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BlackJack opinion..lost a big bet - did I make the right play?
I was playing 2 spots - the 2nd to last position and the anchor. The seats were filled.
2nd to last spot - $25 bet - 10/2 anchor - $1,500 - A/3 Dealer - showing a 3. Initially, I was going to stay with my 12, but there were like four 10's dealt before me, so I figured I could eat a few low cards on my bets, so dealer can bust. So I hit on my my 12, I got a 6. Stayed... Now the question of my big bet. I decided to double down, because I didn't want to overthink and ponder at what to do, so I doubled and I got a 10. Great I got a 14. Now I have to earn this one... Dealer ended up showing a 13 like I expected and got a 7 and took my money. The whole time, if I didn't double, I would've taken another card and I would've gotten a 21 and saved the table. Of course I made the right play by the book, but I should've trusted my gut and played the shoe. Oh well, you win some and you lose some big ones [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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You have to put some faith in a sixth sense when playing blackjack.
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This is my opinion with not knowing what type of deck count/shuffler you're working with, but I would have played it differently. That dealer 3 is a bitch no matter what. Instinctively, I would have stayed on the 12 and doubled on my Ace (which most people I know wouldn't do on a dealer 3 because the draw out chance is higher). I play more 'by the book' and it would have worked out in that scenario but it doesn't always. Sorry to hear about the bad beat.
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You know..if it was like a $100 bet, I would've done that without hesitation, but once the bets go over $1,000...it's scary to not play by the book and get owned [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
AC is 8 decks. I don't usually fuck with the shufflers. I'd normally sit at the $100 tables with 6 decks, but this was just closer and I was itching to play.
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I forget what casino in AC it was but when I was there 5 or 6 years ago they had a couple tables of single-deck blackjack. The catch was they would start over and shuffle when there was still a good number of cards left, I forget how many exactly (I think like 15). All the people playing it when I was there were Eastern Europeans.
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I went to the casino a few months back, was playin blackjack riding the table good until this girl sat down next to me.
She gets a 14 with dealer showin a 5. I got two 8s, split, get another 8 split, get a 3 and a 2 so I double down, end up with like 19,17, and 20. Stupid chick pulls a 10 for her 14 and busts. The dealer pulls a 6 and gets 21 I told her to her face "you just cost me $280.... $140 for what I had out there and what I woulda won. If you dont know how to play cards you shouldnt be at the tables" Then her lil boyfriend was all trying to fight me sayin I cant talk to her that way etc. It was good except for losin 140 bucks sorry I am still a little upset | ||
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A/3 doubles only against a dealer 5 or 6. The correct play was to hit. 12 hits against a dealer 2/3, but stays against 4/5/6. The correct play was to hit. Soft aces are tricky. For the record... A/2 & A/3 double against 5/6 A/4 & A/5 double against 4/5/6 A/6 & A/7 double against 3/4/5/6 | |||
Last edited by Mirana; 04-29-2014 at 08:38 AM..
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If you don't want to lose money, don't gamble and don't invest in the stock market. There's my best advice.
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I wish I knew more about blackjack...really enjoyed it in Vegas, and locally I've had people betting on my hand behind me before (which I hate) because they like my thinking. I don't card count anything other than 10/J/Q/Ks and Aces but its hard these days when they use 8-10 decks.
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