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Blackjack Strategy
Blackjack is one among the few casino games where only strategy can help you win and stay in the game. There are several volumes of books written about the strategies, which can appear complex and far-fetched. We are going to help you understand the game better, and apply basic strategy that can take you a long way. You know the game is all about getting as close to a card value of ‘21’ but not going overboard. The better the blackjack strategy adopted the better your chance of beating the dealer!
Once you have your cards dealt your strategy comes to play and that will help you make a wise decision whether to ‘hit’, ‘stand’ ‘double down’, ‘surrender’ or ‘split’. There are two hands in a game of blackjack; one is the hard hand, which in effect means that you don’t possess an ace, and a soft hand means you have an ace. The strategy that is spoken about a lot is the card counting strategy apart from other betting strategies, but we are going to tell you something simple, which is in itself, a type of strategy.
- Decide on a budget first and then approach your blackjack table
- Have a ceiling on what an acceptable amount to lose is and play within those limits, a 40% loss to your bankroll is acceptable
- Betting amounts for each round should be predetermined by you and based on the number of rounds your bets should be divided
- Know when to stop playing and when to go on
- As far as possible avoid taking insurance as it’s usually a worthless deal
Now for the more hard-core strategy like the card counting strategy which adopts a mathematical approach wherein you have to keep tab on the card that have been in progress, this is easy when you are playing with just one pack. This strategy can get complex when applied to a game that uses a number of packs. When cards are shuffled, which is quite often, you are totally thrown off track and your card counting strategy could go for a toss. It is also believed that card counting is regarded illegal, so if you do get spotted card counting it could be quite embarrassing for you.
A simple doubling down blackjack strategy can be more appealing and easy, when you play online blackjack hard/soft hands and pairs. Double down on hard hands if
- Your hand has a sum of 11 while the dealer’s first card is 2 up to 10.
- Your hand has a sum of 10 while the dealer’s first card is 2 up to 9.
- Your hand has a sum of 9 while the dealer’s first card is 3 up to 6.
Double down on soft hands if
- Your hand comprises of an ace and a 7 and the dealer’s first card is 3 up to 6.
- Your hand comprises of an ace and a 6 and the dealer’s first card is 3 up to 6.
- Your hand comprises of an ace and 4 and ace and 5 pairs and the dealer’s first card is 4 up to 6.
- Your hand comprises of an ace and 2 and ace and 3 pairs and the dealer’s first card is 5 / 6.
Pairs
Though doubling is regarded risky when you have a pair, it is safe however to double if you have a pair of 5s in your first hand, provided the dealer’s initial card ranges from 2 to 9.
The next time you go online to play blackjack, we are sure that all these tips are going to help you play an improved game.