I sometimes get looks and comments when I hit on a 2 card 16 and then later stand on a 3 or more card 16. I usually try to give a quick explanation similar to Henry's for my reason. Thanks, Henry, for reinforcing my practice on how to handle 3 or more card 16s'.
The basic strategy rules weren't made up out of thin air by guys like Henry Tamburin (who made this video) and they sure as hell weren't made up by the casinos. The strategy was derived from millions of computer simulations and if you play EXACTLY according to its rules you lower the house's edge to the bare minimum. So you dudes who think it's wrong to split 8's against a dealer 10 or Ace or who think it's crazy to hit a hard 16 against a dealer 7 or higher are playing scared. The casinos LOVE seeing you stand on your 16's; they LOVE seeing you NOT splitting 8's; and they REALLY love seeing you play that "never bust" strategy (what a laugher that is; you might as well just throw your wallet to the pit boss and let him take what he wants). On any given day you could NOT use the strategy and still win money. That's the "blind squirrel finding an acorn" syndrome. But if you play blackjack on a regular basis (once or twice a month) and don't use the strategy, you'll be losing more money than you have to; the probabilities and statistics are against you and the statistics don't lie.
@Chad K The money you entered the game with (your "stake") influenced how you played; it shouldn't have but I can see it happening. A long time ago I read that, as a rule, your stake should be 30 times the table minimum to give you a realistic chance of hanging in there and winning money. My guess is that you didn't enter that $25 game with $750 to risk, so your back was against the wall right from the start and that's a tough way to play. But you mentioned that you rarely if ever play casino blackjack; at a $25 minimum, that's probably the best strategy of all.
@@beepbeep8852 Nobody likes hitting a hard 16. Here's why you do it (in Henry Tamburin's own words, the guy who made this video): Suppose you are dealt a 10-6 and the dealer shows a 7 upcard. If you hit you win on average 30% of the time and lose 70%. If you stand you will on average win 26% and lose 74%. If the dealer shows a 10 upcard your best play, by a slim margin, is to hit. The bottom line is that the statistics prove it's better to hit the 16. That's good enough for me.
I like to thank you for the learning experience I've been playing blackjack for about 5 years now and I'm about 5 thousand dollars in the black just from using basic strategy alone keep up the good work.
The first one is the only one that is correct. All the others are only applicable to those that are already losers. You're not going to be a winner if your plan is to use basic strategy. Minimizing losses is not winning. Winning is winning. For instance your idea of "composition dependent strategy", if you're obsessing over that, you're already a loser. The correct way of doing it, is you hit on 16 if the count is 0 or negative, you stand if it's positive. The cards comprising your current hand are already part of the count, if your count is up to date. Though for the purposes of that hand, if it's right on the threshold, you might pay attention to the number of cards in your hand that are cards that would bust you. For instance for the example he gave, 16 against 10, if your 16 is 2 6's and a 4, well a 6 is a bust card as far as a 16 is concerned, even though for your count it's considered a low card, so that would count as 2 high cards and a low card, and if the count including that was 2 or less, I would hit that, even though it's a positive count, because the count is misleading since the 6's are being counted as low cards but for the purposes of that hand, a 6 is a high card since you wouldn't want to receive any more of them. But honestly if it's such a borderline case, it doesn't really matter much. It'll make a few cents of difference to your expected return, and just counting cards in the first place will make a difference between winning 30 dollars in an hour on average, and losing 50.
I was at a losing table last night and I knew it, but stayed, the entire table was losing, I got beat 3 times in a short amount of time with 20, dealer got 21, is there a way to avoid bad tables like this. ? Or a way to tell before sitting there if a game us good or bad?
I have another question. In composition strategy with more than one deck and where cards are dealt face up wouldn't it be better to look at the cards already on the table rather than just your own when deciding on hitting on a sixteen? Does this type of betting ever take into consideration what is already on the table?
