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The easiest way to win the hand isn't always the best play

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 6:58 PM - 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?
Splitting some blackjack pairs not the best play

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 6:02 PM - 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.
In blackjack, a deuce is not the dealer's Ace

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 3:55 PM - 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!"?
Even Money, Insurance exact same bet

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 12:06 PM - 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.
House-banked games offer taste of poker

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 11:11 AM - 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.
Can you play basic blackjack with no house edge?

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 10:05 AM - 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.
In blackjack, the cards tell you how much to bet

By Fred Renzey
Nov 3, 2021 9:00 AM - 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.
Those little blackjack mistakes add up

By Fred Renzey
Nov 2, 2021 7:50 PM - 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.
What does a slot's 'payback' really mean?

By Fred Renzey
Nov 2, 2021 6:38 PM - 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."
When you've got the hand, you must double down

By Fred Renzey
Nov 2, 2021 4:50 PM - 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.

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