Blackjack Basic Strategy
BASIC STRATEGY
Basic strategy was developed so the Player can reduce the Casino's edge to UNDER 1%. There is no guess work. No hunches to play. There is a RIGHT way to play your hand and a WRONG way.
Please keep in mind that these "plays" will save you money in the LONG RUN. No one enjoys splitting 8s against Aces, but over the course of thousands and tens of thousands of hands, it's the BEST play to MINIMIZE your losses.
In the short term, anything can happen. We're assuming you are a LONG-TERM player. If that's true DO NOT deviate your play from Basic Strategy UNLESS you are a card counter. Then you will be called to learn "indexes" on proper plays according to the True Count (see our discussion on Card Counting). Yet another reason I gave up Card Counting.
Imagine having to keep the running count, true count and memorize an additonal 20+ plays according to the count! Yikes! Yep, if you want to count cards you had better be DEDICATED for the LONG HAUL!
If you'd like to know more about beating Blackjack without card counting, click on either of the images below:
Please keep in mind that these "plays" will save you money in the LONG RUN. No one enjoys splitting 8s against Aces, but over the course of thousands and tens of thousands of hands, it's the BEST play to MINIMIZE your losses.
In the short term, anything can happen. We're assuming you are a LONG-TERM player. If that's true DO NOT deviate your play from Basic Strategy UNLESS you are a card counter. Then you will be called to learn "indexes" on proper plays according to the True Count (see our discussion on Card Counting). Yet another reason I gave up Card Counting.
Imagine having to keep the running count, true count and memorize an additonal 20+ plays according to the count! Yikes! Yep, if you want to count cards you had better be DEDICATED for the LONG HAUL!
If you'd like to know more about beating Blackjack without card counting, click on either of the images below: