas in May and I doubled my money each time I sat down at the blackjack tables. It was great.
Please be aware that “doubling your money” after a visit to a casino while using basic strategy, is just random fluctuation and while it feels good, it won’t happen like that all the time. If you are not card counting, or using other advanced strategies, all playing basic strategy will do, is reduce the long term house edge against you. Card counters can have emotionally devastating losses, even though they are doing everything correctly. Thankfully, you eventually recover from these losses and go on to reach a new all time high.
@@geoffpearce889 Thanks. I'm a Vegas regular and this ain't my first rodeo. When I buy in with $100 at a table and walk away from that table 20 minutes later with $200, that's doubled my money.
If I do that three or four times in a couple of days, then I am a happy camper.
@@sunnyscott4876 that's pretty much what I do. It makes it more fun. I feel like a winner. I use the double my amount on all the games I play.
@@carasmussen27 OK!
Great video. Everyone should know these things.
Great video! These tips are super helpful for people just getting into blackjack and want to be prepared for the casino. Also, it’s a great gateway to get people interested in card counting.
Awesome thank you!
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Thanks for vid. Colin! awesome as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I needed this video. I got clobbered for nearly 3 days straight. Mostly just bad hands. Almost no blackjack's, doubles, nor splits.
Thanks for the information been listening to you. Basic strategy helped improve my play.
Glad to help
Solid tips, thank you.
That tip on full tilt hits home for sure. I’ve learned to have a casino buddy on dial to reach out to so I can step away and think. Always get that bad feeling when I’m seeing another player at the table go through it. Avoiding full tilt is probably more important advice than basic strategy itself in my opinion.
Thanks for the book recommendation. Just borrowed a digital copy from my library.
Great straight forward grounding video. By extension to the online environment, are online Blackjack games on major 'poker/card' sites regulated enough to straight and true to their RTP promise? If playing online, is it better to play on a live dealer, multiplayer table as opposed to 'the algorithm'?
Great tips thanks !
I honestly think this may be one of your best videos, especially for those of us who don't card count. It's always good to remember that there are plenty of things one can do to "lose less" even if we're not taking the casino for a lot of money. If one is playing the game right, you can still do pretty damn well if you hit a good run of cards, and it softens the blow when the cards inevitably turn. Are we going to be stuck with only 6:5 blackjack on the strip going forward? I hate to say it, butI think so. :(
What do you mean about only 6:5 on the strip?
@@GoderikCristobal Strip casinos have recently made a change where they only pay 6-to-5 for blackjack, rather than the old 3-to-2. To put it plainly, if you bet $10, you used to get $15 for blackjack. Now you get $12. That can add up significantly over a longer period of play.
@Rick Moreno That is crap dude... I was just getting into card counting and I think shoots my chances in the back of the head.
Great content! What's lousy is that I've seen the 'cheap' tables going to 6:5 forcing you to play higher ones to get better rules and preying on peoples lack of knowledge.
How thick do you have to be to not know that if you are getting $60 for a $50 blackjack then that's worse than getting $75 for a $50 blackjack? It's just that some people don't give a chit. They'll gamble on any crap the casino dreams up.
EDIT - Oh, hang on, I'm not sure you were suggesting that some people don't know that 6-5 is worse for the player than 3-2. I apologise if that was the case. The video uploader did suggest that though.
@@PureExile
Apologize, not apologize, Junior. If you're going to edit your post, and get your point across, spellcheck. Now...apologize.
@@marklefkowitz4385 Wtf are you on about, dude. I don't give a flying how you spell words in the USA if that's where you're from because I don't live there. Everything in my reply is spelled correctly.
Excellent advice.
I joined BJA 2 yrs ago and studied my a** off was getting real good at counting ,dividing decks into count and covid hit so no casino for me but I will say if you are going to join a site Colin's is the best to learn and the members are so helpful with newbies..Colin is also the most honest and trustworthy man in the business and the most feared when he walks into a casino .
Regarding the blackjack variants not being advertised, a friend of mine sat down at a table and started playing (casually). They made the hand signal for what they bought was either hit or stand (I forget if they were tapping the table or trying to wave it off to stand, but it's not really relevant) but it turned out they were at a "Spanish blackjack" table and since she slid her fingers across the felt instead of tapping in one spot or waving off the next card without touching the felt, they said it was the hand signal for surrendering. My friend felt cheated. There was a tiny little sign on the end of the tables that had the rules printed, which was pointed out after the hand, but that was the only thing indicating it wasn't standard blackjack.
Great presentation! The 6:5 game sucks so bad. Not only do the odds drop but the fun is stripped away. I recently had to drive over to Ellis Island to find a 3:2 game that I liked!