I passed your question on to Henry and here's what he said: "Here's the reason why you hit 16 if your hand contains three or more cards: (Copied from Ultimate Blackjack Strategy Guide.) The reason you should stand on a 16 when your hand contains three or more cards is because your hand contains one (or more) small-value cards that are no longer available in the pack of unplayed cards. These small cards are exactly what you need to make a pat hand when you hit your 16. The fact that a few of them just landed in your hand is enough to shift the odds toward standing rather than hitting. If you want to take into consideration all the cards that are played to help you decide how you should play your hand (and how much to bet) then you need to learn a formal card counting system. Composition-dependent basic strategy only considers the composition of the cards in your hand. Nothing else."
You would have to visit each casino to check their particular rules. If you want to try some online casinos, without having to deposit any money, try visiting our other website at www.americancasinobonuses.com/ All of the offers on that site do not require you to deposit any money to play.
Mathematically speaking, it favors the house because 22 is one of the most common busts for the house. The free bet benefit depends on when you can free bet, and if you can resplit and double after resplittig. The real take is whether you make more money from the free bets or less money from the dealer not busting on a 22. I hope this helps.
Question for American casino guide the house edge on the game I play is about .67% assuming an average card counter and penetration is this game still beatable?
Yes, as long as it doesn't pay 6-to-5, it should be beatable. You may not be able to make as much off that game as others, but you should be able to swing the advantage onto your side.
If the count is especially high, or especially low, card counters will deviate from basic strategy. You can Google the term "blackjack card counting deviations" to learn more.
It would be more effective in a single-deck game, but it is still recommended even for multiple deck games. When I first started playing blackjack, many years ago, composition dependent basic strategy was never mentioned, it was only the total of the cards that mattered (total dependent strategy). It was probably in the past 10 years, or so, that composition dependent basic strategy has become popular.
1:54 How would I know if a dealer hits or stands on a soft 17? Would you have to ask the dealer directly or are the rules listed in plain view on the table somewhere?
Just pay attention. If they get an Ace and 6 and they keep hitting, then your questions been answered. If they stay, then your question has once again been answered.
I disagree with always following basic stragedy. Example I have 16 dealer has 10. Basic stragedy says hit if I know the deck is short on 5's I will stay.
I hate casinos. I was a table games dealer for 25 years, if I see just one more degenerate Gambler I think I'm going to be sick! Casinos are some of the worst places on the planet. Don't get me wrong I had a lot of great times, but in my memories the bad times always overshadow the good times, those bad times were so bad. I would rather deal with a crack addict then a degenerate gambler, they are the worst of the worst. I don't know maybe I just have a conscience, but when I was a table games dealer I always felt like I was taking advantage of sick people. I'm so glad that those times of my life are over now.
You win even money (1-to-1) for any hand, except if you are dealt a blackjack. Traditionally, casinos have paid 3-to-2 when you get a blackjack. This means that if you bet $10 and are dealt a blackjack, you would be paid $15. Some casinos, however, now only pay 6-to-5 for blackjacks. That means that you would only be paid $12, rather than $15 when you are dealt a blackjack. That change in the payoff more than triples the casino's mathematical advantage over a basic strategy player. We did another video on why you should never play 6-to-5 blackjack games and you can see it here - th-cam.com/video/svNgCBG2LUE/w-d-xo.html
"The double deck games...The penetration in these games is great. 75% or better." Must be nice. Every DD game I've played has been between 55-65% penetration. It sucks ass.
You could consider comps as part of the calculation of of the casino's advantage over you. Let's say that you play at two different casinos that offer the same blackjack game with the same rules and, thus, the same mathematical advantage over you. However, at one of the casinos they will give you much higher comps. Perhaps,.more free dining, plus more free nights in a plusher room. All things considered, you should opt for playing at the casino where the comps are better. After all, you would have to spend your own money for these items if they weren't given to you for free as a comp. And, in that sense, you are lowering the casino's edge.
americancasinoguide Still don’t see how that applies to playing a given game tho in terms of the true “house edge”, whether it be blackjack, Baccarat, craps, whatever. Comps are nice, no doubt. But in the end they’re definitely not “free”. At least in my home state we currently have 2 casinos, soon to be 4, and for the amount you spend the amount they give back is garbage. Qualifying for the higher level rewards players card is just a way to get people back, to win your money. I don’t have to tell you Steve you know how it works 😎. Just wish they would give a little more than they do back to the average player, and not iust the high rollers.
