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House Edge When Blackjack Pushes Go To House
Generally, charity blackjack events turn pushes into wins for the casino. Real casinos do not offer such a hard-line rule, because players would never belly up to the table when the odds are so stacked against them. There is an exception: Double Exposure blackjack. Here, as compensation for losing in pushes, all dealer’s cards […]
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11 against an Ace in Blackjack
What to do with an 11 against an ace? Do you double down or just hit? This is a question that even most pros disagree upon, but our recommendation is to play the hand differently depending on the number of decks in play. If you are in a multi-deck game then you […]
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Single Deck Blackjack - Common Rules & House Edge
It seems like single deck blackjack games are becoming more common once again, but the trend in some casinos is to make the payoffs for blackjack 6:5 instead of the customary 3:2. Keep reading to see how this affects the overall dealer advantage.
We advice players to play single deck blackjack games because if you play […]
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Basic Strategy When Can’t Double Down with Aces
There are some casinos out there who do not allow doubling down on soft hands. Your basic strategy cards probably don’t factor this in, so we wanted to make sure to clear a few things up in order to make sure that you are still getting the most out of your play. Some […]
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Simple Basic Strategy for Blackjack
When people head out to Vegas they often want a crash course in how to play blackjack. Well it’s not quite that simple but we can make sure that you play as good as possible given your time constraints on learning the game. So here is the basic strategy that you are going […]
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Doubling Down After You Lose in Blackjack
Have you ever heard someone say that they have a foolproof way of winning at blackjack? The best part is that you don’t have to be very smart, good at math, understand probabilities, count cards, or even really know basic strategy. It’s one of the one of the oldest and obviously fallacious ones […]
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How Continuous Shuffling Affects the Odds
A common question asked is how big of a disadvantage does the blackjack player have who counts cards have against continuous shuffle machines? And a related question of how often do online casinos shuffle their cards? We turned to casino expert Mark Pilarski to allow him to help assist us with these questions […]
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Video Blackjack Odds
If you want the video blackjack odds then take a look at the house edge and different strategies to help you win.
We have frequently been asked about the house edge on Video Blackjack and how different rules and playing perfect strategy affect the odds against you. Many players like the smaller wager limits with […]
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Super Fun 21
Super Fun 21 is a blackjack variation found at lots of casinos in Las Vegas. There are lots of liberal rules offset by most blackjacks paying only even money.
The Rules
Blackjack rules are followed with these specifics and changes:
The game is played with a single deck of cards.
Dealer hits a soft 17.
Player may double after a […]
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Splitting Eights in Blackjack
If you have ever taken a look at a basic strategy card, book on blackjack, or an experts column online then you will always see they recommend splitting eights against a dealer 10. However, many players realize that they are going to end up losing even with two different 8’s going against the dealer […]
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