Double Down for Someone.

sometimes, Some player scared to double and I will double for them. Like the 1st time, I saw a guy played 3 blackchips and has 11 against 7, but he only has 50 dollars left, I asked him can i Do the REST for him. Luckily, we got a 10 and I won 250.

Today, I wong-in the game, its about TC 1.5, i asked a GUY who plays 2 hands (Each hands play 200-600) Bet Behind him. I just Bet 25 on each spot. the first hand We had 7 and 3, 2nd hand Ten and Two Against the Dealer's 2. I thought the BIG PLAYER would DOUBLE down, but he didn't do it. I already put my Quarter on the spot, He said You can double if you want. I said can I double for you ? he had no problem with that. I am sure the COUNT still Positive. SO I DOUBLE DOWN his 400. we got the 3, and the 2nd hand is 12 agianst 2, He called the card. HE STAY. Dealer Had 2 and 7, got a face card. ( the next card still face card) So i LOST 475 that hand.

I think We should CATCH every DOUBLE DOWN FOR SOMEONE if they dont do it,right? Althought I lost it, but i'd like to know HOW MUCH advantage do we have if we can only DOUBLE DOWN for someone or spilt?

The last hand I play tonight, RC +4. 1.5 Decks left. 1st hand 10, 2nd hand 9 ,Against a 5. Since the YELLOW CARD out and the dealer doesnt has Ace or Face card, the last hand i will just Forget about the COUNT and PLAY. (am I too lazy? or is it necessary?)

i cash more money and DOUBLE DOWN BOTH HANDS. 3&7 + ACE, 4&5 + Jack. The dealer had 15 BUT GOT The 6 !!!! I lost one hand, I know is NORMAL~~ Just DONT LIKE TO LoST in this way.

That is an excellent way to get an advantage. I remember reading ZenGrifter's article about that:

http://www.cardcounter.com/main.pl?read=539

There is a spreadsheet at the Card Counter's Cafe that shows which hands you should help other players split and double down on based on the advantage. Helping someone split a hand with a negative EV would be a mistike so it is important to know when to do it. Also, taking insurance on someone else's hand can give you an advantage, but it can look very suspicious.

-Sonny-

Check this out:

http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/content/scavengerbjfo.pdf

"Betcha this green one the dealer doesn't have it!"

Of course this is only when the count is low enough to make a side bet with a neighboring jerk player and all the while having a large +EV opportunity.

If I loose the first bet, it just sets the hook a little deeper for black chips on the next opportunity.

I don't do this to the nice people. I also make sure the dealer notices or at least another player does so when the jerko loses, he doesn't run off with his portion of the side bet.

I see quite a few opportunities for this where I play, but I have given up on it because too often the other player looks annoyed and says "no, I might want to take more than one hit"