Keep your emotions under control. The dealer is only the messenger of fate. Don't take you're losses out on him.
Always remember you can win. You didn't bring $100 to
a casino to play with and lose. If you are losing at a
particular table, set a three-losses-and-you-move routine.
Focus on the dealer and his up card, not your neighbor's
cards. If other players at the table are upsetting you
with their playing strategies, you can move.
Drinking and gambling do not mix. Players have been known
to lose thousands waiting for their free drink.
You must have discipline, so set loss limits and win
goals.
Only bet what you can afford to lose. Rent, car payments
and other day-to-day expenses have no place in a casino.
Even the small blackjack player deserves to be rewarded
for her play. There is nothing wrong with asking for a
free breakfast, lunch or something smaller like a deck
of cards or a pair of dice. But since pit personnel are
most likely not tracking your play, you will need to ask.
Most players don't even consider the rules before they
sit down and play. If you don't know the rules or any
of the playing stratagies of blackjack, learn the game
on a 25-cent video blackjack machine. A five-dollar blackjack
game should not be your classroom.
When you feel tired, it's time to call it quits, or at
least take a break and rest for an hour or two.
Compared to a single deck, a two-deck game handicaps
your play -0.35%, four decks, -0.48%, six decks, -0.54%
and eight decks -0.58%. As you can see, it is always to
your advantage to play on a game that offers the fewest
decks. Also note, the house edge goes up substantially
when you go from one deck to two, but the change is less
dramatic as you add more decks. How much is this costing
you in dollars and cents? If you were to play 100 hands
per hour at $5 per hand, each -0.1% would cost you approximately
50¢ per hour. Playing on a game with two decks versus
one deck will cost you $1.75 per hour, with each additional
deck costing you increasingly more.
Smart blackjack players always play in a casino that
offers the best rules. To avoid hostile playing conditions
in blackjack, look for the following combination of rules
that are favorable to the player:
a single deck game
surrender, both early and late
double down allowed on any two cards
double down allowed after splitting pairs
multiple pair splitting allowed, plus resplitting aces
dealer stands on a soft 17
deep deck penetration
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