Henry, love ya. But could you, and many others, please stop saying to always use basic strategy or similar? Put in unless you are card Counting? Thank you.
@Dagobert Duck of course it matter. Since composition of you getting 6 with 3 or more cards means that your hand are already made up of small cards, which need for the next card that we would not bust. Well, as he said, it is just a half a percent. so, you can ignore it if you'd like. ^ ^
@Chad K Let's say you and I each have $200 to play 100 straight hands of 88 vs dealer ten where the initial bet is $1. You split every time which gives you 200 hands at 38% and you end up with $76. I don't split so $100 of my money never goes into play and the other $100 only wins 23% of the hands, I finish with $123.
Uhhhh wtf u talking about bro??? Clearly you don't count. I've been backed off and gone to the same casino the same week. Stfu u have no clue what you're talking about
The reason I don’t ever play blackjack with a full table because the majority of people are scared to hit when they should. I’ve seen so many people not hit a 14,15,16, and the dealer showing 8 and their hoping he doesn’t have 18 and a lot of times he didn’t he have 14, 15, 16, and pull out a 7,6,5, and the whole table lose and then the dumbass is sitting there saying I should’ve hit. I play by myself. I bet $200-300 a hand also so as soon as somebody come to the table I leave unless they’re betting what I’m betting because if you’re not I don’t want you costing me $300 and you’re only risking $25
Basic strategy tells you to double down on an 11 against anything the dealer has (even a 10 or ace). Basic strategy cards are a great way for the casino to take your money! This guy must work for the casino
Lmao a guy sitting at the blackjack table I was playing on got up mad as’f after losing all his money. He yelled “ there goes my child support money”
Wtf
Thanks for this info. I turned $100 into $720 tonight in 2 hours.
You used the basic strategy?
Nice!!! Btw, if he was betting $25 hands, its easy to do. Start at 100 why not bet $25 a hand
to bad no onee is able to turn an abe into a 2$
That is quite some luck.
How many times have you turned $720 into $0...lol
I sometimes get looks and comments when I hit on a 2 card 16 and then later stand on a 3 or more card 16. I usually try to give a quick explanation similar to Henry's for my reason. Thanks, Henry, for reinforcing my practice on how to handle 3 or more card 16s'.
The basic strategy rules weren't made up out of thin air by guys like Henry Tamburin (who made this video) and they sure as hell weren't made up by the casinos. The strategy was derived from millions of computer simulations and if you play EXACTLY according to its rules you lower the house's edge to the bare minimum. So you dudes who think it's wrong to split 8's against a dealer 10 or Ace or who think it's crazy to hit a hard 16 against a dealer 7 or higher are playing scared. The casinos LOVE seeing you stand on your 16's; they LOVE seeing you NOT splitting 8's; and they REALLY love seeing you play that "never bust" strategy (what a laugher that is; you might as well just throw your wallet to the pit boss and let him take what he wants).
On any given day you could NOT use the strategy and still win money. That's the "blind squirrel finding an acorn" syndrome. But if you play blackjack on a regular basis (once or twice a month) and don't use the strategy, you'll be losing more money than you have to; the probabilities and statistics are against you and the statistics don't lie.
Yeah, but there are people who think they know better than mathematicians and programmers.
@Chad K The money you entered the game with (your "stake") influenced how you played; it shouldn't have but I can see it happening. A long time ago I read that, as a rule, your stake should be 30 times the table minimum to give you a realistic chance of hanging in there and winning money. My guess is that you didn't enter that $25 game with $750 to risk, so your back was against the wall right from the start and that's a tough way to play. But you mentioned that you rarely if ever play casino blackjack; at a $25 minimum, that's probably the best strategy of all.
ThePAkidd, absolutely right. Add taking even money onto that, that is crazy to do.
