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Basic Strategy- Blackjacks Heart and Soul |
| Date Added: August 17, 2009 02:29:44 PM |
| Author: Ed Irion |
| Category: Blackjack: Learn to Play Blackjack |
| <p>Any serious Blackjack player will tell you that if you don't learn basic strategy first, winning at Blackjack is not an option. The casinos advantage in Blackjack averages 2.5% on each hand you play. That is if you play an average game and keep your mistakes and bad plays to a minimum. Some players can have as much as a 25% disadvantage.</p> <p>Why? Simply by making terrible decisions. Decisions they don't even know are terrible.Split 10's, stand on 16 when the dealer shows a 7, 8, 9, 10 value card or an Ace, Hit a 13, 14, 15, or 16 when the dealer shows a 4, 5 or 6 and your disadvantage will rise accordingly. These and many more bad plays are basic strategy errors and are designed to make you a loser.What is basic strategy, you ask? Simply put it's a set of rules that govern every situation that can arise in the game of Blackjack. Learn these rules and you will cut your disadvantage to only 0.5%. </p> <p>A great start to winning.Look at it from this perspective. If you take $200 to the Blackjack table and play for 5 hours, you will average 100 hands per hour. Make only bets of $10 without playing basic strategy and you will walk out of the casino, on average, with $75. How, you ask did I arrive at that figure?Let's do the math. 5 hours x 100 hands x $10= 5000. Now divide 2.5%, or .025 into 5000 and you get $125. Subtract $125 from your original bankroll of $200 and you have $75 left. You have lost $25 an hour.Now let's do the math using basic strategy where your disadvantage is only 0.5%. We'll use the same scenario, $200 starting bankroll, 5 hours, 100 hands per hour and bet $10 per hand. Do the math. Your disadvantage has shrunk to a loss of only $25. You still have $175. You have cut your loss to $5 an hour. Even though you have still lost you have saved $100. Treat your spouse or date to a nice dinner and bottle of wine to cap off the day with the money you saved. Which is the better way to spend your money? </p> <p>You don't have to answer that question.There are many other things you can do to improve your disadvantage and, actually, turn it into an advantage that can be, on average, 1.5 to 2.5%. Your advantage will depend on your skill. But that is another lesson. For now find a basic strategy card and learn it cold. Memorize it. Study it until you know it in your sleep.This is your God given right, it is not illegal, and you will never get barred from any casino for using basic strategy. It isn't card counting, which, by the way, isn't illegal either. If you are interested in learning basic strategy and card counting, http://www.learn-winning-blackjack.com is a great place to learn. </p> <p>The lessons are Free and they're easy to learn. There are basic strategy charts and links to other sites with great information.About the AuthorEd Irion has been a professional Blackjack player for 31 years. He has made millions of dollars playing Blackjack in casinos all over the world. He still plies his trade in the casinos today using many aliases.</p> |
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Tips on how to Win the Lottery |
| Date Added: 2011-12-16 08:18:19 |
| Author: ryandixon3891 |
| Category: Charitable Gambling |
| Many people dream of winning the lottery and why wouldn't they just after all it could literally modify your life. With a grand prize of $64,000,000 you would never must want for anything again. Can think of a life exactly where you never had to work yet another day in case you didn't desire to and being in a position to buy what ever you have got ever desired or just about anything. I've also heard of people doing terrific things with their money for example starting foundations in the names of their loved ones. I have even heard stories of people shopping for plastic surgery for consumers in their loved ones. Lotto Systems Any dream you might have ever wanted could be realized just by becoming the large lotto winner. You may go into any store and get something you wanted or practically something anyway. You can travel the world and go to each place you ever wanted to see. Not only can you go to every single place you've ever wanted to see but, you may even invest in property there. Think about getting a place in France and also having or a house in South America. For those who won the lotto one could have a place in both places and even more wherever you wish. Imagine you could potentially spend the whole day at the beach and after that go get in your Lamborghini or possibly vintage ford to drive home. Then after you have yourself cleaned up it is possible to jump a fast flight over to Vegas or New York on your very own airplane and spend the night around town. How do I Win the Lottery However when it comes to winning the lottery most simply leave it up to chance and that is were they are going wrong. You require a formula a formula which stacks the odds in your favor. After all when you're looking at a game with numbers there has to be a formula that gets you the answer, which is simply basic math. It can be just like the MIT students that uncovered a system of counting cards in Vegas. I can hear you wanting to know seriously isn't that against the law? No, counting cards is not illegal, perhaps it will get a person's hands and fingers broke or perhaps ensure you get blacklisted from Vegas but no it isn't illegal and neither is utilizing math with regard to winning the lottery. There are various lotto systems out there and some are better than others. What you need to do is locate a formula made by a person educated in that area like a mathematician, just like if you have a leaky pipe you'd contact a plumber not an electrician. In order to read more go check out my personal signature for more great reading. |
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