It’s so true all the comments, I really admire Michael and what he’s trying to do with his work, getting people to at least lose less and understand the games and the odds they’re facing, he just can’t present! ......or maybe really it’s just Angela. He needs an old momma student!
Thanks for sharing your strategy. It's been working for me, although I get rude comments from other players at the table. However, I don't listen to them, especially since I always have stacks of cheques, and they have 1or 4 cheques total :-)
Thank you for the video, very helpful. Especially i liked a "critisizing dude" part of it, now i know what to reply to some1 who is being rude at the table.
I played in jersey city many years ago and this one player next to me bitched like a mad bitch claiming I took his card of course I won the hand and he went bust but if I ever go and play again I'll just play me versus the dealer and you don't have no asswipe next to you to disrupt your playing enjoyment which was just totally RUDE of that crazyass DUDE !!
As much as I have to agree that side bets are sucker bets, it's the side bet that won me a blackjack tournament in the final round. The side bet paid something crazy like 30 to 1 on drawing doubles. On the last hand of the round, I drew a pair of 8s against the dealer's blackjack. I lost the hand but won on the side bet. As I was certain to be eliminated based on my chip count vs the rest of the table, I bet only two chips for the regular hand and put the remaining 20 or so chips I had on the side bet. Best damn lucky decision I ever made lol.
During this "Voluntary" isolation period, I have observed that some people are not dealing with it very well. So as a self-designed indicator of my own condition, I still consider myself to be relatively stable. I am taking stock of my actions. As long as I can talk to myself and not break into an argument, I am doing fine?
Yes you are and don’t be persuaded by zombies Who say that if you answer yourself you’re crazy. My mom taught me that it’s impolite not to answer when someone is talking to me. (In psychotherapy this is known as internal dialogue, and it’s healthy).
I just played blackjack for the second time today and that scenario @ 12:30 happened to me. The pit boss scolded me, one of the card dealers scolded me and other players scolded me. I left feeling bitter and turned off by the game. Funny thing is 3 different people came to my table and they all busted before me while trying to give me advice on how to play and they all blamed their ill fortune on me. Apparently what none of these videos teach you is that there is a way to play when it's just you and the dealer and a different way to play with a group according to the pit boss but as I politely told him as well as another dealer told him that I was winning. Anyways another player that lost told me that when you're playing with a group that we all have to band together to force the dealer to pull the bust cards but I thought that was strange since that was what I was trying to do. Apparently I thought the game was just between me and the dealer but it seems I have to hit my cards while considering the other players cards. 2 different players told me they didn't like playing with me The first time I played I wasn't the focus of the other players and played no different than that first night but a friend of mine that was playing for the first time was going through what I went through tonight. He was scolded that night like I was tonight. Before playing this game consider that the table will be controlled by people who believe in rabbits feet and goat entrails.
I been dealing back jack for over 10 years. Always play your hand. Don't worry about what the other players tell you. It's your money. It's up to you to play to the best of your ability. So kindly tell them to play their hand and you play yours. If they do t like it, they are free to go to another table.
Yes it does change. Basically you don't hit a 16 against a 10 if the count is 0 or greater. Or 15 against 10 if the count is a little greater. Also, a small negative count will let hitting a 12 against a 5 or 6. Many, many more examples. Rarely I dbl an A9 or split 1010 when the count is right. Usually when I do it the count is very high, and there is a lot of money on the hand. Either a big loss or a big win.
So,how does the strategies or odds change if it is a full table, or one or two players at the table? Do the odds change when a shoe of 8 decks vs a auto shuffle of 6 decks?
Mohegan Sun has those good rules he cited. With basic strategy and counting I can go down 200$ on a 15$ minimum table, but I can also go up as much as 400$ on the same night. Without counting, I lose more, coz I can't deviate and I feel like a blind kitten. Comps have gotten worse but still they add up to my bankroll. Basic strategy is a great thing; it might seem that u are losing sometimes with it, but those doubles and splits get u back on the track pretty well. I have seen many people fall down at tables where I managed to stay afloat for hours till my brain started to boil of all the counting. Playing without counting is more enjoyable, but there is a price! Is it worth the months of investing into practice? Yes, if u r a frequent player. No, if u r one of those who play side bets.
Ilham H, When and where do they have $15 blackjack I don't think that I have ever seen a table there for less than $25 is this new or is it weekends vs weekdays ?
Coz u were there on holidays and weekends. There are only 2, 15$ ones on those days and there are crowds around them. U have to go on reg. days, mornings and stuff, The least busy times.
All of these rules are only mostly true, as many have small exceptions. Namely 12 against 2 Pair of 9's against 9 Low soft hands against 5's or 6's Still great advice for a beginner.