As a dealer, when i play I never hit 16
@@beepbeep8852 Nobody likes hitting a hard 16. Here's why you do it (in Henry Tamburin's own words, the guy who made this video):
Suppose you are dealt a 10-6 and the dealer shows a 7 upcard.
If you hit you win on average 30% of the time and lose 70%.
If you stand you will on average win 26% and lose 74%.
If the dealer shows a 10 upcard your best play, by a slim margin, is to hit.
The bottom line is that the statistics prove it's better to hit the 16. That's good enough for me.
Just did a binge on your older videos, Steve! Thanks for a new one! The only game I gamble is poker, but I still find myself drawn to your vids!
For the first 12 seconds of this video I thought I was watching an old Kung Fu movie.
LMAO
Very good, Grasshopper.
im with you up to the rated part. i dont want them to know at all my betting trends.
and it's bad for card counters too
I like to thank you for the learning experience I've been playing blackjack for about 5 years now and I'm about 5 thousand dollars in the black just from using basic strategy alone keep up the good work.
Do u use any betting strats?
5000 as in you won?
How many casinos still offer a single deck game in the US? Five?
The first one is the only one that is correct. All the others are only applicable to those that are already losers. You're not going to be a winner if your plan is to use basic strategy. Minimizing losses is not winning. Winning is winning. For instance your idea of "composition dependent strategy", if you're obsessing over that, you're already a loser. The correct way of doing it, is you hit on 16 if the count is 0 or negative, you stand if it's positive. The cards comprising your current hand are already part of the count, if your count is up to date. Though for the purposes of that hand, if it's right on the threshold, you might pay attention to the number of cards in your hand that are cards that would bust you. For instance for the example he gave, 16 against 10, if your 16 is 2 6's and a 4, well a 6 is a bust card as far as a 16 is concerned, even though for your count it's considered a low card, so that would count as 2 high cards and a low card, and if the count including that was 2 or less, I would hit that, even though it's a positive count, because the count is misleading since the 6's are being counted as low cards but for the purposes of that hand, a 6 is a high card since you wouldn't want to receive any more of them. But honestly if it's such a borderline case, it doesn't really matter much. It'll make a few cents of difference to your expected return, and just counting cards in the first place will make a difference between winning 30 dollars in an hour on average, and losing 50.
Do you have any specific videos that address playing on cruises?
Does Harrah's Casino in Cherokee NC have good blackjack? Thanks Meredith
In the good old days just being a lively player got me many a comp.😉
Thank you!
I turned 1000 to 4900$ thanks :).
So how many decks are best?
Great stuff thankyou
I was at a losing table last night and I knew it, but stayed, the entire table was losing, I got beat 3 times in a short amount of time with 20, dealer got 21, is there a way to avoid bad tables like this. ? Or a way to tell before sitting there if a game us good or bad?
why did you stay at a losing table at all
One of the casinos in my state won't allow any basic strategy cards on the table.
That is called greed. Even if you played with basic strategy, you would lose.
I have another question. In composition strategy with more than one deck and where cards are dealt face up wouldn't it be better to look at the cards already on the table rather than just your own when deciding on hitting on a sixteen? Does this type of betting ever take into consideration what is already on the table?
I passed your question on to Henry and here's what he said: "Here's the reason why you hit 16 if your hand contains three or more cards: (Copied from Ultimate Blackjack Strategy Guide.)
The reason you should stand on a 16 when your hand contains three or more cards is because your hand contains one (or more) small-value cards that are no longer available in the pack of unplayed cards. These small cards are exactly what you need to make a pat hand when you hit your 16. The fact that a few of them just landed in your hand is enough to shift the odds toward standing rather than hitting.
If you want to take into consideration all the cards that are played to help you decide how you should play your hand (and how much to bet) then you need to learn a formal card counting system. Composition-dependent basic strategy only considers the composition of the cards in your hand. Nothing else."
If you're there to count cards, then you shouldn't get rated right?
Great tips! Thx
Is there an online casino 3:2 that dealer stands on soft 17?
You would have to visit each casino to check their particular rules. If you want to try some online casinos, without having to deposit any money, try visiting our other website at www.americancasinobonuses.com/ All of the offers on that site do not require you to deposit any money to play.
