| It's important that you be able to estimate how much money (chips) your fellow players have as the round progressives. If you find yourself behind the leader, then you should try to bet differently than him/her to catch up. For example, if you trail the leader by $200 and he bets $400, how much would you bet to catch up with him on the next hand? You should either bet more than $600 or less than $200. If you bet $610 and both of you win the hand, you'll be ahead. If you bet less than $200 and you both lose the hand you will be in the lead. If you are in the lead, your best strategy is to match the bets of players who are trying to catch you. That way if you both win or lose you will still have the lead. The most important hands are the last ones. Many players lose their rounds because they make an incorrect bet down the stretch. How you bet depends on whether you bet first or last and whether or not you are ahead or behind. Most tournament players take the all-or-nothing approach and will make the maximum bet on the last hand if that is what it will take to win the round. If you must bet first and if one of your opponents can catch you by making the maximum bet and winning the hand, then you should also make a maximum bet. If no one can catch you by putting all their chips on the last hand and winning, then make the minimum bet. The best position to be in is to bet last on the final hand. This gives you a chance to see how much your opponents bet and calculate how much bankroll they would end up with assuming they win the final hand. Based on that, you would need to bet enough to end up with more money assuming you also win the final hand. Most recreational blackjack players mistakenly believe that blackjack rules are the same from one casino to another. This is not necessarily the case. Although the objective of the game is always the same (to beat the dealer!), casinos do modify the playing rules depending upon competition from other local casinos, and how liberal casino management wants to go to give players a "better game." What's important from the player's perspective is to understand that some rules tend to increase the casino's edge over blackjack players, while others have the potential to lower the edge. To achieve the latter, it is important to not only know which rules are more favorable, but also to know the correct playing strategy for those rules. The following are the best blackjack rules for players. Some are available in most casinos while others are only offered in a limited number of casinos. Still, it's important to know what the best rules are should they become more readily available. Best Rule #1 - Blackjack Hands Paid at 2 to 1 This is not a common rule in casinos. Why? Because most casinos would go broke due to professional players taking advantage of this very favorable rule. If a casino pays 2 to 1 on player blackjacks, as compared to the standard 3 to 2 (or 1.5 to 1) payoff, the casinos edge is reduced by a substantial amount (about 2.2%, all other rules being equal). Generally casinos that offer 2 to 1 payouts on blackjack do so during a limited time promotion. If you hear or read about such a promotion, you better run (not walk) to the casino, because once the word gets out to the network of professional blackjack players, they will descend upon these games with large bankrolls. In some of these past promotions, casinos were hit so hard by the pros that the promotions were abruptly ended. Best Rule #2 - Early Surrender |
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