8 Things To Never Do At A Blackjack Table! • The Jackpot Gents
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- Steve and Matt Bourie, from the American Casino Guide, discuss 8 things to never do at a blackjack table. They explain why you should never do these eight things and, why they are bad. Topics covered include: sitting at a 6-to-5 table, playing with a continuous shuffling machine, handing your money directly to the dealer, touching the cards at a multi-deck game, touching your bet once the hand starts, giving verbal signals to the dealer, not using basic strategy, and being a jerk to other players or the dealer.
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This was a great video.
Thanks the tips
Great guidance on the basics guys!!
Casino is given to take advantage of you by taking all your money 💰, legally by the gaming commission. Short of advertising in the billboards stating that all suckers welcome.
Never fail to tip the people serving you too. Especially the dealers. Dealers ARE NOT against the players. Quite the opposite in fact, they make minimum wage from the Casino and only survive on tips so, unless youre acting like a drunken obnoxious asshole, they WANT you to win so youre more likely to tip well.
How to beat the house in four steps:
1) Arrive
2) Partake of the complimentary drinks and other free amenities
3) Never play a single game
4) Leave
You forgot to enjoy the 2 dollar steak and eggs.
just eat there and watch sexy guests and those ladies who yell COCKtail ,lol
@@michelevitarelli you haven't been to a casino in a while
@Hgyvtfygyhuh Ygihvutctvnininnin um ya they do
That's true, you could do that, but you're still wasting your time. Your time would be better spent with something else, surely, than squandering it getting a soft drink for free. Especially since it won't be worth what you'd spend in gasoline driving there and back. Even if you ride a free shuttle, it's a lot of time spent to get something of very little value.
I called to find out the safety precautions during covid. I was told that I only needed to wear a mask. As I walked across the Casino floor I quickly learned they had lied to me. Everyone else was also wearing their clothes. How embarrissing.
that was funny...lol
oops!
😂
@@moonlitme You just put it in the wrong place.
That made me laugh
A hard 17 in blackjack is called a mother-in-law.
You want to hit it, but you can’t.
😂
That’s fucking hilarious😂
Haha my dealer was calling it the step mother last night
Niiiice 😂
😂😂😂😂 that’s hilarious
I went to Crown Casino in Melbourne Australia with 5000 in my pocket with the purpose of playing on the 100 minimum table. About 30 minutes later with stacks and stacks of chips I was invited to the Teak room which was more private and gave free drinks and food and had higher table limits. I couldn't do anything wrong...I didn't lose one single bet. The best one was when I put down a 4000 bet and got blackjack, I picked up my 6000 and went and cashed in my chips. I walked out of there with 33,600, a full stomach and a gut full of bourbon.
A very happy day for me!
I hope you didn't go back because that 33k could've turned negative quick X D.
When you say you couldn’t do anything wrong do you mean you were just being lucky or using basic strategy? Also how did you play ? Did you raise your bets ? How many decks ? I have a 3:2 table minimum $10 and I’m pretty good I usually start with $40 and go to $200 then cash out and rinse
Im gonna go with a bullshit story for $5000 jack!!!
I had the same dumb luck, way too drunk and playing purely on wild hunches, on my fist night of a week-long cruise. Won about four times the cost of my entire vacation, and just placed 90% of it with the ship's pursor until we disembarked at the end.
Zero skill involved that night. just the pure dumb luck of a drunk.
BJs pay 2x in some NZ casinos.
I once had to have the casino review the camera because the dealer got my hand signal wrong. She was going way too fast and actually hit my hand with the card as I was waving it to stand. The card busted me, and I held my hand over the table, palm down, saying I was standing on that one. They called over the pit boss and the dealer admitted she may have mis--read the signal. So he reviewed it and paid me for the win.
Mistakes happen.
@@billrobertson5895 Bad dealers happen...Just remember, YOU set the speed of the game, NOT THEM!
At the very least they did something about it. A good amount of casinos wouldn't give a fuck unless you threatened to sue them for fraud.
As a dealer i've had players make confusing hand signals. Make clear signals and there won't be mistakes. Also if you change your play style that may make the dealer at your table mis-read a signal. Just make sure you're clear with what you want.
@@brentfarvors192 If you're the only one at the table then sure, but if you come up to a table with other players and demand that I slow down my game i'm going to ignore you as they have no problems with my speed and were there before you.
If you don't like the speed then either go to another table or tip the dealer and ask them nicely if they could slow down a bit. If you tip them most dealers wouldn't mind slowing it down.
1) Know when to hold them
2) Know when to fold them
3) Know when to walk away
4) Know when to run
You RUN when the pit bosses and casino security guards are coming after you.
You never count your chickens, When you're sitting at the table.
Tables ain't for chicken counting. They're for playing cards.
lol... Casinos are worried about being robbed while they are in the process of robbing everyone else. Priceless.
You'd be surprised how often Casino's get scammed. Typically the dealer(s) and/or the Pit Bosses are in on it, especially if they know they're not getting promoted to a better job (the pay on the floor is TERRIBLE), and Security is on the lookout for these hustles.
since you know that then don't go in and become a "victim"
No, actually, casinos are actually quite fair in their dealings usually. They give you games where the odds can be calculated. Do you know what the stock market is? The stock market is like a blackjack game where the dealer deals you blank cards, and then THEY decide whether you won or lost and how much, because THEY, the house, your enemy, decides what it's worth.
