"Newbie Corner" seemed like a good location for this one. Exactly what is "Curt's Revenge", a.k.a. "Kurt's Revenge"? I've seen it mentioned a few times here, did quite a lot of searching old posts for a definition, only found a hint that it involves splitting/doubling/BOTH in a desperate situation. Help?
On the money You've summed it up pretty well I think. I take it you don't have "Casino Tournament Strategy" by Stanford Wong? He's the guy that came up with the term, named after Anthony Curtis, and the book has a couple of tables to guide you on its use. You can buy the book here - http://www.blackjackinfo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=30 Cheers Reachy
Reachy, you're right, I don't have Wong's book. Yet. Got Ken E.'s but not that one. Don't think I can get Wong's book here before next Friday, though. Thanks for the reply!
Curts Revenge Here's the five minute university for aggressive doubling when you're chasing a leader on the last hand: If you have the low, and your bet is enough so that your double down covers the opponent's single high you can use the strong variation. You play out your hand except you don't double or split if you think your opponent has a losing hand. If you think your opponent has a winning hand you double aggressively. A rule of thumb is you double down if your chance of winning that is better than your opponent's chance of losing his single bet. I've used it in freerolls a few times with success. The normal variation is if your opponent has your bet matched so you lose both ways. Double on everything up to 17. Double on 18 or 19 only if the opponent's hand is higher than yours. Double all soft hands. Split if your chance of winning both bets is better than if you double. Use common sense. For example if your opponent already busted you don't need the extra money by doubling.
Thank you, Monkeysystem (and Reachy, too). That's just about what I'd surmised, and I've gotten away with a similar sort of thing in freerolls myself. Having some specifics is a big help, although hopefully I won't have to resort to such skullduggery on the show!
Interesting thing in live games mostly what a skilled move Curts Revenge is. Most of the time players just go down losing with no chance of catching that miracle 18-21 draw for the win. Many times in EBJ when the secret bet, which I see as a tool of luck, is used you dont see CR because the calculations isnt there to see.
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