Archive for February, 2008

The Industrious 18 for Level-One Players

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Hitting/Standing playing free blackjack

A7 versus Ace-Hit if the true count is less than +1
It’s a good Blackjack Trainer for everybody
Hard Doubling Down
11 versus 10 - Hit (don’t double) if the true count is less than -4 10 versus 9-Hit (don’t double) if the true count […]

blackjack strategy

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

We circle back around to our favorite pit of blackjack tables with the best blackjack strategy, and come upon a young Asian betting between $500 and $2,000 per hand. Back to business. Both the floorperson and the pit boss are watching intently. That’s a great situation for the card counter - playing a game in which […]

Why Keep Track of the Cards?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

In the Introduction, I touched briefly on what is required to play blackjack at the professional level. And earlier in this chapter, we talked about how slightly start playing blackjack more red jellybeans than black jellybeans represents the card counter’s advantage over the casino. But let’s not forget about the basics. Learning the best possible […]

Brand Name Selection (Part2)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Among slot machines, this is similarly so. There are some very well established brand names among manufacturers of slot machines. In this book, I have identified those which I consider to be the best and therefore the standard by which you can judge any slot machine, its performance, its pay program, and its potential for […]

Brand Name Selection (Part1)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

This is closely tied in with the above item. Slot Machine and slot game selections are often influenced by the manufacturer of the game and machine. It’s the same principle as the one you may be familiar with from shopping at the market or discount store. For example, you may plan to buy a certain […]