No-Lose BlackJack Theory

[AztecWarrior]

You forgot that the dealer always wins. This would probably only work with friends you trust, but not like enough, so that you can win big.

[Baneblade]

I like 21, but Poker is my game of choice, you don't get harassed by the suits.

[AztecWarrior]

Gambling in a casino is like playing CS...every time you win, it's "OMFGHAX" *BANNED!*

[Pilgrim]

The only way to win money at Black jack is to press

The odds for Black Jack are %49 so it's the tightest odds game in a casino for the Layman...
So now take a coin and flip it 10 times. Properly played the number of times the coin comes up Tails will be the number of hands you win out of ten... give or take %1

Now another thing that you will notice is that the coin tends to come up in cycles. 2-3 in a row iss not uncommon.

The art of Black Jack is to maximize your winnings on the ups and minimize your losses on the downs.

This is called pressing.

So play 5 hands with the minimum bet. notice how many you win and how many you loose. Don't split or double down ever these are fools bets designed to shift the odds in the dealers favour by an extra 2-5 % (people tend to be more emotional when more money is on the line and play stupid) Once you start to see how the table feels... and it is a feel play on. Now when you win, leave your winnings in and press for a hand or 2. if done right you will overcome any losses durring the upswings.

And finaly play like the dealer.

A dealer is not playing with their own money and have no will i what they do. A dealer must hit to 17 and will hold. That's what makes them hard to beat. Learn the death cards. A dealer showing a face card or 7,8,9,10 is dangerous. But one of the most dangerous cards showing is a 2.

Hit anything below a 17 if any of the above are showing.

If the dealers showing a 5,6 then stand on a 13 or so. These are the dealers bust hands. The 3,4 are play by feel.

But most importantly know you will win in cycles and loose in cycles.


That is the only "System" that works in Black Jack, knowing how to play.


And in case you are wondering. I made my living gambling in Tucson (Fleasing denny's employees at the poker tables )and Vegas (mostly black jack because of the no limit and I've been in the little tourney at Bannons once... got knocked out first round it sucked) from the age of 22 till 24. It was fun, and stressfull and in the end I left to get a real job... but if you're going to do it with any real money then find someone to teach you.

PAX

[Angel_of_Death]

Very wise words Pilgrim. Poker is my game of choice and I don't really care for blackjack, too much luck in my opinion. Texas hold'em, Omaha, 7 stud, anything really, all top-notch games.

[JetRaiden]

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Gambling in a casino is like playing CS...every time you win, it's "OMFGHAX" *BANNED!*

^truth

[Madcow]

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

Gambling in a casino is like playing CS...every time you win, it's "OMFGHAX" *BANNED!*

Casino's couldn't care less if you win. For every guy winning there's a dozen losing more than that guy won. The only problem casinos have is cheats, or people (like the MIT guys) who technically aren't cheating but have a system that comes pretty close. If you haven't read Bringing Down the House, the book about the guys that the special was on, their system involves a lot of team play. Things which aren't illegal, but certainly would be obviously frowned upon and which give an unfair advantage to the player (the casinos are much happier being the only ones with the unfair advantage).
Actually getting banned from a casino is really hard to do, however. As a matter of fact the only thing I've ever seen happen when I or a friend has won big is ending up with comp'd rooms and/or meals. See, they like to have winners stay at their casinos. They don't want the big winner to move on to the next casino and then lose all that cash. My friend who won thousands a few times? He used to get tournament invites to Vegas all the time with a comp room included. They came right to his college mailbox. I'm not sure where people are getting all this 'ban' talk from.

[AztecWarrior]

You still get banned.

[Madcow]

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

You still get banned.

Okay, so when I make a bunch of money or my friends do we get free rooms and meals, but when other people do they get banned? I never realized I lived under such a lucky star.

It's near impossible to get banned from a casino. If you know people who have, they most likely were cheating and they're lucky the casinos are a lot cleaner than they used to be. They still have all their fingers.