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Dealer's up-card causes many a blackjack error
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 11/27/2008
Taking just your cards alone, there are 33 different starting hands you can be dealt in the game of blackjack. Now factor in any one of 10 possible dealer up-cards, and that's 330 hands you need to know how to play. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 11/27/2008
Taking just your cards alone, there are 33 different starting hands you can be dealt in the game of blackjack. Now factor in any one of 10 possible dealer up-cards, and that's 330 hands you need to know how to play. FULL STORY
Many blackjack players miss these double downs
By Fred Renzey | Columnist
Posted 10/30/2008
Did you know that in blackjack, you'll win only 44 percent of all your hands counting hits, stands, splits, doubles and blackjacks? However, you make up for most of that deficit by being paid 3-to-2 on your blackjacks - and by doubling down on your strong drawing hands. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Columnist
Posted 10/30/2008
Did you know that in blackjack, you'll win only 44 percent of all your hands counting hits, stands, splits, doubles and blackjacks? However, you make up for most of that deficit by being paid 3-to-2 on your blackjacks - and by doubling down on your strong drawing hands. FULL STORY
Forget money management gambling systems
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 8/22/2008
I just met another blackjack player who thinks he can beat the game with a money management system. Some of these systems are based on a clever betting progression, and others are based on win-goals with stop-losses. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 8/22/2008
I just met another blackjack player who thinks he can beat the game with a money management system. Some of these systems are based on a clever betting progression, and others are based on win-goals with stop-losses. FULL STORY
Insure your blackjack for less?
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 8/1/2008
What do you do when you're dealt a blackjack and the dealer's got an Ace showing? If you're in the vast majority, you'll take even money - it's a sure thing. Trouble is, taking the sure thing here is the wrong play. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 8/1/2008
What do you do when you're dealt a blackjack and the dealer's got an Ace showing? If you're in the vast majority, you'll take even money - it's a sure thing. Trouble is, taking the sure thing here is the wrong play. FULL STORY
Test your moral quotient with these scenarios
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 7/25/2008
Most gamblers go to the casino hoping to get lucky and win, but figure they're probably going to lose. They know the house isn't in business to give away money. So many customers develop a "good guy/bad guy" attitude toward the casino. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 7/25/2008
Most gamblers go to the casino hoping to get lucky and win, but figure they're probably going to lose. They know the house isn't in business to give away money. So many customers develop a "good guy/bad guy" attitude toward the casino. FULL STORY
Gambling myths only hurt players
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 5/23/2008
Throughout the casino, gamblers search for some "foundation" to build a winning strategy upon for their favorite games. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Contributing Writer
Posted 5/23/2008
Throughout the casino, gamblers search for some "foundation" to build a winning strategy upon for their favorite games. FULL STORY
Which blackjack game do you want to play?
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/16/2008
At any casino you walk into, the blackjack games will look about the same. But when it comes down to the nuts and bolts, each casino has its own personalized set of sub-rules. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/16/2008
At any casino you walk into, the blackjack games will look about the same. But when it comes down to the nuts and bolts, each casino has its own personalized set of sub-rules. FULL STORY
Ace in the hand
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/9/2008
So you think you play a pretty solid game of blackjack, eh? Well, if you're like 98 percent of the players I see in the casinos, you bungle your "soft" hands something awful. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/9/2008
So you think you play a pretty solid game of blackjack, eh? Well, if you're like 98 percent of the players I see in the casinos, you bungle your "soft" hands something awful. FULL STORY
In poker and blackjack, bad beats abound
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/2/2008
It hadn't happened to me in quite a while. I was playing two hands of blackjack and was dealt 20 on my first hand and 7/4 on my second. The dealer had an 8 up. I doubled down on the 11 and bought a 9 to make another 20. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 5/2/2008
It hadn't happened to me in quite a while. I was playing two hands of blackjack and was dealt 20 on my first hand and 7/4 on my second. The dealer had an 8 up. I doubled down on the 11 and bought a 9 to make another 20. FULL STORY
'21' serves up a heaping dose of blackjack
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/25/2008
I recently saw the Kevin Spacey movie "21" at a local theater. All in all, I'd have to say I enjoyed it. Was it totally down-to-earth in representing real-world blackjack? No, not totally. Like so many poker movies before it, some of the blackjack reality was traded in for Hollywood movie sensationalism. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/25/2008
I recently saw the Kevin Spacey movie "21" at a local theater. All in all, I'd have to say I enjoyed it. Was it totally down-to-earth in representing real-world blackjack? No, not totally. Like so many poker movies before it, some of the blackjack reality was traded in for Hollywood movie sensationalism. FULL STORY
The easiest way to win the hand isn't always the best play
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/18/2008
Suppose in blackjack you've got a pair of 9s against the dealer's 2. If you just stay pat with your 18, you'll win the hand 56 percent of the time (after adjusting for pushes). But if you split the 9s, you'll win with each 9 only 54 percent of the time (adjusted again for pushes). So you tell me -- what's the right play? FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/18/2008
Suppose in blackjack you've got a pair of 9s against the dealer's 2. If you just stay pat with your 18, you'll win the hand 56 percent of the time (after adjusting for pushes). But if you split the 9s, you'll win with each 9 only 54 percent of the time (adjusted again for pushes). So you tell me -- what's the right play? FULL STORY
Splitting some blackjack pairs not the best play
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/11/2008
Just because the book says to split a certain pair against a certain dealer up-card, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a winning play. All it means is that splitting in that particular situation is your best alternative. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/11/2008
Just because the book says to split a certain pair against a certain dealer up-card, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a winning play. All it means is that splitting in that particular situation is your best alternative. FULL STORY
In blackjack, a deuce is not the dealer's Ace
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/4/2008
How many times have you heard another player at the blackjack table say something like: "Never double down against a deuce!" or "I wouldn't split those against a deuce!" or "A deuce is the dealer's Ace!"? FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 4/4/2008
How many times have you heard another player at the blackjack table say something like: "Never double down against a deuce!" or "I wouldn't split those against a deuce!" or "A deuce is the dealer's Ace!"? FULL STORY
Even Money, Insurance exact same bet
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/28/2008
There's something fundamental about blackjack that most players don't understand, and what happened at the casino the other day gives and excellent example of it. The fellow on my left was playing two hands. He was dealt a blackjack and a 17. I had blackjack also. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/28/2008
There's something fundamental about blackjack that most players don't understand, and what happened at the casino the other day gives and excellent example of it. The fellow on my left was playing two hands. He was dealt a blackjack and a 17. I had blackjack also. FULL STORY
House-banked games offer taste of poker
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/21/2008
Many casino customers would enjoy a little friendly bit of poker now and then. The majority, however, feel uncomfortable walking into a live poker room and playing against a table full of deadpan looking strangers. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/21/2008
Many casino customers would enjoy a little friendly bit of poker now and then. The majority, however, feel uncomfortable walking into a live poker room and playing against a table full of deadpan looking strangers. FULL STORY
Can you play basic blackjack with no house edge?