I often wondered why people still go into these places knowing well that these games are all guided for the casino to win
Just ask Ivey the SCREWED him Out of 18 Million
the 6/5 tip is gold, I didn't realise it altered the odds so much. Blackjack is fun but always remember, they don't build and maintain somewhere like Caesars Palace purely by selling soft drinks and $30 room rates. Good see Sam's Town featured in the video, happy memories of a friendly casino.
I went to a different casino recently that I hadn’t been to before and I forgot the others were all 3:2. This was 2:1. Makes a huge difference because even if you bust once and win once, you’re still ahead vs breaking even. So it’s way harder!! Now I’ll always check the odds before I play!
Sadly, "Don't be a dick" is good advice that far too many people ignore, both at the table and everywhere else in life.
Entertainment value= betting in blackjack? If I didn't want to win, i could think of far more better ways of entainment, thus vegas shows duhhh
@@johngotone4334 Yea, where's the "8 Things to never do with a prostitute after you lost at blackjack" video? Then they can say "Don't be a dick. It's not her fault you lost, just be entertained".
The even more sad part is that people don't know what is meant by "don't be a dick"... because in most cases, the dick, asshole, moron or whatever other description, don't even know they are the dick, etc! Dunning-Kruger effect.
Alot think that by being a dick they are somehow distracting the dealer and the pit boss. When in reality they are only drawing extra attention and scrutiny to themselves.
@@johngotone4334 Hey, I still got a bunch of Foxwoods' money!! From years ago. That's on a Net basis too, i.e. net of ALL costs and expenses.
Don't yell UNO every time you get a card. I learned my lesson.
So "Go Fish" is no good either?
Nor "SNAP" - That's the only card game I know how to play.
Oh No.
Y'all made me choke on my coffee! We're going to Vegas in a few months and y'all just put a bad idea in my head. Damn you all to hell!
Don't blame the guy on Third Base.
I tried counting cards but I kept coming up with 52 every time.
The total value should be over 52 how else will you know how many High cards are left. Don’t value high cards at 1 .. maybe 5 or 2
@@aquariuslymade627 that joke really flew over your head huh
"take it up with IDA" - Kevin Spacey
As a woman playing blackjack with mostly men at the table, it drives me crazy when they tell me how to play my hand because they think I don’t know what I am doing. I have been playing for over 20 years and usually walk away with more money than the ones who keep telling me what they think I should do 😁
Great job one then, some women play better
Leanne, what you play has no effect on the other player's winnig or losing. I won't go into statistics deeply, but "what you receive as a card is yours, based on a one-time event, when receiving that card". Now whether you win, or lose, is merely "based on the outcome at the table(dealer)". You have no effect on the other's and they have no effect on you. So play as you want and ignore them.
Oh my God are you me? Half the time I've been playing blackjack longer than they've been alive and those old stogie fogies have a third of the chips I have in front of me after winning after they yell at me about how I'm playing. It actually ruins this game for me. Dear men please don't mansplain blackjack to women. We know how to play, I've actually won tournaments okay?
@@ingridmatthews6627 How much money have you made in your life playing blackjack? Have you been kicked out of a casino for being good at blackjack?
Dealers should step in and tell them to leave you alone.
"6 to 5 are bigger numbers than 3 to 2, so it sounds better"
If you're that clueless, you deserve to get ripped off.
Yeah no shit...wtf kind of rules are these? Useless
2120: Blackjack Pays 1025 to 1024
True
Back in the 80s, A&W wanted to beat McDonald's success on the quarter pounder. They came up with the third-pound burger. Cost the same, had more meat and was rated better in blind tests.
The burger was a complete failure. More than half the customers in focus groups would remark: "Why would we pay the same amount for a third of a pound of meat when we could do for a quarter of a pound of meat at McDonald's?"
6 to 5 will work better in my transmission than in blackjack
Me walking out of door
My wife: where are you going?
Me: some bloke on youtube gave me a list of shit to do in a casino
As a person who is terrified to play a table because I know I won't be able to memorize the strategies to be played, I greatly appreciate your comments that in the long run sometimes players are hurt and sometimes they are helped by a player mis-playing. Thanks for the great video.
You don't "misplay" a hand. You only need to concern yourself with your hand. Most people are friendly and will understand that you are a beginner. The dealer will answer questions about the game.
No problem at all. You'll be fine.
@@sunnyscott4876 unfortunately I've had different experiences I guess that remains 1 of the many many reasons I don't care for that many people
Here's some tips that might help. For strategy, play the simple free online games or apps on your phone/computer(24:7 Blackjack is a good one) and have a basic strategy card open in a second window or printed out in front of you that you can refer to. It's really pretty simple once you play a while. There's only certain instances (like soft hands or pairs) that get tricky about double/split, hits, or stands. As for playing at a table, try to find a game off hours or to the side where you can play against the dealer and no one else. Most dealers are pretty helpful and understanding if you tell them you're a beginner, especially if you tip. Some hands alone with a good dealer will help your confidence with your signals and going through the motions. Don't be afraid to ask a pit boss for what you want. Tell them you're nervous around other players and ask if they can put you with a good dealer for one-on-one. This is probably better requested off peak hours. Finally, have realistic expectations. My goal is to MAYBE win a LITTLE money (if I happen to triple my initial bank I cash out), but in reality, if I can sit for a few hours, enjoy the drinks, watch people, have fun conversation, and break even, it's been a good night.