Not that I play roulette but I see so many that have 0 00 000 giving them 7.5% house edge. People need to wise up and let those tables fail. I play craps and I’m tired of seeing field bets pay only double for 2&12. 12 should be payed triple. Still a 2.5% house edge for fucks sake. Do they really need 5%.
Good advice! Another small tidbit is to sit at 3rd base... that way you will be right next to the pit boss when he/she is inputting on their little computer. I'll even joke around with the pit boss sometimes and say something like "you missed my $1,000 bet!". For all I know he might believe me! ;)
Great video. 👍
walked into my local casino with 200. blackjack 3 to 2 odds, out of a shoe. walked out with 370 total, profit 170. that was my very first time in a casino but before that i was watching so many videos of basic strategy and how to play. also played blackjack on GTAO as well as on my VR to learn without the consequences. 👍🏽
You got short term lucky. Enjoy the winnings
Expect Variance. But way togo learning first. That’s the most important aspect. You will never survive without education. The free kind is the best.
As a craps player, I can say that the tip about comps and being rated definitely apply when you’re at the craps table too. Crowded tables have more bets flying in to the dealers which slow down the game. You can also start by betting bigger, regress your bets down and still get rated for your higher betting amounts.
Don’t give away our secrets please
I'm going to Vegas next month. I'm going to play craps. Last year I actually managed to come out ahead. I'm not too good at craps but that's where all the excitement is.
And tipping your dealers .
I love craps. Picking out the lucky shooters works. Old men and women are. Always bet as .uch odds as you can afford. If you can afford to et a continously come bet, that's works too. Pocket your winning and leave ahead or when you lost a certain smount.
6:40 is EVERYTHING!! Say it louder for the people in the back! 🗣
thanks Colin
invaluable advice
You are a game changer for a lot of people. I’ve got a whole new way of looking gambling at a casino. It doesn’t make any sense to make any bet in the casino unless you have been able to go over every detail to if the wager in order to determine what the house edge is and then be able to implement strategy and techniques to balance the scales where possible. If ya can’t do that then it’s a bad bet. Not saying that people shouldn’t always be responsible for the own life all the time. That don’t make it right for the casinos to put in so much effort intentionally misleading people about how truly at a disadvantage they are. Thanks for the vids and info. Like I said it’s been a game changer for me. Where I could see myself potentially going down a slippery slope in the casinos not to long ago, Ive taken a much more rational approach to the whole thing and developed the much needed discipline, derived from a deeper and more realistic understanding of the system itself. As to not hand over my money so Willy nilly on a very small chance of getting a little bit back every once in a while.
Wow. You quoted what a BJ dealer at the Strat told me 20 years ago. "They don't build these on winners".
Thanks for the helpful tips.
What are your thoughts on playing 2 hands?
Years ago I started pointing out that those magnificant gambling palaces were not built on winners. They are "Monuments To Losers". A person special to me was telling me how she and a few friends like to go to a casino and limit their losses to $100, and only occasionally. My first thought was you piss away 100, for what? Then it hit me. I worked at a golf course, and people regularly come out and piss away $100 or more on that silly game, because they think they are getting some pleasure out of it. OK then, if sitting in that casino and playing those games gives you some pleasure, and you limit it to a reasonable amount you can easily afford, go for it. And, for that pleasure, you just might, maybe, on occasion, walk out with more money than you walked in with. That never happens on a golf course. ( PS. I worked in a casino at the same time. The golf course and casino were owned by the same tribe. I never played in the casino. The place was depressing to me, but being out on the course was a beautiful place to be )
Based on your summary you would be considered a pessimist. I have earned golf course and spa packages access since 2009 while doing fairly decent with my actions. I methodically track and record all actions.
Love these vids. I’m addicted to learning more! I don’t believe I’ll ever go professional and I think that’s a big percent of ppl here. Can you explain how one would go about being a part-time AP?
The house edge on blackjack for casinos is about 2% on turnover. Just knowing basic strategy reduces this down to about 0.5% which means you will lose far less from long term play. Card counting identifies when the edge has ever so slightly tipped in your favour. Part of understanding the maths of winning at the game, is to size your bets according to how much advantage you have as the count goes up. The advantage only favours you for about a quarter to a third of the hands you play. The rest of the time it favours the house and this is why we place minimum or no bet at all. You have to carefully size your bets in a spreadsheet with a frequency distribution which shows the amount of advantage you, or the house has, at various counts per 100 hands. When you plug in your bet sizes and multiply everything out and add up the positive EV and the Negative EV the result will be your long term EV per 100 hands of play. If you only get 60 rounds per hour, your EV will only be 60% of this figure. If you get 150 rounds per hour, your EV will be 150% of this figure.