The basic strat charts are true and if you follow them faithfully you will do the best. You should realize that this is the age of computers and there is no arguments anymore about what is the best thing to do on a BJ hand. That includes splitting 9s against a 9, for instance. But just logically, having a 9 against a 9 is better than having a 18 against a 9
I always hit my twelve against a dealer 2 or 3. There are only 16 cards that will bust you and 36 that won't. Thats 2.25 to 1 in your favor. That said, I hate 12.
Hello Mr Shackleford, I want to thank you for your great tips on Blackjack strategy. My question is, what is the industry standard for tipping a dealer after a large win. Recently I won 3rd place at a BJ tournament $500. I tipped the dealer $75. While I am not cheap, I also don't want to go overboard!
Thanks! That was a good size tip you gave the dealer. The "industry standard" for tipping a dealer is between 10-15% depending on the customer service received.
Also I wanted to know in a 8 deck game with good rules..whats the best time too rise my bets.. I mean at what positive value of the true count should I rise my bets at +3 +2 just to have an idea.. thank you
Even money on a BJ is exactly the same thing as taking insurance on a BJ. If you take full insurance on a BJ, no matter what happens after that you get even money. I did not see anything confusing about what he said.
Which basic strategy chart did you show in this video? I cannot find it on your website. I have also seen some charts that say the rules include doubling on a split but it doesn't show when to double on a split. How do I know when to double on a split if the chart doesn't show it?
When you "Split" you are then playing 2 individual (separate) hands. Play each of them according to the best Basic Strategy for the Game (Table) you are playing at.
No, never. It says in the video always play on a table where it says 'dealer must stand on all 17s'. Also ALWAYS ONLY play on a table where Blackjack pays 3 to 2 and NEVER on a table where Blackjack pays 6 to 5. If it doesn't say on a table what Blackjack pays, then always ask the dealer.
It's much easier for card counters in a single-deck. Even if you don't count cards, you can easily get a good idea of what kind of cards (high/low) are left in a single-deck or even a double-deck. When you start playing a 4, 5, 6-deck shoe, it becomes much harder to determine what's actually left if you're a casual player. That's where perfect basic strategy and card counting becomes a must in order to gain an edge on the house.
Hello Mr Shackleford, is it true that if the minimum bet on the BJ table is at last $25 or more, the table will attract more skillful players, and using this logic it is better to play higher steaks?
Michael, I've played your BJ game on your site and had a 17 with 3 cards an (8, 5 & 4 card) against a dealers (10 value up card) and the advice was to hit. Can you clarify when to hit on a 17+ hands?
Michael ,im a bit fuzzy on this. Is it eventually possible to win in blackjack and make money with it or is this actually also the rule of "in long term house always wins" ?
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fuck learning how to play we all can look at a card and get a little weird here and there when were feelin it. how do you size your bets to win money bug and fast
Michael Shackleford In your Q&A (Great website!!), you declined Cacarulo challenge for the "betting strategy challenge" (no card counting). So you believe a $1-$1000 could be beatable? My question; did you ask him and would he except the same challenge but with $1-$500 bet spread? Does he think that's beatable? Let us know, thx.
Thanks Michael for creating 10000 gambling addicts through your affiliate portal. Just think of all the homelessness, despair and misery you caused in making yourself rich. Well done!
Hey mike I have a question I just finished reading Knock-out blackjack by Olaf Vancura and I'm trying to learn the playing deviations the book does include them but the chart is not so intuitive can you provide a list of these plays under the KO count and please make them clear
If you can count cards, you can doing awkward splits and take insurance. But that puts you on the spotlight very quick. Especially if you are doing table max bets lol. I'd know. 😂 Splitting faces against dealers 8s lol. You just never so SIDE bets.
If there was a double deck game and a six deck game w/ equal rules but the six deck game had a very high penetration and the double deck game had a very small penetration which would be better for a relatively confident hi lo counter
allaboutdisneyworld depends on how low the penetration is on dd, and how high the penetration on 6d is but for a counter, the 6d might be more favorable
assuming same rules, 6d is probably better. I am a BS player but did try counting at home. So this isn't my forte, take this question to www.wizardofvegas.com to get a better answer.
Lee Allen She was playing correct basic strategy, but not the simplified version that is described in this video. That particular situation is one of the areas that are fudged in order to make the simple strategy a lot easier to remember (at the cost of worse odds). Definitely check out the basic strategy calculator on his website, because it also changes depending on the rules of the version you're playing.
When you play blackjack you will run into what happened at 12:30. That's a fact. When people are having a good night they think they are using a good strategy and on a bad night they will look to blame another player. Tonight I had the most luck doubling on an ace and 3 and got lucky by pulling a deuce on all three of those winning hands. Win I'm winning the other players say that I am using an effective strategy but all I could think was what dorks they were. It was only luck that I pulled a deuce on all three hands it could have easily gone the other way but on those three hands the whole table won and therefore they liked me when it went bad they attacked me. I used no real strategy other than I had too low of a card count with an Ace and three and wanted to get better cards than the dealer.
