Skillful blackjack players are often able to find multiple ways to gain the edge over a casino. Card counting is one such way,...
Delving deep into the game of blackjack beyond the basic strategy is the name of the game here. We’re taking the aspects of gambling to another level by covering topics like full-time play, increasing the stakes, getting barred from a casino after a big win and determining when it’s time to end a session, to name a few.
Are you familiar with kinesics? By definition, it’s the ability to interpret another’s body language, facial expressions, etc. If you’re receptive to such movements and behavior, this communication can be used as a tool step up your blackjack game. According to rapper Eminem, it’s a good indicator that one is nervous when, “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti”. Intrigued? We’ve got an article dedicated to the topic of kinesics and how it applies to the dealers.
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Taking a break, handling the losses, common mistakes made by skilled players, costuming and becoming a career blackjack player make for great reading and all this and more can be found right here.
Skillful blackjack players are often able to find multiple ways to gain the edge over a casino. Card counting is one such way,...
Techno: I’m trying to understand if the southern California “collection no-bust blackjack” is beatable, and if...
I have been working with a good friend over the last year, trying to convert him from a ploppy recreational and not even very...
Insurance (in blackjack): A side bet offered by casinos in blackjack that allows a player to bet up to half of the amount of his...
If you took a year or two off to play blackjack (let’s just say strictly card counting) and then came back to the...
Years ago, I enjoyed playing blackjack and other advantage play games in downtown Las Vegas, and made frequent appearances there....
This blackjack play didn't involve an angle shot (to use a poker term), but certainly could have been interpreted as such by the...
Casino Zerg: I think non-professional advantage players like me sometimes don't get the best advice from books, and to a lesser...
wisereyes is a long-time, high-stakes professional player. An advantage player friend once commented: I carry a DO NOT DISTURB...
My first hole carding experience was several years ago, but I remember it well. Details have been omitted from this article --...
Well, I lasted only 300 hours or so of blackjack in Las Vegas at the high-limit rooms. I have great cover and a great act, and in...
Most of today’s conventional wisdom says that Las Vegas has severely deteriorated as a card counting venue, and is so...
Inquiry: The more I read and know about the card counting profession, the more depressed I become. Why? With all of the backoffs,...
Split Face Disaster: I started card counting full time a while back. I live in Las Vegas, but now I`m considering traveling away...
Jigsnwigs: Lately, I’ve been feeling burned out and sick of playing blackjack or other advantage play. As I get older, I...
Speaking with a relatively new medium/high-stakes advantage player, I suggested that he walk around high-limit rooms and observe...
If you are sensitive, then you can become a kinesic, and you can use your kinesic skill to win at blackjack if you can find...
Like most card counters, I have been backed off from casinos and chains in Las Vegas many times over the years. Most of my...