If you want to be a part time AP, you still have to learn how to do everything correctly, ie, play perfect basic strategy, keep a running count of cards in play, estimate the number of decks remaining in the shoe, mentally do a true count conversion which informs you of your predetermined bet size, and at least learn The Illustrious 18 playing strategy adjustments which give you a little extra EV. You have to be able to do these processes automatically because there are many distractions in the casinos that can cause you to forget things, lose the count, or make a wrong playing adjustment. It might seem daunting doing all this, but hey, before you learned how to drive a car, you had to go through a long learning process, knowing road rules and learning how to operate clutch brake and accelerator and observe other traffic around you. But now it’s an automatic process.
Most new players start at minimum bet tables to get a feel of what it’s like to implement advantage play in a real world situation. In the beginning, you may need to do several hundred hours of play before you actually start to take money out of a casino. If you have a small bankroll and a low EV, you might find needing to do many more hours of play to reach this point. And if you are only doing this part time, you could find it taking 6 to 12 months or more, before you are in positive territory. However, compared to a new business startup, after an investment of time and money establishing it, and if everything is done right, it can still take 2 or 3 years for a business to show a profit. But if you are persistent, and develop confidence in your play, eventually you can scale your bets up which will increase your EV and then it will be rewarding. Good luck with it.
Good video 🎉 important information 👏👏👏👍🏼👌💖
Since i’m not a card counter yet and i know that i’m at a disadvantage, this is how i play. I flat bet the table minimum, i play basic strategy, and i play for however long i decided i was going to play before going or until i run out money, and then i don’t go back to the casino again til like a year later 😂. However, when i learn how to count i do want to try to play a lot and make money.
I wish you luck but card counting - while interesting from an academic viewpoint - is not going to make you much money. As you will know, if you're good enough to win - or even if the casino suspects that you _might_ be good enough to win - they will not let you play and your details will be circulated to other casinos. They'll treat you like a criminal when it is them that are the true criminals.
I wouldn't discourage you from trying but if you're interested in card games you'll probably find that it's much easier to win money at poker than blackjack.
Thank you
The only Blackjack variant with a low house edge AFAIK is Spanish 21. Particularly if the table either allows redoubling or stands on soft 17- it's under 0.5%. Basic strategy for it is certainly more complex than Blackjack, but it's a great game for anyone bored with plain ol' Blackjack and can be found pretty commonly around the US (except Vegas, oddly enough).
They had it in Vegas for a short while back in the late 2000's. I remember playing it at the Excalibur and doing pretty well with it!
Thank you for this video. It is very informative. Do you also make videos on baccarat to help us play better for that is my favourite game.
I love playing side bets
THANKS
I never split 10’s, I never buy insurance, I never take even money, I always assume the dealer has a 10 underneath and hit and stay accordingly, I always hit soft anything if the dealer is not showing a face card I’m sure I’m doing some things wrong and I’m glad I discovered your channel so I can have a better chance next time I gamble….. subscribing now.
Oh yeah, I hate being on a 6/5 and don't realize it till I hit blackjack. One thing I would like your opinion on that you didn't mention. I know double down after a split has pretty much anywhere in Las Vegas and Laughlin have pretty much disappeared. I would like to know your thoughts and if anyone knows casinos in Nevada that allow that.
6"45. ties in with what professional gambler John Patrick used to preach, money management! Set for yourself a win goal and a loss limit first and foremost!
Thanks , u da man
Great content here.....basic strategy player here...would like to commit to the CC but just don't have the time.
Hi Colin, When did Ace/ Seven verse 2 become a hit? I have had the same basic strategy card for over 20 years. Thanks
6 to 5 may not be listed on the felt, but often it will be shown on an electronic sign with rules scrolling at the bottom. Surrender may be listed as well which is good for the player. Get rid of those 16s vs 10s, who needs em anyway! 9/10 people dont see this sign.
does basic strategy work for 6 deck cards ? ie- which bj version should i select when playing online ?
I lost a lot chancing money, never again hopefully 🥺 thanks for the reminder
I work at a casino and I won’t say my job title but I’ll say this. Using Basic strategy is also a big part when counting cards. And it’s very easy to spot a person who is counting cards sometimes because of there betting habits because on certain cards counts the person might raise there wager by a lot then what they are normally wagering. I don’t agree with Basic strategy most of the time but It works.
Why do you not agree with basic strategy? What should the BJ player do.....rely on his intuition?
