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Blackjack is my game. I became hooked on it not because it is the first casino game I knew but because I found it exciting. Besides, of all casino games, Blackjack is one of the very few that offers the least house edge (provided perfect play).
Mathematicians have found that in the Las Vegas strip with the best rules, the casino's advantage on the game is only a little below a fifth of one per cent. In Atlantic City casinos with liberal rules, the casino's advantage is only about a little below one half of one per cent. Even in casinos with harder rules, the casinos' advantage can only run as high as around one per cent.
In Blackjack, I have devised my own modified basic strategy. I say 'modified' because it is essentially a basic strategy only with few differences. Basic strategy as it is, I do not have to count the cards as the cards are dealt, but I do have to glance at the opened cards and make an estimate as to whether they are in excess of either high or low cards. I would then make a decision based on the information and that is enough.
I got the idea one time when I was playing with a senior player. The man (about in his 60s) was bragging he was an expert Blackjack player. He said he had been playing the game since he was only 16, though he did not say he had been losing since he was 16 too. Before he would make a decision, he would interrupt the dealer and say, "hold it awhile kid while I am figuring out what cards are in here." He would then survey the cards. If he thought there were more high cards left, (10s, Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces) he would most often stay on his hand, and if he thought there were more low cards left, (2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, and 6s) he would most often hit. The man's playing technique may have a speck of an idea, only he did not know the basic play.
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| Blackjack Modified Basic Strategy Chart |
Experts have found that there are very close decisions in Blackjack. By "very close" means that these decisions are within the borderline, and even if only one card is taken from a deck, it may result in a change in the decision on the hand. Consider for example that you have a 16, and the dealer has 10. The basic strategy says you hit; however, if your hand totalling 16 is made of three cards (or more) say 5, 5, and 6, the additional low card may be enough to stay with the hand. It is on this concept that I based my modified basic strategy.
While playing I do not have to worry that I might not be accurate in my "glances" as anytime I am not sure, I would just play the basic. If you have played Blackjack long enough, you should have observed that there were times when low cards would come out in succession, with only a few high cards (if any) with them. There were also instances in which high cards would show in succession with only a few low cards (if any) with them. In which case, I would then shift to my modified basic strategy until the next round. ###
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