Archive for the ‘Blackjack’ Category

15 July

what is the best way to learn to fluently count cards in blackjack?

i learned how to do the high low and the high low opt or something like that with the acception of the cards ace and two being equal to 0. i play free online blackjack and i end up winning about $300-$500 in the end of 1 deck usually. i start out with about 1000/2000 dollars in the games. how can i get better? i don’t lose count often. is that better than most people that play blackjack against the computer?

counting cards is crap…. i won three million dollars pretend against a computer …

22 April

How deep do the typical vegas casinos deal down to for a typical shoe blackjack game?

I’ve noticed that the blackjack shoes tend to have a slit on the side to help dealers figure out where to insert the colored card which indicates that they need to reshuffle. Does anyone know how deep into the shoe that slit is?

I have only seen the slotted discard trays on the 2 deck game. I can’t speak for the 6 or 8 deck games.

Most of the 2 deck games I have seen in Vegas will put the cut card around 55-60% through the entire 2 deck shoe.

5 April

How to unlock a Samsung BLackjack 2 to use with Verizon?

I have a blackjack 2 from my previous contract with AT&T. Is it possible to unlock this phone and use my current Verizon service? What are the steps for doing this?

You cannot use a GSM phone on Verizon’s CDMA network. It’s technologically incompatible and Verizon will only activate Verizon-branded phones on its network.

5 March

How can I help my blackjack II from running slow?

For the past couple of days my Samsung blackjack II has been running really slow. To the point where I can’t send txt msg, nor have I been getting emails to my phone. I’ve had this problem before, but it went away and this is the 2nd time this has happened. I don’t know what to do.

You should try a Soft Reset from time to time to recover unreleased memory. If that doesn’t work, do a Hard Reset. Check your manual for procedure.
Hope that helps

7 February

How do you approach a blackjack table?

I’ve gone gambling at a casino before, but only on slot and virtual machines. How do you approach an actual blackjack table (or any table game)? Are you supposed to go to the cashier before to get chips, or can you bring cash straight to the table and have them change it out there?

This is what I do.

I walk around and look for a table with the betting minimum I like.

Next I determine if the game is single deck or six deck blackjack.

If a game is in progress, I wait for the next shuffle of the cards before I sit down. It’s bad etiquette to sit down at a game during play without asking for permission. After the shuffle, take a seat. You don’t need to ask.

If you smoke then light up if someone is smoking. If no one is smoking, the be polite and ask if it is o.k. for you to smoke. If anyone objects then respect that. That’s the unwritten rule good smokers follow and non smokers too. Don’t sit down at a table where people are smoking and ask them to put it out. Find a different table instead. If a smoker sits down and nobody is smoking then ask that person to not smoke if they light up.

Once you sit down then wait for the dealer to talk to you. Lay your money on the table and say "Change please". Some casinos will let you drop a roll of bills and the dealer will sort it out. Other more picky casinos make you lay the bills down side by side. The casino owner doesn’t want the dealer to be accused of palming a $20 or a $100 from the roll. Also, the eye in the sky wants to see that money all laid out too. Deal with that annoying rule if the casino has it.

Even if you don’t win, toke (tip) the dealer. It’s not the dealer’s fault if you lose. I toke $5 to $10 per hour. I toke more if I win.

There are blackjack players who love to tell you how to play your hand. If you don’t want such help then tell that person politely to play their own hand.

Now here are some things that I avoid at all cost:

Never sit down at a table if the dealer is killing it. That deck is cold and you don’t want in.

Never sit down with people who split 20’s!!! Those people are stupid beyond belief.

Since you are new to playing for real in person, start with a low minimum table. Less experienced players start there and the other players tend to be newer players too.

19 January

How do I know when my Blackjack II is done charging?

Well I just bought a blackjack II and am trying to figure it out. It is charging right now-how do I know when it’s done? Will it tell me? Thanks.

The light on top will become green.

19 January

How many ways can you reach blackjack with 5 cards?

Essentially, as many examples of combinations of cards that you can make 21 in the blackjack game that you can think of, thanks.

He may can reach it to about 25 because 5×5=25

26 December

How do you add alarm clock ringtones on the Samsung BlackJack 1?

Is there a way to a alarmclock ringtones for the samung blackjack? if there is please tell me.

alarmclock ringtone it is not good, maybe you like it, yes it is good.

23 December

In a game of Blackjack, how do you figure out the percentage chance of his hand busting?

In Blackjack, which you should know if your planning to answer this question, the dealer is dealt one face up card that the players see and one face down card…

From this you can obviously work out the percentage chance of his hand busting(according to the card he has), however I’ve went brain dead and cannot figure out how to work this out?

Can someone help!

Hi,

Not sure about calculating percentage odds of the dealer busting out based their up card – influencing factors would be for example the number of decks of cards in the shoe, how long since the last shuffle and what cards have been dealt since and so forth.

Instead, there are strategy cards all over the place – even on casino web sites – which suggest the action for the player to take depending on their cards dealt and the dealer’s up card.

These strategy cards are based on statistics and aimed and giving the player the best chance of winning. Indeed – by using these strategy cards in conjunction with a sign-up bonus it is, in theory, possible to turn the odds in your favor and grind out a profit using sign-up bonuses.

However the casinos were quick to pick up on this and increase the wagering requirements before a cash out or exclude blackjack from the bonus all together.

If you can find a casino with a low wagering requirement for blackjack and a good sign up bonus you could still profit from the strategy card approach.

20 December

How do i find a job as a poker/blackjack dealer?

I got my certificate/training for blackjack and poker done, now how do i find an actual job/ table test/ audition? The place I trained at is supposed to get me an audition but it keeps stalling and now it wont be until january. Anyone have any suggestions on how to go about getting my foot in?

ok if you got the basic and are near any casino go to the pit boss or floor man and ask if you can audition and they will gladly do it be dress to work white shirt black pants if you get hired you might not have a schedule you will most likely be on call board that mean go to work and they put you online up