Yes always!!!
Huge fan man I have been subscribed and watching for a long time now I have really been debating on joining the full course what do u think the biggest upsides are to the paid course compared to the free?
Totally different. I don't put the real "training" on CZcams. And our membership has training drills, a virtual testout, betting software, member's forum, chatrooms, casino database, and more.
There is a hell of lot more to learn about advantage play than can be learned from a book or two. A live mentor will be able to clear up any gambling myths you might have and explain why they are myths. A mentor can check your play to ensure you are doing everything correctly and have no holes in your game. However, the best thing is that you will get to hear stories of the kind of trauma that people go through because they don’t understand fluctuation, and how they pulled themselves together to power on through the hours and eventually emerged as winning players. I used to wonder when am I gonna get all this lovely win they talk about and after months of play with no appreciable win, found myself on the verge of giving it up. I plotted my results along with standard deviation curves and it hit me, hey, I’m only one standard deviation down. The maths says you will be within + or - one standard deviation 68% of the time. I was well within the bell curve. So I kept playing and eventually got that win I was worried about. Having someone mentor you through these dark times makes the journey feel less alone and if you fail to persist and play on, you could miss picking up nuggets of gold. I’ve seen people who get to this point then become negative and think it’s all a scam when they were so close. I’ve also seen others who have an initial run of wins and think it’s all too easy. They then start spending up their bankroll and when a losing streak comes, they no longer have any money to play with. A good mentor can have you self assess whether you have these traits and help you deal with them before they become a problem. These are a few reasons why I think learning in the company of masters is the best way to get started.
Good video. Off topic… what chips are those in front of you?
Good video
I have a question, what do you think about blackjack parisian style?
Q 8 deck shoe with 2 decks are cut with the black card can u make still a good count?
I have been in several places where they only offer 3 to 2 blackjack on higher bet tables ...... they may have 6 to 5 on their $5 or $10 tables but 3 to 2 tables start at $25 ..... also the casino may have only one or two 3 to 2 tables open but have six or more 6 to 5 tables running ...... I guess the casino is thinks if all the 3 to 2 are filled then you will play the 6 to 5 tables instead
I am in the uk and as you may know the games played differently, does that make a huge difference to basic start and CC ?
Learning basic strategy with the app and its super helpful I’m getting there slowly but surly! I’ve been in it so much I noticed the 9 of diamonds has 10 diamonds and the 10 of diamonds has 9 diamonds just a friendly heads up
Wow! Which app? Our iOs or Android app?
@@Blackjackapprenticeship on your iOS app
Atlantic city has 3-2 blackjack everywhere. The table minimums are $10 sunday-thursday and go up to $15 minimum on friday and saturday nights. All are shoes, although perhaps high limit are different, i don't play hogh limit. Hotel prices are cheap, especially sunday to thursday. Offseason even low rollers can get free rooms and during prime time (summer) discounted rooms. Surprised more people don't gamble in Atlantic city. It crazy for people to keep going to vegas with bad blackjack rules, high resort fees, expensive restaurants.
you don't like excitement , do you.
Since ive been playing basic i can turn 25 into 100$ most days usually play 5 or 10 a handb
What if there is a situation where basic strategy would tell you to always double *whatever move you are doing*, but the count is really bad against you? Would you still double? Or just hit instead?
Only if it's a deviation like 12 v 4, 13 v 2, 12 v 6 (S17) or 11 v Ace etc. Don't just randomly not double or split because the count is in the toilet. Instead "drunkenly" fall asleep at the table until they shuffle, where you suddenly sober up and play perfectly 🤣
@@raven7389 Are you talking about doubling down with a 12 or 13 count? That's not basic strategy, and it's definitely a bad idea. For the 12 and 13 count hands you mention, I think you're referring to hands where basic strategy would be to stay, but hitting would be a better percentage play if a sufficient number of 10s have come out.
Checking a computer analysis of a six-deck blackjack game: for all but one hand where doubling down is basic strategy, it would take an extreme situation to justify not doubling down, i.e. double down regardless. The exception is A/2 (soft 13) vs dealer 5, when hitting is better if the deck is light in 7s through 10s. So hit if you're counting 10s and you know a lot of 10s have come out. If you're not counting, just look at the cards you see on the table and hit instead of doubling down if you see a disproportionate number of 7s through 10s.
Out of curiosity, are there any casinos with Caribbean Stud and Baccarat? Those were my fav games while I was stationed in Korea, and went to a Korean casino. When I visited Vegas (granted it was a smaller casino on the outskirts basically...) all they had were slots, Blackjack, and Craps. I wasn't really wanting to play any of those :\ So was just curious if I'm just unlucky finding a casino with those games.
