Fred Renzey
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Dealer's up-card causes many a blackjack errorNov 06, 2021 12:13 am - 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 ...
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These blackjack pairs need to be splitNov 05, 2021 10:18 pm - I was playing blackjack with three other people at the table and was dealt a pair of 9s against the dealer's 8. I split them just like I was supposed to, made a 17 on on...
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Many blackjack players miss these double downsNov 05, 2021 6:16 pm - 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...
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Don't underestimate the dealer's 7-upNov 05, 2021 3:32 pm - You see it so much at the blackjack tables. The dealer has a 7 showing, and the player steps out of line and makes a bad play. Why? It's because most players don't respe...
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Take a blackjack quiz and you may win a bookNov 05, 2021 12:08 pm - The truth is, most blackjack players are suckers. How can I get them to play better? I know: I'll run a blackjack quiz that explains just what happens when they play wro...
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'No-limit' poker raises stakesNov 05, 2021 11:17 am - Until the World Poker Tour tournaments burst onto the TV scene in the early 2000s, the most popular kind of poker was two-tier "limit-betting" stakes. A low stakes Texas...
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Be on guard against bad blackjack gamesNov 05, 2021 10:21 am - Last week, we mentioned a genuinely "good" double deck blackjack game that opened up at a local casino. Good blackjack games are newsworthy because they're becoming an u...
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Forget money management gambling systemsNov 04, 2021 9:43 pm - 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 ...
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Many casino players would accept 'favors'Nov 04, 2021 8:47 pm - Every once in a while at the casino, the dealer, or the cashier, or another player will do you a little "favor." Sometimes another customer will receive one of these fav...
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Being a 'blind' is tricky in Texas Hold'emNov 04, 2021 7:56 pm - In Texas Hold'em poker, the first two players to act must put money in the pot before they're even dealt any cards. That's why they're called "blinds." Everybody else ge...
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