Michael can you possibly run a simulation to prove that card counting actually works in the long term or if you have ....I can't find the link. Years ago I did it manually with a 5 card deck and 1000 simulations (calculator on the side) ...dotted every result on graph paper and after 1000 trials I came up negative. So I don't believe card counting works.
I have run my own simulations on millions of hands. In theory, it works, but I would not recommend trying it for real due to the high risk and the casinos’ countermeasures.
How much were you betting when the count was negative, and how much when positive? A fact that surprised me: the so-called dealer edge of roughly 0.5% when player uses perfect basic strategy, is the edge in terms of expected value, expressed as a percentage of amount bet, not the edge in terms of the likelihood of the dealer winning any given hand. The dealer wins closer to 52% of all hands, but the player wins more per hand on those 48% of hands that he wins, so that the house edge narrows to 50.25 vs 49.75. This fact of the dealer winning a higher percentage of hands, doesn't change, unless you are "Wonging", or playing only when the count is good. But provided you play the entire shoe, counting cards will not increase your odds of winning any given hand. The dealer still has that edge. What the counter exploits is that he knows when the dealer has the edge and when he has the edge, and bets accordingly. He is able to win even more when he is winning, and minimize what he loses, so that his expected value comes out positive. But he is still winning only 48% of hands! A simple example: I offer you a dice game. You get to pick your two favorite #s out of 6. Let's say you pick 3 and 5. If one of those numbers comes up, you win, otherwise I win. Would you play this game? Not at even-money betting, if you had any sense! You will lose, in the long run, 2 out of 3 plays. But what if I gave you payout odds, paying you 3x your wager when you win? This is akin to Blackjack, exaggerated to illustrate the point: you can make a lot of money playing this dice game, because even though you lose more hands than you win, your earnings on the hands you win exceeds your losses on the hands you lose. Expected value is what counts, and EV is the product of two quantities, so what matters is how the product of those quantities changes.
Michael would do so much better if he took some presenting classes. His content and knowledge is worth so many more subscribers. And the words you need at the beginning, "This is my beautiful assistant, Angela" or "This is my beautiful student, Angela".
@@37rainman I think you misread this. Hit a hard 12 vs. a dealer's 2 or 3 and stay on any other hard hand in that scenario. Makes mathematical sense (in standard six-deck BJ).
***** With blackjack though the house edge is universally less than 1%, meaning that the margins on the game are really low, but they make up for that in volume. With an automatic suffler the dealer is able to deal more games in the same amount of time than if they did a shoe (or even worse a single or double deck game), this means that over the course of a year, at all tables the casino will make more money than they would have had they not installed them. Will it be enough to make up for the cost of the machine? I can't say that for sure, but the machines would make them money eventually. This is what is more likely to draw more casinos to the shufflers, not the fact that it can eliminate counters, that is just a fringe benefit.
Kwiatekbe you are wrong and making a lot of assumptions. The casinos overall odds end up being much higher than 1%. That would only be true if everyone always plays basic strategy all the time, but we know that most people deviate when they shouldn't and most people don't bring enough of a bankroll to play long enough for all the losses. The casino has a huge advantage and can afford any amount of machines.
Yeah idk wth these guys are saying unless your playing major cash and multiple people why? but you can keep a true count on every hand played yjr play with 8 sometimes 12 decks thats not hard information to get, cards can be counted shuffling never mattered EVER in counting cards...lol its about the number of cards not the shuffle and never has been since the beginning of time...lol its about whats in the deck and whats played by number of cards
I suspect Michael knows you should take insurance if you know how to count cards, but he didn' t wanna over complicate the situation for the average viewer just learning. In that case, only take insurance at a true +3 or higher
Many mistakes with the provided info:. Correct Basic Strategy is as follows: 12 is a hit vs 2 or 3, 9 vs 2 is a hit not a double, soft 12-15 is a double against a 5 or 6, 44 is a split vs 5 or 6, 77 is also a split vs 7, 99 is also a split vs 8 or 9, surrender is almost never allowed
Never bust, never get insurance, never double, never double to run after losses........all this is the advantages of the casinos. Stay close to 50/50 chances. The dealer must hit 17 its your 5% change to win some money.
I'm sorry, but according to basic strategy, you only HIT a hard 9 against a dealer's 2, and double a hard 9 against 3-6. Don't double 9 against a dealer's 2 (according to basic strategy) ALSO, You only split 4's against a dealer's 5 or 6, WHEN doubling after a split is allowed. Otherwise, it's just a hit.
if ur worried about 'on average' u betr have a lot of $... most ppl dont so of course a player will feel like another took the winning card... most r looking to get hot & get out... not what happens over the long run cuz that's way too expensive & risky
I like some of your strategies over the basic strategy. I can see a fine like on what a basic strategy says to do and what a strategy a person may do instead of the basic strategy. Like for example splitting 2,2 and 3,3 against a 7 up card I consider that being a little border line. I know basic strategy 100 percent but after really thinking about it there is situations where I'm like damn should I really do what basic strategy tells me to do. I think playing like a robot and playing by a specific rules are great, but should you really think about it a little and think to yourself before you make a decision in some situations like for examples hard doubles. 9, 10, and 11. Well actually I completely agree with the basic strategy rules for a 9, but a 10 or 11 there is situations where in not sure whether I should double down when the dealer has an up card of 8 or 9 against my hard 10 say I'm not lucky and don't get a face card I might lose or at best just tie. There is lots of border lines where I'm not sure I like to play it with basic strategy.