5:43 over the years of gambling I learned this is the most important rule if you want to protect your bankroll. I lost it all many times to doing this to learn to stop
I have a question? I've been through your card counting vids and you are absolutely brilliant. But if I learn will it work with online live casinos?
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Hi so I recently got barred off at all 3 casinos/casino chains within 3 hours of me. What do I now Colin?
I had a dealer question me when using basic strategy. I just pointed to the basic strategy card that she gave me.
Most dealers don't know about hitting a soft 18 vs their 9, 10 or ace. They usually ask if I'm sure, and if I'm not quick with my hit they try to move straight on to the next player, assuming I'm standing.
Do u always stick to perfect basic strategy even when counting? I.e. are u still supposed to hit 16 vs 10 even when deep in negative counts?
What you think about the perfect pairs side bet , probably the best side bet .
Does it matter if I play with other players on the table or solo. How does it affect my card counting. Also does it matter where I sit on the table. Position one, two three how about if the table is full of players. If you could comment please.
Wrong video to ask this, but just wanted your thoughts.
At the Rio in Vegas, there’s a 6 to 5 table that if the dealer gets a 22, it’s a push all around the table.
But.... every split and doubledown is FREE!
I thought it was pretty wild and would love your input.
Thanks
That's Free Bet Blackjack. If you don't get many splits and doubles, you're giving up getting paid when the dealer busts with a 22 and not getting anything in return.
If you play, Wizard of Odds has a strategy chart for this game, which I recommend using.
It is a fun game. I've played it. Glad to hear it's still around.
Yes
What about Spanish 21? Is that a variant worth playing? It still pays 3:2 at my casino and I am personally doing well...but I also just started.
Dos your decision vary if you are playing 3rd base ?
In some casinos dealer does not peek but dealer only win the original bet in the case of player double at 11 V.S. dear's 10 and dealer get blackjack. It is different condition from dealer does peek nor dealer peek. I cannot use blackjack calculator to have correct probability calculation.
Thank you
I'd add learning composition dependent strategy.
Dear Colin I'm I better to play heads up or multi players?? Are there still shoe games around in the UK it's all shuffle machines
Is it good to play mulitple hands at once? Or is it better to just play one hand every time?
Cool content 😎
Can you also do a few videos were you analyze online blackjack play and how much edge the online casinos really have on players, I know it's ridiculously alot😭
Have you watched this? czcams.com/video/aQDrzJF82k0/video.html
I see players' videos recommending the 2 1 2 strategy. Is it similar or the same as the Martingale System? Yes or no, do you have a strategy, rule of thumb or recommend when to increase and decrease a bet? Numbers and I don't get along. I won't be able to count cards. I did print your "basic strategy" rules and I'm looking forward to playing the smarter way next time. Great videos and I enjoyed the Holly Rollers doc. I'll recommend it to my mother-in-law.
What about free bet blackjack with pot of gold side bet. Wouldn’t counting help when knowing when to bet the side bet especially when the count is in the negatives?
Do you recommend a 6 deck shoe, 2-deck, or single-deck?
I have a question, if the side bets have PP and 21 + 3 and I'm Betting in the ratio 1:10:1 is it better or worse than just betting for BJ
It’s amazing with how much information out there is about Blackjack, most people don’t take the time to learn even a little bit. How many videos of crowded 6:5 tables have you seen on CZcams? It’s crazy how many people I’ve seen hit 16 vs a 5, stand on 15 vs 10, double on 7 vs 4. Oh, btw… I was at Wind Creek and I won about $40 in two hours. 😂 For whatever reason it only registered I won $12. Nevertheless I received $8 free play and threw it in a slot for fun- hit a $14 jackpot. Next thing I know one of the dudes in a suit started watching me so I left. I mean give me a break; they don’t want to win even $1!!! 😅 After three free drinks I was told the drink comp service was temporarily out of order. Hahaha jeez they’re brutal sometimes
I will say something right now. I've been watching ur videos for 2 years or so. I've been on the website a bunch, poured into the videos (rewinding a bunch, and pausing) until I got it. I've had your basic strat card as a screensaver on my phone for about a year now. Last time went to the local casino, I played better than ever have. Money lasted so much longer. The last dealer I had, asked me what I was looking at on my phone, after I told my friend to double on her A,5 against the dealers 6, (we won our hands) I showed her my phone screen. She said where'd u get that. All I said was, the internet. Lol I think that was dumb of me lol anyway, that's my story. Oh ya, I ended up giving it all back to them. Have to keep in mind leave.