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Blackjack 273: Bad Blackjack Strategies |
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These are a few popular bad strategies commonly encountered at the blackjack table; Never Bust, Mimic The Dealer, and Always Assume Ten In The Hole. If you've ever used or thought about using one of these strategies you should think again. The resulting house edge is based on Atlantic City rules, dealer stands on soft 17, split up to 4 hands, double after split, double any two cards. Using Basic Blackjack Strategy the house edge is 0.43% |
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Never Bust
This strategy assumes the player never hits a hard 12 or more. The concept is that the player's hand will never bust. This results in a house edge of 3.91%. |
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Mimic The Dealer
This strategy assumes the player will always hit 16 or less and stand on 17 or more including soft 17, the player follows dealer rules. This results in a house edge of 5.48%. |
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Assume Ten In The Hole
This strategy alters the basic blackjack strategy to assume that the down card is always a Ten, the player as assumes the dealer is hiding a Ten. This results in a house edge of 10.03%. |
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Sure, luck still blackjack plays a major part in but why not stack the odds of probability in your favor? It's possible you could win with one of the above strategies, but you've got a much better chance sticking to the basic blackjack strategy. There are player's out there winning time and time again, you could be one of them. |
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