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What separates winning Blackjack players from losing
ones? Is it all luck? No. Winning Blackjack players
adhere to a set of rules that gives them the best
opportunity to walk away from the Blackjack table as
a winner.
Today, I will share three such Blackjack
fundamentals with you. Put on your thinking caps and
commit these to memory. If you already know them,
you're ahead of the game.
Blackjack Fundamental One: Don't Always Double Down
on Eleven
What? You can't be serious. I know, I know. We've
all heard the catchphrase “Always double down on
eleven.” But, there are situations where doubling
down on eleven makes no sense.
Let's say you have eleven and the dealer is showing
a face card. Why would you double down? Think about
this for a moment. You're risking twice the money
for a possible 4 out of 13 chance to win.
In each suit, there are 13 cards (A - 10, J, Q, K).
Let's imagine that the dealer has a 20. Only three
cards in each suit can produce a win. One card will
produce a tie and nine cards a loss.
The odds are not in your favor.
Blackjack Fundamental Two: Dealer Shows Six, Let it
Fly
For me there's one time when I get ultra-aggressive
on the Blackjack table and that's when the dealer is
showing a six. There are so many possibilities for
the dealer to bust.
This is the time when I like to double down on hands
totaling seven to eleven or anything soft, such as a
soft 18.
And I always stand on any hard hands that total
twelve or above.
Blackjack Fundamental Three: Don't Chase Wins
Streaks come and go. Steer clear of any playing
strategy or system that increases the betting amount
after a loss. It's counterproductive.
Instead, you want to increase your wagers after a
win-if at all.
Far too often I see players betting some losing
progression system that has them losing more and
more each hand. Personally, I stay away from any
preset betting strategy and just bet up or down as
the hands fly.
You just never know when a hot or cold streak is
coming. If you're an astute Blackjack player, you
can probably gauge how a deck is going and what's
likely left. And that's how you want to determine
your bet size and not some preset up and down scheme.
Start with these three fundamentals and you'll be on
your way to playing better Blackjack.
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