Insurance absolutely works if u count cards. If the true count is plus 3 or more u take insurance. Worked for me like a charm. Hit the 15s and 16s if the true count is minus 3 or more, worked for me also.
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I'm going to Nick Kollas' next spring to learn how to deal blackjack. Trying to memorize basic strategy, some say always double on eleven, etc etc. I like this way the best, easy to remember...I want to be able to give the players good advice if they ask and be good at what I do when we move to Las Vegas is all! I will say to ALWAYS split 8s, split Aces, and ALWAYS stand on soft 20, that's my advice! Great video BTW!
I agree with all hooter comments... Damn, she makes it hard to concentrate on the cards... As for the lessons... Thanks Mike... I'll give it a shot, but need to watch it a few more times... just to make sure i didn't miss something... lol Good Stuff !
A tip when filming with 2 cameras/angles. Never cross the 180 degree line. The 2nd close-up should beside the main camera. In this case its opposite, confuses the viewer. Here endeth the lesson.
He's not saying the Wizard's Simple Strategy is better than Basic Strategy - just easier to remember. As a dealer, you've probably got a lot of good stories about crazy players with no idea what they're doing. The Simply Strategy will at least make the player fairly respectable at the table! From there, they can work to refine it to knowing the basic strategy. Also - surrendering works to maximize your bankroll!
Not the most well-produced video, but wizardofodds is THE BEST gambling site on the internet. I even saw a pit boss recommend it to a particularly bad player once.
I totally disagree with him at 12:55. The dealer must draw with a 4 and you have a hand that not only is not a 17 or better, but you can't bust no matter what you draw. This is a great time to MAXIMIZE your bet!
Have you ever read playing blackjack as a business? In that book there is a chart players gain or loss by drawing on hard 12-17 A-6 A-7 A-8 A-9 when dealer stands on soft 17. There should be a chart for when dealer hits soft 17 the gain or loss.
I don't understand why the player stayed on 12 against 2 from the dealer while the stragegy card indicates that we should hit if we have 12 against the dealer card 2 or 3?
it was simplified, @Bai Nguyen, I counted at least 4 BS violations so I am not sure If i agree with his statistic 99.86% as effective as BS Are you an advantage player too? if so we should network, I am interested in meeting more APs
It means this....Think of an Ace and 6 as "soft" 17, because the ace can have a value of 1 or 11. A hard seventeen would be a face card or ten and a 7. Anything "soft" has an ace counting as 11.
Shes the type of girl ide walk up to and be like...can I buy you a drink? And shed be like "drinks are free in this casino" and ide be like "can I give you money to play with?" And shed be like "ummm yeah sure" and that would be the end of that
The BEST strategy to hv is to AVOID playing Blackjack, Where the bettor draws cards, get a bust, n losses his/her bet WITHOUT the card dealer/house having to draw cards to face off/compare with the bettor's hand; n if the bettor's hand/card total is NOT bust, the card dealer/house has a SECOND chance/advantage of drawing cards to "fight" against the bettor's total hand. This DOUBLE ADVANTAGE over the bettor gives the card dealer/house the GREATEST!! odds of WINNING!
Oh yes we need a SIMPLIFIED version of basic strategy because it's SO HARD on its own. Oh PLEASE great wizard of odds, can you also give us a SIMPLIFIED version of tic tac toe strategy? It's just too HARD and COMPLICATED to FULLY prepare for the great and complicated game of tic tac toe, it just takes too much effort to do the WHOLE THING and I need a DUMBED DOWN version.
She is probably a dealer or experienced player at least, not a student. Notice how she "feels" the chips on her double down @ 7:11. This is how dealers hand out chips which is not normal for a "student".
Francis Lecuak - It's the perfect losing strategy lol. Its how casuals lose the smallest amount possible. If you actually want to win, learn to count cards, it's more fun anyway. Basic strategy should be learned perfect first though.
I see it EVERY DAY as a dealer. I don't know when it happened but it seems 99% of the people are such cowards when playing. They are afraid to BUST . Also they have become a bunch of viagra munchers STIFF PRICKS.
Soft is with an ace, meaning you can take the ace as 1 if needs be, hard is if the ace is already hard set to 1 or you have no ace. A3 is soft and K 4 is hard.
For example (in basic strategy): 1.) You DO hit a 12 verses 2 and 3, but not 4,5,6 (some might want to consider staying on 12 verses 2 and 3 if they have 3 or more cards making their 12 as this increases the chance of a high card coming out. 2.) Do NOT double a 9 against a 2 as many cards work with 2's (even a 3 is risky, but not a bad double). 3.) You SPLIT 9's against an 8. Don't take the push. More 10's than anything. Try to win them both. Even if u get one 19 and one shit hand, u push anyway
The number players does or does not matter for winning? It matters. It is much more subtle than where you sit? No. It is almost equal in fact. The count has to be paid for in the game of blackjack. There is a charge to see the cards. The other players pay for some of those cards for you. Get first base on a table with about 3 players (3 hands) and this is the optimal balance of prediction of the cards and "paid visibility".
I am usually card counting at the blackjack table. Other players get jealous at seeing my stack of chips because they don't know what the fuck I am doing.
@@GaryLuKOTH ok I will give you an example. If your playing lets say double deck blackjack and the running count is plus 10 with over a deck played, you go up on your bet and unfortunately you get dealt a 12 threw 16, you should stay no matter what the dealer is showing because its very likely you will bust. Also let's say the dealer has a Ace up and the count is plus 10 you should always take insurance because its likely the dealer will have blackjack, these are just a few playing variations
Hello, and I want to thank you for giving the best tips around. I do not mean to be negative, but to make the strategy effective, you would have to play about 10,000 hands in a row....and I do not know anyone with that kind of time and bankroll. Having said that, can a recreational blackjack player stand a chance of a modest win with a bank roll of let's say $300?(Assuming blackjack pays 3:2).
great advice on basic strategy.. very conservative and aggressive stance on many of the potential options in a string of potential hands..? Have you decided yet to integrate a wagering ladder along with your teachings? It's the most aggressive stance against the game of black jack so far, it basically reverses the basic odds already in favor of the casino and leaves them vulnerable to be exploited systematically..? Enjoyed the video and insights..