The answer is no. BJ is a mechanical game. If you begin to actually think about what to do, rather than basic strat, (if you aren't counting cards), you shouldn't be playing. The same goes for counting cards -- you have your dealer upcard, your cards, and your count. That is ALL you need to make your decision, and there is only one decision and it will be the same every time that situation exists. Gut feelings do not count, extreme discipline does count. The very simplest of computer programs can play BJ precisely correctly.
I have to say after playing blackjack last night at Pearl River that happened to me. Not did a player accuse me of causing them to bust,they criticized my basis strategy play. They tried to insult my integrity because I WAS WINNING. I new they were just messing with me because THEY WERE PLAYING THOSE CRAZY 🤣 SIDE BETS.
learned this in about 30 minutes on my drive to Wendover and did great in the casino. would recommend
@16:00 true dat... Don't ever be intimidated by other players. This game is a gamble and your play is yours alone.
It’s so true all the comments, I really admire Michael and what he’s trying to do with his work, getting people to at least lose less and understand the games and the odds they’re facing, he just can’t present!
......or maybe really it’s just Angela. He needs
an old momma student!
thanks Michael, I will try that.
Michael is the man. Love your website for all casino games
Thanks for sharing your strategy. It's been working for me, although I get rude comments from other players at the table. However, I don't listen to them, especially since I always have stacks of cheques, and they have 1or 4 cheques total :-)
Thank you for the video, very helpful. Especially i liked a "critisizing dude" part of it, now i know what to reply to some1 who is being rude at the table.
I played in jersey city many years ago and this one player next to me bitched like a mad bitch claiming I took his card of course I won the hand and he went bust but if I ever go and play again I'll just play me versus the dealer and you don't have no asswipe next to you to disrupt your playing enjoyment which was just totally RUDE of that crazyass DUDE !!
dude was looking through her soul.
@0:22 "I'm gunoo" try to esplayn LoL I love this show
Thank you for sharing your expertise and experience with us.
Thanks Michaels!I'm a new player of black jack and your video made it very easy for me to learn the game
Michael is singular, Junior.
As much as I have to agree that side bets are sucker bets, it's the side bet that won me a blackjack tournament in the final round. The side bet paid something crazy like 30 to 1 on drawing doubles. On the last hand of the round, I drew a pair of 8s against the dealer's blackjack. I lost the hand but won on the side bet. As I was certain to be eliminated based on my chip count vs the rest of the table, I bet only two chips for the regular hand and put the remaining 20 or so chips I had on the side bet. Best damn lucky decision I ever made lol.
As before, here for Angela.
DancinFool she is fucking hot!!!
good strategy, i tried with my friend on 6 decks and all went well
Mike has rather mad focused eyes, however Angela seems quite keen.
Who would downvote this?? Mikes videos are great.
Nicolas Cage little brother went big card counting in vegas it seems. great videos thanks and good work!
That table is FULL
best website ever. it worked well for me.
During this "Voluntary" isolation period, I have observed that some people are not dealing with it very well. So as a self-designed indicator of my own condition, I still consider myself to be relatively stable. I am taking stock of my actions. As long as I can talk to myself and not break into an argument, I am doing fine?
Yes you are and don’t be persuaded by zombies Who say that if you answer yourself you’re crazy. My mom taught me that it’s impolite not to answer when someone is talking to me. (In psychotherapy this is known as internal dialogue, and it’s healthy).
he can hardly speak when he looks at angela lol!
Do you blame him ? If Angela was sitting next to me at the table, I would be speaking baby-talk and need a drool bib !
I wouldn't be able to speak either 😂
Id stop playing if she was next to me 😂
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Great video. You can learn a lot on your videos. You are doing great job!
I just played blackjack for the second time today and that scenario @ 12:30 happened to me. The pit boss scolded me, one of the card dealers scolded me and other players scolded me. I left feeling bitter and turned off by the game. Funny thing is 3 different people came to my table and they all busted before me while trying to give me advice on how to play and they all blamed their ill fortune on me. Apparently what none of these videos teach you is that there is a way to play when it's just you and the dealer and a different way to play with a group according to the pit boss but as I politely told him as well as another dealer told him that I was winning. Anyways another player that lost told me that when you're playing with a group that we all have to band together to force the dealer to pull the bust cards but I thought that was strange since that was what I was trying to do. Apparently I thought the game was just between me and the dealer but it seems I have to hit my cards while considering the other players cards. 2 different players told me they didn't like playing with me The first time I played I wasn't the focus of the other players and played no different than that first night but a friend of mine that was playing for the first time was going through what I went through tonight. He was scolded that night like I was tonight. Before playing this game consider that the table will be controlled by people who believe in rabbits feet and goat entrails.
