Costly but worthwhile cover ... or STUPIDITY

Taking insurance appropriately can make you big $$$$ (or more accurately, save you big $$$$). However, when you take this insurance with the big bet out there ... especially with a stiff, a neon "COUNTER" sign appears on your forehead.

Assuming a good spread (i.e. 4 or 5 : 1 in SD), how much would it cost you to always take insurance. The upside would be to increase your longevity at the tables without heat. The downside, of course, would be the monetary hit you take with the bad insurance bet.

HOWEVER ..... with a good spread, you would be taking favorable insurance on the significantly larger wagers, and the unfavorable insurance on the little bets. Would you be losing money overall in this scenario?

Thanks in advance.

Leapus

when you're stiff. It CAN be if you sit there and do the calculations while the game is stopped and waiting for you, however.
A lot of ploppies take insurance when they've got serious money out regardless of their hands.

Taking insurance on negative counts is a very costly practice.. mostly because the circumstance comes up an average of 1 every 13 rounds.

You want suspicious plays, try doubling on soft 19 or soft 20. Last time I tried it was a Silver Legacy and the dealer got downright OBSTINATE with the pit because they didn't respond to her call out.

Spokanimal

That's the proper basic strategy play for H17 games.

For all the times i have doubled soft 19, i rarely get a second look.

For soft 20, commonly dealer calls "doubling soft 20", and pit usually just takes a glance from a distance and then nothing or a comp.

for soft 21, got the call once (made this play twice in life), but that was probably from the 10 split.

soft 19 vs 6 is great cause you can easily make the play off the top or with a min bet out.