There is a lot to blackjack with making good bets and playing the right cards...now sure about the best hands and worst hands to play . Blackjack literally isn't my best game per say . Tips, Strategies, recommendations or books of some sort.
counting cards hello there, i was curious to know if anyone thinks that is possible to beat the casinos that use 6 decks by counting cards?
Yes, 6 deck games offer profit opportunities. We discuss these kinds of topics a lot more on the message board at my other site: Blackjack Message Forum at BlackjackInfo.com
Posted with permission of Kenny E as written is last edition of Blackjack Insider newsletter Here are some very obvious acts of etiquette that each player should know and practice when playing in a tournament. In casino gambling, someone might get a bad card and throw the cards at the dealer, or start jumping up and down cursing, or just act disrespectful in general. In tournament play, have respect for the people around you. Watch your language and don’t come to the table intoxicated. (Some casinos will let you smoke and drink at the table, but most will not.) Some tournaments may allow you to talk with fellow players; others prefer no communication between the players at all. Don’t try to change the rules; the rules are there for tournament action. You will be playing anywhere from forty-five minutes to an hour, so show respect for the rules of the tournament and especially for the dealer, otherwise you may be ejected from the tournament and the casino. The official language of all blackjack tournaments (at least in the United States) is English. ANY communication between players and spectators, whether by signaling or speaking in a foreign language, can be considered cheating and therefore, cause for ejection. You are not allowed to cover up your chips. Other players must be able to see your chips at all times. Mixing chips and colors is not permitted and this is one of the most important things to remember. You may not create different piles with all different colors. This is known as a "dirty pile," meaning you cannot slip a purple chip in between a pile of green chips. However, if you have a large number of chips, you are allowed to make different piles of the same colored chips. In a tournament where talking among players is allowed, an important element to watch for is comments or questions you may get from another player. For instance, say someone bets $450 and the guy next to you says, "I’m not sure what that person just bet? What do you think?" DO NOT HELP HIM. If a guy looks at me and says, "I’ve got $3,400 chips, how many do you have?" Just respond with something like, "I’m new at this. I don’t know how to count." If anyone is stupid enough to tell you how much he has, just turn to him and politely say, "Thank you." You don’t want to volunteer information especially to your opponents. If you’re down to hardly any chips and you’ve got no shot at winning, do not help the guy next to you even if he is a friend of yours. No helping other players at the table, at all. In Tournament Blackjack, the dealer is not supposed to speak to the players. If a dealer does say something, you are within your rights to let one of the tournament directors know that the dealer is communicating with the players. The director will see to it that it doesn’t happen again. Tournament Blackjack dealers are not like the friendly ones you may run into at the casino tables. They are usually expressionless, mute and all business.
Isn't Blackjack supposed to be fun? I've been playing balckjack at land based casinos frequently for about eight years now and I continue because I enjoy it very much. The excitement, rush, atmosphere, and people make it that way. I've been contemplating playing tournanments after watching some of them on television and being invited to several. But after reading the previous quote I'm having serious doubts. The quote makes playing in tournamnets sound like a job, and a excrutiating one at that. If you're not supposed to have fun then I'm sure it's not for me. If the blackjack public wants blackjack tournanments to have the same mass allure as poker tournanments they're gonna have to lighten up a little. Also, if it's supposed to be a job, I could think of many different ways I could make money that would be a lot more fun and rewarding than what the previous post makes blackjack tournaments sound.
Tournaments Some tournaments can be alot of fun (espiecially if you win). Some can be quite strict. I just played at the Red River Casino here in OK. They have all the normal rules, but it is still a very friendly game. We talk and joke with each other must everybody knows how far to go. You'll have to try a few tournaments in different places to see. Goodluck.
BJ Tourney Fun Heptcat13: The casino industry bills itself as entertainment. You can buy that. Open play for your expendable $'s rather than a movie, or dinner or a cruise or Hawain vacation. And have fun. You can go to a tournament to socialize, meet new people and have fun for your entry fee, again expendable $'s. But tournaments with a reasonable buy-in to pay out offer better opportunities, for skilled, advantage players(not just basic, but determined tournament knowledgeable) to make money. In some cases, big money. The money and the competition. Who's the best? Who nocks off the reigning champion? That would be why the tension is high and adherence to the rules is so strickt. Unless you're like "the donald," using someone else's money and don't care, then decided carefully whether you want to play in a tournament. Because 90% of the participants are there to win the money and bragging rights. As in any serious competion, it's cut throat.