I been dealing back jack for over 10 years.
Always play your hand. Don't worry about what the other players tell you. It's your money. It's up to you to play to the best of your ability. So kindly tell them to play their hand and you play yours. If they do t like it, they are free to go to another table.
it's the other person's fault for playing at a table with a new player. fuck em
14:48 Unless the TC is 3 or higher, right?
most casinos do not allow surrender in blackjack. Actually,I haven't found one that does
1:00 Angela says "Let's Do It"
New ringtone for when my wife calls. Hey, I can dream.
Angela is smoking!!
Thanks for the advice Michael
If I show up with a clicker and click it on every face card, would that be a problem?
This strategy or basic strategy changes though when counting doesn’t it?
No you have to focus on the count while also focusing on playing perfect basic strategy
It actually does. Some card counters stand on 16 vs. 10 because it does not make sense to hit if the shoe is rich in 10s.
Yes it does change. Basically you don't hit a 16 against a 10 if the count is 0 or greater. Or 15 against 10 if the count is a little greater. Also, a small negative count will let hitting a 12 against a 5 or 6. Many, many more examples. Rarely I dbl an A9 or split 1010 when the count is right. Usually when I do it the count is very high, and there is a lot of money on the hand. Either a big loss or a big win.
I wish he show those combinations with the cards that will help a lot
So,how does the strategies or odds change if it is a full table, or one or two players at the table? Do the odds change when a shoe of 8 decks vs a auto shuffle of 6 decks?
Hey Mike I like to enroll into ur school for 3 card poker how much u charge
I was watching this vid at 1.25x speed and still looked like the guy was talking slow xD. Anyway thanks for the vid
Mohegan Sun has those good rules he cited. With basic strategy and counting I can go down 200$ on a 15$ minimum table, but I can also go up as much as 400$ on the same night. Without counting, I lose more, coz I can't deviate and I feel like a blind kitten. Comps have gotten worse but still they add up to my bankroll. Basic strategy is a great thing; it might seem that u are losing sometimes with it, but those doubles and splits get u back on the track pretty well. I have seen many people fall down at tables where I managed to stay afloat for hours till my brain started to boil of all the counting. Playing without counting is more enjoyable, but there is a price! Is it worth the months of investing into practice? Yes, if u r a frequent player. No, if u r one of those who play side bets.
is this Mohegan CT or PA?
CT.
Ilham H, When and where do they have $15 blackjack I don't think that I have ever seen a table there for less than $25 is this new or is it weekends vs weekdays ?
Coz u were there on holidays and weekends. There are only 2, 15$ ones on those days and there are crowds around them. U have to go on reg. days, mornings and stuff, The least busy times.
Thanks for the information Ilham H. Very much appreciated.
12:30 happens in every table I've ever sat in! Lol' always someone telling you how you should play! But always ends up losing more than you! Lol!
If she was playing basic strategy you would not hit a 12 against a dealer 3.
All of these rules are only mostly true, as many have small exceptions.
Namely 12 against 2
Pair of 9's against 9
Low soft hands against 5's or 6's
Still great advice for a beginner.
The basic strat charts are true and if you follow them faithfully you will do the best. You should realize that this is the age of computers and there is no arguments anymore about what is the best thing to do on a BJ hand. That includes splitting 9s against a 9, for instance. But just logically, having a 9 against a 9 is better than having a 18 against a 9
I always hit my twelve against a dealer 2 or 3. There are only 16 cards that will bust you and 36 that won't. Thats 2.25 to 1 in your favor. That said, I hate 12.
Hello Mr Shackleford, I want to thank you for your great tips on Blackjack strategy. My question is, what is the industry standard for tipping a dealer after a large win. Recently I won 3rd place at a BJ tournament $500. I tipped the dealer $75. While I am not cheap, I also don't want to go overboard!
Thanks! That was a good size tip you gave the dealer. The "industry standard" for tipping a dealer is between 10-15% depending on the customer service received.
Thanks for the info!
Thank you for the excellent info. I will be going to Vegas in March and I will be a better player!
Who needs a casino if you have Angela by your side? She’s a real lottery winning ticket.
Does the strategy change in Europe with the dealer not checking for and revealing a blackjack when he has a ten showing?
Pennsylvania has some of the best blackjack play in the country
Hi there where can I buy onr of those basic strategy charts?
In Las Vegas, you can usually buy them in the casino gift shop.
