I recently went on a run, that I know for a fact isn’t usual in BJ. I’m a rookie in BJ and should have upped bets but kept my bets steady at the min $25 hands. I bought in for $200 and left with $600. I was winning almost every hand and got only 1 BJ. The times I did lose I upped bets to $100 to make my way up and I hit 3/4 times. It was a surreal to even leave up haha

Vegas a couple years ago I lost about 40k in a week period of time ....

Won in back in an hour with my last 300 . And this was on a table that wasn't high limit . Just didn't lose a hand in a shoe after pressing all my winnings until I hit the max bet which I believe was 5k.

Sad that I didn't win anything in the trip , but hell of comeback in right before I left for airport .

Nice. Seemingly once in a lifetime for a nominal gain. Remember the feeling but also quit, full stop 

Great job leaving and the hardest part for most.. drive home happy instead of miserable!! I always loved the feeling of depositing the casinos money in the bank the next day. I try to run when I feel it turn. Even if up only a couple hundred or thousands.. because I’ve made the mistake of ignoring it and pressing and always lose.. the difference between degenerate gamblers and side hustle gamblers is exactly that!! The degens always stay and blow it back, always see more no matter the amount up. Hats watching friends like that and never ends well.

Congratulations on your little run... i dont play blackjack much unless in the mood and it has to be just me or 1-2 players at most. Im mostly a baccarat guy.

LITTLE STORY: i worked at a casino about 15 yrs ago in California while finishing my engineering degree. Long story short.... a guy had a awesome run.... his chips built up to 15k in 2hrs. He even called his gf to tell her about his luck and how he was gonna buy her the handbag she wanted.

I think he started around maybe 2k.... he's estatic + gambling euphoria/greed/invincibility starts to check it. Thats a dangerous loop where u get a bad beat/ play a hand u shouldnt/ experiment on a whim etc.

The guy loses every single dime in about 1.5 hrs 💀.... he looked devastated... he even said " what am i gonna tell my gf.... shes gonna be pissed" .... ya think!?

Step 1: just throw your money in a landfill. It's quicker that way.

$7.99 for a 33 page Ebook... Lol.

You seem lost, here’s an r/maps for you

Man ngl this is dope now people are gonna understand the game better like us blackjack masters TuT Only few people know about how to outplay the opponent's hand and cards.

Did you compute it or did you just guess at the strategy?

One thing that people always miss: if your Ace turns into a 1, it ain't soft anymore. It's hard as a rock! It's weird because you'll have idk a soft 15, hit and get a 10 for a hard 15.

I dont get how this is so accurate, but it works almost everytime. tysm. I will wonder how you did this.

Commented for exposure. Neat chart!

Skill definitely helps, especially with basic strategy. I check iGamingNuts for blackjack-friendly casinos, they don’t host games themselves, but they test and recommend ones with fair rules and decent payout speeds.

Yeah, you can play blackjack smart, but it ain’t magic lol. Basic strategy cuts losses and can snag some wins. I play for the challenge, and on 1win the tables run smooth, so you can actually practice without stress. Mix of skill + luck, for sure

It’s both, over time you will lose unless you count cards. Search basic strategy you should hit on a 15 or 16 vs a 10

You lose a lot of money not hitting your stiffs, bring a basic strategy card with you and follow that if you must play. But it’s only a matter of time until you lose your entire bankroll, even with basic strategy, if you aren’t counting

If you just want to play casually every once in a while for fun and lose less often while doing so, basic strategy is the way to go.

My tips as a degen. As so many people have said I’m not worried about getting addicted. 

-be willing to lose all the money you walked in with. If you lose that leave.  -set limits (if you win a certain amount leave, because you will more then likely lose it back and chase trying to get back ti even) -if you aren’t having fun…leave.  -if you think oh man this is easy I think I can do this to earn extra money, leave and don’t come back. The casino will always win.  -if you make a trip and think you need to play enough to make it a free trip, stop that being up 25 dollars just made the trip cheaper than it was.  -if you win big on your first visit take the money and don’t go back ever. 

Practice basic strategy on an app

Oh boy, you are making the biggest rookie mistake you could possibly make with online gambling. That mistake is thinking you can make money off of this. You have simply gotten very lucky, that's it. There is no method to beating the online casinos.

Your sample size is not enough. You haven't even gotten 1000 hands documented and you're assuming that's going to extrapolate out into the future. I got news for you, IT WILL NOT. Proper blackjack simulations are played out over 100s of thousands of hands and the math is not in your favor.

The issue with your "method" is that there is going to come a session where you will get absolutely COOKED. There will be a session that you will win almost zero hands. But because you are so convinced you can make money, you will probably chase (thinking you'll win it back) and then all of the money you won will get wiped out. It is statistically guaranteed with enough hands played that you will hit a horrendous stretch of hands.

The only thing that has happened here is that you've gotten extremely lucky and started documenting during some positive blackjack variance. The negative variance is coming and it will be very ugly for you.

Which Online Casino's do you like best for playing Blackjack? I have been playing really well also, I turned a free dollar into over $100 on Chumba & into $44 on Stake.us.

I am just curious which places you like playing best, because some of them seem like they are straight rigged.

Lol 😂

I like to personally play the total deposit amount I make into 15 equally split games

Nah the casino didn’t do it. You became an addict on your own. The key is walking out when your up. Do not!! I repeat, DO NOT expect to have all trips go like this. You will have times that your bankroll just goes to 0 in minutes. That is when you walk out. No ATM! Also, that 1k is not ammunition for more casino visits. That is the frame of mind that lets the casino win.

Never tip the dealers. They aren’t the reason you made the money. YOU won the money, don’t give any of it back to the casino.

I made a 1000 twice on casino extreme cashed out after being verified

I love a good run good story. Congratulations

What casino do you play at?

I don't know how to play either Lol, I've been having a lot of luck with the Roulette table.

Oh, the joys of already being 21.

blackjack your cards have to add up to 21 or under and whoever has 21 or closest to 21 wins, if you go over 21 you lose.

You hit every time the dealer has a face card unless you have a 17 or higher. 15 or 16 you can surrender.

To answer your question. It all depends on the count.

Definitely learn perfect basic strategy. It’s probably not worth the bother, but there are 4 to 5 hands that are 50:50 almost, such that you could apply very limited card counting using the cards on the table that round. Those borderline hands are: hitting or standing on 16 v T, and 12 v 4, doubling down or hitting A,2 v 5 and A,4 v 4. Another is hitting/doubling 11 v A if the dealer hits soft 17 (H17). If you see more high cards on the table, hit rather than standing or doubling. If you see a lot of low cards, do the opposite. This will be an advantage over basic strategy, but an advantage probably measured in pennies.

Dealer having a face card is captured by basic strategy. It's the same as a 10.

This is where deviations come in

That said, say you have a TC of 5+ and you’ve got a 16 against dealer’s 10. You’re most likely going to bust but I still hit since I’m assuming the dealer has a 20 and a 16 won’t beat it

Not unless you have other information, such as the count. Otherwise if you deviate from basic strategy, you'll lose more. By definition, basic strategy is the optimal play, always.