Great advice and thanks for posting. I might add it doesn't hurt to just stand back and observe both dealers and players at the tables in a crowded casino. I realize the urge to jump into the action is overwhelming but don't be in a hurry especially for a beginner. Also, sip the free drinks and don't guzzle. Never walk into a casino already tipsy.
Im glad that you guys talked about some people being mean at the table. I played it for the first time at the casino and some addicts were just mad at me for the way I was playing. Glad I’m not the only person 😅
That’s happened to me today
Oscar Meneses .
That happened to me in Vegas during my sole trip to the US in 05. Rank amateur player (still am) and apparently I was buying when I shouldn't have and vise versa, and some of the other players got very shitty with me, and some of them actually left the table while making some very unflattering remarks to me.
IKR? I was like F.O. I’m just here to have fun lol
I was so stoned on opium that I got up from the table, vomited at the door to the men's room, kept walking and washed up at the first sink, then stepped back out in time to regain my seat, place a fat bet, and split a pair of aces. Oohh, Las Vegas!
I often wondered why they clapped before leaving. I thought it meant I’m out of here losers.
Dealer here: it's to show the camera we're not taking anything off the table, but it ALSO means "I'm out of here, losers"
Reno blackjack used to emphasize using fewer decks than 4! So when I played at Vegas I used the basic card counting & won some with tables of less decks more so by varying the bet sizes! But that was in the 80s! Thanks for your info!
I love that the casinos sell the basic strategy guides. They happily encourage you to try to think that you are understand when you really don't. They will occasionally lose money to a card counter, but it will usually pale in comparison to the money they get from people who think they can count and people who think they understand basic strategy but don't, or at least don't for that particular setup.
Never crap your pants at the table. Not even for good luck
Now that s FUNNY. GOOD ONE
Unless you are Al Roker (NBC meteorologist). Who openly admitted he crapped his pants while visiting the White House. Class Act.
jerry that's fuckin gold... thank you for the giggles...its hard to type im still laughing...took like 3 minutes to write this
I have never ever played craps.
Not even in my pants.
I disagree. Blackjack tables, especially at low minimum tables, tend to be extremely crowded. Crapping your pants is a great way to gain some valuable personal space back.
You forgot:
1) Don't draw a gun at table.
2) Don't use a hammer to split your cards.
3) Don't eat the cards.
4) Don't jump on the table.
5) Don't urinate on the dealer.
6) Don't kill the pit boss.
7) Don't set fire to the casino.
8) Don't headbutt other players.
I don't know where you work, but it sounds like a blast.
Don't headbutt other players, but a little chest bump on a winning hand is permitted
You talking from personal experience here
Are you the real 'Yosemite Sam' ?
Woah there! What do you mean I can't urinate on the dealer? You can't tell me what to do
Someone tried to yell at me for 'taking the dealer's card' and the lady next to me chewed him out saying 'It's just a game. If you don't want to risk losing money don't play!' Now I always stand up for people who are being bullied at the table.
Great video guys! I've been dealing cards in a rural area in Oklahoma for a long time, and y'all nailed it.
If playing more games per hour results in more money lost then the obvious solution is to play ZERO games per hour for best return.
You can't return if you don't go anywhere.
It's like lottery. Best way to win is to never waste money on tickets.
You can always start your own casino. Might be a harder game to play but at least if successful has a positive return.
If you only gamble to win money your already a loser. half the fun is playing the game. Much like bowling or visiting an arcade.
There's no return from zero. Dumb fuck
If you ever begin to believe that people are generally nice and decent, spend 30 minutes at a blackjack table as a novice player. You will promptly be reminded that most folks are horrible people.
Here's the thing I've been playing EXCLUSIVELY Blackjack or Spanish 21 for at least 10 years for profit (i.e. at casinos) and generally speaking people ARE nice BUT you catch a bad table with bad shoe after bad shoe people want someone to blame rightly or wrongly and the buck generally stops with 3 people depending on the situation 1. The dealer for dealing 2. The cutter or 3. The newest guy/gal and sometimes its completely justified for the last. If you split 10s against a 10 that's dumb and you're playing for yourself and you deserve abuse for it...it took me a lot losses to figure splitting 10s was dumb and I got shit for it everytime I did it eventually I evolved as a player to never do it.
That is why i don't play poker. The players are assholes. Black jack just kinda ignore you
@@ywe3 / Its your money if the dealer has a 4,5,6 up & I have a set of 10's why not split? Especially if the deck is + 8 or 9.
@@aquarius9491 he said against a 10. So the dealer is showing a 10.
People who don't know how to play can easily make a bad move that will affect the other players at the table. I agree there are some jerks at the tables but if everyone plays the right way there's no reason for players being mad at other players.
You guys are awesome, I love your content and presentation. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for that last point!