Yes.. good idea
Also I wanted to know in a 8 deck game with good rules..whats the best time too rise my bets.. I mean at what positive value of the true count should I rise my bets at +3 +2 just to have an idea.. thank you
Can you use the strategy card while at table? I assume no but wasn't stated.
As long as you don't slow down the table, most dealers will allow it.
Yes.
When did you start having to pay to take even money on your blackjack vs the Dealer's blackjack?
Good point. He didn't explain himself on that bit properly.
Even money on a BJ is exactly the same thing as taking insurance on a BJ. If you take full insurance on a BJ, no matter what happens after that you get even money. I did not see anything confusing about what he said.
Which basic strategy chart did you show in this video? I cannot find it on your website. I have also seen some charts that say the rules include doubling on a split but it doesn't show when to double on a split. How do I know when to double on a split if the chart doesn't show it?
wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/basics/#toc-BasicStrategy
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Since youtube isn't a good platform to discuss this. Thanks.
When you "Split" you are then playing 2 individual (separate) hands. Play each of them according to the best Basic Strategy for the Game (Table) you are playing at.
should I play "dealer hits on soft 17"??
if you want but that gives them more of a chance to get a better hand. I wouldn't personally
No, never. It says in the video always play on a table where it says 'dealer must stand on all 17s'. Also ALWAYS ONLY play on a table where Blackjack pays 3 to 2 and NEVER on a table where Blackjack pays 6 to 5. If it doesn't say on a table what Blackjack pays, then always ask the dealer.
Why does the number of decks affect the house edge
It's much easier for card counters in a single-deck. Even if you don't count cards, you can easily get a good idea of what kind of cards (high/low) are left in a single-deck or even a double-deck. When you start playing a 4, 5, 6-deck shoe, it becomes much harder to determine what's actually left if you're a casual player. That's where perfect basic strategy and card counting becomes a must in order to gain an edge on the house.
In the Blackjack casino survey guide, what does “RSA” Stand for? Also where can I view the guide?
Daniel Chavez Re-split aces. Since splitting aces is a quite powerful strategy, there are some casinos that would only let you split aces once.
On here you are saying to stay on 12 against 2 and 3. Your online chart says hit. Is it because this is the simple, easy strategy?
Hello Mr Shackleford, is it true that if the minimum bet on the BJ table is at last $25 or more, the table will attract more skillful players, and using this logic it is better to play higher steaks?
If you play with skillful players you will do no better than playing with idiots. He did explain that obvious fact in his vid.
Steaks?
I’ve yet to find a table where one can surrender
Michael, I've played your BJ game on your site and had a 17 with 3 cards an (8, 5 & 4 card) against a dealers (10 value up card) and the advice was to hit. Can you clarify when to hit on a 17+ hands?
what are my odds when the number of deck is deck in a CSM ?
Michael ,im a bit fuzzy on this. Is it eventually possible to win in blackjack and make money with it or is this actually also the rule of "in long term house always wins" ?
+yellow6100 You can reduce the house advantage to a negative if you include card counting and perfect strategy.
Hi can you tech us ‘ how to do cards counting
You can check my website about this topic : wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/card-counting/introduction/ and wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/card-counting/high-low/
Break eye contact my dude lmfao
very good information but so hard to watch
13:33-13:44 I'm SCREAMING hahahaha
Nice video - suggest each explanation cuts to show some card combos just to keep audience engaged
If you look at Angela, you lose for sure.
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Lawrence Leung you'll lose any time a hot bitch like that is anywhere near you unless you're a Jedi master.
Mmmmm - she real purty like... mmmm - soft hands.
Yeah well The Wiz said it - " If the dealer's showing an ace, you're just gonna hit that." Yep or any other card...
fuck learning how to play we all can look at a card and get a little weird here and there when were feelin it. how do you size your bets to win money bug and fast
Great video
Michael Shackleford In your Q&A (Great website!!), you declined Cacarulo challenge for the "betting strategy challenge" (no card counting). So you believe a $1-$1000 could be beatable? My question; did you ask him and would he except the same challenge but with $1-$500 bet spread? Does he think that's beatable? Let us know, thx.
where can i get his laminated card strategy?
Ebay
Thanks Michael for creating 10000 gambling addicts through your affiliate portal. Just think of all the homelessness, despair and misery you caused in making yourself rich. Well done!
It is so hard to focus on this video while watching Angela 😂
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Hey mike I have a question I just finished reading Knock-out blackjack by Olaf Vancura and I'm trying to learn the playing deviations the book does include them but the chart is not so intuitive can you provide a list of these plays under the KO count and please make them clear
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If you can count cards, you can doing awkward splits and take insurance. But that puts you on the spotlight very quick. Especially if you are doing table max bets lol. I'd know. 😂 Splitting faces against dealers 8s lol. You just never so SIDE bets.
great info thank you michael :)
Why not just play at the table with the strategy card. Seems easier than remembering this data.