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/14/2008
Typical blackjack players give about a 1½ percent advantage to the house because of the mistakes they make playing their hands. But even those who get their entire basic strategy down cold still have a ½ percent disadvantage in the game. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/14/2008
Typical blackjack players give about a 1½ percent advantage to the house because of the mistakes they make playing their hands. But even those who get their entire basic strategy down cold still have a ½ percent disadvantage in the game. FULL STORY
In blackjack, the cards tell you how much to bet
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/7/2008
You know what the real problem is with your blackjack game? More than anything else, it's that you bet the wrong amounts at the wrong time. Here's what I mean. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 3/7/2008
You know what the real problem is with your blackjack game? More than anything else, it's that you bet the wrong amounts at the wrong time. Here's what I mean. FULL STORY
Those little blackjack mistakes add up
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/29/2008
I just returned from a Caribbean cruise. One of the men at our evening dinner table was also a frequent blackjack player in the casino, and I mentioned I had written a blackjack book. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/29/2008
I just returned from a Caribbean cruise. One of the men at our evening dinner table was also a frequent blackjack player in the casino, and I mentioned I had written a blackjack book. FULL STORY
What does a slot's 'payback' really mean?
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/22/2008
A friend of mine was cashing a slot ticket at the cage in one of the local casinos the other night. He noticed a sign on the back wall that read, "Last month, our slots payback rate was 92 percent." FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/22/2008
A friend of mine was cashing a slot ticket at the cage in one of the local casinos the other night. He noticed a sign on the back wall that read, "Last month, our slots payback rate was 92 percent." FULL STORY
When you've got the hand, you must double down
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/15/2008
The blackjack player next to me was playing two hands at a time. The dealer had a 4 up. He was dealt a 6/4 on one hand and a pair of 7s on the other. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/15/2008
The blackjack player next to me was playing two hands at a time. The dealer had a 4 up. He was dealt a 6/4 on one hand and a pair of 7s on the other. FULL STORY
What do you have in these Omaha Hi/Lo hands?
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/8/2008
Omaha Hi/Lo is a "sister" game of Texas Hold'em. It creates more action than Hold'em for a couple of reasons. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 2/8/2008
Omaha Hi/Lo is a "sister" game of Texas Hold'em. It creates more action than Hold'em for a couple of reasons. FULL STORY
Think you're a gambling whiz? It's probably all luck
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 2/1/2008
Think you beat the game? Here's another name for it I'm going to utter a timeless phrase that has influenced anybody who's ever wagered 5 cents on anything. The phrase is; "That's why they call it gambling." FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 2/1/2008
Think you beat the game? Here's another name for it I'm going to utter a timeless phrase that has influenced anybody who's ever wagered 5 cents on anything. The phrase is; "That's why they call it gambling." FULL STORY
Shuffling machines bad news
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 1/25/2008
Fifty years ago, blackjack was dealt with a single deck of cards, the dealer dealt all the way through the deck and then shuffled the cards by hand. My, how things have changed! FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 1/25/2008
Fifty years ago, blackjack was dealt with a single deck of cards, the dealer dealt all the way through the deck and then shuffled the cards by hand. My, how things have changed! FULL STORY
Basic strategy blackjack has its exceptions
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 1/18/2008
Any decent blackjack book will contain a basic strategy chart that tells you the correct basic way to play all your hands. Even casino gift shops sell a credit card-sized, multicolored chart that gives you the same information. Play by the chart, and you'll have only a half percent disadvantage to the house. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Correspondent
Posted 1/18/2008
Any decent blackjack book will contain a basic strategy chart that tells you the correct basic way to play all your hands. Even casino gift shops sell a credit card-sized, multicolored chart that gives you the same information. Play by the chart, and you'll have only a half percent disadvantage to the house. FULL STORY
Omaha an easier game to read than Texas Hold'em
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/11/2008
Draw poker and Stud poker have pretty much gone the way of the Dodo bird in giving way to "flop style" poker. Texas Hold'em is king lately, with Omaha poker running a distant second. FULL STORY
By Fred Renzey | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 1/11/2008
Draw poker and Stud poker have pretty much gone the way of the Dodo bird in giving way to "flop style" poker. Texas Hold'em is king lately, with Omaha poker running a distant second. FULL STORY