Greetings Card Counters! I have been a student, teacher, researcher, tester and player of the game of 21 for years. Here is my question, and point. What seat should you take at the table? The decision is not the end all of whether you will win or lose, but it does have some advantages if you count cards. The first seat or "first base" is optimal for a card counter. Why is this? Because the next card out is closest to the running count and when you make the decision to bet up or down.
Hi, Why is your Basic Strategy charts different from Edward's Thorp "Beat the Dealer" book where for instance on the HARD STANDING numbers of 14 , 15 , 16 he recommends to HIT always ( 2 exceptions against a 10 ) and your charts recommend to STAND with those hands agasint dealer's 2 through 6 ? Thanks in advance for your time !
Why would you double down on 11 or 10 when the dealer shows a face card? That girl got super lucky getting a face card. The real rule of thumb with doubling is only when the dealer has a 8 or less because if dealer pulls up a 10 on a 8 then he has to stop at a 18.
you said: You been teaching 25 years you told the lady to stay 12 against dealer showing 2. Okey 8 7 6 5 4 they all get you into a save place and 9 is even better, and the only cards that can get you busted is 10 J Q K 70% of the time you beat the dealer if you hit in this situation. we all know the basic strategy says stay when the dealer is showing small card and you have small card as well. but 12 against the dealer showing 2 is deferent. there is so many cards in the shoe that can help you.
James Nabors I learned about game yesterday and not even once i considered to stand on hard 12 or 13 but when it comes to stiff hands i would go by the feel,if i feel that i dont have any chance i hit 15 and 16 other times i hope that dealer busts,yeah i am beginner but its not advanced strategy to hit 12 imho and that can be explained like everything else he had imho
Why would you Surrender a Hard 16 against a Dealer High card. If your going to surrender and loose,WHY not just take a possible hit because it could make your hand possibly win. Surrendering is automatic LOSS. Thanks for your answer. Jeff
Because you only win about 23% of the time. That gives you an expected win of (23%)(+1)+(77%)(-1)=(-54%)(1). In other words, you are expected to lose more than half your bet. If you surrender, you only lose 0.5 bets. In the long run, you would be down less money if you always surrender than you would be if you never surrendered.
I have dealt and played this game for a while, and I came here to show a friend some rules of the game. Now, let me say, his strategy is not bad...but not correct either in accordance to basic strategy. Actually, I've got to disagree with almost everything I've seen here. Again: not bad, but several hiccups in the play style. Even the card displayed in the beginning (which is what I would recommend) differed largely in the decisions made throughout the video.
I don't know how much easier this is than basic strategy; I've got basic strategy down, but then again I am a pretty mathematical and analytical person. I need an easy strategy for the chick in the video though
but on a 12 with the d showing a 2, there is 9 cards that help you and 4 that hurt you. odds are in your favor. but im sure everyone who really knows, knows. just trying to help.
That is why most of the time, it is better to hit on 12, but if the dealer is showing 4-6, then you are generally better off hoping that the dealer busts.
Thanks for the videos. *Is the strategy still the same if the dealer only draw 1 face card? I play Blackjack in Macau and the dealer only draw 1 face card. The dealer doesn't draw the faced-down card, he draws he second card and the rest after all the players have played their hands.
soft is a hand with an ace and something else, you cannot bust a hand with an ace. 9 and ace is eeither a 10 or 20, therefore is a soft hand. hard hand means it doesn´t have an ace in it, a hard ace needs to have both cards to complete 8 for example.
Hey Mike, I noticed you may be located in AZ, Im in AZ myself, do you ever do training or Vegas trips? Im just getting into Black Jack but I have great math brain! I would be interested in any local things you do. Didn't see anything on the website. Also I just bought a great app for Android that refers to the WizardOfOdds site. Just wondering if thats your app?
YOU ARE sAyiNg something that is ABSOLUTEly unCalled for and are stUCK WITH aN attitude that dOeS noT hAve a place iN this Discussion About caRD gameS.
you wanna win at blackjack. stay on 12 and above everytime. my theory in blackjack " you can't win if you don't have cards". these experts say to hit against a dealer facecard showing you have to assume the dealer has 20. well if you hit 12 and get to 19 you have to hit 19 they say stay. why? if your assuming the dealer has 20 you gotta hit 19. stay on 12 and higher and you'll be better off.
dude he already analyzed that strategy on his website its called the "never bust" strategy and it gives the house a horrendous edge! do not do it or expect to lose.
Bruh, who said anything about assuming the dealer has a 10 hole card? Also, are you seriously going to count on the dealer busting to win if the chance of his busting is only 25%? No wonder casinos make so much money.
If you look at the strategy guide he is pretty much telling you the same thing the guide is telling you to do you can bring the guide to the blackjack table they wont say nothing to you for it.
+JMNYC84 This is exactly the kind of mentality you shouldn't get when you're playing blackjack. If you're so focused on the instant result, you're gonna have a hard time. You may have split those 3s, and won this one, but what about the others 3s ? Long term results show that it's not recommended to split because you'll be losing more money.
Is this just as good as the "official" basic strategy? Im good at counting cards and know this strategy perfectly and i want to know if i should go ahead and memorize the huge chart.