It does not matter if there is a bad player at your table. His/her bad play will just as often help you as hurt you.
My friend and I were counters several decades ago. He was a math major and did extensive studies on blackjack stats. It did not take long for the stats to bear out, that bad players had zero outcome for other players.
I've worked in the casino for 25 years. It is the most difficult thing to explain to people that how other people play their hands has absolutely no impact on my odds (over the long run). I will play my hand to the best odds, play yours any way u want, I don't care. It doesn't matter so all you people yelling at others for their play....shut up, your stupid.
Remember the movie casino when Robert Deniro caught the guy cheating, you can leave with the money or you can leave with your hands, but you can't leave with both
You guys Rock!!! Thx for your true help an being honest an true... We need more guys like you:)...
I learned all of this within my first couple of days in Reno. If you have never been, this is all good info to have beforehand. I lived there for the better part of a year and really enjoyed blackjack. I didn't 'win' but I found it to be a very even game, with plenty of drinks being served that gave me good entertainment value for what I left behind. Look for single deck shoes, hand shuffled, with friendly dealers. Not sure if that even exists anymore (25 years since I was there) but they make their money by giving you lots of drinks to throw off your game. It worked, but I paid less to drink at a blackjack table than I would have in a bar in Canada and met more interesting peeps.
It's been a few years since I've been to Reno, but then it was one of the last places in the USA with full pay (3:2) single deck. It was mostly dealer hit oft 17, with doubling allowed on 10 or 11 only, which has a pretty high house edge for basic strategy, but it was very countable.
@@russlehman2070 vegas has 3:2 blackjack just have to walk a short distance off strip
Thank you for this video, so helpful - being a first time table gamer is nerve wracking!
Thank you for the last 2:30 min of this video. Those few things are why I rarely play Blackjack. Too many people think you should play like they do. I'm on vacation....if I want to throw my money away on a few hours of entertainment, that's my business and my problem. I hate it when other people think they are going to be able to pay off their house after being that the tables. Great info! Thanks!
AMEN!!!
I am very surprised to hear that other players are like this and with me being me, with a sharp tongue, I would not have an issue with telling them to mind their own business. I have never played this game, but I know that my chances are statistically low, so, I would play just to have fun. If I lose? Well, I would have budgeted my money to lose anyway.
@@veltonmeade1057 your chances of winning are the highest of any game at the casino. Someone at the table if you have a “sharp tongue” will just respond “you don’t know how to play”.
"Never play at a 6:5 blackjack table." What if the dealer is topless?
Just find the closest machine, sit down and enjoy the show lol!
Still don’t play, because you would be distracted
Tits are amazing , losing money isn't
then grab a drink and ignore the rule until you have downed at least ten drinks, by then the tits will look like part of the uniform and by then its time to wonder why you are sitting at this table anyways?
6 to 5?
Thanks guys. I appreciate the info.
Great videos...I always learn from your videos...Thank You!!
Here is another thing never to do: Get so drunk that you fall off your chair, dropping your chips and cards on the floor. LVMPD escorted me out of Harrahs for that one.
LOL, sounds like me
You're what's known in the industry as a prick.
Also. dont walk behind ropes in hope to get to the bathroom faster to take a drunk piss. the security guard will wait for you to get out to ban you for the night.
That was you? Small world.
We bought the book, well worth the money. There are so many good things to make your gambling experience better.
thanks for this!! alot of great info including how to buy in amd what not to touch because of security. I havent gone yet as i was unsure of this sort of info. now i know im ready
I was a dealer way back in 1978. I had drinks thrown in my face, I've been spit on, I had ashtrays thrown at me and all kinds of other crazy things happen.
I wish you included "don't split 10's" I know, people should do what they want to do but there's so many who just don't get it. 20 is the 2nd best hand you can possibly get. Don't throw It away because you think you're going to get two more good hands out of it.
Technically if the true count gets past 4, you should split them against a 6, if it's over 5 you should against a 5, and if it's over 6 you should split them against a 4..... but I have never done this, because that's when I'll already be betting big, and I don't need to raise the standard deviation of the outcome a lot to get a marginal increase in expected return, and also alert the house to what I'm doing in the process thankyouverymuch.
You're right, obviously, but see #8. Let people play the way they want to play. It doesn't change your odds at all, no matter how much it feels like it does.
Splitting 10's has always been a greedy move. If you are dumb enough to do that at a full table - you deserve all the shiiit that is going to come your way. One on one against the dealer, that's a different story.
I once split tens against a dealer and it change the whole complexion of the game to the better for me....but I was playing heads up against the dealer..
NEVER split 10's regardless of the dealers up card.
This is a great channel...it would be so nice for people to understand about going to the casino..
Just don't play the "made up" games. Stick to Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat, Poker. All the machines are rigged to casino's favor.
I have the ultimate strategy for winning at casinos. Here it is: When playing Roulette only put your chips on the number that the little ball lands on. When playing poker only play a hand that will beat all the others. When playing blackjack get cards that equal more than the dealer without going over 21.
I love these straight laced dudes coming right out at the end stating "don't be a dick"😂
Great advice to know in the casinos.
Nice video. A good way to clear the table of obnoxious players is split tens. Always works! Also remember basic strategy works many times, but not always.
remember, basic strategy works less than half the time. the house still has an edge when you play basic strategy.