If there was a double deck game and a six deck game w/ equal rules but the six deck game had a very high penetration and the double deck game had a very small penetration which would be better for a relatively confident hi lo counter
allaboutdisneyworld depends on how low the penetration is on dd, and how high the penetration on 6d is but for a counter, the 6d might be more favorable
My local casino does 90% on 6 deck and 40% on double deck
assuming same rules, 6d is probably better. I am a BS player but did try counting at home. So this isn't my forte, take this question to www.wizardofvegas.com to get a better answer.
np
I’m done with 6:5!
Was she actually playing correct strategy when that player criticized her? She had 12 and the dealer was showing a low card.
Lee Allen She was playing correct basic strategy, but not the simplified version that is described in this video. That particular situation is one of the areas that are fudged in order to make the simple strategy a lot easier to remember (at the cost of worse odds). Definitely check out the basic strategy calculator on his website, because it also changes depending on the rules of the version you're playing.
Lee Allen 12 vs 2 or 12 vs 3 in a H17 Shoe game is a hitting situation.
When you play blackjack you will run into what happened at 12:30. That's a fact. When people are having a good night they think they are using a good strategy and on a bad night they will look to blame another player. Tonight I had the most luck doubling on an ace and 3 and got lucky by pulling a deuce on all three of those winning hands. Win I'm winning the other players say that I am using an effective strategy but all I could think was what dorks they were. It was only luck that I pulled a deuce on all three hands it could have easily gone the other way but on those three hands the whole table won and therefore they liked me when it went bad they attacked me. I used no real strategy other than I had too low of a card count with an Ace and three and wanted to get better cards than the dealer.
This guy crushes
I’m watching the Blackjack video because she’s on it! I’m only interested in the craps videos!
thanks Mike
What is a good policy on tipping your dealer?
Valeria Thompson A good policy for tipping the dealer is to tip them a couple dollars when you win a $5-$10 hand.
ok thank you!
+Michael Shackleford there's no policy for tipping a dealer my friend just give want you want
+Michael Shackleford My God! Tip 20 to 40 percent on every win?????? I don't think so.
+Michael Shackleford why? what good does tipping the dealer do?
Michael can you possibly run a simulation to prove that card counting actually works in the long term or if you have ....I can't find the link. Years ago I did it manually with a 5 card deck and 1000 simulations (calculator on the side) ...dotted every result on graph paper and after 1000 trials I came up negative. So I don't believe card counting works.
I have run my own simulations on millions of hands. In theory, it works, but I would not recommend trying it for real due to the high risk and the casinos’ countermeasures.
How much were you betting when the count was negative, and how much when positive? A fact that surprised me: the so-called dealer edge of roughly 0.5% when player uses perfect basic strategy, is the edge in terms of expected value, expressed as a percentage of amount bet, not the edge in terms of the likelihood of the dealer winning any given hand. The dealer wins closer to 52% of all hands, but the player wins more per hand on those 48% of hands that he wins, so that the house edge narrows to 50.25 vs 49.75.
This fact of the dealer winning a higher percentage of hands, doesn't change, unless you are "Wonging", or playing only when the count is good. But provided you play the entire shoe, counting cards will not increase your odds of winning any given hand. The dealer still has that edge. What the counter exploits is that he knows when the dealer has the edge and when he has the edge, and bets accordingly. He is able to win even more when he is winning, and minimize what he loses, so that his expected value comes out positive. But he is still winning only 48% of hands!
A simple example: I offer you a dice game. You get to pick your two favorite #s out of 6. Let's say you pick 3 and 5. If one of those numbers comes up, you win, otherwise I win. Would you play this game? Not at even-money betting, if you had any sense! You will lose, in the long run, 2 out of 3 plays. But what if I gave you payout odds, paying you 3x your wager when you win? This is akin to Blackjack, exaggerated to illustrate the point: you can make a lot of money playing this dice game, because even though you lose more hands than you win, your earnings on the hands you win exceeds your losses on the hands you lose. Expected value is what counts, and EV is the product of two quantities, so what matters is how the product of those quantities changes.
Awesome !!!
Damned, I have sat next to people who always hit the button. The only problem is there was no betting strategy or concept of risk of ruin.
Ok now I would like to see u go and apply your skills to prove it
Michael would do so much better if he took some presenting classes. His content and knowledge is worth so many more subscribers. And the words you need at the beginning, "This is my beautiful assistant, Angela" or "This is my beautiful student, Angela".
Angela is alright lookin =)
Wow this was 4 years ago...I wonder where the blonde is at now? Good video
Still doing videos with him.
Always hit a hard 12 against a 2 or 3. Stay on any other hard hand. Other than that, agreeable strategy here.
If you "stay one every other hard hand" than a 12, you should not be playing BJ. Your game will have a hideous house edge.
@@37rainman I think you misread this. Hit a hard 12 vs. a dealer's 2 or 3 and stay on any other hard hand in that scenario. Makes mathematical sense (in standard six-deck BJ).