I have never found a stay soft 17 game willing to give that up for low minimums and 3 to 2 payout on blackjack.
Playing at resort world casino in Bimini, Bahamas and they have 25$ lows with stay soft 17 and 3-2 bj payout
What do you think about Free Bet Blackjack where the dealer is I push at 22 but all your splits and double downs are paid??
Mathematically speaking, it favors the house because 22 is one of the most common busts for the house. The free bet benefit depends on when you can free bet, and if you can resplit and double after resplittig. The real take is whether you make more money from the free bets or less money from the dealer not busting on a 22. I hope this helps.
Thanks a lot! Good advices always useful:)
Question for American casino guide the house edge on the game I play is about .67% assuming an average card counter and penetration is this game still beatable?
Yes, as long as it doesn't pay 6-to-5, it should be beatable. You may not be able to make as much off that game as others, but you should be able to swing the advantage onto your side.
Do professional card counters deviate from basic strategy based on the count or any other circumstances?
If the count is especially high, or especially low, card counters will deviate from basic strategy. You can Google the term "blackjack card counting deviations" to learn more.
Isn't composition dependent basic strategy really only good or best with a single deck and standing on a soft 17?
It would be more effective in a single-deck game, but it is still recommended even for multiple deck games. When I first started playing blackjack, many years ago, composition dependent basic strategy was never mentioned, it was only the total of the cards that mattered (total dependent strategy). It was probably in the past 10 years, or so, that composition dependent basic strategy has become popular.
1:54 How would I know if a dealer hits or stands on a soft 17? Would you have to ask the dealer directly or are the rules listed in plain view on the table somewhere?
it is usually printed on the table layout if the dealer hits soft 17, or must stand on all 17s.
Almost always hit soft 17
Just pay attention. If they get an Ace and 6 and they keep hitting, then your questions been answered. If they stay, then your question has once again been answered.
who else is here after a tough day at the casino?
I disagree with always following basic stragedy. Example I have 16 dealer has 10. Basic stragedy says hit if I know the deck is short on 5's I will stay.
What about 4's and 3's and 2's and Aces? Is it short on those too?
Here from gtao new casino dlc
Lol me too
Basic strategy plays right into casino advantage
Piedad Stoffel noob
Any other strategy plays even more into the casino advantage.
I hate casinos. I was a table games dealer for 25 years, if I see just one more degenerate Gambler I think I'm going to be sick! Casinos are some of the worst places on the planet. Don't get me wrong I had a lot of great times, but in my memories the bad times always overshadow the good times, those bad times were so bad. I would rather deal with a crack addict then a degenerate gambler, they are the worst of the worst. I don't know maybe I just have a conscience, but when I was a table games dealer I always felt like I was taking advantage of sick people. I'm so glad that those times of my life are over now.
Can someone explain pay offs?
You win even money (1-to-1) for any hand, except if you are dealt a blackjack. Traditionally, casinos have paid 3-to-2 when you get a blackjack. This means that if you bet $10 and are dealt a blackjack, you would be paid $15. Some casinos, however, now only pay 6-to-5 for blackjacks. That means that you would only be paid $12, rather than $15 when you are dealt a blackjack. That change in the payoff more than triples the casino's mathematical advantage over a basic strategy player. We did another video on why you should never play 6-to-5 blackjack games and you can see it here - th-cam.com/video/svNgCBG2LUE/w-d-xo.html
Never bust strategy it works I
"The double deck games...The penetration in these games is great. 75% or better." Must be nice. Every DD game I've played has been between 55-65% penetration. It sucks ass.
How would I determine if a table uses 2 decks or 6 decks?
Two-deck games are dealt directly from the dealers hand, while six-deck games are dealt from a shoe.
Thanks!
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Is playing electronic blackjack ok?
Mrsmooth520 I wouldn’t, you would lose more in the long run then playing at a regular shoe game
How in the hell will “getting comps reduce the overall house edge against you”???? Odds are odds, you win or lose the hand, I don’t get it lol.