If that dealer is showing a four five or six and I want to make a little extra coin I'll split those tens all day long.
My girlfriend worked at a casino so I would regularly play with dealers that I knew. Several time I was told about something they called "dealer dumping". Being an engineer I believe in statistics and probabilities so initially I didn't believe them. Dealer dumping is where the dealer has a extended losing streak. Also the flip side can happen where the dealer has a winning streak. Maybe once a year I'd see these two phenomena happen. In every case one of two things happen. Either the pit boss quickly shuts down the table when the dealer keeps losing or the players get up an leave the table. If you see a dealer sitting alone at a table on a busy night take a moment and ask how it's going before you sit down. I've had dealers (that I knew) tell me not to play as they have been winning almost every hand. Listen to them.
Love your book!!
We have six different basic strategy charts for blackjack that you can download for FREE! Get them here - www.americancasinoguide.com/blackjack/free-blackjack-strategy-charts.html
that's cute
you guys remind me of odemons!
You can get these charts right at the casino.
@@movingsocks579 9 no bio bri ok. Ml
You just got a new sub.
I just wanted to say thank you... So, thank you! I downloaded the charts. I realize I can get them at the Casino but, now I can study them instead of having to keep looking at them while at the table. Looking forward to watching your next video... NEXT!
Excellent video. May I add one other thing to never do. I never make side bets on a hand. Those are heavily weighted toward the casino. I prefer to use that money to double up on 10 or 11 or split aces or 8s.
absolutely 100% the correct play
I know the side bets are supposed to be sucker bets, but almost half the time, I win just as much on the side bets as I do with blackjack.
@@lisachauvin but the other half of the time you are losing more in the side bets.
Great video guys!
great vid, thanks guys !!!!!
I was once chewed out by another player for hitting on a card that he didn't think I should have hit on. He was full on yelling at me, saying the EXACT thing you mentioned - that if I hadn't hit, the dealer would have busted. The dealer had to tell him to back down. Didn't bother me any, though. It was my hand and I'll play it the way I want.
Thomas Maresh no one should tell another player what to do. You may have hit on a bust card that odds say you should have stayed on and it may mess up the hand for others. All I would say is if it’s a novice with you just trying to have fun then get up and leave.
Thomas you have to understand you are playing the odds and you are playing as a team. If you hit on 14 and the dealer has a 6 then you will continue to get yelled at. Other than that have fun.
Just tell him the "count" dictates what you do. Lol... actually never say that. Everyone's actions affect all future outcomes, including people that think they are experts. If someone plays perfect basic strategy, their play can cause a bad outcome. Anything can happen in the short term, yet basic strategy is based on long term odds. You can just as easily have caused yourself to win and/or the dealer to bust, but nobody ever mentions or remembers when that happens, do they? Anytime I'm at a table with cranky and superstitious people, I just leave and find a more fun table. People need to chill and have fun... If they stay long enough, they will not leave a winner, guaranteed, no matter how good they think they are. You can play longer, on average (in theory), if you play good basic strategy, but many people giving out advice during actual play don't do that themselves. I see this more at the craps table than I do at blackjack. I never let dealers play my cards for me. The customer (tipper) is the boss.
@@incrediblesulk555 you have to understand that it is unknown what the next card up will be and for all intents and purposes it is completely random. While it's true that a bad play could cost the rest of the table...It's equally likely that a bad play will shake things up and benefit the rest of the table. Maybe you stole the dealers bust card? Maybe you stole a card that would cause the dealer to get 21? Mathematically, other people's play can not effect your actual chances of winning or losing.
Exact same thing happened to me. I told him to play his cards and I'll play mine and to stfu. I don't take bullying from anyone.
I was winning all that money when I was homeless, disabled and unemployed.
Use your casino card when you play. The comps cone in handy too.
The best things in life are free.
Very good tips.. first and only hand I played in a tiny Vegas casino my cousin and I got the dealer in trouble with the pit boss. Dealer was very nice, tried to correct us, but obviously the house has no proof we've never played at a real casino. We touched them with both hands. I think we may have said hit or stand as well.
Thanks for helping me answer the questions I have
My father was a pit boss for so many years and he told me there are four important rules you touched on one of them but I’ll stick with priority by the list and it is common sense. 1: You’re not starting on the casinos dollar but even if you win it big at the beginning it is your money, you do not have to gamble it, don’t go past your point of preservation. This means that you can keep your level of living and playing. 2: you were never promised a win; huge, small, coming out even, these don’t happen all the time. If you don’t know what you are doing, the more likely you make a mistake, the higher percentage the casino has. 3: You are in a business with service and entertainment. There is an aim to please everyone. There is some recourse to aid in situations, if you are a person they want to keep around. Staying calm, politeness and detailed explanation of emotional upheaval due to x employees neglect for blah combined might get you a discount on one of the many service/entertainment venues but they would fire the employee for being inept before they consider giving a return. 4: you are there to enjoy yourself and be entertained. If you are not enjoying yourself that day it might be a better idea to choose another day to gamble, or another game. Just because in theory craps, pai gow and bacarrat have exponential odds for you, it may be not your game. It may be that gambling doesn’t work for you or brings out the worst in you. Just play well with others.