Can you still count cards even though the casino uses a continuous shuffling machine?
No, you can't count cards when the dealer is using a continuous shuffle machine.
***** With blackjack though the house edge is universally less than 1%, meaning that the margins on the game are really low, but they make up for that in volume. With an automatic suffler the dealer is able to deal more games in the same amount of time than if they did a shoe (or even worse a single or double deck game), this means that over the course of a year, at all tables the casino will make more money than they would have had they not installed them. Will it be enough to make up for the cost of the machine? I can't say that for sure, but the machines would make them money eventually. This is what is more likely to draw more casinos to the shufflers, not the fact that it can eliminate counters, that is just a fringe benefit.
The (tribal) casino that I go to has 8 decks in the shoe, and 6 decks in the auto-shuffle. FWIW...
Kwiatekbe you are wrong and making a lot of assumptions. The casinos overall odds end up being much higher than 1%. That would only be true if everyone always plays basic strategy all the time, but we know that most people deviate when they shouldn't and most people don't bring enough of a bankroll to play long enough for all the losses. The casino has a huge advantage and can afford any amount of machines.
Yeah idk wth these guys are saying unless your playing major cash and multiple people why? but you can keep a true count on every hand played yjr play with 8 sometimes 12 decks thats not hard information to get, cards can be counted shuffling never mattered EVER in counting cards...lol its about the number of cards not the shuffle and never has been since the beginning of time...lol its about whats in the deck and whats played by number of cards
When she said let's do it...
I had to go take a shower!
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If you are not counting cards, why should you care how many decks are being used?
The man who criticized Angela shall die by my hand.
I suspect Michael knows you should take insurance if you know how to count cards, but he didn' t wanna over complicate the situation for the average viewer just learning. In that case, only take insurance at a true +3 or higher
Love the way you rationalize away bad advice.
How dare that man criticise Angela haha!!
Can you send me ur black jack strategies card
Many mistakes with the provided info:. Correct Basic Strategy is as follows: 12 is a hit vs 2 or 3, 9 vs 2 is a hit not a double, soft 12-15 is a double against a 5 or 6, 44 is a split vs 5 or 6, 77 is also a split vs 7, 99 is also a split vs 8 or 9, surrender is almost never allowed
Angela has upgraded.
There is a simpler way to learn this game than listening to this guy. Read the book 'Heat in the Vegas Night'
Never bust, never get insurance, never double, never double to run after losses........all this is the advantages of the casinos. Stay close to 50/50 chances. The dealer must hit 17 its your 5% change to win some money.
Casinos must really like you.
Hugh hefner and Nicolas cages mom deffinently had some secrets.
I'm sorry, but according to basic strategy, you only HIT a hard 9 against a dealer's 2, and double a hard 9 against 3-6.
Don't double 9 against a dealer's 2 (according to basic strategy)
ALSO, You only split 4's against a dealer's 5 or 6, WHEN doubling after a split is allowed.
Otherwise, it's just a hit.
@D T Thank you for this information.
I didn't realize the change based on # of decks and rules.
I appreciate this information.
if ur worried about 'on average' u betr have a lot of $... most ppl dont so of course a player will feel like another took the winning card... most r looking to get hot & get out... not what happens over the long run cuz that's way too expensive & risky
I like some of your strategies over the basic strategy. I can see a fine like on what a basic strategy says to do and what a strategy a person may do instead of the basic strategy. Like for example splitting 2,2 and 3,3 against a 7 up card I consider that being a little border line. I know basic strategy 100 percent but after really thinking about it there is situations where I'm like damn should I really do what basic strategy tells me to do. I think playing like a robot and playing by a specific rules are great, but should you really think about it a little and think to yourself before you make a decision in some situations like for examples hard doubles. 9, 10, and 11. Well actually I completely agree with the basic strategy rules for a 9, but a 10 or 11 there is situations where in not sure whether I should double down when the dealer has an up card of 8 or 9 against my hard 10 say I'm not lucky and don't get a face card I might lose or at best just tie. There is lots of border lines where I'm not sure I like to play it with basic strategy.
The answer is no. BJ is a mechanical game. If you begin to actually think about what to do, rather than basic strat, (if you aren't counting cards), you shouldn't be playing. The same goes for counting cards -- you have your dealer upcard, your cards, and your count. That is ALL you need to make your decision, and there is only one decision and it will be the same every time that situation exists. Gut feelings do not count, extreme discipline does count. The very simplest of computer programs can play BJ precisely correctly.
Fuk da roolz - split tens when the dealer has a 5.
I have to say after playing blackjack last night at Pearl River that happened to me. Not did a player accuse me of causing them to bust,they criticized my basis strategy play. They tried to insult my integrity because I WAS WINNING. I new they were just messing with me because THEY WERE PLAYING THOSE CRAZY 🤣 SIDE BETS.