You could consider comps as part of the calculation of of the casino's advantage over you. Let's say that you play at two different casinos that offer the same blackjack game with the same rules and, thus, the same mathematical advantage over you. However, at one of the casinos they will give you much higher comps. Perhaps,.more free dining, plus more free nights in a plusher room. All things considered, you should opt for playing at the casino where the comps are better. After all, you would have to spend your own money for these items if they weren't given to you for free as a comp. And, in that sense, you are lowering the casino's edge.
americancasinoguide
Still don’t see how that applies to playing a given game tho in terms of the true “house edge”, whether it be blackjack, Baccarat, craps, whatever. Comps are nice, no doubt. But in the end they’re definitely not “free”. At least in my home state we currently have 2 casinos, soon to be 4, and for the amount you spend the amount they give back is garbage. Qualifying for the higher level rewards players card is just a way to get people back, to win your money. I don’t have to tell you Steve you know how it works 😎. Just wish they would give a little more than they do back to the average player, and not iust the high rollers.
It only helps out your gambling bankroll
play double deck, have money, count cards, hope you get lucky
Where's part 2?
Part two will be released within the next few weeks.
Drat! I'm heading to Las Vegas Sunday.
Henry, love ya. But could you, and many others, please stop saying to always use basic strategy or similar? Put in unless you are card Counting? Thank you.
Well, even if you are counting cards you will be using basic strategy most of the time. Wouldn't you agree?
americancasinoguide Yes I agree. But you do not use it all the time.
composition dependend strategy cant be real, how should it even matter that i have a 16 with 3 cards or 2 its always the same.
@Dagobert Duck of course it matter. Since composition of you getting 6 with 3 or more cards means that your hand are already made up of small cards, which need for the next card that we would not bust. Well, as he said, it is just a half a percent. so, you can ignore it if you'd like. ^ ^
Splitting 8’s against a ten is very questionable. The bottom line is you will wind up with two hands that you are behind on instead of one.
Dave Bobbitt well like he said you increase your chances of making a better hand then just standing on 16 which makes perfect sense
you gots to split the 8s
Far too many people are scared to put more money on the table.
@Chad K Let's say you and I each have $200 to play 100 straight hands of 88 vs dealer ten where the initial bet is $1. You split every time which gives you 200 hands at 38% and you end up with $76. I don't split so $100 of my money never goes into play and the other $100 only wins 23% of the hands, I finish with $123.
@@ryanstormo7290 the percent is to calulate on long period, tendence to infinte, you will lose more money in your strategy
as long u don't get caught in card counting u never be going to anymore casinos again
Uhhhh wtf u talking about bro??? Clearly you don't count. I've been backed off and gone to the same casino the same week. Stfu u have no clue what you're talking about
Great grammar too bro
All this casino games will make you a real loser they up there 24/7 to take your money.
This guy speaks way too slow lol, watch it at 1.5 speed. Thank me later.
The reason I don’t ever play blackjack with a full table because the majority of people are scared to hit when they should. I’ve seen so many people not hit a 14,15,16, and the dealer showing 8 and their hoping he doesn’t have 18 and a lot of times he didn’t he have 14, 15, 16, and pull out a 7,6,5, and the whole table lose and then the dumbass is sitting there saying I should’ve hit. I play by myself. I bet $200-300 a hand also so as soon as somebody come to the table I leave unless they’re betting what I’m betting because if you’re not I don’t want you costing me $300 and you’re only risking $25
J West Car Talk Other players do not affect your odds of winning though so why not play at a full table?
Never bust strategy it works
no way id hit a 16 against anything.. period.. hell no.. this guy lost ALL validity in my eyes... lmao wow must work for the casinos
Basic strategy says to hit a hard 16 whenever the dealer is showing a 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K or Ace.
americancasinoguide No way.. that's exactly how the house gets their edge!! smh
Dan0rioN And think so because....? Let me guess. It just feels like it?
Dan0rioN wrong
Basic strategy tells you to double down on an 11 against anything the dealer has (even a 10 or ace). Basic strategy cards are a great way for the casino to take your money! This guy must work for the casino