What is this 'exponential odds'?
Pretty sure everyone knows all this obvious shit
Bigga Winna Crapsa my question excactly
L.T Gamers nope you would be surprised
Pai gow is a sucker's game. But yes, look at it as Entertainment Dollars. Set aside so much to lose,. Then when you lose that, walk away. Go get a drink, eat, take in other entertainment, sleep, go home. Try another time. You have to "Go With The Flow". When lady luck is running with you, go with it. When luck is not going your way, get up and walk away. Take a break, sit at another table, or go home and come back another day.
Casinos worried about you ripping them off when they're doing all the ripping.🙄
Yes, ripping is their job.
I have seen players try to cheat many times at these games. I cannot say that I have once seen the casino try to do so.😎
Thank you very much. There's so much I didn't know.
Awesome program
Excellent vid! I would recommend you add advice about cell phone use and standing/sitting at the table. Also, some casinos will even allow you to put the strategy card right on the table... this can even make you popular as others start asking "what does the card say?" causing the game to become even more enjoyable as players interact in a positive way. Thanks!
Someone did ask me what the card said when he was contemplating an 8-8 split. I already knew from other stuff I read in the past, but I consulted the card anyway
And it’s not a secret, what cards other players have. I only play single or double decks, many time’s they’ll deal the 2 cards both up. And if no one is sitting in the hot seat (last chair), I do. Say Table’s full, 3 busted, 1 split and both hands are in, and 1 has 18,(they’re friends) I’ve got a 13or14 and I stay, Dealer takes a face card and busts. It’s an unorthodox play, still I’m up the .5%. Once, the 3of us were only at the Table, kicking butt, then it’s usually time for new Dealer, but a new player sat at last chair, it was like they didn’t know how to play, and our luck ran out. They had to be playing for the House.
Finally! I've been wondering where you've gone.
I played blackjack 2 different times at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL. The first time was at night and I made a little money. The second time was during the day. I didn't know the strategy and basically went with my gut, a lady at the table got mad at me for screwing her up by playing my hands wrong. She left for another table but that ruined it for me.
You guy's are simply. . . awesome! Very well done.
Thanks guys... going through Blackjack withdrawals here!!
It's sad to think that your next video might have to be something like:
"8 Ways To Properly Socially Distance Yourself At A Casino" Ugh!
So many comments about not gambling or betting lol why ya even watching a vid about blackjack strategies?
In 2022, at the end of the year, I was up 1800 bucks from Blackjack. My secret is to just walk away once you are up. Sometimes, I would walk away after 20 minutes, only being up 40 dollars.
My only losses were one for 30 bucks and two at 200 dollars. My best win was about 400. Gamble responsibly and know when to walk away.
My bets are between 15 a hand and 45 a hand, depending on what I have that day.
Thanks for the tips guys… I’m headed to Vegas Monday so this is very helpful.
Like the famous man Said -want to double your money? fold it in half and put it back in your pocket!
Let me call this #8b: Going along with your #8, Don't sit at the end seat to the right of the dealer because every player WILL get on your case if you don't play your hand like they want you to. Others at the table can and will also make poor choices, but the person sitting in the end seat will be the one that is ultimately blamed if the table loses.
Good call although I like to take that seat since I would play basic strategy. While some people are pissed if something bad happens most still keep their mouth shut since I still did what was proper. What I don't want is for someone that doesn't know what they are doing to take that seat as then for sure people will be commenting and blaming them every time something goes wrong. I just don't want to hear the whining and complaining so I am willing to take some glances every now and then instead of having a table where everyone is mad.
I hate that stance. I am well aware of basic strategy but I will split 10s of the dealer card is not showing advantage. People hate that lol
I have always referred to that seat as 3rd base.
I love sitting at 3rd base. No one has ever given me a hard time
It's first base by the shoe that I always get the stupid remarks of the knuckleheads that go down the line after me.
i was in vegas back in the mid 90's, playing black jack at my motel (The Old Town Hall) when one of those mouthy guys you were talking about sat down...he acted half in the bag, complained at the lady beside him for taking his card, a couple times, she went to leave, but i told her to just swap seats with me, i bet, then i proceeded to hit 3 times till i busted the draw, buddy of course complained, i turned in my chair and just "looked" at him, not menacingly just like i was glancing at a wall color, but i never looked away, he bet, then i put down the minimum, without looking away, and proceeded to bust again, he opened his mouth, looked at me, and shut it, if he didn't bet, i didn't if he did, i did, and would eat up cards busting, still looking at him, till after about 15 or 20 minutes, he got up and left the building (i iknow, i followed him out the door and watched him leave, then nodded to security when i turned around, and walked past them back to the table to play for a bit more, the lady had left by then,and i walked away down a couple bills in the end, but the dealer kept grinning everytime i'd hit, and i couldn't stop humming The Carpenters "I'm On Top Of The World" (now if i hear that song on the radio i feel the smile come at the memory...in fact, i'm smiling as i type this)
I’m a dealer. You would be surprised at the amount of people who are clueless and they touch their chips once the play is in session, and when you tell them they can’t touch those chips they lash out with “Well I didn’t know!” Well you know now, stop touching your chips! 🙄
As a dealer, I can say that these are all very sound pieces of advice, especially that last one. I've been flipped off, cursed at, and insulted to my face because of the cards. I've got a pretty thick skin, and I realize that if I'm expecting tips from big wins, then I have to expect some salt from big losses. And I have no qualms about playing the big bad dealer for entertainment purposes. It's a game that's supposed to be fun, and I try to help people enjoy their time at my table. But players forget that we're still people, just like them (and we really do want them to win. It's not like we're playing with our own money, after all). There's no need to be disrespectful or personally insult us over a game that we don't have any control over.
Also, I desperately wish that there was a well-known tip rate for dealers like there is in the restaurant industry. When I was a player, I never knew what an appropriate tip amount was, so I would always just kinda guess with whatever small chips I had leftover after I colored up. But for anyone curious what dealers don't find insulting, if you win, roughly 10% of the winnings is a good start (adjusted for level of service, of course. No need to tip the stone-face, silent dealer that didn't add anything to your evening). I can't tell you the number of times a fellow dealer has told me about a $4,000 winner that tipped $3 (or sometimes not at all). In places that pool tips, that hurts everyone.
Also also, this should be obvious, but no, shufflers aren't rigged, and yes, I've had more than one player tell me that they are (but they still played, surprise surprise -_- )
bro your whining about bad customers it happens at every job not just yours so big whoopty do someone cursed at you.
I’ve always wondered what the casinos rule was with dealers helping players. I haven’t gambled in years and really don’t have any intention but I have set a tables were the dealer kind of helped me out. I found that pretty shocking but cool!!
So tip your dealer unless he is professional and focused? Ok pal
Too bad you’ve got to pool your tips, really not fair for the likable dealers.
@@18wheeler76 yes but this is higher stakes than a cheeseburger plus it’s easier to walk around a table then climb over one or through a window
The last one is sooo true, 40+ years ago i went to the casino and was blackballed from all of them. I was new to blackjack ( and had only been to a casino 2 other times in my life which i just played slots) and kept double downing on high cards, 14 through 18...I did this 14 times and every single time i got the drop card which gave me 21. Along the way, the people at the table kept screaming at me & explaining how i was screwing them. But when i got the drop card, they were like, well thats just dumb luck...hahaha by the 10th time i did it i had 3 pit bosses watching me and 1/2 the table left. By # 14, the management asked me to leave ( with 5 security officers around me) and never come back. Hahahah it was great especially because i had no idea what i was doing and it was all pure luck & just like you said, I was there to have fun. I didnt care if i lost. BTW, i havent been in a casino since & dont gamble but i won 1200.00 bucks that night lol.
Must have been rich with low cards and luck....
Lol this story sounds like one of those fisherman stories where the fish just keeps getting bigger. The odds of this happening as you described is ridiculous. As to kicking you out after only winning 1200 that's nuts. You musta been at a shitty small casino. When I call out double down on a hard hand the pit bosses don't give a fuck. Can't imagine why they would want to kick you out for doing the dumbest thing in blackjack especially for such a small amount.
@@andrewberdahl9922 Very likely this is a post it and run BS story. Anyone that has a clue about BJ knows the math just doesn't work that way. Most casinos would care less about a player winning 1200 because they know that person will come back and lose it all. The only reason I'm wasting my time posting to this thread is to drop the hint to ignore these types of posts.
Great story that never happened
I am a blackjack dealer for fundraising events. I get hated on ALLOT to where I want to flip the table. LOL Most of the time it is with the drunk people. It is a challenge to keep my cool and I do a good job at it. There are times when I have to say something but the haters will never quit hating. It's always unfair to them. With more advice, I am able to know what to do in these situations.
Thank you for sharing information that gives the needy a better chance to win.
"Don't sit at a 6-to-5 blackjack table." In 2010 I was at a casino on the Vegas strip, got a blackjack, dealer pays 6-to-5. I didn't read the sign. Grabbed my chips, cashed out, haven't been back to the strip since.
There you go!!!!
I'd not play on the STRIP anyway. That's for tourists and whales from all over the world with more money than sense.
i played 2 nights ago for over 4 hours and never got 1 blackjack so it didnt bother me that it was 6 to 5
#DontbeaDick
I was dying! Wasn't expecting that one! Had to rewind and made sure I heard proper 🤣
I agree with the video.
Actual muttering,=Dick: "oh, you took that 6, I needed that, now the whole deck is screwed-up."
All others at the table either rolled their eyes or shook their head in disbelief.
Like he said, "don't be a dick".
I had two people at the table yelling at me for hitting 12s and 13s because the table was screwed now, like uhm? Who's money is it again?
Regarding hand signals instead of voice,. Many times I see players using vague hand signals. I keep my mouth shut but think if there ever was a dispute as to if they really wanted to hit or stand
Thanks for these tips, blackjack is pretty fun to Play!
Best advice: take whatever you've budgeted for "gambling", hand it to the pit boss, and go see a movie.
The BJ dicks are even online ^ damn
In Atlantic City ….
1. You can never find a spot at a table to sit at. There is usually a line of people waiting to get on the only 4 normal black jack tables in the whole casino which are now usually 25 min a hand!
2. They never let you touch your own cards
3. They're constantly trying to confuse you with new versions of Black Jack like Spanish 21 or the version where you get to see the dealers face down card and they insist you hit or stay because you know what the dealer has
4. They never use anything short of a 7 deck shoe.
5. They don't let you surrender
6. The people around you are usually grumpy and weird. I swear AC is filled with people who have mental problems.
Novaximus 🤣🤣 #6 so truuuueee
I'm not a real gambler but I've been to AC once or twice- it's a sad, strange place.
I just left there ...you are so right ...waited till early morning to go sit down at Caesars...
I dealt blackjack and pai gow for fifteen years in Vegas, this is all excellent practical advice. Yep, I dealt to many of those nasty people, and a lot of good folks too.
Thank you!
How about a similar one for Craps? Keep up the great work guys!
If there's a bunch of smiling and laughing people hop in. If the opposite run.
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.
Ah, good ol' Coach Finstock. Always had some words of wisdom on hand, like, "It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference."
For me, it's women with visible tattoos and or those who color their hair or shave it
The way I first heard it is, "Never eat at a diner called Mom's, never play cards with a man named Doc and never sleep with a woman who is crazier than you are.
@Barry Super Ask your wife or girlfriend (I'm assuming she's the one with the scorpion tattoo)
Never whittle towards yourself, nor pee against the wind.
Very good advice thank you.
My first time ever playing blackjack, I took another card and ended up winning but the rest of the table felt I should not have taken that card. I guess I defied the odds or did something an expert wouldn’t do. Three people at my table were visibly angry and accused me of ruining their hand. Eff that. Seriously. If you don’t get to play your hand the way you want, then what is the point? Their #8 was spot on.
#1 Never split 10's
Sorry - I will sometime do this depending on what has been coming up but ONLY against a Dealer's six. I have won and at places that will pay blackjack on split, I have made out very well. Frankly people who yell about this don't realize that even if you play 100% "by the book", the odds are still against you. Might as well try something that tends to work for you.
I split 10s when the dealer has 9 or less showing.
I usually do if the dealer is showing a bust card
Never split the "f" cards. 4s, 5s, and effin 6s....
If you make a non basic strategy move and it favors the players they laugh. Make the same move and it favors the house they get pissed. I've had people try to get on my case for not betting the side bets.
Eric Dizzy many times.. Finally last time I was at the table I told the woman who was lecturing me about side bets are you gonna pay me to bet them? Shut her up fast
Did people try to get on your case? They tried but didn't succeed
Yeah index plays will mess with people like that. Stuff like hitting 12 against 4-6. If I know the count is low like -4 or so and I get a 12 against a 6, I'll be like "alright let's do stupid things." Then I'll hit, get an 8, then the dealer will make a hand, like a 17 or something. Gets others salty but I don't care.
As far as side bets go, I use them to keep track of how many hands I'm playing. And they're good to play if you're counting as well. If the count is high and the ace count is low, I'll usually put a lot of money in the side bet (match the dealer at the casinos I play at). Getting a double match win but then losing your 20 to a dealer's blackjack is pretty hilarious cuz you still made money haha.
Eric Dizzy
It's your money and your bet. So just tell the others to shut up.
Side bets are sucker bets! (I was a surveillance operator for 10 years).
Very good 👍
Thanks
Shaun in Wimauma Florida
Just a comment on "don't tell the dealer - use hand signals". Yes, but as a regular player who plays hours at a time we get tired and some times our signals get a bit sloppy and are misunderstood. While hand signals are required, I find all the dealers I play with also appreciate speaking as well as it reassures us both my hand said what I told it too! I should add I usually play at night with few or no others players and they all know I never take insurance, for example, so waiving off insurance won't count as a stand on my card instead.
Don't eat the cards
But they're good with butter..
I strongly agree!
Or pick at your teeth with them.
😆😅🤣😂
Excellent video, thanks!
I've never seen the continuous shuffling machine, but it certainly sounds nefarious!
My wife and I play a lot of Pai Gow, and a few years ago, it was a very ritualistic game, which included rolling a die to see who gets the first cards. It was much slower, too.
Now it's all computer, and while they alternate between two automatically shuffled decks, the computer knows exactly what is in each hand. The dealer can punch a button, and tell you the "house way" to play your cards, without seeing them.
Yeah, the game plays much faster than it used to, therefore more income for the casino, but the computer knowing what's in your hand is just creepy!
Yeah, continual shuffling machines are bad news. I won't put it past the casino to use them to cheat players. If people would just stop playing on them, they would go away. But, at some smaller casinos mid-morning on a weekday, these are the only machines available.
The machine doesn't know what is in your hand until all the cards are out and the dealers punches the seat number of the person who is banking into the machine. Only then does it know who has what hand.
Great Tips Good Stuff 👍
Thank you 👍👍
How about #9: You never count your money when you're sitting at the table; there will be time enough for counting when the dealing's done.
Thank you Kenny... er, I mean Jeff
That's when you're playing Poker.
Know when to hold em
Every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser.
never count your money sitting at the table = never tell or talk about your income
Don't shuffle the cards
Remove all the Aces
And you can deal everyone a winning hand of 21
Good tips. I'm surprised at how much I know! Thanks.